Josiah Jackson's diaries 1882-1904: index and snippets

Stave

Date Snippet
Sat 16 Feb 1889

J. Candy others finished Hedge Stave Gate ground.
Candy (156), Finished (341), Gate (403), Ground (382), hedge (120), others (707), Stave (26)
Sat 22 Jun 1889

Hauled hay Stave gate ground Mr Fudge called cow's drench .
Called (1514), cow (461), Drench (11), Fudge (158), Gate (403), Ground (382), hauled (709), hay (1122), Stave (26)
Tue 28 Apr 1891

Turned cows grass (old) Stave Gate ground.
cows (394), Gate (403), grass (196), Ground (382), old (289), Stave (26), Turned (174)
Wed 15 Mar 1893

Moved yearlings Stave gate ground Sent P. C. Mr Shackleton, telling hoped morning,
Gate (403), Ground (382), hoped (71), moved (10), sent (4043), Shackleton (284), Stave (26), telling (115), yearlings (40)
Fri 16 Feb 1894

J. Rex Tom hauling dirt Stave gate ground wait Paid Mr T. H. Jones Income Tax Sc called Mr Stroud's.
Called (1514), dirt (294), Gate (403), Ground (382), hauling (1627), Income (51), Jones (1185), paid (1944), Rex (2123), Stave (26), Stroud (1409), Tax (57), Tom (2187), wait (26)
Fri 20 Apr 1894

Put cows heifers Park () Stave Gale ground, Heifers corner Wall grounds, cows Horse yearlings Quair ground.
Corner (40), cows (394), cows (394), Gale (10), Ground (382), Ground (382), grounds (64), heifers (325), heifers (325), horse (444), Park (279), Put (210), Quair (5), Stave (26), Wall (186), yearlings (40)
Tue 17 Jul 1894

J. Rex evening mowing Stave Gate ground.
evening (828), Gate (403), Ground (382), Mowing (493), Rex (2123), Stave (26)
Sat 4 Aug 1894

Turned Hay Bay Close Stave Gate grounds.
bay (137), Close (114), Gate (403), grounds (64), hay (1122), Stave (26), Turned (174)
Tue 7 Aug 1894

Turned Hay hauled Stave Gate ground Shepton Montague.
Gate (403), Ground (382), hauled (709), hay (1122), Montague (87), Shepton (200), Stave (26), Turned (174)
Sat 11 Aug 1894

We hauled hay Bay Close picked rakings Stave gate loaded Waggons Hay Ac Burrowfield Had mills .
bay (137), Burrowfield (217), Close (114), Gate (403), Had (431), hauled (709), hay (1122), hay (1122), Loaded (49), mills (93), picked (81), Rakings (43), Stave (26), Waggons (20)
Sat 22 Jun 1895

J. Rex mowing Stave Gate ground, others turning hot Rick Mary mead.
Gate (403), Ground (382), Hot (63), Mary (198), mead (126), Mowing (493), others (707), Rex (2123), Rick (353), Stave (26), turning (94)
Thu 8 Oct 1896

Men finished cutting old Hay Rick Stave gate field hauled dirt Road .
cutting (421), dirt (294), Field (181), Finished (341), Gate (403), hauled (709), hay (1122), Men (1554), old (289), Rick (353), Road (219), Stave (26)
Wed 11 Nov 1896

Men hauling dung road sidings Field (Stave gate).
Dung (719), Field (181), Gate (403), hauling (1627), Men (1554), Road (219), sidings (9), Stave (26)
Fri 28 May 1897

F. Gamlin sowed cwt Nitrate Soda portion Stave gate ground toward higher stile.
cwt (322), Gamlin (49), Gate (403), Ground (382), Higher (28), Nitrate (8), portion (41), soda (12), Sowed (19), Stave (26), Stile (2), toward (129)
Wed 7 Jul 1897

J. Rex mowing Stave gate ground.
Gate (403), Ground (382), Mowing (493), Rex (2123), Stave (26)
Fri 9 Jul 1897

We cleaned Mary mead J. Rex finished mowing Stave gate ground.
Cleaned (78), Finished (341), Gate (403), Ground (382), Mary (198), mead (126), Mowing (493), Rex (2123), Stave (26)
Mon 12 Jul 1897

We hauled hay Stave gate ground.
Gate (403), Ground (382), hauled (709), hay (1122), Stave (26)
Tue 27 Jul 1897

Men done Rick Stave gate ground c Holes ground Sc turned Hay Down.
done (281), Down (124), Gate (403), Ground (382), Ground (382), hay (1122), holes (32), Men (1554), Rick (353), Stave (26), Turned (174)
Mon 6 Dec 1897

A-Isgrove Hedge Stave gate ground @ d per Perch, stumps ground worth l/d per perch agreed The thorns wood tied Bonds rate / Per Bonds.
agreed (1355), A-Isgrove (1), bonds (21), bonds (21), Gate (403), Ground (382), Ground (382), hedge (120), ld (13), Per (696), Per (696), Per (696), perch (23), perch (23), Rate (87), Stave (26), stumps (4), The (347), thorns (62), tied (15), wood (415), worth (34)
Mon 18 Apr 1898

J Rex mending fence Stave gate ground.
fence (74), Gate (403), Ground (382), mending (105), Rex (2123), Stave (26)
Tue 3 Jul 1900

J. Attwood finished mowing Mary mead Stave gate ground sent Messrs Reeves cheque Elevator asked Drag-shoe, mallet drive pins hold Hone gear position bar draw wanted shift machine.
Asked (386), Attwood (81), Bar (3), cheque (1456), Drag-shoe (2), Draw (16), drive (33), Elevator (16), Finished (341), Gate (403), gear (6), Ground (382), hold (42), Hone (8), Machine (183), Mallet (73), Mary (198), mead (126), Messrs (1565), Mowing (493), pins (1), position (7), Reeves (24), sent (4043), shift (1), Stave (26), wanted (149)
Wed 11 Jul 1900

Hauling Hay Mary mead Stave gate ground.
Gate (403), Ground (382), hauling (1627), hay (1122), Mary (198), mead (126), Stave (26)
Tue 17 Jul 1900

We hauled hay Stave gate.
Gate (403), hauled (709), hay (1122), Stave (26)
Sat 8 Jun 1901

sent B. Lodge W Peach J. Rex W. W making places store cattle Stave gate ground cows.
Cattle (47), cows (394), Gate (403), Ground (382), Lodge (793), making (235), Peach (300), places (23), Rex (2123), sent (4043), Stave (26), store (11)
Wed 13 Nov 1901

W. Whatton hauling carts old buildings Silver Street, old mortar ftc Stave gate Field.
buildings (42), carts (19), Field (181), ftc (833), Gate (403), hauling (1627), mortar (22), old (289), old (289), Silver (10), Stave (26), Street (121), Whatton (211)
Mon 11 Apr 1904

Put steers Stave gate ground.
Gate (403), Ground (382), Put (210), Stave (26), steers (10)

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