We took the bed furniture down, in the evening I and Miss Alford went to Woodhouse, I arrived home about 9 o’clock. Mrs. ? was confined yesterday with a son.
The Diary of Mary Ann Denham
Wootton Bridge 1857 -1859
May 11th, 1857
Monday 11th May 1857
May 10th, 1857
Sunday 10th May 1857
Mr George Coopers birthday, I went to church Mr Scot has preached at Wootton 2 years today. In 1856 the sacrament was administrated 6 times. There was 190 communicants this year, it was administrated 8 times and 226 communicants . Mr Scots text was from the 16th verse of the second chapter of Corinthians “Who is sufficient for these things”.
In the afternoon drank tea at Balams Farm, after tea Mrs Alford, Miss Alford, Nora and I went for a long walk, we called on Mrs H. Williams. I arrived home about quarter to 9 o’clock. Julia had gone part of the way home with Cousin William.
May 3rd, 1857
Sunday 3rd May 1857
We went to church in the afternoon. Miss Alford drank tea with us.
In the evening we to chapel.
April 19th, 1857
Sunday 19th April 1857
Julia went to Wootton church.
In the afternoon Mr.G.C called in to see us as he was going to Combley Farm. I went to Wootton church.
In the evening Julia and Miss Alford went to Wootton church, Captain Brown preached. Miss S. Brading, Miss J. Brading and Miss Lydia Cooper came as far as our house with them, after resting a short time, I and Julia went home with Miss Alford. About half passed 9 o’clock Mr.G.C, called on his return from Combley Farm.
April 12th, 1857
Sunday 12th April 1857
William came to see grandma, Miss Alford and Miss Wall drank tea with us, William returned home about 7 o’clock.
April 11th, 1857
Saturday 11th April 1857
I and Annie went to Newport in the afternoon. Miss Alford came for Julia to go to a tea party, they spent a very pleasant evening and arrived home about half past 9 o’clock.
Lady Holmes was buried.
April 10th, 1857
Wednesday 1st April 1857
Mr.W.Lowe left Wootton, Miss Alford drank tea with us.
February 22nd, 1857
Sunday 22nd February 1857
Miss Alford drank tea with us.
In the evening we all went to the chapel.