Mother and I went to Newport.
The Diary of Mary Ann Denham
Wootton Bridge 1857 -1859
February 20th, 1858
Saturday 20th February 1858
February 13th, 1858
Saturday 13th February 1858
Mother and I went to Newport.
February 12th, 1858
Friday 12th February 1858
Mother went to Portsmouth, arrived home about 6 o’clock.
February 11th, 1858
Thursday 11th February 1858
Mother received a letter from Bristol. Mrs Newbury of Wootton Bridge confined with a son.
February 1st, 1858
Monday 1st February 1858
Mother and I went to Newport. In the evening it snowed.
January 30th, 1858
Saturday 30th January 1858
Mother and I went to Newport.
Mother and I went to Newport, I also went to Shide for Grandma’s interest money.
In the afternoon Julia went to Newport, she arrived home about 7 o’clock.
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.
January 18th, 1858
Monday 18th January 1858
Mother and I went to Newport. In the evening Julia and I went to Newport to the Queens Rooms. Rev. Dr. Cummings delivered a lecture on the bible. Its objection, general adaptions and chapters. The room was very much crowded. Mr. Hall from Parkhurst took the chair. Mr Ward, Mr. Smith and Mr. Froghatt and others was on the platform. The meeting closed about 9 o’clock.
January 6th, 1858
Saturday 6th January 1858
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.