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

lot

Date Snippet
Thu 11 May 1882

Mr Sinton told lot Rabbits Killed overcrowding.
Killed (143), lot (110), overcrowding (2), Rabbits (148), Sinton (158), told (1155)
Wed 26 Jul 1882

Mr Cotten Bought Cheese wants Next Lot Home.
bought (1410), cheese (1666), Cotten (1), Home (144), lot (110), Next (14), wants (59)
Sat 26 Jan 1884

Very bad serving tonight; wind blew lot tiles House Stalls rain beat several Rooms.
bad (82), beat (1), blew (20), House (1200), lot (110), rain (360), Rooms (66), serving (9), several (95), stalls (39), tiles (68), tonight; (2), Very (143), Wind (58)
Mon 25 Feb 1884

Fetched lot Butter lbs.
butter (201), Fetched (69), lbs (124), lot (110)
Tue 13 Jul 1886

She ( Colt) gave lot trouble, Sam mowing.
colt (297), Gave (523), lot (110), Mowing (493), Sam (168), She (77), trouble (16)
Mon 29 Apr 1889

The bottom lot fit lot months .
bottom (44), Fit (36), lot (110), lot (110), months (57), The (347)
Mon 29 Apr 1889

The bottom lot fit lot months .
bottom (44), Fit (36), lot (110), lot (110), months (57), The (347)
Sun 20 Oct 1889

Text mom In Lot sinned , Nor changed god foolishly.
changed (27), foolishly (1), God (119), lot (110), mom (309), nor (11), sinned (3), text (953)
Tue 11 Feb 1890

Went Mr Dyne Funeral, lot People .
Dyne (44), funeral (74), lot (110), People (5), Went (826)
Sun 16 Feb 1890

Mr Hanley preached Wesleyan Chapel Text Evening, Remember Lot's Wife.
Chapel (342), evening (828), Hanley (48), lot (110), preached (1123), Remember (10), text (953), Wesleyan (212), Wife (151)
Fri 20 Jun 1890

Mir Clarke's Thomas White's coming fence road gate posts Stc, Sent lot West England Hired sks Mr Isaac Jones' ( maize ) Bristol.
Bristol (319), Clarke (296), coming (271), England (61), fence (74), Gate (403), Hired (24), Isaac (65), Jones (1185), lot (110), Maize (322), Mir (10), Posts (38), Road (219), sent (4043), Sks (576), Stc (75), Thomas (223), West (94), White (580)
Wed 2 Sep 1891

Mr Peach told Mr Marsh declined cheese lot bought.
bought (1410), cheese (1666), declined (16), lot (110), Marsh (190), Peach (300), told (1155)
Sun 13 Sep 1891

, A, Tom heard preach evening, text And Lot pitched tent towards Sodom ftc.
and (72), evening (828), ftc (833), heard (404), lot (110), Pitched (10), preach (203), Sodom (4), tent (24), text (953), Tom (2187), towards (18)
Sat 14 May 1892

Turned Heifer Lot cows grass Comer Wall Fields.
comer (60), cows (394), fields (92), grass (196), heifer (239), lot (110), Turned (174), Wall (186)
Thu 16 Jun 1892

Mrs WhalJe/s hens Coops Ac lot Mr Lockyer bought , gave /.
bought (1410), Coops (2), Gave (523), hens (8), Lockyer (140), lot (110), Mrs (1554), WhalJes (1)
Thu 11 Aug 1892

W. Treasure Batcombe Rev Baker's Tithe Plan map extracts From belonging William Janey Treasure view arriving proportions rent lot bear.
arriving (1), Baker (329), Batcombe (26), bear (12), belonging (13), extracts (6), From (73), Janey (244), lot (110), Map (12), Plan (17), proportions (1), rent (270), Rev (123), Tithe (626), Treasure (959), Treasure (959), view (36), William (302)
Mon 22 Aug 1892

Fed nice lot stock upon , Mr Dennis haul .
Dennis (47), Fed (11), haul (115), lot (110), nice (32), stock (194), upon (64)
Mon 10 Oct 1892

Mr T. O. Bennett Mr Cruse s train lot evergreen fir Trees sent Load Mr Locks Waggon.
Bennett (682), Cruse (17), evergreen (1), Fir (14), load (292), Locks (5), lot (110), sent (4043), Train (184), trees (115), Waggon (230)
Wed 25 Jan 1893

