In the afternoon Miss Wall and I walked into Newport heard Mr Procter of Nodehill Chapel preach a very excellent sermon in the circus. After tea we walked to Carisbrooke Mr. Mathews showed us all over the new cemetery, after resting for a short while we returned home. Cousin William and Mr Krother drank tea with Grandma, then they walked into Newport Church.
The Diary of Mary Ann Denham
Wootton Bridge 1857 -1859
May 23rd, 1858
Sunday 23rd May 1858
May 4th, 1858
Tuesday 4th May 1858
About half past 1 o’clock, I left Wootton Villa for Ryde. I called and saw Mrs Tharle and also Mrs Cooper. Mr G.C. and I walked from Wootton Bridge to Ryde together, I went and saw Cousin William who informed me that last Sunday Mrs Dennis presented him with another little daughter. I called at Mr. Lake’s and payed (sic) him for the beer, I then called and saw Uncle and Aunt, after which I proceeded to the service at the Victoria Rooms. I am too lazy to write all the particulars so it must suffice the reader to know that I spent a very particular pleasant evening, but being rather later than Grandma expected she was quite fatigued in sitting up for me. Mr.G.C. saw me safe home for which I was exceedingly grateful.
March 28th, 1858
Sunday 28th March 1858
Palm Sunday, Julia went to Wootton Church. In the afternoon Mr.G.C. and I went to Ryde, we went through Quarr it was a beautiful walk.
I drank tea at Uncles about half past 6 o’clock, I went to Cousins William’s. The dear little girls sang very prettily about 8. Mr, Thrower, Cousin and I went and saw the national school rooms, it was a beautiful piece of building, we again returned to William’s about quarter to 9 o’clock. Mr. G.C. called in, we had some refreshments, after which Mr.G.C. kindly escorted me home to dear old Wootton Villa, it was a delightful moon light night, and I enjoyed my jaunt very much indeed.
Note;- March 23rd The brown hen hatched 5 chickens.
March 21st, 1858
Sunday 21st March 1858
I went to Wootton Church in the morning and afternoon. In the evening Julia went for a walk, Cousin William and Mrs? called to see us. We spent a very pleasant evening.
February 28th, 1858
Sunday 28th February 1858
I went to Wootton Church, saw Miss Ann Cooper. In the afternoon Cousin William and Mr. Trotter drank tea with us, after tea Cousin William and his friend, and Julia went into Newport church. They arrived home about 9 o’clock.
February 25th, 1858
Thursday 25th February 1858
Mother received a letter from Fareham, Uncle Thomas also sent for Mother to come to Ryde as Aunt was very ill. In the afternoon I drove Mother in the donkey cart to Ryde, I called and saw Cousin William and family, they were all quite well but I am sorry to say Uncle and Aunt were both very ill, I arrived home about 5 o’clock. I then went into Newport for some bread. About half past 8 o’clock Mr.G.C. called to see us , we spent a very pleasant evening.
January 20th, 1858
Wednesday 20th January 1858
Mother and Julia went to Ryde, they went and saw Miss Harriet Sherwood, Cousin William Uncle and Aunt and arrived home to Wootton Villa about 7 o’clock. I finished my crochet window blind.
August 22nd, 1857
Saturday 22nd August 1857
Cousin William sent us an invitation to spend the day at Ryde on Monday next, it being the aniversary of the “Odd Fellows” club dinner.
June 1st, 1857
Sundat 14th June 1857
Cousin William drank tea with us. After tea Julia and I went to Ryde with William. Arrived home about 1/4 to ten o’clock.