We discovered that six of the eggs we sat the hen on was barren, so that out of the 14 eggs we have only 8 chickens, but they are very healthy sweet little creatures. We heard that Mr. John Young was married a short time back to Mrs Rawlins at Ryde, Mr. Young is nearly 74 years of age. In the evening mother arrived home from Ryde, Uncle and Aunt still very ill. A tea party at Newport Bible Christian chapel.
The Diary of Mary Ann Denham
Wootton Bridge 1857 -1859
March 1st, 1858
Monday 1st March 1858
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 27th, 1858
Saturday 27th February 1858
Weather very snowy. In the afternoon I went to Newport.
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.
February 22nd, 1858
Monday 22nd February 1858
Mother and I went to Newport, we looked at Mrs Jackman’s house on Coppins Bridge, but it was sadly out of repair.
February 21st, 1858
Sunday 21st February 1858
In the afternoon we went to Wootton Church. In the evening to St. Thomas’s Church, Newport, we had a very pleasant walk home.
February 20th, 1858
Saturday 20th February 1858
Mother and I went to Newport.
February 18th, 1858
Thursday 18th February 1858
I went to Newport on business.
February 16th, 1858
Tuesday 16th February 1858
A very fine day. Julia and I walked into Newport and heard the examination of the British school children in the Queen Rooms, we arrived home about 10 o’clock.
February 13th, 1858
Saturday 13th February 1858
Mother and I went to Newport.