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

given

Date Snippet
Sun 30 Apr 1882

Notice given Mr Young preach tomonow Miss Tyson.
given (51), Miss (918), Notice (252), preach (203), tomonow (2), Tyson (190), Young (43)
Sun 3 Sep 1882

Notice given Harvest Home Tea.
given (51), Harvest (70), Home (144), Notice (252), tea (270)
Sun 1 Oct 1882

Notice given Prayer meeting held Thursday evening / past o'clock
evening (828), given (51), held (146), meeting (967), Notice (252), past (35), prayer (120), Thursday (210)
Sun 17 Dec 1882

Stayed Mr Tyson Notice given tea meeting Wednesday Week Chapel.
Chapel (342), given (51), meeting (967), Notice (252), stayed (239), tea (270), Tyson (190), Wednesday (179), week (405)
Mon 31 May 1886

Service Song given Mr Grant Frome Wesleyan Choir.
Choir (2), Frome (614), given (51), Grant (12), Service (131), Song (5), Wesleyan (212)
Wed 15 Dec 1886

month Credit given.
Credit (2), given (51), month (56)
Sun 24 Feb 1889

Mr Hames preached Text morn Give shall given .
Give (4), given (51), Hames (53), morn (137), preached (1123), shall (123), text (953)
Sun 5 Jan 1890

Evening, Thou shah His Jesus c*\ Children Books given S. School.
books (77), c* (1), Children (136), evening (828), given (51), His (51), Jesus (65), school (673), shah (2), thou (90)
Tue 20 Jan 1891

There Soup Bread coal given today.
Bread (12), coal (189), given (51), Soup (2), There (21), today (1127)
Thu 22 Jan 1891

Tom Tea Wesleyan Chapel preaant Benson's Commentary given Mr Watts leaving neighbourhood.
Benson (1), Chapel (342), Commentary (1), given (51), leaving (62), neighbourhood (5), preaant (1), tea (270), Tom (2187), Watts (60), Wesleyan (212)
Tue 5 Jan 1892

Book Prizes given tonight Mrs Cruse.
Book (150), Cruse (17), given (51), Mrs (1554), prizes (33), tonight (250)
Tue 5 Apr 1892

Reed Uncle George saying bad sent Potatoes given seed.
bad (82), George (265), given (51), potatoes (144), Reed (3327), saying (947), seed (208), sent (4043), Uncle (62)
Mon 8 Aug 1892

Education Committee district scholarships given.
Committee (364), District (45), Education (22), given (51), scholarships (7)
Mon 8 Aug 1892

Cookery less ions decided given.
Cookery (4), decided (122), given (51), ions (1), less (31)
Sun 25 Sep 1892

Mrs James Clegg preached, text mom For God hath given unlo Spirit fear.
Clegg (78), fear (13), For (29), given (51), God (119), hath (34), James (591), mom (309), Mrs (1554), preached (1123), Spirit (25), text (953), unlo (1)
Fri 2 Dec 1892

T. Hisgrove hauled Hurdles Cricket Pitch Hyde ( Club having given ) sheep Wheat Hook Gate top Kingsettle Hill.
Club (48), Cricket (48), Gate (403), given (51), hauled (709), having (103), Hill (955), Hisgrove (299), Hook (319), Hurdles (69), Hyde (177), Kingsettle (4), Pitch (17), sheep (339), top (281), wheat (475)
Thu 15 Dec 1892

owned receipt This scholarship given Victor East Somerset Agricultural Society total value ? - - .
Agricultural (91), east (69), given (51), owned (146), receipt (518), scholarship (18), society (95), Somerset (91), This (35), Total (19), Value (17), Victor (1058)
Wed 21 Dec 1892

Traction Engine Threshing machine Threshing Wheat Wincanton agreed instruction Hedging ditching given Places Tolbury Farm, Grove Farm, North Cadbury, Saw Mr Fudge Bad cows Drenches.
agreed (1355), bad (82), Cadbury (10), cows (394), ditching (20), Drenches (17), Engine (99), Farm (548), Farm (548), Fudge (158), given (51), Grove (19), hedging (77), instruction (23), Machine (183), North (146), places (23), Saw (1040), Threshing (86), Threshing (86), Tolbury (11), Traction (2), wheat (475), Wincanton (642)
Mon 2 Jan 1893

Nellie, Walter, Albert , A, Victor, Stanley , Edgar Louie New 's tea Wesleyan Chapel stayed Lantern Lecture given Mr Tipton voyage round .
Albert (378), Chapel (342), Edgar (357), given (51), Lantern (14), lecture (136), Louie (713), Nellie (591), New (159), round (264), Stanley (703), stayed (239), tea (270), Tipton (13), Victor (1058), Voyage (4), Walter (172), Wesleyan (212)
Wed 1 Feb 1893

