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Z629/20
Title
Diary (sent to Thomas Turner)
Booth given them a hare - killed 20 yesterday and today. 1 October 1844
John Church will leave writer's service (tomorrow Michaelmas Day)
Others of the Men and Boys will next day either go visiting, or to work for themselves, or to Bedford Fair 8 October 1844
Hannah Farrer got 1/3rd of a prize for long service (10 years) with writer scolded her Beau's friends. Turners had helped buy him out of soldiering, won't pay them and won't marry Hannah.
Several neighbours ill of scarlet fever
"Our Parson has a host of men at work at the Church. The new window on the west end of the south side (of) the Church which the Parish some years ago shabbily put in, his Reverance has pulled out and properly restored at his own expense - the ceiling he has painted and ornamented and new gilt the candlesticks - the Chancel is to be beautified and perhaps a High Altar built" - "the man is a busy little body - means well yet knows little more of genuine Christianity than I do of Latin".
Lately been appointed County Magistrate 'but he is not the only fool in power' [The Reverend Charles Colyear Beaty Pownell]
Purchased blue ink - larger fair than for some years, had dinner at New Inn, gave Bill the ploughman lunch 12 October 1844
Wedding of Thomas Eyles's daughter to Luke Pickerings son - 'Poor and a good Baker' lived with successor Mr Newell 14 October 1844
Writer's 55th Birthday. 16 October 1844
Writer went to Pavenham with Tom Odell to Missionary Sermon. He stayed for missionary meeting in the evening. (Preacher a thatcher) rode home with Mr Ward (Vicar of Felmersham) who had been passing by accident
Father paid Vicar the rent for Almshouse land boycotting missionary meeting in John Balls new warehouse
Vicar's tract made it too narrow and sectarian (one speaker condemning dissent) 22 October 1844
death of Beall of Park Farm, Bletsoe 23 October 1844
began little school at the Chapel 25 October 1844
helping father with Turnpike Trustee's new regulations 26 October 1844
Instructed youths at Chapel Sam Bennett preached at Radwell 27 October 1844
Mentions unemployment 3 November 1844
Jack Odell leading scholar in the singing, also with clarionette row with father; Parson's Guy Fawkes Celebrations - lists unemployed. 5 November 1844
Clothing Club - well managed by Mr Pownall
details of difficulties of farming - times are bad 8 November 1844
Phil Woodham badly burnt after a fit, ordered to Infirmary by Mr Hurst (died 20 Nov) 15 November 1844
father ill 16 November 1844
too poorly to go Bedford St Leonard's Fair 18 November 1844 Father out on roads
36 poor people after allotments in Church Lane Close (father pro) 20 November 1844
Father very poorly, cut thumb swelling
account of death of father 27 November 1844
will try and keep on farm (if brother does not want to take out his share).
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Oct-Nov 1844
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From: 1844 To: 1844
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