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

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Date Snippet
Fri 6 Jun 1890

Mr T. O. Bennetts asked site proposed New Trade School.
Asked (386), Bennetts (40), New (159), proposed (74), school (673), site (39), Trade (97)
Mon 22 Sep 1890

We excavations site old Castle Stood.
Castle (203), excavations (1), old (289), site (39), Stood (8)
Fri 3 May 1895

Mr Clarke marked site tank Mary mead Sc getting We buried Franklyn today.
buried (67), Clarke (296), Franklyn (12), getting (220), marked (29), Mary (198), mead (126), site (39), tank (67), today (1127)
Wed 22 May 1895

Wesleyan Chapel agreed secure site Land opposite Mr H Jones view putting School Room (Sunday).
agreed (1355), Chapel (342), Jones (1185), Land (140), opposite (4), putting (152), room (278), school (673), secure (1), site (39), Sunday (117), view (36), Wesleyan (212)
Wed 29 May 1895

called Mr Stroud's told others fit Build Wesleyan School site front Mr H Jones' mill (DV) send Horses carts haul stones Sheep House Quarr.
Build (16), Called (1514), carts (19), Fit (36), front (42), haul (115), horses (243), House (1200), Jones (1185), Mill (133), others (707), quarr (23), school (673), send (792), sheep (339), site (39), stones (170), Stroud (1409), told (1155), Wesleyan (212)
Wed 21 Aug 1895

Mr Walter Weeks Sc agreed ( having site choose Pond ) build walls concrete Pave Stones surface Pit .
agreed (1355), Build (16), Choose (17), concrete (1), having (103), pave (4), pit (22), Pond (119), site (39), stones (170), surface (2), walls (30), Walter (172), weeks (92)
Mon 28 Oct 1895

Mr Henry Jones hauling dirt building site.
Building (71), dirt (294), hauling (1627), Henry (311), Jones (1185), site (39)
Tue 29 Oct 1895

Sent Horse St carts hauling Rubbish site New Wesleyan School (Sunday).
carts (19), hauling (1627), horse (444), New (159), rubbish (58), school (673), sent (4043), site (39), Sunday (117), Wesleyan (212)
Wed 30 Oct 1895

Sc Horse hauling Rubbish school site.
hauling (1627), horse (444), rubbish (58), school (673), site (39)
Tue 5 Nov 1895

G James hauling dirt school site.
dirt (294), hauling (1627), James (591), school (673), site (39)
Wed 6 Nov 1895

E Morgan hauling Rubbish school site, others emptying tank.
emptying (20), hauling (1627), Morgan (136), others (707), rubbish (58), school (673), site (39), tank (67)
Fri 8 Nov 1895

Men hauling Rubbish school site, rain Sc stopped stopped Mangel Pullers.
hauling (1627), mangel (528), Men (1554), Pullers (1), rain (360), rubbish (58), school (673), site (39), stopped (124), stopped (124)
Sat 9 Nov 1895

J. Rex hauling mangel G James hauling Rubbish School site Sc mills load sawdust Mr Clarke tiling.
Clarke (296), hauling (1627), hauling (1627), James (591), load (292), mangel (528), mills (93), Rex (2123), rubbish (58), sawdust (71), school (673), site (39), Tiling (9)
Mon 11 Nov 1895

J. Rex Sc others hauling Rubbish school site.
hauling (1627), others (707), Rex (2123), rubbish (58), school (673), site (39)
Tue 12 Nov 1895

J. Rex Sc others hauling Rubbish school site.
hauling (1627), others (707), Rex (2123), rubbish (58), school (673), site (39)
Sat 16 Nov 1895

G James hauling Rubbish school site.
hauling (1627), James (591), rubbish (58), school (673), site (39)
Mon 18 Nov 1895

J. Rex others hauling dirt school site, others covering mangel.
covering (15), dirt (294), hauling (1627), mangel (528), others (707), others (707), Rex (2123), school (673), site (39)
Wed 20 Nov 1895

J. Rex St others dirt school site, rain Sc stopped .
dirt (294), others (707), rain (360), Rex (2123), school (673), site (39), stopped (124)
Fri 22 Nov 1895

G James dinner Sc hauled Rubbish school site.
dinner (168), hauled (709), James (591), rubbish (58), school (673), site (39)
Mon 25 Nov 1895

J. Rex hauling dirt stones school site, S Grey Sc Frank covering mangels.
covering (15), dirt (294), Frank (462), Grey (123), hauling (1627), mangels (26), Rex (2123), school (673), site (39), stones (170)
Thu 28 Nov 1895

Men haul stuff school site Mr Harrold wanted Horses haul Furniture Van haul Bratton St Maur Station.
Bratton (12), furniture (30), Harrold (171), haul (115), haul (115), haul (115), horses (243), Maur (4), Men (1554), school (673), site (39), Station (860), stuff (71), van (11), wanted (149)
Mon 7 Dec 1896

Mr Barber ( Mere) Sir Henry site Back green.
Back (90), Barber (94), Green (576), Henry (311), Mere (22), Sir (230), site (39)
Thu 17 Dec 1896

Mr Spray Mr Barber round Present Pig Styes proposed site Styes proposed site Dairy.
Barber (94), dairy (225), Pig (164), present (103), proposed (74), proposed (74), round (264), site (39), site (39), Spray (30), Styes (8), Styes (8)
Thu 17 Dec 1896

