Monday 8 September 2014

Transcription of John Richard Stubbs' diary for 1859

Written in the same diary as 1858

Saturday January 1
To office.  At night walked with Steele to H.E. Clark’s to tea (the last time as a bachelor) as he is to be married on Wednesday.  Jacob Smith & Thos Lund were there    played cards.  Steele was called away   I got home a little before 12

Sunday January 2
Twice to BB Church   Joe spent the day with us   Sarah was in York.  He & I walked to Kirby Hill Church in the afternoon.  LW Sedgwicks child was christened in the evening

Monday January 3
To office.  A Noon Had a walk with Capes   At Night went with Miss Stott, Steele & EC Clark in Stotts phaeton to Clarks of Minskip to tea   Miss Calder   The Misses Appleton & Miss McCleod were there   Had a good dance   John Clark drove the Sedgwicks & Alice & Lizzy & me home   got home about 12

Tuesday January 4
To office   At Noon rode Joes mare to Sugar Hills near Givendale to see some coursing  Had some pretty fair sport   At Night was about home

Wednesday January 5
To office  At Night went to Capes’s   stayed supper

Thursday January 6
To office   Spent the evening at Joes

Friday January 7
To office   At Night went to supper at Mrs Parkers at Langthorp   played Bagatelle
Saturday January 8
To office   At Night about home

Sunday January 9
Twice to BB Church.  Kept House in the afternoon.  Supped with Charlesworth at Bainbridges

Monday January 10
To office.  At Noon walked to Aldbro to order some rose trees for Mrs Workman   In the afternoon Drove Mrs Hutchinson (who was staying at Uncles) & Dora in Uncles Dog Cart to Skelton  called at the Squires & from there to Dishforth to call at Mrs Richardsons.  At Night went to Joes.  Had tea at Uncles

Tuesday January 11
To office.  At Night went to Joes & packed up my clothes to go to Almholme

Wednesday January 12
Left by the 8 o’clock train for Almholme.     Had luncheon at Mr Sedgwicks in York      Richd Sedgwick met me at the station      Left York at 12.15  arrived at Arksey Station at 2       Mr Workman & Robt Hewitt met me in the Dog Cart     Drove to Almholme     Had dinner   Mr & Mrs W.   Robt & Hy Hewitt & I started about 4 to Doncaster.  Had tea at Wm Hewitts   got dressed & went to a grand Xmas Ball at the Mansion House    there were about 200 there   Mr & Mrs Fox were Mayor & Mayoress   We had 28 dances.  I danced 22 of them.  We had supper at 12    I took in a Miss Nicholson  one of the belles of the party   We danced till after 3 & a most jolly evening I had.  When I went at first I did not know a soul except the Workmans & the Hewitts   Robt & I went home with a Mrs Walker & her sister & Miss Addy of Arksey who was staying with Mrs Walker & had some coffee &c     we then started home & got into bed just at seven o’clock
[Robert & Margaret Workman farmed in Almholme.  Their nephews and niece, Robert, Catherine Worrill and Henry Hewitt, all b Skellow, lived with them.
Pigotts 1834:  “The mansion house, which is a superb building, is a great ornament to this handsome street; the foundation was laid in the year 1744:  in 1800 it was repaired and an attic raised above the columns to screen the roof.......the concerts and balls, during the races and at other times are held in it”]


Thursday January 13
Up at 9   Robt & I went out shooting   shot 2 hares & a partridge   At night played at Cards

Friday January 14
Robt & I went to Ouston to shoot rabbits & good sport we had  we shot 29   Mr Workman came for us at 3 o’clock.  We went to Doncaster   Had tea at Wm Hewitts    After tea Mr Geaves came in & would have Wm  Robt & me go down to his house    He has a very nice daughter & he had 2 Miss Hinds staying with them (very jolly girls)   We had tea there & then we went to a juvenile party to the Mansion House   Lots of people were there   we had dancing & a Magic Lantern.  I took Mrs Walker to supper & a very jolly evening we spent  we got to Almholme about 3

Saturday January 15
Robt & I drove to Brodsworth Hall to shoot pheasants.  A Mr Barker was there.  We shot 17 pheasants  3 hares  a woodcock & a rabbit.  We dined with Mr Gilbert at the Hall at 5 o’clock   champagne &c &c   & after dinner we had coffee & we got home about ten  after a very good day’s sport

Sunday January 16
Cousin Margt  Kate  Robt & I drove to Arksey Church in the morning   I was introduced to Mr & Mrs Skelton.  In the afternoon Mrs & Mr Workman   Robt & I drove to Doncaster   Had tea at Wm Hewitts & went to the new Church which is a most splendid building.  We then drove home   We left Mr W at Doncaster as he was going to start very early in the morning for London
[Pigotts 1834:  “A new church [consecrated 1829] in the later style of English architecture, called Christ Church, was founded and endowed by the late John Jarrett esq]
Monday January 17
Robt Hewitt rode the grey horse & I rode Jenny to the Brand & thro Sprotbro & on to Doncaster & home.  Went out shooting a bit   Mr Mather a vety surgeon of Doncaster came on to tea   played cards   At 9 o’clock  Robt & I drove to Doncaster to meet Mr Workman coming from London

Tuesday January 18
Robt rode the grey horse   I rode Nancy hunting   they met at Ampole Inn & a very nice days sport we had   we got home about 5  played cards in the evening  
Lady Cook was hunting all day
[Pigotts 1834:  “Bentley is a village in the parish of Arksey...the church is dedicated to All Saints:  the living is a vicarage, in the patronage of Sir Wm Bryan Cooke, Bart”]

Wednesday January 19
Mr Workman & drove to the Brand where we had some porter  saw the Stock there & then returned   In the afternoon Robt & I were dodging about   At Night we had a grand party at Almholme   the Mayor & Mayoress &c &c   we played cards   champagne supper & a jolly do we had   they left about two

Thursday January 20
Young Chadwick of Arksey had breakfast with us & he  Robt & I set off to Park Lane hunting & called at John Newsomes on our way   we had a very nice run & we left them about 3 near the Race Course at Doncaster    we got home about 4     Had dinner & then Robt  Mary Ann Hewitt  Kate & I drove in the Dog Cart to Mrs Walker’s of Doncaster where we had tea & supper & played cards & spent a very pleasant evening     we left about eleven.  Mary Ann stayed at Doncaster & Robt  Kate & I drove home

Friday January 21
Robt & I walked for the newspaper to Arksey    went out shooting a bit   Had dinner & Mr & Mrs Workman drove down with me to Arksey Station to come home   Mr W  went on to the Brand   Cousin Margt stayed with me at the station.  I just caught sight of Kate coming to meet her Aunt as I got into the train.  Went to Park Place to tea & got home to supper  After supper I went to Uncle Hirsts for an hour   Joe & Sarah were there & thus ended a visit which was indeed a jolly one

Saturday January 22
To office.  At Night went to Capes to tea. it was Hawksley’s birthday   Uncle Redmayne came to Leond Sedgwicks for a day or two

Sunday January 23
Twice to BB Church   once to Aldbro.  Uncle Redmayne had tea with us

Monday January 24
Had a newspaper from Robt Hewitt contg an acct of the juvenile party at the Mansion House last Friday week.  To office.  Spent the evening at Uncle Hirsts

Tuesday January 25
To office.  At Night read law at the office

Wednesday January 26
To office.  At Noon walked nearly to Langthorp with Joe.  Started about 4 on Uncle Hirsts pony on business to Miles Rainforths   Had tea there,  then rode on to Mrs Heslingtons of Marton le Moor  got home about 9    Had a very wet ride

