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

Fair

Date Snippet
Sat 1 Apr 1882

Happy calved, Tom John Motcombe Shaftesbury Fair.
calved (127), Fair (108), Happy (10), John (2874), Motcombe (74), Shaftesbury (29), Tom (2187)
Tue 11 Apr 1882

Went Wincanton Fair.
Fair (108), Went (826), Wincanton (642)
Mon 20 Nov 1882

Received Mr T. Stevens putting Rent Audit Monday Dec consequence Frome Fair.
Audit (28), consequence (1), Dec (78), Fair (108), Frome (614), Monday (364), putting (152), received (139), rent (270), Stevens (151)
Thu 23 Nov 1882

Went Shaftesbury Fair Tom Johnny Louie Moicombe.
Fair (108), Johnny (14), Louie (713), Moicombe (1), Shaftesbury (29), Tom (2187), Went (826)
Wed 29 Nov 1882

Went BJohn Frome Fair sold Mother's Cheese.
BJohn (556), cheese (1666), Fair (108), Frome (614), Mother (176), Sold (374), Went (826)
Wed 28 Feb 1883

Mr Moon cow Frome Fair B. John.
cow (461), Fair (108), Frome (614), John (2874), Moon (85)
Wed 28 Feb 1883

No stove stock Fair today except horses.
except (47), Fair (108), horses (243), stock (194), Stove (31), today (1127)
Fri 2 Mar 1883

Frome Fair / .
Fair (108), Frome (614)
Sat 17 Mar 1883

Went Shaftesbury Fair.
Fair (108), Shaftesbury (29), Went (826)
Wed 16 May 1883

Blngar Fair Whit Wednesday.
Blngar (1), Fair (108), Wednesday (179), Whit (2)
Wed 26 Sep 1883

Sister Pollie , Annie Frome Cheese Fair Show.
Annie (251), cheese (1666), Fair (108), Frome (614), Pollie (197), Show (118), Sister (177)
Sat 29 Sep 1883

Wincanton Fair today.
Fair (108), today (1127), Wincanton (642)
Wed 28 Nov 1883

(Frome Fair ) Went met B. John Charles Gudifont We started Frome.
Charles (157), Fair (108), Frome (614), Frome (614), Gudifont (1), John (2874), met (393), Started (26), Went (826)
Sat 30 Aug 1884

Shaftesbury Fair.
Fair (108), Shaftesbury (29)
Sat 13 Sep 1884

Agreed either Pilton Glastonbury Fair week .
agreed (1355), Either (48), Fair (108), Glastonbury (32), Pilton (11), week (405)
Mon 15 Sep 1884

Turned Cheese B. House Pilton Fair, Mr Treasure .
cheese (1666), Fair (108), House (1200), Pilton (11), Treasure (959), Turned (174)
Tue 27 Apr 1886

Wincanton Fair.
Fair (108), Wincanton (642)
Wed 24 Nov 1886

B. John Mr Treasure Frome Fair.
Fair (108), Frome (614), John (2874), Treasure (959)
Wed 28 Nov 1888

Frome Fair Ck Mr White.
Fair (108), Frome (614), White (580)
Wed 27 Feb 1889

Frame Fair.
Fair (108), Frame (46)
Thu 25 Jul 1889

f Sherborne Fair.
Fair (108), Sherborne (17)
Wed 21 Aug 1889

W. Treasure Priddy Fair.
Fair (108), Priddy (137), Treasure (959)
Thu 12 Sep 1889

Wilton Fair ( Hot ).
Fair (108), Hot (63), Wilton (13)
Mon 14 Oct 1889

Sherborne Fair Mr Keats apples.
apples (56), Fair (108), Keats (2), Sherborne (17)
Mon 14 Oct 1889

Saw Tom Lear Fair.
Fair (108), Lear (669), Saw (1040), Tom (2187)
Wed 27 Nov 1889

Came Frome Fair.
Came (596), Fair (108), Frome (614)
Wed 26 Feb 1890

Frome Fair Reed CK Mr Walwin cows Mr White Cheese.
cheese (1666), cows (394), Fair (108), Frome (614), Reed (3327), Walwin (383), White (580)
Thu 6 Mar 1890

