The Diary of Mary Ann Denham

Wootton Bridge 1857 -1859
December 19th, 1857

Saturday 19th December 2012

I and Mother went to Newport

December 17th, 1857

Thursday 17th December 1857

I went to Newport this afternoon.

Mother gave Julia a volume entitled The Lorn Cupboard.

December 15th, 1857

Tuesday 15th December 1857

Mr W.L. sent us a program of Newport Amateur Drama Performances, for tomorrow evening.

December 12th, 1857

Saturday 12th December 1857

Mother and I went to Newport, I had a tooth extracted.

In the afternoon Julia walked into Newport.

In the evening I went and met her.

December 11th, 1857

Friday 11th December 1857

I went to Newport.

December 8th, 1857

Tuesday 8th December 1857

I went to Newport.

December 5th, 1857

Saturday 5th December 1857

I and Mother went to Newport.

Mrs A Pike confined with a son.

In the afternoon Julia walked into town.

In the evening I walked as far as Mr Munns factory.  Miss Jane Rolf and Mr J.C.L. was with her. They came far as Staplers with us, when they returned to town and we finished our journey homewards alone, we arrived home by 8 o’clock.

December 2nd, 1857

Wednesday 2nd December 1857

I copied a sketch of Wootton Bridge in 1834 drawn by Mr Bearman.

Julia went to Newport.

In the evening we went for a walk.

December 1st, 1857

Tuesday 1st December 1857

Mother and I went to Newport.

November 30th, 1857

Monday 30th November 1857

Julia and I went to Newport.

Mr. Snooke put a new shoe on Daisy’s foot.