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

Bniton

Date Snippet
Tue 10 Jun 1884

Sent Cheese Jacob Frank Bniton Station.
Bniton (62), cheese (1666), Frank (462), Jacob (66), sent (4043), Station (860)
Fri 11 Jun 1886

Called B. House things brought Bniton.
Bniton (62), brought (899), Called (1514), House (1200), things (108)
Mon 21 Jun 1886

Bniton, Potatoes, Prongs, Rakes.
Bniton (62), potatoes (144), Prongs (3), rakes (10)
Sat 28 Aug 1886

Tom Bniton Mr Treasure's mowing machine.
Bniton (62), Machine (183), Mowing (493), Tom (2187), Treasure (959)
Mon 4 Oct 1886

Mr White bought Cheese AI Bniton Station brought Miss Green Box .
Bniton (62), bought (1410), Box (33), brought (899), cheese (1666), Green (576), Miss (918), Station (860), White (580)
Fri 26 Nov 1886

On Bniton.
Bniton (62)
Tue 30 Nov 1886

wrote BJoshua bringing things Mr Isaac Jones seed Wheat B. House Bniton.
BJoshua (25), Bniton (62), bringing (7), House (1200), Isaac (65), Jones (1185), seed (208), things (108), wheat (475), Wrote (2470)
Mon 7 Jan 1889

Met B. Joseph Bniton.
Bniton (62), Joseph (333), met (393)
Mon 6 May 1889

Bniton several People Houses.
Bniton (62), Houses (64), People (5), several (95)
Thu 2 Oct 1890

Mr John Whitehead sent Ram today Bniton station.
Bniton (62), John (2874), ram (45), sent (4043), Station (860), today (1127), Whitehead (16)
Fri 13 Feb 1891

Reed Invoice Cake Messrs Chard son charging rate ? - - per ton carriage paid wrote returned invoice told cake bought ? - - per ton carriage paid Bniton reply.
Bniton (62), bought (1410), cake (715), cake (715), carriage (187), carriage (187), Chard (97), Charging (2), invoice (28), invoice (28), Messrs (1565), paid (1944), paid (1944), Per (696), Per (696), Rate (87), Reed (3327), reply (41), returned (93), son (269), told (1155), Ton (184), Ton (184), Wrote (2470)
Sat 10 Oct 1891

wrote sent ck ? * - , asking Rails feet ; sent train Bniton Station.
asking (671), Bniton (62), feet (50), Rails (46), sent (4043), sent (4043), Station (860), Train (184), Wrote (2470)
Mon 19 Oct 1891

Went Bniton Book Mutual Libary.
Bniton (62), Book (150), Libary (1), mutual (33), Went (826)
Mon 18 Jan 1892

Bniton Mr Muller's Office Lists names coal Ac Tickets Mr Stroud's List Messrs Smith Humphries deliver equal shares /- per cwt Bags cwt .
bags (256), Bniton (62), coal (189), cwt (322), cwt (322), deliver (16), equal (5), Humphries (8), List (16), Lists (13), Messrs (1565), Muller (76), names (21), Office (124), Per (696), Shares (9), Smith (175), Stroud (1409), tickets (33)
Sat 4 Jun 1892

committee meeting resolved Engineer consult matter supplying Town Bniton .
Bniton (62), Committee (364), consult (4), Engineer (2), matter (47), meeting (967), resolved (5), supplying (11), Town (532)
Wed 8 Jun 1892

Reed schedule Prize List East Somerset Bniton Mr Harrold Ck Mr Moody.
Bniton (62), east (69), Harrold (171), List (16), Moody (145), Prize (82), Reed (3327), schedule (17), Somerset (91)
Wed 6 Jul 1892

Bniton Mr Stroud unwell bed Settled Mr H. Jones grinding, including sks Barley June .
Barley (522), Bed (62), Bniton (62), grinding (29), including (21), Jones (1185), June (42), settled (208), Sks (576), Stroud (1409), unwell (111)
Thu 14 Jul 1892