Thursday January 27
To office   Read law at office at night

Friday January 28
To office  Read law at night

Saturday January 29
To office.  At Night read law at office   Went to Leonard Sedgwicks   had tea about 8

Sunday January 30
Twice to BB Church   once to Aldbro

Monday January 31
To office.  At Night went & sat a short time with Mr Bainbridge & then went over & supped at Joes   Robt Worrill was there

Tuesday February 1
To office.  About home at night

Wednesday February 2
To office.  At Night read law at office

Thursday February 3
To office.  At Noon Lizzy & Alice went to school.  I went over to Sampsons of Langthorp on business.  At Night read law at the office

Friday February 4
To office.  Had a note from Aunt Ann asking me to go tomorrow to spend Sunday with them  At Night read law at the office

Saturday February 5
To office.  At Night walked to Ouseburn to spend tomorrow at Aunt Pick’s.  Bainbridge set me to the Bar.  Miss Paver & Richard & Tom Johnson were there  we played cards

Sunday February 6
It being the first Sunday in the month no morning service at Ouseburn   Uncle & I went to Gt Ouseburn Church in the afternoon & evening   Chas Atkinson called in the afternoon.  I went in with Tom Johnson to Uncle Wms after church at night

Monday February 7
Had breakfast   walked home.  At night went to Leond Sedgwicks & from there to Joes

Tuesday February 8
To office  At Night went to a Concert at the school room   Miss Senior was the only Lady Singer.  It was got up by Mr Ingram.  Uncle Hirst gave me my ticket.  It was a pretty fair concert     Steele sang

Wednesday February 9
To office.  At Night walked down to Ellenthorp Hall with a note asking the Clarks to our house to meet Heaton Edwin Clark & his bride on Tuesday next.  Mrs Millar was there   we played whist   I got home soon after ten

Thursday February 10
To office.  At Night went to tea at LW Sedgwicks to meet Mr & Mrs Edwin Clark.  We danced & had a very merry party about 21 or 22 there   we got home about midnight

Friday February 11
To office.  At night Bainbridge & I went in Morrells Dog Cart to Humburton to meet the bride & groom (HE Clark & wife)  Had a large party   Had a good dance & a very pleasant evening.  Charlesworth rode home with us   Got home about 2

Saturday February 12
To office   At Night went to call at Miss Stotts   Charlesworth & Bainbridge came in

Sunday February 13
Mg & evg to BB Church  In the afternoon to Kirby Hill Church   Stayed tea at Joes & brought Sarah down to BB Church   Set her home after Church

Monday February 14
To office   At Night went to meet HE Clark & his wife at Miss Stotts   Played Cards   Miss Ruth Stott & I played Capes & Mrs Powell   Got home about 12

Tuesday February 15
To office.  At Noon called at Sedgwicks where I stayed dinner   at Night we had a party to meet HE Clark & his wife   Played Cards   they left about 12

Wednesday February 16
To office   At Night was about home

Thursday February 17
To office   At Noon Had a long walk   At Night read law at office

Friday February 18
To  office   At Night after tea went to Capes’   Uncle & Aunt Pick were there   Uncle walked down with me to fetch his Dog Cart which was at the Bridge Foot

Saturday February 19
To office   At Night read law at office  Stayed supper at Uncles.  fetched Sophy from Mrs Powells

Sunday February 20
Twice to BB Church    in the afternoon to Kirby Hill Church with Bainbridge   Charlesworth & Bainbridge had tea with us

Monday February 21
To office   At night read law at office till 7 when I went home to tea   LW Sedgwick & wife were there at tea   they left about ½ past ten

Tuesday February 22
To office   At Night read law at office

Wednesday February 23
To office   At night read law at office.  Went to sup at Joes

Thursday February 24
To office   At Night was about home   we had Miss Appleton & Sarah Appleton & Sophy to tea

Friday February 25
To office   Had tea at Uncles   The Appletons & Mrs Powell were there   Read law

Saturday February 26
To office   Spent evening at Uncles

Sunday February 27
Mg & evg to BB church   afternoon to Kirby Hill

Monday February 28
To office   Dined at Capes’    After dinner Capes & I walked to Low Dunsforth on business  from there we went to the Water Cress Spring & on to Ouseburn.  Had tea at Uncle Picks   played cards   got home about ½ past ten

Tuesday March 1
To office.  At Night about home

Wednesday March 2
To office   At Night read law   Uncle Hirst went to London

Thursday March 3
To office.  At Night read law

Friday March 4
To office.  At Night read law  went to Capes’s for Mother

Saturday March 5
To office.  At Night walked up to Capes’s

Sunday March 6
Twice to BB Church   In the afternoon to Kirby Hill church

Monday March 7
To office   went to call at Sedgwicks on Mr & Mrs Killick.  At Night read law at office & went to Sedgwicks to tea at 8  played cards

Tuesday March 8
To office   At Night went over to Joes  Sophy was there  we played whist   Dora came about 9   I set them home

Wednesday March 9
To office  At night engaged at the office

Thursday March 10
To office   at 10 drove a Surveyor of the P.O. in Uncle’s Dog Cart to Helperby   I lunched at Mrs Rogers & we came back by Cundall & Norton.  At Night read law at office

Friday March 11
To office   At Night went to Church

Saturday March 12
To office.  At Night went in to Uncles   Sophy & I set M Sedgwick nearly home   Mrs Clark of Ellinthorp Hall was confined   child dead  Mother was there

Sunday March 13
Twice to BB Church  In the afternoon to Kirby Hill Church with Joe & Sarah   Charlesworth preached at BB at night

Monday March 14
To office   At Night read law at office

Tuesday March 15
To office  At Night read law at office

Wednesday March 16
To office  At Night read law at office

Thursday March 17
To office  At Night read law at office

Friday March 18
To office   At Night Joe & I had a walk to our Langthorp Field  Read law at home.  Father & Mother supped at Uncles

Saturday March 19
To office.  Started walking about 4 to Ouseburn to spend tomorrow at Uncle Wms   Tom Johnson came in after tea   we had a capital rubber at whist

Sunday March 20
Morng & evg to Gt Ouseburn Church  In the afternoon Aunt Henlock & I walked down to Uncle Picks.  Aunt Bell came with Mr Lascelles governess (Miss Welch) & one of Lascelles boys to Church at night   Aunt Bell stayed at Uncle Picks  I set the Governess home to Little Ouseburn but I did not go in

Monday March 21
Walked home from Ouseburn.  At Noon went over to Joes.  At Night Capes  Joe & I went to the Greyhounds to the sale of Charltons land  when Capes bot same for Mr Owen for £640

Tuesday March 22
To office.  At Night went to a spread to Mrs Powells   Two Miss Smiths of Burton   Charlesworth  Miss R Stott   Steele  Capes & I were there     we played cards    got home about ½ past eleven
Annie Sedgwick died today

Wednesday March 23
To office   at Night read law at office  Went over to Joes & stayed at short time with Sarah   Joe was out

Thursday March 24
To office.  At Night Capes   Joe & I had a walk up the river side

Friday March 25
To office.  Read law.  At Night went to Church & went to the Station to meet Joe & Capes coming from Woolperts  At Noon rode Joes Mare to enquire after Mrs Clark of Ellinthorp Hall

Saturday March 26
To office.  Annie Sedgwick was buried today.  At Night   Charlesworth  Bainbridge & I walked to Norton   called on the old Folks & then on the Young Folks   Had a rubber with the young people   T Lund & Leond Sampson were there   we got home about ten

