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

Wind

Date Snippet
Sat 29 Apr 1882

Wind blew trees B. Street, Bridge Farm.
blew (20), Bridge (115), Farm (548), Street (121), trees (115), Wind (58)
Wed 6 Sep 1882

Fine , wind north.
Fine (182), North (146), Wind (58)
Wed 12 Dec 1883

Wind rough tonight Frank gone Ring Church Reopened today.
church (99), Frank (462), gone (139), Reopened (1), Ring (13), Rough (102), today (1127), tonight (250), Wind (58)
Wed 23 Jan 1884

Very rough wind.
Rough (102), Very (143), Wind (58)
Sat 26 Jan 1884

The Weather wet St Rough The wind rough thqt blew Ladder waggon.
blew (20), Ladder (11), Rough (102), Rough (102), The (347), The (347), thqt (1), Waggon (230), weather (34), wet (231), Wind (58)
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)
Tue 29 Jan 1884

BJohn B. L Saw agreed Mr Brown Shepton Mallet Vats Mr Shackleton tiles Stc wind blew Handsome calved
agreed (1355), BJohn (556), blew (20), Brown (123), Handsome (3), Mallet (73), Saw (1040), Shackleton (284), Shepton (200), Stc (75), tiles (68), vats (37), Wind (58)
Thu 17 Apr 1884

Cold east wind Janie .
cold (35), east (69), Janie (28), Wind (58)
Tue 3 Jun 1884

Very cold morning, wind east.
cold (35), east (69), morning (1314), Very (143), Wind (58)
Tue 10 Mar 1891

Snowing wind rough.
Rough (102), Snowing (8), Wind (58)
Tue 13 Oct 1891

Rain , wet rough wind .
rain (360), Rough (102), wet (231), Wind (58)
Tue 13 Oct 1891

Called Mr Stroud's told wind broken Tent Wincanton lowered Cheese judging stoped tonight.
Broken (34), Called (1514), cheese (1666), judging (9), lowered (5), stoped (1), Stroud (1409), tent (24), told (1155), tonight (250), Wincanton (642), Wind (58)
Wed 14 Oct 1891

The Balloon blown wind accent rather disappointing .
accent (1), Balloon (1), Blown (13), disappointing (2), rather (50), The (347), Wind (58)
Mon 26 Oct 1891

Rough wind damp morning.
Damp (52), morning (1314), Rough (102), Wind (58)
Wed 11 Nov 1891

The wind blew Trees St broke limbs others blew Window Boys Rooms.
blew (20), blew (20), boys (105), broke (60), limbs (3), others (707), Rooms (66), The (347), trees (115), Wind (58), Window (16)
Wed 16 Dec 1891

Reed Mr Dagg saying Wind blew trolly onto Sunday St upset milk .
blew (20), Dagg (11), Milk (1238), Onto (15), Reed (3327), saying (947), Sunday (117), trolly (1), upset (7), Wind (58)
Sat 18 Nov 1893

The wind blew Roof Pigs house Paddock road.
blew (20), House (1200), Paddock (42), Pigs (1328), Road (219), Roof (26), The (347), Wind (58)
Mon 27 Nov 1893

Men ploughing, Fnuik mended thatch wind blew Mr Stroud sent borrowed waggon haul Hay.
blew (20), borrowed (86), Fnuik (1), haul (115), hay (1122), Men (1554), mended (46), ploughing (510), sent (4043), Stroud (1409), thatch (62), Waggon (230), Wind (58)
Tue 12 Dec 1893

Very rough wind rainy .
rainy (5), Rough (102), Very (143), Wind (58)
Tue 12 Dec 1893

Wind blew tree Paddock.
blew (20), Paddock (42), tree (54), Wind (58)
Mon 12 Nov 1894

The wind blew rain torrents .
blew (20), rain (360), The (347), torrents (4), Wind (58)
Sat 29 Dec 1894

Rough wind J. Rex Mr Harrold's cwt coal, price / Per cwt.
coal (189), cwt (322), cwt (322), Harrold (171), Per (696), price (188), Rex (2123), Rough (102), Wind (58)
Sat 20 Jul 1895

We rough storm wind Sc rain.
rain (360), Rough (102), storm (30), Wind (58)
Fri 25 Sep 1896

rough wind wet morning Reed Notice Premiums becoming due against fire stock c .
against (67), becoming (3), due (87), fire (79), morning (1314), Notice (252), Premiums (2), Reed (3327), Rough (102), stock (194), wet (231), Wind (58)
Thu 8 Oct 1896

Wrote B. John St told tree wind blew Farm.
blew (20), Farm (548), John (2874), told (1155), tree (54), Wind (58), Wrote (2470)
Tue 27 Oct 1896

Saw Mr Ingham Sc told wind blown house South Town.
Blown (13), House (1200), Ingham (53), Saw (1040), South (357), told (1155), Town (532), Wind (58)
Mon 4 Jan 1897

Saw heard Mr Ingham sent , Horse cart clear timber belonged old stall wind blew .
belonged (6), blew (20), cart (151), clear (13), heard (404), horse (444), Ingham (53), old (289), Saw (1040), sent (4043), Stall (62), timber (64), Wind (58)
Wed 3 Mar 1897

