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

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Date Snippet
Tue 2 May 1882

John told heard Stouiton morning Frank commenced cutting stuff hedge forest.
commenced (69), cutting (421), forest (147), Frank (462), heard (404), hedge (120), John (2874), morning (1314), Stouiton (2), stuff (71), told (1155)
Mon 8 May 1882

P. Weston commenced Hat Trussing.
commenced (69), Hat (19), Trussing (11), Weston (75)
Tue 9 May 1882

Commenced Tithe Collecting, agreed haul load Baric Frome Mr Hugh Cannon.
agreed (1355), Baric (11), Cannon (97), collecting (112), commenced (69), Frome (614), haul (115), Hugh (50), load (292), Tithe (626)
Thu 25 May 1882

Fred White commenced Painting, hole Grate prevent Smoking decided Grate farther.
commenced (69), decided (122), farther (3), Fred (117), Grate (11), Grate (11), hole (53), Painting (16), prevent (3), Smoking (6), White (580)
Fri 26 May 1882

Fred White afternoon commenced papering living room.
afternoon (245), commenced (69), Fred (117), living (21), papering (10), room (278), White (580)
Thu 1 Jun 1882

Mother commenced mowing Long Ground today.
commenced (69), Ground (382), Long (13), Mother (176), Mowing (493), today (1127)
Mon 12 Jun 1882

Commenced mowing Forest machine (Gravley Piece).
commenced (69), forest (147), Gravley (1), Machine (183), Mowing (493), Piece (91)
Mon 12 Jun 1882

Mr P. Hill Bruton commenced repairing renovating Chapel today.
Bruton (758), Chapel (342), commenced (69), Hill (955), renovating (7), repairing (37), today (1127)
Fri 16 Jun 1882

Jones horse commenced hay hauling begun Rick forest.
begun (28), commenced (69), forest (147), hauling (1627), hay (1122), horse (444), Jones (1185), Rick (353)
Thu 22 Jun 1882

Henry White commenced spar making.
commenced (69), Henry (311), making (235), spar (15), White (580)
Fri 30 Jun 1882

Commenced rd Rick shall Crawley Piece Forest .
commenced (69), Crawley (16), forest (147), Piece (91), Rick (353), shall (123)
Sat 1 Jul 1882

Commenced mowing Slibbs.
commenced (69), Mowing (493), Slibbs (1)
Sun 9 Jul 1882

Mr W. Hannam preached B. L. Commenced Sunday School Chapel.
Chapel (342), commenced (69), Hannam (150), preached (1123), school (673), Sunday (117)
Wed 12 Jul 1882

Hay making, loads commenced Rick Rick Yard.
commenced (69), hay (1122), loads (143), making (235), Rick (353), Rick (353), Yard (290)
Tue 18 Jul 1882

Went haymaking dry commenced Rick Stubbs.
commenced (69), dry (46), Haymaking (78), Rick (353), Stubbs (17), Went (826)
Thu 20 Jul 1882

Commenced mowing Parfitts Mead machine.
commenced (69), Machine (183), mead (126), Mowing (493), Parfitts (11)
Sat 22 Jul 1882

Commenced mowing Tufls Grass Pigsty Mead.
commenced (69), grass (196), mead (126), Mowing (493), Pigsty (3), Tufls (1)
Fri 28 Jul 1882

Commenced mowing m Bowdens raked Raking Parfitts Mead
Bowdens (29), commenced (69), Mowing (493), Parfitts (11), Raked (6), Raking (32)
Thu 10 Aug 1882

Commenced Rick Thomey Coppice.
commenced (69), Coppice (29), Rick (353), Thomey (11)
Sat 12 Aug 1882

Commenced Hay Rick Wet Ground cleaned Way Ground Thunder lightning rain.
Cleaned (78), commenced (69), Ground (382), Ground (382), hay (1122), lightning (13), rain (360), Rick (353), thunder (15), Way (13), wet (231)
Tue 15 Aug 1882

Sent horses Mr Moon's shoed B. Joseph , B. L. Saw P. Weston commenced mowing corner Kingswood.
commenced (69), Corner (40), horses (243), Joseph (333), Kingswood (11), Moon (85), Mowing (493), Saw (1040), sent (4043), shoed (44), Weston (75)
Thu 31 Aug 1882

Herbert commenced Mowing rather Skixning Forest Mead Rain .
commenced (69), forest (147), Herbert (74), mead (126), Mowing (493), rain (360), rather (50), Skixning (1)
Fri 15 Sep 1882

Finished mowing Rough Ground commenced mowing Home piece Forest machine.
commenced (69), Finished (341), forest (147), Ground (382), Home (144), Machine (183), Mowing (493), Mowing (493), Piece (91), Rough (102)
Sat 16 Sep 1882