Wrote telegram Messrs Hickman send qrs Barley lot telegram Mr Goodfellow asking send Trap Harness Trap sent Post Office fust tomorrow mom.
asking (671), Barley (522), fust (8), Goodfellow (35), harness (45), Hickman (128), lot (110), Messrs (1565), mom (309), Office (124), Post (174), qrs (252), send (792), send (792), sent (4043), Telegram (59), Telegram (59), tomorrow (666), trap (177), trap (177), Wrote (2470)
Tue 31 Jan 1893

T. Hisgrove fetched ton H C feeding cake ton lot.
cake (715), Feeding (77), Fetched (69), Hisgrove (299), lot (110), Ton (184), Ton (184)
Mon 29 May 1893

J. Rex begun cutting Sanfoin mowing machine Burrowfield Messrs Harding Sc brought fat Sheep @ / /- lot.
begun (28), brought (899), Burrowfield (217), cutting (421), fat (530), Harding (371), lot (110), Machine (183), Messrs (1565), Mowing (493), Rex (2123), Sanfoin (18), sheep (339)
Sun 2 Jul 1893

Evening, Mr Whittle preached text, Thou hast neither lot matter thine heart sight god.
evening (828), God (119), hast (10), heart (11), lot (110), matter (47), Neither (8), preached (1123), sight (3), text (953), thine (7), thou (90), Whittle (24)
Tue 10 Oct 1893

Mr Trencharifs (Collinshayes) bought lot apples @ d per bushell lbs.
apples (56), bought (1410), Bushell (9), Collinshayes (33), lbs (124), lot (110), Per (696), Trencharifs (1)
Sun 10 Dec 1893

Lot Ac.
lot (110)
Thu 1 Feb 1894

Had lot rain today.
Had (431), lot (110), rain (360), today (1127)
Tue 24 Apr 1894

Also, agreed Barley @ / lot coming .
agreed (1355), Also (100), Barley (522), coming (271), lot (110)
Mon 14 May 1894

He promised send score lbs wheat deficiency lot.
deficiency (1), lbs (124), lot (110), promised (658), score (108), send (792), wheat (475)
Fri 23 Nov 1894

Reed Mr Marsh saying lot cheese keeping .
cheese (1666), keeping (20), lot (110), Marsh (190), Reed (3327), saying (947)
Tue 18 Dec 1894

Reed Mr Marsh saying lot Cheese unsold Reed Catalouges Price lists Messrs Sutton St sons St Webb St sons, Seed Merchants.
Catalouges (1), cheese (1666), Lists (13), lot (110), Marsh (190), Merchants (2), Messrs (1565), price (188), Reed (3327), Reed (3327), saying (947), seed (208), Sons (147), Sons (147), Sutton (72), unsold (6), Webb (23)
Fri 11 Jan 1895

told send lot stock Hay.
hay (1122), lot (110), send (792), stock (194), told (1155)
Sat 20 Apr 1895

Mr Marsh Sc agreed send Waggon Load Cheese sell commission He paid St gave further amount lot bought ago satisfied.
ago (45), agreed (1355), amount (28), bought (1410), cheese (1666), commission (6), further (39), Gave (523), load (292), lot (110), Marsh (190), paid (1944), satisfied (4), sell (100), send (792), Waggon (230)
Tue 7 May 1895

Turned Heifer St lot cows grass, Comer wall fields.
comer (60), cows (394), fields (92), grass (196), heifer (239), lot (110), Turned (174), Wall (186)
Tue 27 Aug 1895

Mr Guest sent Brush Fox Killed morning compliments lot Cubs Cogley Wood Sir Henry Se rode top Farm.
brush (3), Cogley (324), compliments (1), Cubs (1), Farm (548), Fox (19), Guest (17), Henry (311), Killed (143), lot (110), morning (1314), Rode (216), sent (4043), Sir (230), top (281), wood (415)
Thu 29 Aug 1895

J. R, J. M, Victor, St Stanley lots Pigs Wincanton Mr Hoare Lot Butter Show.
butter (201), Hoare (155), lot (110), lots (64), Pigs (1328), Show (118), Stanley (703), Victor (1058), Wincanton (642)
Mon 13 Jan 1896

told stand lot fortnight G James ditching.
ditching (20), fortnight (34), James (591), lot (110), stand (61), told (1155)
Tue 25 Feb 1896