Sunday March 27
Twice to BB Church   I stayed at home in the afternoon.  (cow calved)
Monday March 28
To office.  Read law at office   At Night Joe  Sarah & I walked thro Langthorp   supped at Joes

Tuesday March 29
To office.  At Noon read law.  At Night  Capes & I had a cab to Ellinthorp Lodge to the return bridal party   we played cards & a very jolly evening we had.  Miss Ellen & Miss Lucy Hallewell were there.  We got home about ½ past twelve

Wednesday March 30
To office   At Noon read law   At night I walked round by Sion Hill & on to Ellenthorp Hall   Sat about ½ an hour & then came home

Thursday March 31
To office   Read law.  At Night  Capes  Joe & I walked thro Langthorp   Richd Sedgwick had tea at the Bridge Foot


Friday April 1
To office.  At noon Mother & I drove down to call on Mr & Mrs Edwin Clark & Miss Ellen & Miss Lucy Hallewell    At night I went to Church

Saturday April 2
To office  At Noon Had a short walk with Charlesworth  At Night went over to supper at Joes

Sunday April 3
Twice to BB Church.  In the afternoon with Joe to Kirby Hill

Monday April 4
Read law   to office  At noon read law    at night I went over to Joes

Tuesday April 5
Read law   To office   At noon read law    at night Capes & I walked round Sion Hill   I went to sup at Capes’

Wednesday April 6
Read law   To office.  At Noon Read law  at night Joe & Sarah set me part of the way to Skelton   I went on & called at Woods   got home about 9

Thursday April 7
Read law.  To office.  At noon read law.  At night Capes Joe & I walked up the River Side  Had some good fun ratting

Friday April 8
Read law   To  office.  At noon read law at office   at night  Joe Capes & I had tea at Uncles   Uncle went to London today  Miss Appleton & Sarah were there   Went to Church

Saturday April 9
Read law   To office   Had tea at Uncles  walked a little past Broom Close for a walk

Sunday April 10
Twice to BB Church & once to Kirby Hill

Monday April 11
Read law   To office.  At noon read law  At night went over to Joes & from there to Mrs Parkers where I had supper

Tuesday April 12
Read law  To office.  Drove Father & Sarah to Ripon on business.  Called on John Rhodes with whom I had luncheon.  At night was at Uncle Hirsts

Wednesday April 13
Read law   To office.  At noon read law  At night went by train to Helperby   Supped at Mrs Roger Buttery’s   Retd by train

Thursday April 14
Read law   To office   At noon Read law   At night  Dora & Sophy  Miss & Miss Sarah Appleton  Miss Burton  Joe & Sarah had tea with us.  I went to sup at Charlesworths of wild duck & pike to meet Bainbridge

Friday April 15
Read law   To office   At Noon read law   At Night Capes & I had a short walk up Topcliffe Road   I went to Uncle Hirsts to sup  Joe & Sarah & the Misses Appleton were there

Saturday April 16
Read law   To office  At noon read law  At night Capes & I had tea with Sophy & the Misses Appleton at Uncles.  Capes & I walked as far as Scotts with Charlesworth & Bainbridge where they called   but we walked round nearly to Skelton & came down the Cottage Lane  I went to sup at Capes’    brought Dora down home

Sunday April 17
Twice to BB Church  Stayed at home in the afternoon

Monday April 18
Read law  To office   At Noon read law   At night  Capes & Jane  Aunt Bell & I had tea & supper with the Misses Apleton at Uncle Hirsts   It was Richard’s birthday.  Capes  Joe  Richd & I had a walk up Minskip Beck.  Rd stayed all night at the Bridge Foot

Tuesday April 19
Richd left us after breakfast.  To office.  At Noon read law.  At Night Capes & I had a walk up the River side  it came on rain   we got very wet   Uncle Hirst came from London

Wednesday April 20
Read law   To office  At noon read law  At night went to Church

Thursday April 21
Read law  To office  At Noon read law  At Night  Joe  Capes & I walked up the river side

Friday April 22  Good Friday
To BB church in the mg  Rode Joe’s mare to Dishforth in the afternoon  stayed service there in the evening  got home about ½ past 9

Saturday April 23
To office.  At night Capes & I had a walk past Hall Arm  stayed supper with him

Sunday April 24
Twice to BB Church  At home in the afternoon   Had tea at Aunt Bells   Two Miss Lascelles & the Governess were there

Monday April 25
Read law  To office.  At Noon read law  At Night at the office   it was wet

Tuesday April 26
To office.  At Noon read law   at Night  Capes & I went up the River side  Had good sport  I went to Capes’ to sup   brot Sophy home from there

Wednesday April 27
Read law   To office   At Night Rode Joes Mare with Richd Sedgwick to Woolpots we walked to Husthwaite & bought a dog “Jerry” for 15/-   slept at Woolpots
[Woolpots is a hamlet S of Husthwaite on the 1880 O.S]
Thursday April 28
I rode Joes Mare home.  Rd Sedgwick drove by the side of me.  At Night about home

Friday April 29
To office.  At noon read law   At Night Had a walk

Saturday April 30
To office.  At Night  Joe  Capes & I had a long walk up the river side.  Supped at Uncles


Sunday May 1
Twice to BB Church & once to Kirby Hill.  Had tea at Joes.  Ryotts Governess & Lizzie Ryott came to BB Church in the evening

Monday May 2
Went to office early.  Started by 8 train to catch the north train & from there to Northallerton    Had lunch at Jefferson’s   finished my business about ½ past 12   Walked to Sober Hill   Had dinner   Tom Scholfield & I  went ferreting    got 52 rabbits & I rat   Had tea with him & he drove me to Otterington Station    Supped at Uncles

Tuesday May 3
To office   Walked with Uncle on business to Mrs Fletchers of Minskip   In the afternoon rode Harry to Ripon on business    got home about tea time    after tea Capes  Joe & I walked up the river side   went to supper at Mrs Parkers of Langthorp with Rd Hirst .  he stayed all night with me

Wednesday May 4
To office   At Noon read law   At night at Uncle Hirsts to meet H.E.Clark & wife  Capes was there

Thursday May 5
To office   At Noon read law   Dined at Uncles & had tea & supper there with Joe & Sarah  Capes & wife & Aunt Bell   Joe Capes & I walked up Minskip beck

Friday May 6
To office.  At night had a walk by the river side

Saturday May 7
To office.  At Night went to Stotts to tea   Miss & Miss Jane Walburn & Rd W.  Miss Kyme & Miss Eliza Kyme were there   we went out into a field & played Tessey & after that we had a polka in the house   Had a very pleasant evening   got home about ½ past ten

Sunday May 8
Twice to BB Church.  Went with Rd Hirst to Kirby Hill Church in the afternoon

Monday May 9
Read law.  To office.  At noon read law   At night Capes Joe & I walked up the river side

Tuesday May 10
Read law   To office.  At night Charlesworth Bainbridge & I walked up the river side   Jerry worried a rabbit

Wednesday May 11
To office.  At night went with Capes to H.E.Clarks to tea to meet the usual rook shooting party  Had a very pleasant eveng  Joe Capes  Charlesworth & I walked home together   we arrived at ½ past 12

Thursday May 12
To office.  At Night Capes  Joe & I walked up Minskip Beck.  read law
Friday May 13
To office.  Dined with Bainbridge.  At 2 o’clock went down to the Hall to shoot rooks   left about 5 o’clock  Had very good sport.  Capes  Joe & I went down to Humburton to tea & shot the rooks   Charlesworth & Steele came home with us.  Got home about one after a very pleasant evening

Saturday May 14
To office.  At Noon Steele Capes Joe & I went to Chr Lofthouses stable to see a corpse which was found in the Canal.  At night went to Aldbro  Had a walk with Capes