Done Rick Way Ground B. John bought cart Johnnie Change tonight Commenced hay Rick Home Piece forest Fine week, Pharoah B. House morning.
bought (1410), cart (151), Change (17), commenced (69), done (281), Fine (182), forest (147), Ground (382), hay (1122), Home (144), House (1200), John (2874), Johnnie (16), morning (1314), Pharoah (4), Piece (91), Rick (353), Rick (353), tonight (250), Way (13), week (405)
Fri 22 Sep 1882

Made staddie commenced nd Rick Forest Home Piece.
commenced (69), forest (147), Home (144), Made (79), Piece (91), Rick (353), staddie (4)
Thu 28 Sep 1882

B. John cheque ? - H W. ClifL Thatched Rick Forest Mead commenced forest Nellie , .
cheque (1456), ClifL (4), commenced (69), forest (147), forest (147), John (2874), mead (126), Nellie (591), Rick (353), Thatched (43)
Sat 30 Sep 1882

U. Gould commenced cutting stuff today.
commenced (69), cutting (421), Gould (103), stuff (71), today (1127)
Fri 6 Oct 1882

Commenced mowing higher piece forest machine.
commenced (69), forest (147), Higher (28), Machine (183), Mowing (493), Piece (91)
Mon 13 Nov 1882

Commenced tying Mr Hairold's Hay.
commenced (69), Hairold (14), hay (1122), tying (12)
Tue 21 Nov 1882

B. John commenced trussing Hay London.
commenced (69), hay (1122), John (2874), London (308), Trussing (11)
Mon 27 Nov 1882

P. Weston commenced cutting BJohn's Hay.
BJohn (556), commenced (69), cutting (421), hay (1122), Weston (75)
Wed 6 Dec 1882

P. Weston commenced trussing healed Hay.
commenced (69), hay (1122), healed (3), Trussing (11), Weston (75)
Mon 19 Mar 1883

Elya Bald) commenced ground dressing.
Bald (2), commenced (69), dressing (17), Elya (1), Ground (382)
Fri 13 Apr 1883

) commenced hauling dung yard.
commenced (69), Dung (719), hauling (1627), Yard (290)
Sun 8 Jul 1883

The evening Service commenced half Past continued Sunday September.
commenced (69), continued (5), evening (828), half (161), past (35), September (12), Service (131), Sunday (117), The (347)
Mon 13 Aug 1883

Cleaned Stibbs Parfrtts mead commenced hay hauling ten acres.
Acres (100), Cleaned (78), commenced (69), hauling (1627), hay (1122), mead (126), Parfrtts (2), Stibbs (10), Ten (26)
Wed 15 Aug 1883

Thomas White commenced mowing Kingswood corner.
commenced (69), Corner (40), Kingswood (11), Mowing (493), Thomas (223), White (580)
Mon 20 Aug 1883

Commenced Hay hauling Thomey Coppice.
commenced (69), Coppice (29), hauling (1627), hay (1122), Thomey (11)
Mon 24 Sep 1883

Commenced doing Cheese.
cheese (1666), commenced (69), doing (146)
Mon 3 Mar 1884

Commenced cheese making today.
cheese (1666), commenced (69), making (235), today (1127)
Mon 17 Mar 1884

Frank commenced Brick hauling building; Cole Station.
Brick (35), building; (1), Cole (150), commenced (69), Frank (462), hauling (1627), Station (860)
Fri 21 Mar 1884

Frank commenced stone hauling Cards Farm.
cards (64), commenced (69), Farm (548), Frank (462), hauling (1627), Stone (98)
Mon 21 Apr 1884

Mr Obome's ft commenced digging foundations Stalls.
commenced (69), digging (25), foundations (4), Obome (47), stalls (39)
Thu 24 Apr 1884

Mr Obome's commenced Building ftc.
Building (71), commenced (69), ftc (833), Obome (47)
Mon 23 Jun 1884

Commenced mowing Wet grownd.
commenced (69), grownd (1), Mowing (493), wet (231)
Tue 22 Jul 1884

Commenced mowing Crawley forest doing Cheese.
cheese (1666), commenced (69), Crawley (16), doing (146), forest (147), Mowing (493)
Thu 15 Jul 1886

Commenced Hay hauling Crawley Forest.
commenced (69), Crawley (16), forest (147), hauling (1627), hay (1122)
Tue 12 Oct 1886

Abo commenced making Poor Rates.
Abo (1), commenced (69), making (235), Poor (191), Rates (137)
Mon 16 Sep 1889

Threshing Wheat commenced Vetches.
commenced (69), Threshing (86), Vetches (43), wheat (475)
Wed 19 Feb 1890

Commenced writing Paper Cowper.
commenced (69), Cowper (4), Paper (133), writing (12)
Wed 3 Sep 1890