G. Francis gone Bristol fair.
Bristol (319), Fair (108), Francis (162), gone (139)
Tue 8 Apr 1890

Wincanton fair Mr Watts.
Fair (108), Watts (60), Wincanton (642)
Wed 28 May 1890

J. Rex Binegar Fair.
Binegar (1), Fair (108), Rex (2123)
Tue 24 Jun 1890

Mr BUTT Shaftesbury Cob Fair.
Butt (7), Cob (6), Fair (108), Shaftesbury (29)
Thu 4 Sep 1890

Tom Johney Bristol Fair, Clifton Bridge suspension , Portishead Docks.
Bridge (115), Bristol (319), Clifton (8), Docks (7), Fair (108), Johney (105), Portishead (3), suspension (4), Tom (2187)
Wed 26 Nov 1890

Frome Fair.
Fair (108), Frome (614)
Wed 25 Feb 1891

Frome Fair sold cheese Mr Whites.
cheese (1666), Fair (108), Frome (614), Sold (374), Whites (21)
Mon 14 Sep 1891

Glastonbury Fair today.
Fair (108), Glastonbury (32), today (1127)
Wed 25 Nov 1891

Fair, round Came o'clock train.
Came (596), Fair (108), o'clock (183), round (264), Train (184)
Wed 24 Feb 1892

She calved afterward Frome Fair.
afterward (211), calved (127), Fair (108), Frome (614), She (77)
Mon 11 Apr 1892

wrote Mr Shackleton offered send yearlings fair price Weeks.
Fair (108), offered (174), price (188), send (792), Shackleton (284), weeks (92), Wrote (2470), yearlings (40)
Wed 27 Jul 1892

! Frome market, round Came wrote reply Messrs Longboume, Stevens, Powell, saying paid allowed rent faim fair remuneration crop ( Wheat) taken acres Bunowfield requested possession wanted purchaser Cottage (Burrowfield) option taking acres liked Mr Marsh Cheese, deal.
Acres (100), Acres (100), allowed (25), Bunowfield (20), Burrowfield (217), Came (596), cheese (1666), Cottage (95), crop (13), deal (37), faim (3), Fair (108), Frome (614), liked (20), Longboume (16), Market (159), Marsh (190), Messrs (1565), option (2), paid (1944), possession (8), Powell (10), purchaser (2), remuneration (1), rent (270), reply (41), requested (6), round (264), saying (947), Stevens (151), taken (56), taking (35), wanted (149), wheat (475), Wrote (2470)
Mon 22 Aug 1892

W. Treasure Priddy fair.
Fair (108), Priddy (137), Treasure (959)
Wed 30 Nov 1892

Frame Fair.
Fair (108), Frame (46)
Wed 22 Feb 1893

Frome Fair.
Fair (108), Frome (614)
Thu 2 Mar 1893

Bristol Fair paid Messrs Holland Coombs Hay, corn, cake, ? - - AI bought tons Hay @ ? - - per ton within month tons Bran @ ? - - per ton .
bought (1410), Bran (176), Bristol (319), cake (715), Coombs (210), Corn (39), Fair (108), hay (1122), hay (1122), Holland (215), Messrs (1565), month (56), paid (1944), Per (696), Per (696), Ton (184), Ton (184), tons (300), tons (300), within (8)
Wed 29 Nov 1893

Tom Frame Fair.
Fair (108), Frame (46), Tom (2187)
Wed 28 Feb 1894

Frome Fair, Mr Thomas /cs () respect Income Tax.
Fair (108), Frome (614), Income (51), respect (35), Tax (57), Thomas (223)
Wed 16 May 1894

On train Bine gar Fair.
Bine (1), Fair (108), gar (1), Train (184)
Wed 30 May 1894

Young Fair brought Bull.
brought (899), Bull (301), Fair (108), Young (43)
Mon 15 Oct 1894

J. R T. H ploughing, others mangel pulling, Sherborne Pack Monday Fair.
Fair (108), mangel (528), Monday (364), others (707), pack (6), ploughing (510), pulling (72), Sherborne (17)
Wed 28 Nov 1894

