The anniversary of Wootton Parsonage Sunday School. In the evening I took the dear little children home to Ryde. Mrs A. Dennis and Uncle was gone to Ventnor to bring Aunt home in a pony gig.
The Diary of Mary Ann Denham
Wootton Bridge 1857 -1859
August 12th, 1858
Thursday 12th August 1858
July 20th, 1858
Tuesday 20th July 1858
Aunt Ann went to Ventnor.
June 28th, 1858
Monday 28th June 1858
General holiday – I went to Newport had a very pleasant ride in the donkey gig. There was a pleasure seeking party went from Wootton Bridge to Sandown. Julia was invited to join them but owing to a prior engagement she was obliged to decline. Mr. Pittis drove one party in Mr. Pophams waggon to a tea party at Ventnor, and some of our Littletown friends went to Gunville Bazaars. There was also a tea party in Carisbrooke Castle and another at Wootton Farm, so we were quite gay by seeing others out pleasure seeking. Fareham Asylum folks had a gypsy party on Portsdown Hill.
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.
November 7th, 1857
Saturday 7th November 1857
Mother went to Ryde, I to Newport in the evening we received a note from Mother stating that Aunt Ann was very poorly and that uncle wished her to stay at Ryde for a few days.
Fanny Wall went to Bonchurch to see her sister, Mr Robert Cooper went to Ventnor, at least I heard so.