Sunday May 15
Went to BB Church in the mg.  At one o’clock drove Uncle Hirsts Dog Cart to Northallerton
on business   Called to see Jim & Mary Sedgwick   Had tea at Northallerton  Got to Dishforth about 8   Stayed till about ½ past nine & then drove home

Monday May 16
To office   Had dinner & tea with Dora    Uncle & Sophy were from home.  At night Joe & I had a walk up the river side

Tuesday May 17
To office.  At noon read law    At night walked up thro Mr Crows Yard & on to Grafton Lane  Read law

Wednesday May 18
Read law   To office  Had tea with Charlesworth at ½ past 4   Went by train to Brafferton School opening where there was a tea & concert    Steele & Co sang   We had a very pleasant evg    I stayed all night at Roger Buttery’s
Jane Capes was confined of her 2nd son

Thursday May 19
Came home by train from Helperby.  To office   at noon read law.  In the afternoon Capes Joe & I were ferretting with Poulter at the Mill    At night I rode to Ouseburn  but the good people there had gone to a missionary meeting so I did not see them

Friday May 20
To office   At Noon read law  At Night walked to Ellinthorp Lodge    Mr & Mrs Clark & Mr & Mrs Price (Mrs Clark’s sister) were there   The Hall people walked with me as far as the Hall on my way home

Saturday May 21
To office   read law   at night walked to Mr Woods of Skelton

Sunday May 22
Went to Aldbro Church in the morng   to Kirby Hill in the afternoon & BB at night

Monday May 23
Read law   To office.  At noon read law   At Night Capes & I walked up the river side

Tuesday May 24
Read law   To office   At Night Rode the pony to Grassgills   Rd Paver & I went out   I shot a rabbit  Had supper & got home about ½ past ten

Wednesday May 25
To office   At Noon read law   at night Joe & I walked up the river side

Thursday May 26
To office.  At Noon read law.  At night Capes Joe Steele Charlesworth Bainbridge & I rowed up to Westwick

Friday May 27
To office   At noon read law.  At night walked on the Skelton Road

Saturday May 28
To office.  At Noon read law   At night Capes & I had a long walk with Lawsons gamekeeper  I shot one rabbit

Sunday May 29
Twice to BB Church & once to Kirby Hill    Rd Paver spent the day with me   Bainbridge & I set him a short way home

Monday May 30
To office.  At noon read law   at night Capes Joe & I went up the river in the boat

Tuesday May 31
To office.  At noon read law.  At night Capes Joe & I walked up the river side   I went with Capes to Aldbro

Wednesday June 1
To office.  At noon read law   At night Capes & I walked by the lane near Minskip to Mr Crows & round onto the Grafton Lane

Thursday June 2
To office  At noon read law  At 3 o’clock I walked to Ouseburn  Joe & Sarah & Capes came  we had tea at Uncle Picks   Capes & I walked home together  got home about 10

Friday June 3
To office.  At noon read law.  At night Capes & I met Poulter at Warwicks barn.  Read law at home

Saturday June 4
To office   At noon read law   At night went over to Joes   Sophy was there   I then went & had tea at Ld Sedgwicks

Sunday June 5
Twice to BB Church  Went to Kirby Hill in the afternoon to hear the Bishop of Ripon  a very good sermon  the church very much crowded

Monday June 6
To office.  At noon read law   At night Had a short walk with Charlesworth by the river side  Read law

Tuesday June 7
To office   At noon read law.  At night Joe  Capes & I went up the river in the boat.  Read law

Wednesday June 8
To office   At noon read law.  In the afternoon I drove Mother to Little Ouseburn   called at the Lascelles’ & went on to tea at Uncle Wms   Went to sup at Capes’  Read law

Thursday June 9
To office   Read law at noon.  At night rode Uncle Hirsts pony to Dishforth   Read law

Friday June 10
To office.  At noon read law.  At night Capes & I walked up the River Side.  I walked with Ld Sedgwick & Jane to Minskip & then went & had tea with them

Saturday June 11
To office   At 3/5 o’clock drove to Dishforth where I stayed tea  called to see Thos Mason & from there I drove to Baldersby to spend tomorrow at Mr Barroby’s   Chas Nicholson who was at Waterloo was there

Sunday June 12
In the morng Mr & Mrs Barroby & Fanny & I drove to Topcliffe Church & came home by Catton.  In the afternoon I went to see Annie Morley   At night Mrs Barroby & I walked to St James’ Church   I saw Jim & Mary Sedgwick there
[Presumably refers to the church recently built in Baldersby St James – Lord Downe’s new feudal-type village; he died in 1857 shortly after laying the first stone for the church.  The two villages are about 1 ½ miles apart]
Monday June 13
Drove home from Baldersby   Read law at noon  At night was with Capes & Joe at Joes

Tuesday June 14
Read law   To office  At noon read law   At night Joe Capes & I went boating   Read law

Wednesday June 15
Read law   To office   At noon read law   at night went to tea at Joes   went to meet the train as I expected Smallwood   he did not come   walked up to Aldbro

Thursday June 16
Read law   To office   At noon went to the train to meet Smallwood who came today   about ½ past 3 Smallwood & I walked to Woods of Skelton  had tea there & then we walked down to Bickerdikes Wood where we met Joe & Capes in the boat    Bainbridge & Sd supped at our house   Sd went to sleep at Michl Smiths

Friday June 17
To office.  At noon in the fair.  Sd & I went to the Station to meet Rd Hirst   We all went to Uncle Hirsts to dinner    Uncle & Aunt Redmayne came to Fredk Scholfield Capes’ christening.  After tea Sd & I walked to Grassgills       Rd Paver set us a little way home with the Gun   I got a shot at a rabbit but missed it

Saturday June 18
To office.  At noon in the fair.  Thos & Chas Mason  Peter Stevenson jr   Uncle Redmayne & Uncle Wm dined with us     At night  Steele  Capes   Bainbridge   Smallwood & I went up the river in the boat.    Smallwood & I went to Mr M L Smiths to supper

Sunday June 19
Morng & evg to BB Church  In the afternoon I went to Joes where Smallwood was dining   I had tea there

Monday June 20
Went to the train to see Smallwood off who was going to London today.  At Noon in the fair   At night had tea at Uncles   Capes & I had a walk thro the pasture   I went to Aldbro to sup

Tuesday June 21
To office   At noon in the fair   At night  Capes & I went up the River in the boat   Mr & Mrs Workman came to our house

Wednesday June 22
To office.  At noon in the fair   At night in the fair with Tom & John Scholfield   Supped with them at Uncle Hirsts   Uncle & Aunt Redmayne  &  Mr & Mrs Workman were there

Thursday June 23
To office.  At noon at Aldbro with Tom & John Scholfield  &  Capes    Uncle & Aunt Redmayne   Uncle & Aunt Henlock  & Mary Redmayne dined with us   In the fair at night  Mr & Mrs Clark & Miss Dearlove & Mrs Pope & Mr & Mrs Workman were with us  I set Miss Dearlove & Mrs Pope to Aldbro  T & J Scholfield left tonight

Friday June 24
To office   At noon Mr & Mrs Workman left us   At night Capes & I went up Minskip Beck  I went to Joes where were the Ouseburn party

Saturday June 25
To office.  At Night Charlesworth & I went to Tom Scotts but they were out   we then walked to the water side where we met Scott & wife & they would have us return with tem & have supper   We left at about ½ past 10 & a very pleasant evening we had