T Lumber cheese Mr Longmans St Mr Ashfortfs apples poor lot Castle Cary St Mi- Martin Sc looked Cheese.
apples (56), Ashfortfs (1), Cary (351), Castle (203), cheese (1666), cheese (1666), Longmans (2), looked (297), lot (110), Lumber (781), Martin (137), Mi- (2), Poor (191)
Fri 29 May 1896

V. ) rate /* per acre, liked Nellie Sc Walter Peach called paid Michaelmas lot Tithe ().
acre (26), Called (1514), liked (20), lot (110), Michaelmas (40), Nellie (591), paid (1944), Peach (300), Per (696), Rate (87), Tithe (626), Walter (172)
Thu 30 Jul 1896

Reed Messrs Whiteman St Cox asking Keep milk W. Weeks saying nice lot Pond Priddy.
asking (671), Cox (280), Keep (31), lot (110), Messrs (1565), Milk (1238), nice (32), Pond (119), Priddy (137), Reed (3327), saying (947), weeks (92), Whiteman (273)
Mon 10 Aug 1896

We fed Big lot cows stalls tonight, grass short.
Big (53), cows (394), Fed (11), grass (196), lot (110), Short (63), stalls (39), tonight (250)
Tue 25 Aug 1896

Mr T. O. Bennett, myself, Victor J. Rex Horses others Hadspen hauld lot trees Bruton therefrom.
Bennett (682), Bruton (758), Hadspen (23), hauld (4), horses (243), lot (110), myself (111), others (707), Rex (2123), therefrom (16), trees (115), Victor (1058)
Thu 27 Aug 1896

It lot folks attendence.
attendence (4), folks (18), lot (110)
Wed 23 Sep 1896

Men dirt hauling Bay Close Bruham Road W. Treasure sent Boy saying lot grass Hardway send colts , altogether.
altogether (5), bay (137), Boy (36), Bruham (767), Close (114), colts (121), dirt (294), grass (196), Hardway (43), hauling (1627), lot (110), Men (1554), Road (219), saying (947), send (792), sent (4043), Treasure (959)
Thu 25 Feb 1897

Reed Ck W Sc C. St Victor Sc helped Mr E. Creed measure , perches hedge ditch, leaving perch lot following attended Hedging lessons competed Prizes viz: st /-; nd /; rd /-; th /.
Attended (38), competed (1), Creed (190), ditch (51), following (20), hedge (120), hedging (77), helped (265), leaving (62), lessons (35), lot (110), measure (43), perch (23), perches (1), prizes (33), Reed (3327), Victor (1058), viz: (1)
Wed 3 Mar 1897

Parish Council Meeting Mr Bords action supporting Mr W. Palmer's District Council Parochial Committee represented We rough wind today, blew Chimney stack Mr T. O. Bennett's lot damage Tiles, thatch, trees Stc,
action (1), Bennett (682), blew (20), Bords (4), Chimney (9), Committee (364), Council (146), Council (146), damage (27), District (45), lot (110), meeting (967), Palmer (17), Parish (189), Parochial (33), represented (4), Rough (102), Stack (6), supporting (2), thatch (62), tiles (68), today (1127), trees (115), Wind (58)
Tue 29 Jun 1897

Hauled lot Clover.
Clover (101), hauled (709), lot (110)
Sun 11 Jul 1897

Mr Dowel preached text morn, * If sin Advocate Father c. Even, And Lot pitched tent towards Sodom.
Advocate (3), and (72), Dowel (2), Even (208), father (119), lot (110), morn (137), Pitched (10), preached (1123), sin (13), Sodom (4), tent (24), text (953), towards (18)
Thu 26 Aug 1897

One lot nd Prize, V. H. C.
lot (110), One (45), Prize (82)
Thu 7 Oct 1897

Back Blackford, Mr James Fifetfs mangels, lots Swedes lot Hybrid Turnips.
Back (90), Blackford (4), Fifetfs (2), Hybrid (2), James (591), lot (110), lots (64), mangels (26), swedes (5), Turnips (23)
Mon 6 Dec 1897

