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

laid

Date Snippet
Mon 2 Oct 1882

Mr Sharp, brother, Frank, Mr Maundrell, Jefferies, Batten, / past Uriah Gould Went forest Frank Dead laid upon belly doing.
Batten (7), belly (3), Brother (200), dead (118), doing (146), forest (147), Frank (462), Frank (462), Gould (103), Jefferies (78), laid (17), Maundrell (11), past (35), Sharp (48), upon (64), Uriah (5), Went (826)
Wed 6 Aug 1890

Cleaned Rakings Down Tunn ground hay turning c. J. Rex finished mowing grass Laid mowing.
Cleaned (78), Down (124), Finished (341), grass (196), Ground (382), hay (1122), laid (17), Mowing (493), Mowing (493), Rakings (43), Rex (2123), Tunn (2), turning (94)
Tue 24 Mar 1891

Mr Barber St laid breakfast Mr S. Peach, Misses Peach, Mr John Hoddinott c .
Barber (94), breakfast (35), Hoddinott (28), John (2874), laid (17), Misses (39), Peach (300), Peach (300)
Fri 8 Jan 1892

B. Joseph, Hedley Jacob laid Influenza.
Hedley (112), Influenza (2), Jacob (66), Joseph (333), laid (17)
Fri 1 Apr 1892

BJohn oiler Haven Farm ? - - condition ? laid repairs according Mr T. O. Bennett's wish, agreed pay rate per cent per annum.
according (6), agreed (1355), annum (13), Bennett (682), BJohn (556), cent (5), condition (21), Farm (548), Haven (19), laid (17), oiler (1), pay (274), Per (696), Per (696), Rate (87), repairs (45), wish (2)
Fri 16 Jun 1893

Turned cows Hyde St Walfords laid Mowing since March, owing wonderful dry weather sufficient mow anything crop, cwt acre hay: everything Pastures burning .
acre (26), anything (14), Burning (28), cows (394), crop (13), cwt (322), dry (46), everything (5), hay: (1), Hyde (177), laid (17), March (95), mow (6), Mowing (493), owing (27), Pastures (17), since (21), sufficient (4), Turned (174), Walfords (33), weather (34), Wonderful (5)
Sun 20 May 1894

Text mom, Jeremiah dungeon deliverance therefrom laid stress upon deliverance.
deliverance (3), deliverance (3), dungeon (1), Jeremiah (6), laid (17), mom (309), stress (1), text (953), therefrom (16), upon (64)
Tue 14 Aug 1894

We, A Mr Pither's order floor cloth tomorrow laid .
Cloth (24), floor (35), laid (17), order (100), Pither (34), tomorrow (666)
Wed 15 Aug 1894

Mr Pither's laid Floor Cloth stairs brought mats, Fire Place grate screen.
brought (899), Cloth (24), fire (79), floor (35), Grate (11), laid (17), mats (2), Pither (34), Place (13), screen (3), stairs (12)
Thu 13 Sep 1894

J. Rex finished mowing grass laid .
Finished (341), grass (196), laid (17), Mowing (493), Rex (2123)
Sun 9 Jun 1895

Mr Parker preached text mom, fought fight Hensforth laid '.
fight (5), fought (5), Hensforth (1), laid (17), mom (309), Parker (52), preached (1123), text (953)
Mon 4 May 1896

Tom Sparkford gave cheque Bank wrote Mr Dyke told hedge laid winter road South Town.
Bank (1010), cheque (1456), Dyke (23), Gave (523), hedge (120), laid (17), Road (219), South (357), Sparkford (67), told (1155), Tom (2187), Town (532), Winter (172), Wrote (2470)
Thu 17 Jun 1897

Sir Henry kindly consented site Reservior site Collecting Chamber , Sir Henry tenants, agreed trench filled Cooks Farm Holland, Hook Gate, Charlcroft Farms Pipes laid .
agreed (1355), Chamber (8), Charlcroft (1), collecting (112), consented (6), Cooks (43), Farm (548), Farms (22), Filled (27), Gate (403), Henry (311), Henry (311), Holland (215), Hook (319), kindly (13), laid (17), pipes (97), Reservior (2), Sir (230), Sir (230), site (39), site (39), Tenants (7), trench (2)
Sat 19 Feb 1898

Stanley measured hedge A. His grove laid Stanley South Town Bank.
Bank (1010), Grove (19), hedge (120), His (51), laid (17), measured (67), South (357), Stanley (703), Stanley (703), Town (532)
Sun 3 Jul 1898

Mr Turner preached text morning, He spared son delivered shall freely ?- Even, And lingered angels laid hold Sc hands daughters wife.
and (72), angels (7), daughters (6), delivered (68), Even (208), freely (3), Hands (19), hold (42), laid (17), lingered (2), morning (1314), preached (1123), shall (123), son (269), spared (2), text (953), Turner (30), Wife (151)
Mon 1 Sep 1902

Some cutting laid wheat Burrowfieid.
Burrowfieid (8), cutting (421), laid (17), Some (60), wheat (475)
Fri 23 Jan 1903

Cow, Button laid calf evening killed .
Button (16), calf (367), cow (461), evening (828), Killed (143), laid (17)

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