Mr Spray Mr Barber round Present Pig Styes proposed site Styes proposed site Dairy.
Barber (94), dairy (225), Pig (164), present (103), proposed (74), proposed (74), round (264), site (39), site (39), Spray (30), Styes (8), Styes (8)
Thu 7 Jan 1897

Reed Mr Gibbons saying days proposed Dairy site /c hiring sks Barley W. E. Co Messrs Bretheiton Ford Co.
Barley (522), Bretheiton (1), dairy (225), days (65), Ford (145), Gibbons (26), Hiring (25), Messrs (1565), proposed (74), Reed (3327), saying (947), site (39), Sks (576)
Thu 20 May 1897

J. Rex Lumber hauling ashes site school St bring therefrom, Mr Bowring ( Wells) sent G. Francis (G. F. ) agreed build wall strait wall, St , George Francis promised /- pipe spoutings wished ( School, Wesleyan).
agreed (1355), ashes (60), Bowring (16), bring (79), Build (16), Francis (162), Francis (162), George (265), hauling (1627), Lumber (781), pipe (55), promised (658), Rex (2123), school (673), school (673), sent (4043), site (39), spoutings (1), strait (5), therefrom (16), Wall (186), Wall (186), Wells (241), Wesleyan (212), wished (56)
Tue 25 May 1897

J. Rex St others Carts hauling W school site yonder Park.
carts (19), hauling (1627), others (707), Park (279), Rex (2123), school (673), site (39), Yonder (61)
Wed 26 May 1897

Horses Carts hauling dirt school site yonder Park.
carts (19), dirt (294), hauling (1627), horses (243), Park (279), school (673), site (39), Yonder (61)
Thu 27 May 1897

F. Gamlin sowing Nitrate Soda oats Bum>wfield G. James diging ditch J. Rex others Horses Carts hauling dirt site New school yonder Park.
Bum>wfield (1), carts (19), diging (24), dirt (294), ditch (51), Gamlin (49), hauling (1627), horses (243), James (591), New (159), Nitrate (8), oats (360), others (707), Park (279), Rex (2123), school (673), site (39), soda (12), sowing (51), Yonder (61)
Fri 28 May 1897

J. Rex Lumber hauling dirt school site.
dirt (294), hauling (1627), Lumber (781), Rex (2123), school (673), site (39)
Thu 17 Jun 1897

Sir Henry kindly consented site Reservior site Collecting Chamber , Sir Henry tenants, agreed trench filled Cooks Farm Holland, Hook Gate, Charlcroft Farms Pipes laid .
agreed (1355), Chamber (8), Charlcroft (1), collecting (112), consented (6), Cooks (43), Farm (548), Farms (22), Filled (27), Gate (403), Henry (311), Henry (311), Holland (215), Hook (319), kindly (13), laid (17), pipes (97), Reservior (2), Sir (230), Sir (230), site (39), site (39), Tenants (7), trench (2)
Thu 17 Jun 1897

Sir Henry kindly consented site Reservior site Collecting Chamber , Sir Henry tenants, agreed trench filled Cooks Farm Holland, Hook Gate, Charlcroft Farms Pipes laid .
agreed (1355), Chamber (8), Charlcroft (1), collecting (112), consented (6), Cooks (43), Farm (548), Farms (22), Filled (27), Gate (403), Henry (311), Henry (311), Holland (215), Hook (319), kindly (13), laid (17), pipes (97), Reservior (2), Sir (230), Sir (230), site (39), site (39), Tenants (7), trench (2)
Wed 8 Sep 1897

Rain J. Steeds Sc looked Mary Down (Horse) site football upon, Town.
Down (124), Football (36), horse (444), looked (297), Mary (198), rain (360), site (39), Steeds (12), Town (532), upon (64)
Thu 9 Sep 1897

J. Steeds paid /- permission football Horse Mary Down, site decided upon evening.
decided (122), Down (124), evening (828), Football (36), horse (444), Mary (198), paid (1944), permission (13), site (39), Steeds (12), upon (64)
Sat 16 Jul 1898

We agreed pay Mr Bailward oost hauling Bricks stones Building sties agreed meet Mr Bailward Farm (DV) Tuesday o'clock decide site Piggeries.
agreed (1355), agreed (1355), Bailward (112), Bailward (112), bricks (65), Building (71), decide (16), Farm (548), hauling (1627), meet (154), o'clock (183), oost (1), pay (274), piggeries (3), site (39), sties (12), stones (170), Tuesday (178)
Tue 19 Jul 1898

Met Mr Bailward Mr John Hoscock marked site Pigs styes manure tank .
Bailward (112), Hoscock (1), John (2874), manure (256), marked (29), met (393), Pigs (1328), site (39), Styes (8), tank (67)
Wed 19 Apr 1899

Frith Mr Bailward site () Cottages marked .
Bailward (112), cottages (32), Frith (253), marked (29), site (39)
Sat 16 Jun 1900

We site Park road wall House sows sleep .
House (1200), Park (279), Road (219), site (39), Sleep (4), Sows (43), Wall (186)
Wed 14 May 1902

Messrs L. H. Longman W. Huntley Moss decided oo site coronation Bonfire Mary Down.
Bonfire (11), coronation (18), decided (122), Down (124), Huntley (107), Longman (143), Mary (198), Messrs (1565), Moss (3), site (39)

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