Had lot rain tonight.
Had (431), lot (110), rain (360), tonight (250)
Fri 25 Mar 1898

Very rough wind today, lot damage Ricks.
damage (27), lot (110), Ricks (111), Rough (102), today (1127), Very (143), Wind (58)
Sat 9 Apr 1898

H. Walwin St paid lot calves bought, Wednesday.
bought (1410), calves (455), lot (110), paid (1944), Walwin (383), Wednesday (179)
Tue 23 Aug 1898

Mr G. Read booked lot Fat Pigs Harris (Calne).
booked (25), Calne (30), fat (530), Harris (60), lot (110), Pigs (1328), Read (279)
Wed 14 Sep 1898

Mr Edmund Hill bought lot cheese, .
bought (1410), cheese (1666), Edmund (70), Hill (955), lot (110)
Sun 16 Oct 1898

Timothy C. V. Had lot rain.
Had (431), lot (110), rain (360), Timothy (15)
Mon 12 Dec 1898

This Fox Hunters, , rode across winter Beans wheat top HilL acres lot considerable harm.
Acres (100), across (22), Beans (230), considerable (2), Fox (19), Harm (10), Hill (955), Hunters (11), lot (110), Rode (216), This (35), top (281), wheat (475), Winter (172)
Wed 15 Mar 1899

Saw Mr Philip Bennett Friday morning measure wood Mr Stroud mud Factory send Horses carts lot settle.
Bennett (682), carts (19), Factory (58), Friday (128), horses (243), lot (110), measure (43), morning (1314), mud (16), Philip (23), Saw (1040), send (792), settle (80), Stroud (1409), wood (415)
Tue 21 Mar 1899

We lot snow today.
lot (110), Snow (46), today (1127)
Wed 3 May 1899

He agreed send lot tomorrow.
agreed (1355), lot (110), send (792), tomorrow (666)
Thu 11 May 1899

He promised lot pay money owes .
lot (110), money (230), owes (7), pay (274), promised (658)
Tue 18 Jul 1899

Turned Heifer lot grass .
grass (196), heifer (239), lot (110), Turned (174)
Thu 3 Aug 1899

Men cutting Beans ripe lot shed wasted ground.
Beans (230), cutting (421), Ground (382), lot (110), Men (1554), ripe (3), shed (30), wasted (6)
Thu 31 Aug 1899

Show Day, East Somerset We stock lot Friends called .
Called (1514), Day (95), east (69), friends (55), lot (110), Show (118), Somerset (91), stock (194)
Tue 10 Oct 1899

Mr Buckley bought Cartridges loaded Smokeless Powder No shot, No shot, No shot @ /- per ? - - lot Came .
bought (1410), Buckley (203), Came (596), cartridges (16), Loaded (49), lot (110), Per (696), Powder (4), Shot (112), Shot (112), Shot (112), Smokeless (2)
Thu 26 Oct 1899

Victor Warminster Fair bought Lambs Mr W. Stratlon's agreed lot Lambs Mr Walwin bought Mr John Read picked , agree price, Mr Read .
agree (25), agreed (1355), bought (1410), bought (1410), Fair (108), John (2874), Lambs (228), Lambs (228), lot (110), picked (81), price (188), Read (279), Read (279), Stratlon (1), Victor (1058), Walwin (383), Warminster (30)
Tue 31 Oct 1899

Reed W C saying lot milk Bam short.
Bam (58), lot (110), Milk (1238), Reed (3327), saying (947), Short (63)
Fri 10 Nov 1899

Had lot rain .
Had (431), lot (110), rain (360)
Tue 12 Dec 1899

Before starting lot snow.
Before (2), lot (110), Snow (46), Starting (7)
Fri 2 Feb 1900

Ground white snow lot today.
Ground (382), lot (110), Snow (46), today (1127), White (580)
Sun 4 Feb 1900

Even, And Lot pitched tent toward Sodom.
and (72), Even (208), lot (110), Pitched (10), Sodom (4), tent (24), toward (129)
Wed 14 Feb 1900

We lot snow Sun shining today.
lot (110), shining (3), Snow (46), Sun (18), today (1127)
Mon 19 Mar 1900

We lot snow yesterday today.
lot (110), Snow (46), today (1127), yesterday (212)
Thu 17 May 1900