Sunday June 26
I started at 9 o’clock to walk to Uncle Wms    a heavy thunder shower came on & I took shelter at the Lodge at Heaton House   I did not get to Ouseburn till ½ past 11   Alice Atkinson dined with us   Went to Ouseburn Church at night   Uncle Redmayne & Mary set me part of the way home   Capes met me   I had to call at Ld Sedgwicks where I had some tea    Poor Mrs Richardson of Dishforth died today

Monday June 27
To office   At noon read law   Had tea at Uncles   After tea Capes & I went boating

Tuesday June 28
Read law   To office   At noon read law   At night it was wet    called at Mrs Parkers of Langthorp   supped at Joes

Wednesday June 29
Read law   To office   At noon read law   Poor Mrs Richardson of Dishforth was buried at Topcliffe today     Joe  Capes & I had a walk up the river side   Read law

Thursday June 30
Read law   To office.  At noon read law   At night walked to Skelton to see the Woods

Friday July 1
Read law   To office   At noon read law   At night Capes Joe & I went up the river

Saturday July 2
To office   At night I walked to Mr Leafs of Spellow Grange

Sunday July 3
In the mg I went to Aldbro Church   in the afternoon to Kirby Hill c  to BB at night

Monday July 4
Read law   To office   At noon read law  At night went to a small do at Sedgwicks   Miss Smith & Annie Morley of Effingham   Charlesworth  Bainbridge   Jim  Mary & Jane Sedgwick were there

Tuesday July 5
To office   At noon went to the Cricket Ground to see a Match between BB & Thirsk  At night went to Langthorp   Aunt & Uncle Pick & Capes were there

Wednesday July 6
Had breakfast at Uncle’s   Drove Mary & Sophy to Norton le Clay   from there a very nice party (who were at Thos Lunds wedding yesterday) of us went on an omnibus to Hack Fall & a very jolly day we had   Miss Lund was there (a very nice girl)  We got back to Norton about 10 when we had tea & got home about ½ past eleven

Thursday July 7
To office  At night Capes Joe & I went to Scotts to ask them to join us to a picnic to Westwick   got home about 10

Friday July 8
To office  At noon read law.  At night Capes & I went to Clarks of Minskip to ask them to go to Westwick next Tuesday

Saturday July 9
To office.  At night Capes & I walked up to Slaters then we went up by the Pasture to Aldbro where I supped

Sunday July 10
Mg & evg to BB Church   Walked to Langthorp to Mrs Parkers after church at night with Aunt Bell

Monday July 11
To office  A  P.O. Surveyor came about the £5 sent to Tom which was lost.  At night Capes & I went to Slaters to fetch his boat

Tuesday July 12
To office   Started about two o’clock with 2 boats full to Westwick where a good many who rode & drove met us & we had tea about 32 of us on the grass   after tea we went all thro Newby Gardens & grounds & a very jolly afternoon we had   we got home about 10

Wednesday July 13
To office.  At noon Capes & I took the boat thro the Milby Lock & I dined at Capes.  Tom came today.  At night  Joe Tom John Scholfield & I walked down to H.E.Clarks boat to meet Capes & Jane Uncle  Mary & Sophy Hirst who were at Clarks  we rowed as far as the Swale Nab before they came  We all landed at Hall Arm & Joe Tom & I stayed at Leonds & supped

Thursday July 14
To office  At Night  Tom  Capes  John Scholfield  Joe & I went up the river boating  went to Capes’ to sup

Friday July 15
To office.  At noon Capes & I walked to Minskip to call at Clarkes.  At night John Scholfield  Joe & Sarah  Tom & I were boating  Tom & I got out opposite Scotts & called at Scotts & walked on to Langthorp & called at Sampsons & Parkers & had supper at Joes

Saturday July 16
To office.  At night  Capes  Tom  John Scholfield & I walked to Myton.  Capes had business    we stayed at Salmons

Sunday July 17
To BB Church in the mg  In the afternoon Tom & I drove to Topcliffe   Had tea with Jim Sedgwick   After we all walked to Baldersby Church went back to Topcliffe to sup & got home about eleven

Monday July 18
To office   At night we were all at Joes   Had a short walk  It came on a tremendous thunder storm

Tuesday July 19
To office  At noon went to see a cricket match between BB & Hovingham   At night at tea & supper at Aunt Bells

Wednesday July 20
To office   At noon at Cricket field   At night Tom & I went to Clarks of Ellenthorp Hall & from there to Aldbro to take Lizzy & Alice & Mary & Sohpy Hirst home

Thursday July 21
To office   Went to dine at Leonds  At night went to tea & supper at Uncles   we had a game at ball in the field

Friday July 22
To office   All the afternoon at the Cricket Ground when Mr Rhodes’ 11 played Lawsons 11 but the former had the better of it - At Night Had Mary & Sophie Hirst  Miss Clark of Minskip & her friend Miss Green   Steele & J Scholfield at the Bridge Foot

Saturday July 23
To office.  At night Tom & I took the gun to Mr Leafs  we got 3 rabbits  Had some porter with Mr Leaf & called at Clarks of Minskip for Lizzy & alice  Mary & Sophy Hirst & John Scholfield

Sunday July 24
Tom & I went to Kirby Hill Church in the mg  to Aldbro in the afternoon & to BB at night  we walked with Steele to Langthorp after church

Monday July 25
To office  At night we had Burton & wife  H.E.Clark & wife  Miss Smith & Miss Hood at the Bridge Foot  Went to Church to hear the Bishop of Ripon it being the anniversary of the Church Consecration

Tuesday July 26
To office.  At night went & had a game at cricket

Wednesday July 27
To office.  At noon went to see a cricket match between 11 & 22 of Bbridge   stayed till ½ past 3  Went down again at night  Tom & I went to Charlesworths to sup   got home about ½ past 11
[First XI v Second XI?]

Thursday July 28
To office   Uncle Hirst  Dora & Mrs Chas started for Wales.  At night Tom & I walked to H.E. Clarks   Jacob Smith  Miss Smith & Miss Hood were there

Friday July 29
To office.  At night Tom  Aunt Bell  Lizzie  Alice & I went to Leonards to tea   after Tom & I had a walk up Minskip Beck  Played cards &c

Saturday July 30
Tom & I had breakfast  Sat at Aunt Bells  To office  At night Tom & I went to Mr Leafs  I shot one rabbit

Sunday July 31
Twice to BB Church & once to Aldbro

Monday August 1
To office   At night Tom & I drove to Skelton    Mother Capes & Jane & Mary Hirst had been there at tea    We brot Capes back with us   the rest Mr Wood sent home

Tuesday August 2
To office.  Tom & I started about 10 to Ouseburn   Had a bit of dinner at Uncle Wms  At night Tom & I went to Leafs   shot one rabbit

Wednesday August 3
Alice went to School at Blackheath   she travelled with Miss Green a friend of Miss Clarks of Minskip.  To office.  In the afternoon Tom & I went with Baldrey to ferret at the Mill   he got 9 before we went and six after we went  At night Leond & Tom Sedgwick  Capes & Bainbridge had tea & supper with us

Thursday August 4
To office.  At noon Tom left for Liverpool & Lizzie went to Taitlands.  At night I went to a small do at Joes

Friday August 5
To office.  At night I drove Mary & Sophy to Helperby  called at Mr Rogers & the ladies called at Mr Lawsons

Saturday August 6
To office.  At night Capes & I had tea with Sophy & we two went up Minskip Beck & back by Mr Leafs rabbits & thro Minskip   Mary Hirst went to Wales today  Uncle & Mrs Chas returned home

