X928/1/3/3/7

Book of Expenses, with other notes. Index at front. Lots of pages torn out.

1932-33

From: 1932 To: 1933

Includes: servants wages, pickled eggs and potatoes, comings and goings of family and friends, illness, deaths, race meetings, furniture and repairs, glass, china and hardware, coal and anthracite. Nick's wife Elf is referred to. p11 Marigo Argenti died of pneumonia 16/2/32. Emanuel Bodocauadu [?] died 14/2/32. p13 Constantine Vassiliadi died suddenly 28th Feb heart. p26 Cornish died 21st My 1932. p28 'We were all 4 away from 31st to 4th June afternoon.' p92 '12th Aug 1 case syphons new shop Turvey pd 17 Aug' p94 Cricket match 103 total people on 26th Aug' p95 'also Alms House on 28th. p97 'All almshouse people came 28th & had tea & conjurer. We were over 50 people.' p98 'Anne went cub hunting for the 1st time 29th Aug 2nd time 7th Sept...Anne's Pony Club Gymkhnana 6th Sept won 1st prize balloon race, 2nd prize ball and bucket race.' p108 'Elf left for India 14th Nov' p110 Alexandra Marchetti died 2nd Dec. p172 'All through 1932 (1st year electric fires) not a signle coal fire in nurseries & very few in sp rooms.' p173 'Considering this is the first year we had electric fires this [£64.4.3 for anthracite] is enormous'.

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family papers, household accounts, coal, electricity, shops, TURVEY, DEATH, almshouses, cricket, hunting, horse racing