J. Rex clover sheep fed Bniton sent telegram Mr Stroud Bristol W. Coward address.
address (34), Bniton (62), Bristol (319), Clover (101), Coward (6), Fed (11), Rex (2123), sent (4043), sheep (339), Stroud (1409), Telegram (59)
Tue 19 Jul 1892

Albeit sent Claim Vote ownership Property Bniton Road, Bruham.
Albeit (32), Bniton (62), Bruham (767), Claim (35), Ownership (3), property (20), Road (219), sent (4043), Vote (10)
Thu 18 Aug 1892

Bniton Flower Show today.
Bniton (62), Flower (154), Show (118), today (1127)
Sat 24 Feb 1894

Made Cks wrote Mr S. Gifford, Bniton Messrs PamalL, Bristol.
Bniton (62), Bristol (319), Cks (59), Gifford (57), Made (79), Messrs (1565), PamalL (1), Wrote (2470)
Thu 15 Aug 1895

agreed send Bniton Sc Wincanton tomorrow morning.
agreed (1355), Bniton (62), morning (1314), send (792), tomorrow (666), Wincanton (642)
Thu 27 Feb 1896

From Hook Gale, Bridge farm Popular apples grafts Bruham Bniton.
apples (56), Bniton (62), Bridge (115), Bruham (767), Farm (548), From (73), Gale (10), grafts (4), Hook (319), Popular (1)
Tue 6 Oct 1896

Bniton gave Clerk Bank cheque therein .
Bank (1010), Bniton (62), cheque (1456), Clerk (9), Gave (523), therein (2)
Sat 16 Jan 1897

Mr T. O. Bennett Mr Hobhouse's reed Local Government Board re Bniton Water supply.
Bennett (682), Bniton (62), Board (142), Government (17), Hobhouse (110), Local (18), Reed (3327), supply (206), Water (89)
Sat 6 Nov 1897

bought Mr H. Harrold Truck coal Tons @ /- per ton Bniton Station.
Bniton (62), bought (1410), coal (189), Harrold (171), Per (696), Station (860), Ton (184), tons (300), truck (140)
Wed 22 Jun 1898

Mr T. O. Bennett gave figures lenders supplying Bniton St told Farm (FrithFarm) Horsington Sent cheque Mr Foweraker Bretherton Ford Sc Co.
Bennett (682), Bniton (62), Bretherton (101), cheque (1456), Farm (548), figures (4), Ford (145), Foweraker (163), FrithFarm (1), Gave (523), Horsington (6), lenders (1), sent (4043), supplying (11), told (1155)
Mon 14 Nov 1898

Bniton Mr T. O. Bennetl told arranged Frith Farm Thursday meet Mr Godwin revaluation.
arranged (18), Bennetl (1), Bniton (62), Farm (548), Frith (253), Godwin (9), meet (154), revaluation (1), Thursday (210), told (1155)
Sat 21 Jan 1899

Reed cheque W C. Lumber carts hauling mould ftc Bay Close Buildings, Bniton.
bay (137), Bniton (62), buildings (42), carts (19), cheque (1456), Close (114), ftc (833), hauling (1627), Lumber (781), mould (3), Reed (3327)
Tue 14 Feb 1899

Weighed sks wheat sent Bniton Station Mr Gowing.
Bniton (62), Gowing (199), sent (4043), Sks (576), Station (860), Weighed (277), wheat (475)
Sat 4 Mar 1899

T. H hauling dirt Town Park Bniton Bank.
Bank (1010), Bniton (62), dirt (294), hauling (1627), Park (279), Town (532)
Wed 13 Sep 1899

Mr E. Hill bought cheese agreed send London Bniton GWR station advised Hill Bros.
advised (27), agreed (1355), Bniton (62), bought (1410), Bros (259), cheese (1666), GWR (40), Hill (955), Hill (955), London (308), send (792), Station (860)
Mon 18 Dec 1899