Frome Fair Day Reed Cheque Mr Dennis, less Land Income Tax rent 's Land Priddy.
cheque (1456), Day (95), Dennis (47), Fair (108), Frome (614), Income (51), Land (140), Land (140), less (31), Priddy (137), Reed (3327), rent (270), Tax (57)
Wed 28 Nov 1894

Frome Fair bought qrs Barley @ /- Mr Foweraker, Messrs Bretherton Co.
Barley (522), bought (1410), Bretherton (101), Fair (108), Foweraker (163), Frome (614), Messrs (1565), qrs (252)
Wed 27 Feb 1895

Frome Fair bought Sks Wheat Mr .
bought (1410), Fair (108), Frome (614), Sks (576), wheat (475)
Thu 7 Mar 1895

Mr Hoare Bristol Fair Sc round Mr Walwin promised Sc Bull Cary market Tuesday.
Bristol (319), Bull (301), Cary (351), Fair (108), Hoare (155), Market (159), promised (658), round (264), Tuesday (178), Walwin (383)
Thu 7 Mar 1895

J. Rex George Francis Bristol Fair.
Bristol (319), Fair (108), Francis (162), George (265), Rex (2123)
Fri 15 Mar 1895

L A. Miss P. Green St Tom St Mr Haimam's House, Higher Shepton Sc matters Sc Mr Hannam promised St considered fair Stc Monday .
considered (14), Fair (108), Green (576), Haimam (11), Hannam (150), Higher (28), House (1200), matters (7), Miss (918), Monday (364), promised (658), Shepton (200), Stc (75), Tom (2187)
Wed 5 Jun 1895

Mr Hoare Binigar Fair.
Binigar (1), Fair (108), Hoare (155)
Wed 7 Aug 1895

wrote Mr T. Gould agreed Priddy Fair st inst (DV) arrangements making Pool Dursdon.
agreed (1355), arrangements (13), Dursdon (12), Fair (108), Gould (103), inst (35), making (235), Pool (6), Priddy (137), Wrote (2470)
Wed 21 Aug 1895

Mr Hoare Priddy Fair.
Fair (108), Hoare (155), Priddy (137)
Wed 27 Nov 1895

Frome Fair.
Fair (108), Frome (614)
Tue 25 Feb 1896

We agreed meeting Saturday We loaded Cheese Frome Fair tomorrow.
agreed (1355), cheese (1666), Fair (108), Frome (614), Loaded (49), meeting (967), Saturday (205), tomorrow (666)
Wed 26 Feb 1896

J. Rex Cheese Frome fair.
cheese (1666), Fair (108), Frome (614), Rex (2123)
Thu 5 Mar 1896

Tom Lottisham Bristol Fair.
Bristol (319), Fair (108), Lottisham (79), Tom (2187)
Fri 1 May 1896

Went Hents Hill gables, , round Sc Castle Cary Fair.
Cary (351), Castle (203), Fair (108), Gables (367), Hents (51), Hill (955), round (264), Went (826)
Mon 27 Jul 1896

wrote St told intended stack wrote W. Weeks asking Pond Priddy telling (DV) Priddy fair Aug st Sent P. C Treasure asking bring mare Sc Waggon tomorrow.
asking (671), asking (671), Aug (27), bring (79), Fair (108), intended (31), mare (385), Pond (119), Priddy (137), Priddy (137), sent (4043), Stack (6), telling (115), told (1155), tomorrow (666), Treasure (959), Waggon (230), weeks (92), Wrote (2470), Wrote (2470)
Fri 21 Aug 1896

Priddy Fair paid Walter Weeks extra done wall Pond, ashes Ac /*.
ashes (60), done (281), extra (27), Fair (108), paid (1944), Pond (119), Priddy (137), Wall (186), Walter (172), weeks (92)
Wed 25 Nov 1896

