Reference
AU10/73/2
Title
Small bound diary kept by Catherine Smith
Date free text
1900
Production date
From: 1900 To: 1900
Scope and Content
Entries are brief.
From back to front: records going to chapel, preacher and sermon January - September 1900.
From front to back: records deaths and funerals of Mr Bloxham, Mr Walker, Miss Bessie Ellis of Flitwick, Mr Allen, and Mr Botsford; family business such as the purchase of a parakeet 16 March 1900, trips to London to see George and Mother, drive to Luton where 'Mrs Woodbridge took us over the factory at night', 'we had our black dog shot Fri June 1st', visit from Tom[?] Perry 'he brought Father some brass ornaments & Bill a tin of tobacco he had a rough voyage from India on Whit Monday the ship went half under the water'; Mr Handscomb came to do the breakfast room up Monday Aug 27th and finished it Tuesday Sept 4th. Also mentions various chapel anniversaries.
Level of description
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