Victor statement Feeding stuffs send Mr Stevens [ , saying hoped London Tuesday convenient interview, wrote Dr Wilcox, Warminster, Wrote Mr Innes telling wind blown Elm trees.
Blown (13), convenient (31), Elm (12), Feeding (77), hoped (71), Innes (82), interview (5), London (308), saying (947), send (792), statement (59), Stevens (151), stuffs (6), telling (115), trees (115), Tuesday (178), Victor (1058), Warminster (30), Wilcox (43), Wind (58), Wrote (2470), Wrote (2470)
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 16 Mar 1897

Mr Innes T. James measured Trees wind blew T J. Mr J offer per foot.
blew (20), foot (34), Innes (82), James (591), measured (67), offer (64), Per (696), trees (115), Wind (58)
Thu 18 Mar 1897

Rough wind .
Rough (102), Wind (58)
Fri 26 Mar 1897

Very rough wind today.
Rough (102), today (1127), Very (143), Wind (58)
Mon 17 May 1897

Dry east Wind blowing Calf Sparkford (Mr Payne ) sold stock.
Blowing (10), calf (367), dry (46), east (69), Payne (369), Sold (374), Sparkford (67), stock (194), Wind (58)
Sat 4 Sep 1897

The wind Rising, oat hauling.
hauling (1627), oat (25), Rising (3), The (347), Wind (58)
Mon 29 Nov 1897

round farm rough wind damaged thatch Hay Rick Last Major calved.
calved (127), Damaged (5), Farm (548), hay (1122), Last (14), Major (20), Rick (353), Rough (102), round (264), thatch (62), Wind (58)
Wed 29 Dec 1897

Very rough wind rain.
rain (360), Rough (102), Very (143), Wind (58)
Thu 24 Mar 1898

Wind blowing strongly North East Heard Sister Pollie Daughter.
Blowing (10), daughter (57), east (69), heard (404), North (146), Pollie (197), Sister (177), strongly (3), Wind (58)
Fri 25 Mar 1898

Called Mr Clarke wind drove smoke.
Called (1514), Clarke (296), drove (356), smoke (6), Wind (58)
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)
Mon 28 Nov 1898

Mr Blake agreed fat Pig week* Cold wind today rain afternoon.
afternoon (245), agreed (1355), Blake (209), cold (35), fat (530), Pig (164), rain (360), today (1127), week (405), Wind (58)
Fri 29 Dec 1899

Rough wind rain.
rain (360), Rough (102), Wind (58)
Thu 1 Feb 1900

Very cold east wind.
cold (35), east (69), Very (143), Wind (58)
Mon 14 May 1900

Rough east wind Men hauling wood wrote Tom asking gate unfastened lower road.
asking (671), east (69), Gate (403), hauling (1627), lower (22), Men (1554), Road (219), Rough (102), Tom (2187), unfastened (1), Wind (58), wood (415), Wrote (2470)
Fri 3 Aug 1900

J. R Thatching Rick yard wind rough thatch making others.
making (235), others (707), Rick (353), Rough (102), thatch (62), thatching (154), Wind (58), Yard (290)
Fri 28 Dec 1900

Reed A/c maize B F. rough wind rain.
Maize (322), rain (360), Reed (3327), Rough (102), Wind (58)
Mon 31 Dec 1900

H. Cross stay irons Roof shifting bouse bit moved rough wind days ago.
ago (45), bit (50), bouse (1), Cross (99), days (65), irons (11), moved (10), Roof (26), Rough (102), shifting (1), stay (57), Wind (58)
Sat 19 Jan 1901

rough wind stormy weather today.
Rough (102), stormy (63), today (1127), weather (34), Wind (58)
Fri 8 Mar 1901

Rough wind morning.
morning (1314), Rough (102), Wind (58)
Tue 19 Mar 1901

Cold East wind J wrote Edgar sent cheque.
cheque (1456), cold (35), east (69), Edgar (357), sent (4043), Wind (58), Wrote (2470)
Mon 2 Jun 1902

The wind broke Big limb Elm Trees Hyde yesterday morning.
Big (53), broke (60), Elm (12), Hyde (177), limb (5), morning (1314), The (347), trees (115), Wind (58), yesterday (212)
Fri 3 Oct 1902

Very cold wind today.
cold (35), today (1127), Very (143), Wind (58)
Sat 4 Oct 1902

Very cold wind.
cold (35), Very (143), Wind (58)
Tue 7 Apr 1903

Rough wind, Horses dung hauling.
Dung (719), hauling (1627), horses (243), Rough (102), Wind (58)
Tue 21 Apr 1903

Cold East wind today.
cold (35), east (69), today (1127), Wind (58)
Sat 15 Aug 1903

rough wind cold .
cold (35), Rough (102), Wind (58)
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)
Sun 13 Sep 1903

Mr Boovman preached Text moming: And south wind blew softly.
and (72), blew (20), Boovman (1), moming: (3), preached (1123), softly (1), South (357), text (953), Wind (58)
Fri 12 Feb 1904

wet early morning rough wind.
early (60), morning (1314), Rough (102), wet (231), Wind (58)

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