Frome Fair round.
Fair (108), Frome (614), round (264)
Sat 5 Dec 1896

Saw Mr Harding Mr Penny offer ?- per annum Fair agreement; matter agreement fairness Mr C. Harding's decision, asked Cart house present falling .
agreement (54), agreement; (1), annum (13), Asked (386), cart (151), decision (11), Fair (108), fairness (1), falling (4), Harding (371), Harding (371), House (1200), matter (47), offer (64), Penny (55), Per (696), present (103), Saw (1040)
Wed 24 Feb 1897

Frome Fair bought tons Linseed cake Mr T. B. Lock @ ? - - Per ton delivered B. Station.
bought (1410), cake (715), delivered (68), Fair (108), Frome (614), linseed (131), Lock (63), Per (696), Station (860), Ton (184), tons (300)
Sat 27 Feb 1897

We called Mr Gulliford agreed sell Reservoir required fair Sc reasonable price.
agreed (1355), Called (1514), Fair (108), Gulliford (47), price (188), reasonable (5), required (36), reservoir (8), sell (100)
Sat 27 Mar 1897

wrote Mr Gowing offering wheat A per sk score weight nett promised aJl Bran Pollards shall fair reasonable price fetch mill.
aJl (1), Bran (176), Fair (108), fetch (30), Gowing (199), Mill (133), nett (27), offering (91), Per (696), Pollards (225), price (188), promised (658), reasonable (5), score (108), shall (123), weight (156), wheat (475), Wrote (2470)
Thu 27 May 1897

sewing meeting , fair company.
company (48), Fair (108), meeting (967), Sewing (55)
Thu 17 Jun 1897

Saw discussed matter Sir Henry's requirements Proposed Bruham scheme carried , terms consider fair resonable.
Bruham (767), carried (34), consider (26), discussed (9), Fair (108), Henry (311), matter (47), proposed (74), requirements (1), resonable (2), Saw (1040), scheme (14), Sir (230), terms (27)
Wed 24 Nov 1897

Frome fair.
Fair (108), Frome (614)
Wed 23 Feb 1898

Frome Fair Frome Fair.
Fair (108), Fair (108), Frome (614), Frome (614)
Wed 23 Feb 1898

Frome Fair Frome Fair.
Fair (108), Fair (108), Frome (614), Frome (614)
Tue 24 May 1898

Saw Mr W. Hisoocks send /- Pigs fair ones coming tomorrow.
coming (271), Fair (108), Hisoocks (1), ones (48), Pigs (1328), Saw (1040), send (792), tomorrow (666)
Tue 11 Oct 1898

Reed Sir Henry saying liked Puppy re Horse told send fair satisfied Mr Pearte drilled Winter Beans Vetches.
Beans (230), drilled (27), Fair (108), Henry (311), horse (444), liked (20), Pearte (1), Puppy (4), Reed (3327), satisfied (4), saying (947), send (792), Sir (230), told (1155), Vetches (43), Winter (172)
Mon 17 Oct 1898

wrote St told fair.
Fair (108), told (1155), Wrote (2470)
Wed 30 Nov 1898

B. John Frome Fair.
Fair (108), Frome (614), John (2874)
Wed 30 Nov 1898

foil Fair, old Poor stock sold low prices.
Fair (108), foil (1), low (24), old (289), Poor (191), prices (114), Sold (374), stock (194)
Wed 22 Feb 1899

Frome Fair bought qrs Barley Bretherton Ford Co; manure Robinson Co; paid Fish .
Barley (522), bought (1410), Bretherton (101), Co; (8), Co; (8), Fair (108), Fish (27), Ford (145), Frome (614), manure (256), paid (1944), qrs (252), Robinson (88)
Tue 28 Feb 1899

promised B. John Bristol Fair Thursday E. Creed Bull tomorrow.
Bristol (319), Bull (301), Creed (190), Fair (108), John (2874), promised (658), Thursday (210), tomorrow (666)
Thu 2 Mar 1899

B. John Bristol Fair.
Bristol (319), Fair (108), John (2874)
Tue 2 May 1899

Castle Cary Fair.
Cary (351), Castle (203), Fair (108)
Mon 16 Oct 1899

Lumber Rex breakfast Sherborne Fair (Pack Monday).
breakfast (35), Fair (108), Lumber (781), Monday (364), pack (6), Rex (2123), Sherborne (17)
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)
Wed 29 Nov 1899