Bniton.
Bniton (62)
Thu 15 Feb 1900

It rained flood quite houses Bniton .
Bniton (62), flood (2), Houses (64), quite (17), Rained (7)
Tue 1 May 1900

meeting Infants school Room agreed present Field Club Bniton.
agreed (1355), Bniton (62), Club (48), Field (181), Infants (54), meeting (967), present (103), room (278), school (673)
Sat 1 Sep 1900

Reed cheque Bniton Bacon Co.
Bacon (168), Bniton (62), cheque (1456), Reed (3327)
Wed 10 Oct 1900

Bniton, cash Mr F. E. Stroud, pay Insurance Fire; reod cheque Fat Pigs, agreed send Fat sow Bacon Factory / per score.
agreed (1355), Bacon (168), Bniton (62), cash (150), cheque (1456), Factory (58), fat (530), fat (530), Fire; (1), Insurance (66), pay (274), Per (696), Pigs (1328), Reod (182), score (108), send (792), Sow (150), Stroud (1409)
Thu 25 Oct 1900

It agreed week days milk Cole Station Sundays Bniton Station.
agreed (1355), Bniton (62), Cole (150), days (65), Milk (1238), Station (860), Station (860), Sundays (14), week (405)
Sat 19 Jan 1901

Reed cheque Bniton Baeon Co.
Baeon (1), Bniton (62), cheque (1456), Reed (3327)
Wed 27 Feb 1901

Bniton Bacon Co fat pigs.
Bacon (168), Bniton (62), fat (530), Pigs (1328)
Wed 6 Mar 1901

Reed cheque Dairy supply milk, Notice Mr D. E. Norton saying Elected member Bniton Parish Council coming .
Bniton (62), cheque (1456), coming (271), Council (146), dairy (225), elected (36), member (17), Milk (1238), Norton (56), Notice (252), Parish (189), Reed (3327), saying (947), supply (206)
Tue 9 Apr 1901

Bniton agreed papers quarter Institute.
agreed (1355), Bniton (62), Institute (59), Papers (80), Quarter (27)
Fri 12 Apr 1901

Went Bniton, Mr Stroud told ordered Bristol Daily Press instead mercury.
Bniton (62), Bristol (319), daily (24), instead (37), Mercury (2), ordered (247), Press (21), Stroud (1409), told (1155), Went (826)
Fri 21 Jun 1901

J. Rex empty Bags Station Blake's (Trowbridge) Gowing (Frome) Balch Ingram (Bniton).
bags (256), Balch (84), Blake (209), Bniton (62), empty (100), Frome (614), Gowing (199), Ingram (49), Rex (2123), Station (860), Trowbridge (132)
Fri 5 Jul 1901

Mr Gowing AI bought sks maize meal @?ll--tobe delivered Bniton Station carriage paid.
Bniton (62), bought (1410), carriage (187), delivered (68), Gowing (199), Maize (322), meal (202), paid (1944), Sks (576), Station (860)
Thu 1 Aug 1901

Bniton Foresters Flower held today.
Bniton (62), Flower (154), Foresters (13), held (146), today (1127)
Wed 6 Nov 1901

Called Mr Jordan (late Chapman Son) agreed deep feet wide feet Long Base stone marble Tomb stone high, Beviled top Base Annie's grave Bniton Churchyard ? - - .
agreed (1355), Annie (251), Base (2), Base (2), Beviled (1), Bniton (62), Called (1514), Chapman (16), Churchyard (27), deep (15), feet (50), feet (50), Grave (21), High (34), Jordan (3), late (104), Long (13), marble (2), son (269), Stone (98), Stone (98), Tomb (1), top (281), wide (7)
Wed 6 Nov 1901

agreed Sks Barley Mr Isaac Jones @ / / Bniton Station.
agreed (1355), Barley (522), Bniton (62), Isaac (65), Jones (1185), Sks (576), Station (860)
Mon 11 Nov 1901

Sparkford seeing pigs weighed Bniton Bacon Factory.
Bacon (168), Bniton (62), Factory (58), Pigs (1328), seeing (45), Sparkford (67), Weighed (277)
Mon 18 Nov 1901