Had studs given bargain, price /-.
bargain (4), given (51), Had (431), price (188), studs (1)
Tue 21 Feb 1893

Reod bill Lecture given orchard March Mr Woodcock.
Bill (484), given (51), lecture (136), March (95), orchard (95), Reod (182), Woodcock (19)
Mon 6 Mar 1893

Bruton Mr Knight sent Tickets Lectures given Mr Woodcock Vegetable Fruit Culture.
Bruton (758), Culture (6), fruit (18), given (51), Knight (122), Lectures (39), sent (4043), tickets (33), Vegetable (5), Woodcock (19)
Sat 1 Jul 1893

Victor given , Drawing Religious Knowledge, box instruments Pilgrims Progress.
Box (33), drawing (3), given (51), instruments (4), Knowledge (4), Pilgrims (2), progress (3), Religious (1), Victor (1058)
Tue 20 Jul 1893

per annum, subject months Notice given either .
annum (13), Either (48), given (51), months (57), Notice (252), Per (696), subject (85)
Tue 20 Nov 1894

Sovereigns given .
given (51), Sovereigns (1)
Thu 31 Jan 1895

, A, Louie tea given Mr Mrs Stroud Wesleyan School Room attended meeting afterwards Messrs Hill's tender accepted heating Chapel.
accepted (19), afterwards (39), Attended (38), Chapel (342), given (51), heating (12), Hill (955), Louie (713), meeting (967), Messrs (1565), Mrs (1554), room (278), school (673), Stroud (1409), tea (270), Tender (14), Wesleyan (212)
Wed 20 Mar 1895

Wincanton Cheese lesson committee agreed courses lessons given miss M. J. Cajtnon H. Ashman, Mr Bail ward advertize .
advertize (2), agreed (1355), Ashman (12), Bail (16), Cajtnon (1), cheese (1666), Committee (364), courses (2), given (51), lesson (4), lessons (35), Miss (918), Ward (27), Wincanton (642)
Tue 9 Jul 1895

Mr Hoare supper presentation gold ring given Dr Nash leaving Bruton.
Bruton (758), given (51), gold (12), Hoare (155), leaving (62), Nash (32), presentation (5), Ring (13), supper (50)
Tue 10 Dec 1895

W Treasure called told Mr Wells given consent Mr Francis haul Ricks hay bought Monday Dec nd Mr Ts sale.
bought (1410), Called (1514), consent (6), Dec (78), Francis (162), given (51), haul (115), hay (1122), Monday (364), Ricks (111), Sale (282), told (1155), Treasure (959), Wells (241)
Sat 4 Jan 1896

Mr Henderson St looked leaking tube Engine send Sc plug Had Lamb die morning Ewe unwell Mr Harding's Killed We maize (whole) given ( sheep) Week.
die (61), Engine (99), Ewe (37), given (51), Had (431), Harding (371), Henderson (181), Killed (143), Lamb (82), leaking (5), looked (297), Maize (322), morning (1314), Plug (4), send (792), sheep (339), tube (2), unwell (111), week (405), whole (16)
Mon 6 Jan 1896

Mr F. E Stroud having given permission fix Wall.
fix (7), given (51), having (103), permission (13), Stroud (1409), Wall (186)
Wed 19 Feb 1896

The friends decided wire morning Mr Fennemore effect Afterward decided money collected given toward putting Brick stone Building J. Rex ploughing, pulping roots.
afterward (211), Brick (35), Building (71), collected (25), decided (122), decided (122), effect (19), Fennemore (4), friends (55), given (51), money (230), morning (1314), ploughing (510), pulping (48), putting (152), Rex (2123), Roots (28), Stone (98), The (347), toward (129), Wire (159)
Thu 12 Mar 1896

Supper given attended schools Bruton winter.
Attended (38), Bruton (758), given (51), schools (21), supper (50), Winter (172)
Mon 20 Apr 1896

Mr T. O. Bennett told heard Mr Classey Mr C given orders Boiler Kitchen.
Bennett (682), Boiler (40), Classey (11), given (51), heard (404), Kitchen (18), orders (19), told (1155)
Thu 15 Apr 1897

Stanley won United Temperance Council Silver medals Recitation given Wesleyan Chapel (First Prize).
Chapel (342), Council (146), First (9), given (51), medals (1), Prize (82), Recitation (1), Silver (10), Stanley (703), Temperance (131), United (11), Wesleyan (212), won (16)
Sat 4 Sep 1897

Schedule Prizes ( reed) given Frome AS.
Frome (614), given (51), prizes (33), Reed (3327), schedule (17)
Thu 23 Mar 1899

Hie concert given.
concert (49), given (51), Hie (10)
Mon 29 Oct 1900

Reed John Steeds saying Mr Stroud given Bruton Town Football Team Field .
Bruton (758), Field (181), Football (36), given (51), John (2874), Reed (3327), saying (947), Steeds (12), Stroud (1409), team (7), Town (532)
Sat 2 Feb 1901