Sloped feeding Hay, meal mangel lot cows evening.
cows (394), evening (828), Feeding (77), hay (1122), lot (110), mangel (528), meal (202), sloped (2)
Tue 5 Jun 1900

wired Central Wiltshire Bacon Co, Devizes asked Pigs sow conditions lot week paid reply.
Asked (386), Bacon (168), Central (48), Conditions (13), Devizes (59), lot (110), paid (1944), Pigs (1328), reply (41), Sow (150), week (405), Wiltshire (27), wired (143)
Mon 9 Jul 1900

We busy Hay hauled lot Mary mead.
busy (17), hauled (709), hay (1122), lot (110), Mary (198), mead (126)
Sun 18 Nov 1900

Evening Mr Parker preached Text, And lingered angels hold Lot wife daughters ftc, Edgar Station master milk correct Bruton Station tonight
and (72), angels (7), Bruton (758), correct (3), daughters (6), Edgar (357), evening (828), ftc (833), hold (42), lingered (2), lot (110), master (39), Milk (1238), Parker (52), preached (1123), Station (860), Station (860), text (953), Wife (151)
Mon 31 Dec 1900

We lot rain heavy flood Bruton.
Bruton (758), flood (2), heavy (27), lot (110), rain (360)
Wed 27 Feb 1901

Mr Innes told selling bonds wood /- per except perhaps purchaser lot underwood bonds underwood suffer.
bonds (21), bonds (21), except (47), Innes (82), lot (110), Per (696), perhaps (10), purchaser (2), selling (16), Suffer (3), told (1155), Underwood (16), Underwood (16), wood (415)
Sun 3 Mar 1901

lot milk .
lot (110), Milk (1238)
Tue 23 Apr 1901

Baker Cary lot milk today.
Baker (329), Cary (351), lot (110), Milk (1238), today (1127)
Tue 18 Jun 1901

She buried Stuart Many friends met Road Beautiful wreaths Flowers sent Mrs Dyne, Messrs Lockyer, Jones, F. E Stroud, T. O. Bennett, miss H. Cox others, lot respect sympathy showed given .
Beautiful (10), Bennett (682), buried (67), Cox (280), Dyne (44), flowers (19), friends (55), given (51), Jones (1185), Lockyer (140), lot (110), Many (1), Messrs (1565), met (393), Miss (918), Mrs (1554), others (707), respect (35), Road (219), sent (4043), She (77), showed (58), Stroud (1409), Stuart (59), sympathy (11), wreaths (5)
Tue 9 Jul 1901

Corner Wall lot cows Mr Harding's fields.
Corner (40), cows (394), fields (92), Harding (371), lot (110), Wall (186)
Mon 22 Jul 1901

Mr E. Hill gave Louie cheque lot cheese asked oome Wednesday evening.
Asked (386), cheese (1666), cheque (1456), evening (828), Gave (523), Hill (955), lot (110), Louie (713), oome (25), Wednesday (179)
Tue 10 Sep 1901

wrote told lot hoped regularly better future.
better (115), future (12), hoped (71), lot (110), regularly (11), told (1155), Wrote (2470)
Tue 24 Dec 1901

Tom sent cow calf lot Frith.
calf (367), cow (461), Frith (253), lot (110), sent (4043), Tom (2187)
Mon 30 Dec 1901

We lot rain .
lot (110), rain (360)
Sat 1 Mar 1902

Wyke met Mr W. Bord Ricks Hay bid money Lot ? - - - ; Lot ? - - ; Lot ? - - .
Bid (90), Bord (49), hay (1122), lot (110), lot (110), lot (110), met (393), money (230), Ricks (111), Wyke (39)
Sat 1 Mar 1902

Wyke met Mr W. Bord Ricks Hay bid money Lot ? - - - ; Lot ? - - ; Lot ? - - .
Bid (90), Bord (49), hay (1122), lot (110), lot (110), lot (110), met (393), money (230), Ricks (111), Wyke (39)
Sat 1 Mar 1902

Wyke met Mr W. Bord Ricks Hay bid money Lot ? - - - ; Lot ? - - ; Lot ? - - .
Bid (90), Bord (49), hay (1122), lot (110), lot (110), lot (110), met (393), money (230), Ricks (111), Wyke (39)
Tue 22 Apr 1902

