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 22nd, 1858
Saturday 22nd May 1858
Whit Saturday. In the afternoon Julia walked into Newport and payed Miss Osborn for making her new dress.
May 18th, 1858
Tuesday 18th May 1858
I went to Newport. In the evening I went to Wootton Bridge spent a very pleasant evening at Mr. W. Coopers, arrived home about 10 o’clock.
May 12th, 1858
Wednesday 12th May 1858
Miss Fanny Wall and I, in our little four wheel started for Ventnor. We left home by half past 7 o’clock, we put our donkey up at the Kent Tavern. We then walked into Bonchurch, called at “Sunnyside” and saw Miss J Wall. We then walked into Shanklin, we went through the chine, and after which we dined, and then walked back into Bonchurch, drank tea at “Sunny Side”, then returned to Ventnor had “Daisy” harnessed, we came back through Godshill and Newport, home to dear Old Wootton Villa having spent a very happy day indeed.
May 11th, 1858
Tuesday 11th May 1858
I went into Newport, sold one couple of our chickens for 4 shillings. In the evening brushed the jig harness.
May 10th, 1858
Monday 10th May 1858
Julia went into Newport, to have her dress tried on.
May 8th, 1858
Saturday 8th May 1858
I went to Newport. In the afternoon Julia went to Newport.
May 6th, 1858
Thursday 6th May 1858
Thomas Pittis brought us some duck eggs from Newport, so we sat one of our hens on them. I went to Littletown Prayer Meeting.
May 5th, 1858
Wednesday 5th May 1858
I could not sleep very well, so I got up this morning by half past 4 o’clock. In the afternoon Julia walked into Newport.
May 3rd, 1858
Monday 3rd May 1858
I went to Newport.