Men commenced turning Hay Rick .
commenced (69), hay (1122), Men (1554), Rick (353), turning (94)
Thu 17 Dec 1891

J. Rex Threshing machine St Messrs Jennings Read sent We commenced Wheat threshing.
commenced (69), Jennings (10), Machine (183), Messrs (1565), Read (279), Rex (2123), sent (4043), Threshing (86), Threshing (86), wheat (475)
Thu 4 Feb 1892

T. Hisgrove commenced hauling stones top Hill Coal House.
coal (189), commenced (69), hauling (1627), Hill (955), Hisgrove (299), House (1200), stones (170), top (281)
Wed 20 Apr 1892

J. Rex hauled Waggon load salt Mr Harrokfc Burryfield S. Grey commenced throwing wont Mr S. Harding Veal Hook Gate Holland B. Lodge.
Burryfield (25), commenced (69), Gate (403), Grey (123), Harding (371), Harrokfc (1), hauled (709), Holland (215), Hook (319), load (292), Lodge (793), Rex (2123), Salt (35), throwing (76), veal (18), Waggon (230), wont (3)
Tue 31 May 1892

Commenced sawing Fire Wood J. Rex Frome bark.
Bark (75), commenced (69), fire (79), Frome (614), Rex (2123), sawing (22), wood (415)
Wed 9 Nov 1892

We commenced send milk regularly tonight
commenced (69), Milk (1238), regularly (11), send (792)
Wed 8 Nov 1893

St met Misses Benjafield Williams, teachers Butter making School, commenced Assembly Rooms.
Assembly (49), Benjafield (12), butter (201), commenced (69), making (235), met (393), Misses (39), Rooms (66), school (673), Teachers (10), Williams (32)
Thu 24 Oct 1895

Mr Clarke's building wall Town meeting Wesleyan School Room suggested ? shares taken arranged Sc Building school Room commenced .
arranged (18), Building (71), Building (71), Clarke (296), commenced (69), meeting (967), room (278), room (278), school (673), school (673), Shares (9), suggested (7), taken (56), Town (532), Wall (186), Wesleyan (212)
Wed 18 Mar 1896

Mr (ones St Sc Cogley Cottage Sc repair Cogley Wood J Candy F Field commenced Hedge.
Candy (156), Cogley (324), Cogley (324), commenced (69), Cottage (95), Field (181), hedge (120), ones (48), Repair (31), wood (415)
Sat 24 Oct 1896

Commenced putting House Bam.
Bam (58), commenced (69), House (1200), putting (152)
Fri 2 Apr 1897

Miss Eastment commenced Cheesemaking today.
cheesemaking (11), commenced (69), Eastment (25), Miss (918), today (1127)
Wed 26 Oct 1898

We Hay feed sale commenced.
commenced (69), feed (53), hay (1122), Sale (282)
Sun 22 Jan 1899

The Lady Evangelists commenced mission New Wesleyan School Room today, subject Ephiam, Hosea! Evening subject, Cain Abel.
Abel (1), Cain (2), commenced (69), Ephiam (1), Evangelists (1), evening (828), Hosea! (1), Lady (73), mission (13), New (159), room (278), school (673), subject (85), subject (85), The (347), today (1127), Wesleyan (212)
Mon 26 Nov 1900

We Threshing Tackle order Elevator commenced Threshing Beans.
Beans (230), commenced (69), Elevator (16), order (100), Tackle (38), Threshing (86), Threshing (86)
Mon 7 Jan 1901

Men dung hauling Hyde Heap commenced Mr Reed's Horses () J. Attwood helped Threshing Tackle Stoney Stoke, Mrs Downs.
Attwood (81), commenced (69), Downs (9), Dung (719), hauling (1627), heap (58), helped (265), horses (243), Hyde (177), Men (1554), Mrs (1554), Reed (3327), Stoke (13), Stoney (6), Tackle (38), Threshing (86)
Fri 4 Oct 1901

Beit Jackson Cole Wincanton Willies holidays commenced afternoon.
afternoon (245), Beit (4), Cole (150), commenced (69), holidays (7), Jackson (124), Willies (2), Wincanton (642)
Thu 4 Sep 1902

Commenced wheat hauling Burrowfield Mr E. Hill bought Cheese loaded Truck Station.
bought (1410), Burrowfield (217), cheese (1666), commenced (69), hauling (1627), Hill (955), Loaded (49), Station (860), truck (140), wheat (475)
Thu 6 Aug 1903

Sent machine oil W. C. J. Rex Baker commenced mowing Home ground.
Baker (329), commenced (69), Ground (382), Home (144), Machine (183), Mowing (493), oil (51), Rex (2123), sent (4043)
Wed 10 Feb 1904

Heard war Japan Russia commenced Monday
commenced (69), heard (404), Japan (1), Russia (2), War (3)

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