Sunday August 7
Mg & evg to BB Church

Monday August 8
Read Equity   To office.  At noon read law  At night Capes & I had a walk up the river side   Went to tea at 8 to L W Sedgwicks   Leond Armstrong & wife & Tom Sedgwick were there
The Armstrongs left early   I stayed & played Cards till ½ past 11

Tuesday August 9
Read Equity.  To office.  At night Capes & I went to Leaf’s rabbits   Did not get any

Wednesday August 10
Read Equity   Spent most of the morning at the Cricket field  a match betwn Langton Wold & BB in which BB were victorious.  At night Capes & Jane  Joe  Aunt Bell & I went boating   Capes & I went down Lawsons pasture & I supped at Capes’

Thursday August 11
To office   At night Capes & I walked with Slater  round Mr Lawsons estate at Roecliffe  Got a shot or two at rabbits but got none

Friday August 12
Read Equity  To office.  At noon read Equity  At  night Capes & I had a long walk past Hall arm & thro Mr Lawsons pasture

Saturday August 13
To office.  At night it was wet  I went to call at Mrs Parkers

Sunday August 14
Mg & evg to BB Church  In the afternoon to Kirby Hill

Monday August 15
Read Equity  To office.  At night Richd Hirst Capes & I walked to Humburton   Charles Clark was there  He Miss Smith & Betsey walked with us to Heaton Edwins  I supped at Uncle’s

Tuesday August 16
Read Equity.  To office.  In the afternoon we had a bit of ferreting at the Mills  Got 6 rats.  Capes & I at night went with Slater round the Roecliffe Estate  We shot 1 rabbit

Wednesday August 17
Read Equity   To office   At night went to Joes   The Misses Appleton & Sophy were there   we went boating

Thursday August 18
Read Equity  To office.  At night Capes & I were in the pasture  Slater came to us with the gun  I shot a cat

Friday August 19
To office.  At night Capes & I went to Mr Leafs rabbits  did not get any

Saturday August 20
To office.  Started about 3 o clock to Ouseburn to stay till Monday at Uncle Wms   Mrs Henlock & I went to see some sheep & had a good course

Sunday August 21
Mg & evg to Gt Ouseburn Church   In the afternoon went to Aunt Picks  had a walk with Chas & Geo Atkinson.  Tom Johnson had tea with us at Uncle Williams

Monday August 22
Walked home from Ouseburn  At night met the Appletons  Charlesworth  Capes & wife  Joe & Aunt Bell at Uncles   it was Sophy’s birthday   went boating

Tuesday August 23
To office.  At night I drove Mrs Charles & Sophy to Norton.  Capes  wife & family went to Bridlington

Wednesday August 24
To office.  About ½ past one  Steele   Rd Hirst  & I drove to Starbeck & took train to Bradford where we were joined by Hy Redmayne  We all went to St George’s Hall to hear a grand concert it being the biennial festival  we heard Mademoiselle Tifiens, Clara Novello, Diaddil   Sims Reeves  Giulini &c &c a splendid chorus & everything passed off well   Hy set us to the station & we caught a train for Leeds about eleven where we stayed all night at a Lodging House

Thursday August 25
Started from Leeds at ½ past seven & got home a little after ten   At night rode Uncle Hirst’s pony to Ouseburn on business

Friday August 26
Rode Uncle Hirsts pony to Gt Ouseburn  Little Ouseburn & on over Aldwark Bridge to Helperby  Dined at Uncle Wms  Started about ten in the morning  Got home about 8 at night  Mrs Powell the Misses Appleton  Mrs Chas  Sophie & Uncle were at our house at tea

Saturday August 27
To office  At night I walked & made a call on Mr Scott at Broom Close  saw him & his wife & MissTodd  called at Joes

Sunday August 28
Twice to BB Church & once to Kirby Hill   we had Mr Richardson of Stainforth to preach in the evening

Monday August 29
Read Equity.  To office  A wet day.  At night walked with Mountain to his fields

Tuesday August 30
Read Equity   Went by 8 o clock train to York on business   Went to the Fulford Road Cemetery for a cert.e of Mr Atkinsons burial.  Returned by the noon train  At night had a walk

Wednesday August 31
Started at 7 o’clock by cheap trip to Scarbro   Waited 4 hours at Pilmoor  Got to Scarbro about 2 oclock.  Michl Smith of BB, Miss Lambert  Chr Lambert  Fawcett & his sister all of Helperby went    we had a very jolly day   Smith & I walked about at Scarbro& then went to dinner with Smallwood about ½ past 4 where we met Swale of Ripon   After dinner we went to the Saloon   Heard the band playing & spent a very pleasant evening    Left Scarbro at ½ past 8   Got home a little after 12

Thursday September 1
To office.  At night we had Mr & Mrs LW Sedgwick & Mr Richardson of Stainforth who was staying with them  Uncle Hirst & Sophy & Joe to tea

Friday September 2
To office.  At night I was at LW Sedgwicks to meet Mr Richardson     Mrs & Mary Sedgwick  Mrs Tom Crawshaw  Steele & Aunt Bell to tea  got home about 12

Saturday September 3
To office.  Mr Capes  came from Bridlington for a day or two yesterday.  Capes & I had a walk up Minskip Beck

Sunday September 4
Went to Aldbro Church in the morng  Kirby Hill in the afternoon  & BB at night.  Joes wife brot forth her first born son today

Monday September 5
Read Equity  To office   At night Joe Capes & I had a walk down Dog Kennel Lane.  At noon I went to Helperby by train

Tuesday September 6
Read Equity   To office.  At night I went to Minskip to ask Clarke if he had a ferret to sell   he said he would try & get one for me at Knaresbro tomorrow.  Dora & Mary Hirst retd from Llandudno

Wednesday September 7
Read equity  To office  At night at Minskip to see if Clarke had got a ferret but he had not  His brother from Huddersfield was there.  Read Law Chronicle

Thursday September 8
To office   At noon Rd Hirst came over & I went back with him to Helperby   went out shooting with Wm Husband  only got one bird.  Had dinner & tea at Mr Roger Butterys   Miss Ellen Fawcett   Tom Roulston & Richd went with me to the train  I got home about half past eight.  I bought a ferret of Brown of Helpy a year old for 4/-

Friday September 9
To office  At night Joe & I went with Baldrey & his ferrets to our Langthorp Field   tryed for some rabbits but did not get any   I got 3 rats at Mr Lofthouses piggeries at noon   Read Law Chronicle at night

Saturday September 10
To office.  At night I went with John Warwick to his barn below Aldbro to meet Blackburn with his ferrets   we got 3 rats.  I bought a 3 months old Ferret of him for 5/-

Sunday September 11
Mg & evg to BB Church   Steeles brother George preached at night  In the afternoon I went with Rd Hirst to Kirby Hill church

Monday September 12
Read Equity  To office.  At noon ferreting at the Little Mills with Baldrey  some capital sport.  At night I walked with Joe to Langthorp

Tuesday September 13
To office   Started about 3 & walked to Helperby  Did my business  Had tea at Mr Rogers   Rd Hirst & Miss Fawcett set me to the Station   got home about ½ past 8

Wednesday September 14
Read Equity  To office   At night about home & at Langthorp

Thursday September 15
To office.  Started about 3 with Mountain & Joe & Baldrey with the ferrets to a Stickhill of Mountains where we got 1 rabbit & then to our field where we got 2 alive & had a fine course with Jerry & Baldrey’s birch   went to meet Thos Lund & his bride at Miss Stotts   played cards  got home about ten

Friday September 16
To office.  At noon ferreting in Little Mills with Baldrey  got only 2 rats.  Capes & Jane & babies came home from Bridlington    I went to tea at Aldbro about 8