Men dung hauling, We lot ofrain morning.
Dung (719), hauling (1627), lot (110), Men (1554), morning (1314), ofrain (1)
Fri 30 May 1902

They lot rain .
lot (110), rain (360), They (97)
Tue 15 Jul 1902

We hauled lot hay Hyde Rick yard
hauled (709), hay (1122), Hyde (177), lot (110), Rick (353)
Sun 16 Aug 1903

We lot rain.
lot (110), rain (360)
Wed 26 Aug 1903

lot cheese today: Entries.
cheese (1666), entries (7), lot (110), today: (1)
Tue 8 Sep 1903

We hauled lot Clover.
Clover (101), hauled (709), lot (110)
Fri 11 Sep 1903

The wind broke several Limbs Trees various blew lot apples .
apples (56), blew (20), broke (60), limbs (3), lot (110), several (95), The (347), trees (115), various (46), Wind (58)
Tue 29 Sep 1903

Reed Mr B. J. Bush saying opportunity support request Count) Council's Agricultural Committee Friday Sent Telegram Mr T. C. Harding asking provide Houseroom Bull, Boar Pigs sent Frome William George James, BJohn son Josiah called We lot rain morning
Agricultural (91), asking (671), BJohn (556), Boar (60), Bull (301), Bush (16), Called (1514), Committee (364), Council (146), count (3), Friday (128), Frome (614), George (265), Harding (371), Houseroom (1), James (591), Josiah (13), lot (110), opportunity (5), Pigs (1328), provide (3), rain (360), Reed (3327), request (23), saying (947), sent (4043), sent (4043), son (269), support (11), Telegram (59), William (302)
Thu 15 Oct 1903

Had lot rain Reed Labels cards saying Barley Cake coming .
Barley (522), cake (715), cards (64), coming (271), Had (431), Labels (37), lot (110), rain (360), Reed (3327), saying (947)
Thu 15 Oct 1903

Came wrote W C complaining having lot milk asking send churns treat fairly.
asking (671), Came (596), churns (83), complaining (5), fairly (8), having (103), lot (110), Milk (1238), send (792), treat (22), Wrote (2470)
Thu 22 Oct 1903

We lot rain today.
lot (110), rain (360), today (1127)
Sun 25 Oct 1903

lot rain today .
lot (110), rain (360), today (1127)
Sat 31 Oct 1903

lot rain today.
lot (110), rain (360), today (1127)
Fri 13 Nov 1903

W. W cow (Roan Lot) dead Hyde.
cow (461), dead (118), Hyde (177), lot (110), Roan (42)
Fri 20 Nov 1903

We agreed (Mr Hiscock myself) lot Pigs fit .
agreed (1355), Fit (36), Hiscock (54), lot (110), myself (111), Pigs (1328)
Sat 12 Dec 1903

We lot rain today.
lot (110), rain (360), today (1127)
Thu 14 Jan 1904

We lot rain
lot (110)
Sat 16 Jan 1904

Fire Office stove pipe hot scorched woodwork , fortunately Louie smoke coining door burst saved leaking doing lot harm am thankful.
burst (2), coining (3), doing (146), door (50), fire (79), fortunately (3), Harm (10), Hot (63), leaking (5), lot (110), Louie (713), Office (124), pipe (55), saved (13), scorched (1), smoke (6), Stove (31), thankful (2), woodwork (2)
Thu 28 Jan 1904

Had lot rain Victor ! /c's.
Had (431), lot (110), rain (360), Victor (1058)
Mon 2 May 1904

He taking previous lot Wednesday.
lot (110), previous (1), taking (35), Wednesday (179)
Fri 8 Jul 1904

Brigllt morning hot We hauled lot Hay Hyde Walfords.
Brigllt (1), hauled (709), hay (1122), Hot (63), Hyde (177), lot (110), morning (1314), Walfords (33)
Thu 21 Jul 1904

wired lOd Herbert White AI paid bill We cleaned Hay Quart ground hauled lot Horse Down.
Bill (484), Cleaned (78), Down (124), Ground (382), hauled (709), hay (1122), Herbert (74), horse (444), lOd (5), lot (110), paid (1944), quart (7), White (580), wired (143)

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