, Louie miss Sinton memorial service held church address given Mr Hayward.
address (34), church (99), given (51), Hayward (37), held (146), Louie (713), Memorial (25), Miss (918), Service (131), Sinton (158)
Mon 11 Mar 1901

Reed Dairy supply asking lowest given quantity milk delivered daily coining six months.
asking (671), coining (3), daily (24), dairy (225), delivered (68), given (51), lowest (16), Milk (1238), months (57), quantity (4), Reed (3327), six (14), supply (206)
Mon 3 Jun 1901

wrote Mr A. H. Head, Divisional Offices Camberwell S. E saying knew Stanley given Notice School Board
Camberwell (3), Divisional (1), given (51), Head (53), knew (19), Notice (252), offices (4), saying (947), school (673), Stanley (703), Wrote (2470)
Tue 18 Jun 1901

She buried Stuart Many friends met Road Beautiful wreaths Flowers sent Mrs Dyne, Messrs Lockyer, Jones, F. E Stroud, T. O. Bennett, miss H. Cox others, lot respect sympathy showed given .
Beautiful (10), Bennett (682), buried (67), Cox (280), Dyne (44), flowers (19), friends (55), given (51), Jones (1185), Lockyer (140), lot (110), Many (1), Messrs (1565), met (393), Miss (918), Mrs (1554), others (707), respect (35), Road (219), sent (4043), She (77), showed (58), Stroud (1409), Stuart (59), sympathy (11), wreaths (5)
Thu 18 Jul 1901

reed Stanley cheque ?*- given Stanley's King's College Fees .
cheque (1456), College (27), fees (77), given (51), King (53), Reed (3327), Stanley (703), Stanley (703)
Sun 28 Jul 1901

Mr Jefford preached Text morn, All power given unto Heaven Earth.
All (17), Earth (3), given (51), Heaven (17), Jefford (2), morn (137), power (8), preached (1123), text (953), unto (115)
Wed 31 Jul 1901

Frome meeting SW D F. A. agreed circular sent round members ascertain milk sell deputation visit London elsewhere milk Buyers best prices given quantities report Sent cheque Mr Gane carriage milk.
agreed (1355), ascertain (1), Best (77), buyers (3), carriage (187), cheque (1456), circular (34), Deputation (10), elsewhere (9), Frome (614), Gane (6), given (51), London (308), meeting (967), members (47), Milk (1238), Milk (1238), Milk (1238), prices (114), quantities (5), report (32), round (264), sell (100), sent (4043), sent (4043), visit (35)
Mon 16 Sep 1901

Mr Little, Mr Workman Mr Gass speakers Like ? promised given toward debt incurred renovation organ c. Ethel Cousin Rhoda Holland
Cousin (105), debt (14), Ethel (37), Gass (77), given (51), incurred (1), Like (3), Little (124), Organ (12), promised (658), Renovation (3), Rhoda (61), speakers (4), toward (129), workman (70)
Tue 10 Jun 1902

We Calves Burrowfieid given Mr H. Waiwin bought Calves tomorrow.
bought (1410), Burrowfieid (8), calves (455), calves (455), given (51), tomorrow (666), Waiwin (35)
Mon 21 Jul 1902

J. Attwood Bagborough, major Sherstorfs, , load Mangel given .
Attwood (81), Bagborough (10), given (51), load (292), Major (20), mangel (528), Sherstorfs (1)
Sat 18 Oct 1902

Mrs Jessie White paid /- A/c Edward White's cottage rent Mr Joseph Burfitts promise pay Mrs Cannon /- per week rent notice given contrary.
Burfitts (3), Cannon (97), contrary (2), Cottage (95), Edward (90), given (51), Jessie (7), Joseph (333), Mrs (1554), Mrs (1554), Notice (252), paid (1944), pay (274), Per (696), promise (15), rent (270), rent (270), week (405), White (580), White (580)
Mon 27 Apr 1903

Signed Form Application Willie scholarship given Somerset County Council.
application (14), Council (146), County (30), Form (28), given (51), scholarship (18), signed (131), Somerset (91), Willie (383)
Sat 7 Nov 1903

Afterward Mr Jelly wishes wished W carried The latter consisted presents given nephews neices Louie, Miss Davis, miss Coombs c. She buried mothers grave, Bruham Churchyard.
afterward (211), Bruham (767), buried (67), carried (34), Churchyard (27), consisted (1), Coombs (210), Davis (26), given (51), Grave (21), Jelly (5), latter (45), Louie (713), Miss (918), Miss (918), mothers (26), neices (1), Nephews (2), presents (3), She (77), The (347), wished (56), wishes (7)

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