Reod Mr boa cheque Rev Murray's Solicitor, Bniton Bacon Co.
Bacon (168), Bniton (62), boa (1), cheque (1456), Murray (1), Reod (182), Rev (123), solicitor (4)
Fri 14 Feb 1902

meeting Assembly Rooms decided hold Flower Bniton.
Assembly (49), Bniton (62), decided (122), Flower (154), hold (42), meeting (967), Rooms (66)
Fri 21 Feb 1902

Bniton, Mr Buckley.
Bniton (62), Buckley (203)
Sat 10 May 1902

Reed Notice Mr Lancaster attend Wincanton Board Room May declaration District Councillor Bniton.
attend (23), Bniton (62), Board (142), Councillor (15), declaration (11), District (45), Lancaster (27), May (41), Notice (252), Reed (3327), room (278), Wincanton (642)
Mon 18 Aug 1902

Men fencing, cleaning houses c. Bniton, Mr Hooper offered Mr Conn ant Collinshayes shooting Cogley wood Birds farm coming season, reserved Rabbits farm myself Rabbits reasonable extent wood giving notice, reserve Killed immediately.
ant (2), Birds (14), Bniton (62), Cleaning (217), Cogley (324), Collinshayes (33), coming (271), Conn (1), extent (1), Farm (548), Farm (548), fencing (44), giving (30), Hooper (91), Houses (64), immediately (4), Killed (143), Men (1554), myself (111), Notice (252), offered (174), Rabbits (148), Rabbits (148), reasonable (5), reserve (3), Reserved (2), season (61), Shooting (88), wood (415), wood (415)
Mon 29 Sep 1902

Bniton Mrs Hooper Mrs Steeds Mis Smart Wincanton re Girl Baker Ac.
Baker (329), Bniton (62), girl (21), Hooper (91), Mis (98), Mrs (1554), Mrs (1554), Smart (35), Steeds (12), Wincanton (642)
Fri 21 Nov 1902

Victor lo Bniton met Mr Golledge Victor signed deed wishes dear departed .
Bniton (62), dear (8), Deed (3), departed (4), Golledge (95), met (393), signed (131), Victor (1058), Victor (1058), wishes (7)
Mon 20 Jul 1903

t xnt Bniton paid Mr Stroud's A/c sent Tom cheque ? - - , loan.
Bniton (62), cheque (1456), loan (11), paid (1944), sent (4043), Stroud (1409), Tom (2187), xnt (1)
Wed 22 Jul 1903

Came Bniton Mr Fooks drove Frome met Mr SmitheUs London Agent Afterward attended Public meeting Mr Smithell's addressed.
Addressed (10), afterward (211), agent (19), Attended (38), Bniton (62), Came (596), drove (356), Fooks (2), Frome (614), London (308), meeting (967), met (393), Public (11), Smithell (3), SmitheUs (1)
Mon 18 Jan 1904

Men dung hauling top hill sent A/c Bniton Bacon Co wrote Mr Bothamley re Willie Reading College.
Bacon (168), Bniton (62), Bothamley (10), College (27), Dung (719), hauling (1627), Hill (955), Men (1554), Reading (50), sent (4043), top (281), Willie (383), Wrote (2470)
Sat 20 Feb 1904

Bniton Bank.
Bank (1010), Bniton (62)
Wed 27 Apr 1904

It decided accept Hard Stone Firms Tender putting Kerbing path Bniton Sexey*s Trade school.
accept (22), Bniton (62), decided (122), firms (2), Hard (12), Kerbing (1), path (22), putting (152), school (673), Sexey*s (7), Stone (98), Tender (14), Trade (97)
Fri 27 May 1904

Mr Isaac Jones bought sks wheat / per sk score lbs delivered H. Jones mill Bniton.
Bniton (62), bought (1410), delivered (68), Isaac (65), Jones (1185), Jones (1185), lbs (124), Mill (133), Per (696), score (108), Sks (576), wheat (475)

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