Saturday September 17
To office   At noon read Equity   At night Capes & I had a walk thro Langthorp

Sunday September 18
Went to BB Church in the mg  In the afternoon I walked to Helperby to take a letter from Bridlington to Mrs Roger   Sophy Hirst was there   she Dick & I walked to see the sheep   went to Brafferton Church at night  It was very wet   I stayed all night

Monday September 19
Rode to see some sheep.  Came home by the 9 o’clock train.  At night went to Aldbro   had a walk round Hall Arm with Capes & back by the pasture   Went & Had tea at Leonards   Had a rubber

Tuesday September 20
To office   At night.   Had a short walk at noon Mr Capes & I walked to Minskip  

Wednesday September 21
To office  Had a letter from Aunt Redmayne asking me to go to Taitlands some day this week   fixed to go on Friday.  At noon Capes & I walked to Minskip  Mr & Mrs Capes had dinner & tea with us   Had a walk thro Langthorp with Capes after tea   Joe supped with us

Thursday September 22
To office.  At noon Capes & I walked to Roecliffe   we returned with the Squire & Mr Grant.  Capes had tea with us.  Walked up the river side

Friday September 23
To office   Left Borobridge for Taitlands about 2.  Took 3 ferrets with me   arrived at Settle Station about 8 where Jas met me

Saturday September 24
Uncle Redmayne & I drove to Austwick   I called to see John Ingleby  Chr Ingleby & young Clapham (a very wet day)   At night I drove to Settle  called at Mrs Roberts & The Terrace & then went on to the Station to meet Henry who came to spend a fortnight at Taitlands

Sunday September 25
Twice to Stainforth Church   In the evening Uncle  Hy & I went to see Rd Armistead

Monday September 26
In the mg Hy & I went to Billinger & about with the guns   did not get anything  In the afternoon we went to the wood with the ferret  got 2 couple & a half of rabbits.  At night we went to Billinger & got a hare

Tuesday September 27
Uncle & Hy drove & I walked to Settle   I called at the Terrace  Mrs Roberts & Mr Harrisons  Hy & I came home with Chr Brown in his pony chaise  Uncle brot Lizzie who had been staying at the Terrace home with him  In the afternoon we took the ferret to Billinger   got a couple of rabbits

Wednesday September 28
About home in the mg  Went down in the afternoon to the sale at Bowerley   Played cards at night   Thos Stackhouse came to Taitlands to tea

Thursday September 29
Hy & I went to Stackhouse to shoot rabbits  got 2 couple  went to the sale at Bowerley & Uncle Hy & I went to Thos Stackhouses to tea  played cards  His wife was away  got home about 12

Friday September 30
Hy & I went to Billinger & Greenbank went with us into the wood with the ferrets  got 2 couple & a half   Hy & I walked to the Terrace to tea   Miss Sweet was there    played cards  got home about 10

Saturday October 1
Uncle & Hy went to Austwick   I walked to Settle to fetch Lizzie who stayed all last night at the Terrace.  Miss Sweet & Fanny set us part of the way home.  About Taitlands the remr of the day

Sunday October 2
My 21st birthday   I went mg & afternoon to Stainforth Church   Hy & I walked to Settle Church in the evg

Monday October 3
Hy & I went to Stackhouse   got one rabbit   Uncle went to Clapham Fair    Aunt   Henry Lizzie & I went to Clapham in the large carriage   I drove there   We had dinner & tea at Miss Redmaynes   Called at the vicarage & Miss Ingleby’s & had some good fun in the fair  Hy Marriner was at home

Tuesday October 4
About Taitlands in the mg.  Drove Aunt in the large carriage to make calls at Giggleswick & Settle   I called with her at the Stanfields of Settle & was introduced to Miss S and Miss Rachel    At night went down in the carriage to the Bashals to tea  Jack Ingleby Mrs & Miss Wood & ourselves were there  got home about 12

Wednesday October 5
Went rabbiting about Horton with Greenbank & Wildman   got 8 couple   Had good sport  At night Hy & I went to a circus at Settle

Thursday October 6
Hy & I  & Wildman went to near Austwick rabbiting   Had bad sport  only got 2 couple   At night in the wood. & read Adam Bede
[George Eliot’s first novel, ‘Adam Bede’ came out in Blackwood’s Magazine, from February 1859, and was soon a great success]

Friday October 7
Hy & I went again to about Horton with Greenbank & Wildman   got 4 couple   At night Had a game at Whist

Saturday October 8
Uncle  Henry & I went above Stainforth with the greyhounds   got 3 courses   after dinner walked down to Settle with Uncle   Hy walked down after   Had tea at Mrs Roberts  Hy & I then walked to call on the Bashalls  Miss Margt & Miss Alice were there.  We then walked back to Settle & walked home with Uncle

Sunday October 9
Mg & afternoon to Stainforth Church.  In the evg Hy & I walked down to Settle Church  Called at the Terrace

Monday October 10
Hy went back to Bradford this morning   I went with Uncle & Thos Stackhouse to Austwick Wood to shoot       Mr Foster   Mr Ingleby   John Ingleby   Robt Hargraves   Thos Clapham Joe Birkbeck   Thos Stackhouse   John Hartley   Uncle & I were there.  We shot 46 hares  17 pheasants & 18 rabbits    We all dined at Thos Claphams at 7 o’clock         I rode home with Thos Stackhouse  got home about 12

Tuesday October 11
Went down with Uncle & Thos Stackhouse to Settle  was there all day  dined & had tea at the Terrace   called with Fanny at Mrs Sweets

Wednesday October 12
Left Taitlands about ½ past 7 to come home    got to Knaresbro about 12.  Had dinner at Kirks & rode home with Mr Heaton Clark   Went to the office  called at Leond Sedgwicks & went up to Capes’ in the evg

Thursday October 13
To office  At night went to Langthorp to sup with Sarah   Joe was at Redcar

Friday October 14
To office.  At night about home  Uncle Wm & Aunt came & had dinner with us

Saturday October 15
To office  At night Capes & I walked to Skelton to see the Squire

Sunday October 16
To BB Church in the mg & with Rd Hirst to Kirby Hill in the afternoon   Kept house in the evening

Monday October 17
To office At noon rode Joes Mare round by Kirby Hill  At night read Equity at the office   Supped at Uncles

Tuesday October 18
To office   At noon Capes & I walked to Ellenthorp Hall   he called but I did not   Read Equity at the office at night

Wednesday October 19
To office  At noon Capes & I had a walk    At night Read Equity at the office

Thursday October 20
To office  At noon Had a walk   at night Read Equity.  Had tea & supper at Uncles

Friday October 21
To office.  Went to Dine with the Borobridge Jury at the White Horse   Left about 5.  At night went over to Joes

Saturday October 22
To office.  Started & walked to Ouseburn about 4 to stay till Monday at Uncle Picks.  Had a rubber

Sunday October 23
Rd Paver came to spend the day at Uncle Picks   Went to church at Gt Ouseburn in the morning   stayed at home the rest of the day

Monday October 24
Rode home from Ouseburn with Uncle Pick who came to the fair   Mr Pick Uncle Pick & Rd Paver dined with us   At night read Equity at the office    Mr Workman came to the fair

Tuesday October 25
To office  At noon Uncle Wm & Thos Morley dined with us.  At night read Equity

Wednesday October 26
To office.  At night Ann Stubbs of London & Mary Hirst had tea at the Bridge Foot   I had tea at Uncles   Read Equity

