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

digging

Date Snippet
Wed 12 Sep 1883

Frank self finished digging Potatoes.
digging (25), Finished (341), Frank (462), potatoes (144), self (33)
Mon 21 Apr 1884

Mr Obome's ft commenced digging foundations Stalls.
commenced (69), digging (25), foundations (4), Obome (47), stalls (39)
Fri 30 Apr 1886

John digging old garden.
digging (25), garden (137), John (2874), old (289)
Thu 8 May 1890

W. Curtis digging ditch J. Jefferies ground.
Curtis (21), digging (25), ditch (51), Ground (382), Jefferies (78)
Wed 5 Oct 1892

S. Grey digging Potatoes garden.
digging (25), garden (137), Grey (123), potatoes (144)
Sat 24 Feb 1894

Frank digging ditch road.
digging (25), ditch (51), Frank (462), Road (219)
Sat 6 Oct 1894

Men ploughing, thatching St Potatoes digging.
digging (25), Men (1554), ploughing (510), potatoes (144), thatching (154)
Mon 8 Oct 1894

skim coulter ready ploughs Mr Henderson J. Rex St Lumber ploughing wheat, others digging Potatoes.
coulter (1), digging (25), Henderson (181), Lumber (781), others (707), ploughing (510), ploughs (4), potatoes (144), ready (109), Rex (2123), skim (27), wheat (475)
Wed 10 Oct 1894

Men ploughing St digging Potatoes C ogley garden.
digging (25), garden (137), Men (1554), ogley (1), ploughing (510), potatoes (144)
Wed 18 Sep 1895

Hisgrove / digging garden Bed Strawberries.
Bed (62), digging (25), garden (137), Hisgrove (299), Strawberries (1)
Thu 15 Oct 1896

His grove digging Potatoes garden, others pulling mangel.
digging (25), garden (137), Grove (19), His (51), mangel (528), others (707), potatoes (144), pulling (72)
Mon 11 Jan 1897

He afterward G. James, Victor, Mr Hussey Mr Creed T. Whatton top nd Ridgely Lawns digging ditch laying hedge.
afterward (211), Creed (190), digging (25), ditch (51), hedge (120), Hussey (128), James (591), Lawns (29), Laying (20), Ridgely (3), top (281), Victor (1058), Whatton (211)
Tue 21 Sep 1897

G. James thatching, others Thatch making F. Gamlin digging Potatoes garden.
digging (25), Gamlin (49), garden (137), James (591), making (235), others (707), potatoes (144), thatch (62), thatching (154)
Wed 22 Sep 1897

J. Rex ploughing J. G E. M digging Potatoes.
digging (25), ploughing (510), potatoes (144), Rex (2123)
Thu 23 Sep 1897

F. G digging Potatoes.
digging (25), potatoes (144)
Mon 27 Sep 1897

F. Gamlin digging Potatoes Cogley.
Cogley (324), digging (25), Gamlin (49), potatoes (144)
Tue 10 May 1898

Lumber Rolling, others digging garden ftc Cogley.
Cogley (324), digging (25), ftc (833), garden (137), Lumber (781), others (707), Rolling (87)
Thu 22 Sep 1898

G. James hauling sawdust F. G digging garden.
digging (25), garden (137), hauling (1627), James (591), sawdust (71)
Mon 26 Sep 1898

J. Rex load dust Lumber G. J hauling dirt Ac Burrowfield J. M F. G digging Potatoes Cogley Garden.
Burrowfield (217), Cogley (324), digging (25), dirt (294), dust (66), garden (137), hauling (1627), load (292), Lumber (781), potatoes (144), Rex (2123)
Tue 27 Sep 1898

Reed P. C saying John bade safely Men digging Potatoes Cogley.
bade (59), Cogley (324), digging (25), John (2874), Men (1554), potatoes (144), Reed (3327), safely (22), saying (947)
Wed 19 Sep 1900

Men digging Potatoes Burrowfield.
Burrowfield (217), digging (25), Men (1554), potatoes (144)
Fri 1 Mar 1901

G. J W. W digging ditch Hyde Orchard.
digging (25), ditch (51), Hyde (177), orchard (95)
Thu 7 Mar 1901

Men digging ditch Hvde, chainharrowing c. H. Cross setting Apparatus (Cheese Making).
apparatus (33), Chainharrowing (174), cheese (1666), Cross (99), digging (25), ditch (51), Hvde (1), making (235), Men (1554), setting (9)
Sat 14 Nov 1903

Mr Millward Mr Williams dead cow Mr Williams ordered buried grave feet deep foot quick lime beneath rest Load (waggon) top carcase pay digging pit Lime.
beneath (1), buried (67), carcase (2), cow (461), dead (118), deep (15), digging (25), feet (50), foot (34), Grave (21), lime (256), lime (256), load (292), Millward (23), ordered (247), pay (274), pit (22), quick (1), rest (40), top (281), Waggon (230), Williams (32), Williams (32)
Tue 22 Mar 1904

Dan Lintem digging ditch bottom cow field top hill.
bottom (44), cow (461), Dan (6), digging (25), ditch (51), Field (181), Hill (955), Lintem (6), top (281)

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