Julia and I went to Wootton Church – In the evening we went to St Thomas’s Church in Newport. Mr. Connor a very instructive sermon about Paul and his conversion; we arrived home about 9 o’clock.
The Diary of Mary Ann Denham
Wootton Bridge 1857 -1859Archive for January, 1858
Julia and I went to Newport. Miss Jane returned from Compton.
Miss Fanny Wall* drank tea with us. *Daughter of Phillip Wall of Woodhouse aged 20.
I did a little fancy work. In the evening Mr. G. C, Mrs T. and Mr. J. G. G went to Rookley.
Julia and I went to Wootton Church, Mr. Scott preached from the 26th verse of the 32nd Chapter of Deuteronomy. In the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Tharle and Mr. George Cooper went to Rookley. Mr. A. Cooper’s little son was christened this afternoon. In the evening Julia and I went to Littletown Chapel, Mr. Moody […]
Mother and I went to Newport, it was a very wet and unpleasant ride. Mother went to the supervisors office, she arrived home about 4 o’clock.
I and Julia with Mr and Mrs Moore went to Wootton Church. In the afternoon I read. In the evening as no friend called in to see us we retired to rest about 1/2 past 9 o’clock.
Mother and I went to Newport. Miss Ann Cooper left Wootton Bridge to go to Mrs. Yards to live as under house maid if I am not mistaken. On our return home from Newport I gathered a bunch of blackberries – Miss Matilda Shute departed this life today nearly suddenly, she was staying with Mr […]
1858 January Day of Circumsision I went to Wootton Church Mr. Scot preached from the 90th Psalm and 12 verse. I spent a very happy day.