Frome Fair.
Fair (108), Frome (614)
Wed 28 Feb 1900

Frome Fair, paid Mr S. Jones cake Mr Foweraker maize.
cake (715), Fair (108), Foweraker (163), Frome (614), Jones (1185), Maize (322), paid (1944)
Fri 9 Mar 1900

wrote Tons cake bought Mr Ellis Frome Fair.
bought (1410), cake (715), Ellis (23), Fair (108), Frome (614), tons (300), Wrote (2470)
Sat 10 Mar 1900

wrote Edmund Green sent cheque pay himself /- Mr Bazley A. Sent milk A/c W C. Tom sent Black mare Cart E. Hooper paid bringing sheep Warminster Fair.
Bazley (7), Black (50), bringing (7), cart (151), cheque (1456), Edmund (70), Fair (108), Green (576), himself (54), Hooper (91), mare (385), Milk (1238), paid (1944), pay (274), sent (4043), sent (4043), sent (4043), sheep (339), Tom (2187), Warminster (30), Wrote (2470)
Tue 1 May 1900

Castle Cary Fair.
Cary (351), Castle (203), Fair (108)
Mon 3 Sep 1900

Blandford Fair.
Blandford (3), Fair (108)
Wed 28 Nov 1900

Frome Fair.
Fair (108), Frome (614)
Wed 28 Nov 1900

He Frome Fair.
Fair (108), Frome (614)
Wed 27 Feb 1901

Frome fair.
Fair (108), Frome (614)
Wed 27 Feb 1901

Tom morning Frome Fair.
Fair (108), Frome (614), morning (1314), Tom (2187)
Thu 7 Mar 1901

Bristol Fair, round Fair stock.
Bristol (319), Fair (108), Fair (108), round (264), stock (194)
Thu 7 Mar 1901

Bristol Fair, round Fair stock.
Bristol (319), Fair (108), Fair (108), round (264), stock (194)
Thu 7 Mar 1901

Met Mr Balch Swindon others Fair.
Balch (84), Fair (108), met (393), others (707), Swindon (3)
Wed 28 Aug 1901

The committee agreed pay Railway fair expenses agreed gave pound bear expenses London.
agreed (1355), agreed (1355), bear (12), Committee (364), expenses (15), expenses (15), Fair (108), Gave (523), London (308), pay (274), pound (22), Railway (60), The (347)
Thu 5 Sep 1901

Eberwzer, Tom called Bristol Fair.
Bristol (319), Called (1514), Eberwzer (1), Fair (108), Tom (2187)
Wed 27 Nov 1901

Tom Frome Fair.
Fair (108), Frome (614), Tom (2187)
Thu 5 Dec 1901

Also Walter Peach Baneners bought Frome Fair.
Also (100), Baneners (1), bought (1410), Fair (108), Frome (614), Peach (300), Walter (172)
Wed 26 Feb 1902

Tom Frome Fair.
Fair (108), Frome (614), Tom (2187)
Thu 27 Feb 1902

Saw Mr E. Cannon told unoccupied garden fair rent Potatoes bit hedge Bank .
Bank (1010), bit (50), Cannon (97), Fair (108), garden (137), hedge (120), potatoes (144), rent (270), Saw (1040), told (1155), unoccupied (1)
Tue 18 Mar 1902

Called onWC, Dairy Supply Great Western Dairies tried sell milk bid fair prices winter summer months.
Bid (90), Called (1514), dairies (4), dairy (225), Fair (108), Great (14), Milk (1238), months (57), onWC (1), prices (114), sell (100), Summer (25), supply (206), tried (12), Western (66), Winter (172)
Fri 12 Sep 1902

Mr A. Jones AI Wilton Fair.
Fair (108), Jones (1185), Wilton (13)
Wed 26 Nov 1902

Frame Fair.
Fair (108), Frame (46)
Thu 5 Mar 1903

Went Cattle Fair, Com Exchange.
Cattle (47), com (68), exchange (5), Fair (108), Went (826)

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