Thursday October 27
To office.  In the afternoon rode Uncle Hirsts Pony to Ouseburn to see Uncle Redmayne who was staying at Uncle Wms   Had tea & a good rubber  got home about ten.  Aunt Henlock gave me a gold chain

Friday October 28
To office   At noon went to receive Mr Crofts rents at Aldbro  Had dinner  At night read Equity at the office

Saturday October 29
To office  At night Charlesworth & I walked to Scotts   got home about ten

Sunday October 30
Mg & evg to BB Church   In the afternoon to Aldbro Church

Monday October 31
Walked to Ouseburn Workhouse to attend the Guardians meetg as Mr Capes was at Gainsbro  Uncle Hirst called with the Dog Cart & brot me home on his return from Whixley   Read Equity at the office

Tuesday November 1
To office   Uncle Hirst & I walked to Grafton to hold the Court    after the Court Uncle came home & I stayed dinner & a very jolly party we had    I went with Jno Houseman & John Akers to tea at Hick’s   I got home about ½ past 7      went to sup at Joes

Wednesday November 2
To office   Went by noon train to York on business   Had tea at Park Place & got home at ½ past 8

Thursday November 3
To office.  At night went with Steele & his sister & Miss Stott in their phaeton to Burtons of Minskip to tea   Mrs Trotter & Mr Musgrave Burton were there   Had a very pleasant evening indeed  Danced & played cards

Friday November 4
To office.  At night read Equity at the office   Uncle Hirst went to London

Saturday November 5
To office   Went down to Helperby by the noon train on business.  I travelled with Mrs Trotter who left Mrs Burtons today.  Had dinner at Mr Roger Butterys    Richd Hirst returned with by the 3 o’clock train [sic]  At night read Equity

Sunday November 6
Mg & evg to BB Church   Stayed Sac.t in the mg   Walked with Rd Hirst to Kirby Hill in the afternoon

Monday November 7
to office.  At night read Equity at the office.  Went at noon to call at Mrs Parkers   Went at night to Miss Grace Egertons entertainmt at the White Horse

Tuesday November 8
To office   Mr Capes & I drove to Knaresbro & purchd the practice of the late Mr Warwick Solr (for £300 to include the library & papers &c) who died the other day   Dined at Mr Waltons  (Mrs Warwick’s brother)  got home about 8 at night

Wednesday November 9
To office  At night read Equity at the office   went to sup at Joes

Thursday November 10
To office   At noon went to Aldbro   At night read Equity at the office

Friday November 11
To office.  At night read Equity at the office

Saturday November 12
To office   BB Hirings   Mr & Mrs Lascelles  Mr & Mrs Henlock & Mr & Mrs Pick dined with us.  At night I walked with Richd Hirst to Mr Woods of Skelton
[From the context, I assume this to be Uncle & Aunt Pick]
Sunday November 13
Walked to Kirby Hill Church with Richd Sedgwick who came to spend the day in the mg  dined at Uncle Hirsts   Richd Hirst & I walked to Kirby Hill Church in the afternoon  I went to BB Church at night

Monday November 14
To office   At noon walked to Aldbro with Mrs Capes   At night went over to Joes

Tuesday November 15
To office   Read Equity    At night Capes & Jane  Joe & Sarah  Aunt Bell  Charlesworth  Miss Ruth Stott  Steele & his sister went in Morrells omnibus to Thos Lunds to a party  played cards  charades &c & a very pleasant evening we had   we got home about one oclock in the mgs

Wednesday November 16
To office  Read Equity   At noon went over to call on Mrs Parker at Langthorp   At night when I left the office I called to see Steele & stayed tea there   his sister left this morning    I went home about 8s

Thursday November 17
To office   Read Equity  At night rEad Equity at the office   Went to tea about 8 to Sedgwicks   Had a rubber

Friday November 18
To office  At night Charlesworth & I walked to Scotts of Broom Close.  Had a rubber & spent a very pleasant evening   got home about ½ past ten

Saturday November 19
To office   Read Equity.  In the afternoon rode to Branton with Mr Abbay & had tea with him & then walked on to Ouseburn   called at Uncle Picks & then went on to Uncle Wms to stay till Monday.  Mr Crosby came in & we had a rubber

Sunday November 20
Uncle Wm had a letter to say Miss Marriner was dead   Went to Ouseburn church in the morng & evening.  In the afternoon we had a short stroll   Tom Johnson supped with us

Monday November 21
Walked from Ouseburn  Read Equity at the office at night

Tuesday November 22
To office   Read Equity at the office at night

Wednesday November 23
To office  Read Equity at night

Thursday November 24
To office   Started about ½ past 9 on Joes mare to meet the Hounds at Ferrensby   Steele went   we found near Ferrensby & brot the fox down towards Staveley & back to Hay Park where we lost him   we then found again between Ferrensby & Copgrove & went right away up nearly to Ripley Castle where I left them & got home about ½ past 3.  Supped at Uncles

Friday November 25
To office.  At night read Equity at the office

Saturday November 26
To office   Spent the evening at Uncles

Sunday November 27
Mg & evg to BB Church   Dined at Aunt Bells   Mother was at Langthorp all day as Joes baby was ill in the whooping cough   at home in the afternoon   called at Joes & Mrs Parkers

Monday November 28
To office  At noon Joe & I had a walk down the Banks   At night read Equity at the office.  Capes & Jane had tea & supper with us

Tuesday November 29
To office  At noon walked to Langthorp  At night read Equity at the office

Wednesday November 30
To office   At night the new Vicar of Kirby Hill (Mr Sale ) & his wife came to the White Horse  Mr Sale came to the office to see Uncle but he was out   Mr Sale asked me to go & have tea with them & I went  Charlesworth went too   I liked them both

Thursday December 1
To office  At night read Equity at the office

Friday December 2
To office.  In the afternoon I went to Mr Holdsworths on business & from there to Minskip where I was detained some time    Had tea at Chr Clarkes    Joe  Capes  Steele Richd Hirst & I supped at Charlesworths   got home about ½ to 12    Rd Hirst slept with me.   Poor Crosby of Ouseburn died at Kings Cross Station Lonon either yesterday or today very suddenly

Saturday December 3
To office.  In the afternoon Richd Hirst & I walked to Ouseburn   Had tea at Uncle Wms   called at Uncle Picks  got home about 10

Sunday December 4
Mg & evg to BB Church in the afternoon to Kirby Hill Church when Charlesworth preached his farewell sermon   Had tea at Aunt Bells

Monday December 5
To office.  Had tea with Joe & was about home   all the night we had a very high water just did get in to our kitchen  got to bed about ½ past 3

Tuesday December 6
To office  At night read Equity at the office   Capes & family went from Aldbro to live at Knaresbro

Wednesday December 7
To office  At night read Equity

Thursday December 8
To office  At night I went with Capes (who went to Mr Crosby’s funeral & from there here) to Minskip to attend at Township meeting   Called at Clarkes  Mr C went to Knaresbro in a cab  I walked home

Friday December 9
To office.  At night read Equity at the office

Saturday December 10
To office   Capes dined & had tea with us.  I drove him to the top of Hazel bank in Uncles Dog Cart on his way home

Sunday December 11
Mg & evg to BB Church  kept house in the afternoon   walked over to Langthorp at night

Monday December 12
To office   At noon walked home with Scott of Broom Close & dined there   Mrs Scott   Miss Thwaites   Miss Snowdon & Miss Todd were there.  Walked home after dinner   At night read Law at the office   Supped at Uncles

Tuesday December 13
To office   Father & Mother were at Knaresbro   Joe dined with me  At night went on Justice business to Mr Lawson’s & called at Leonards Dr Sedgwicks

Wednesday December 14
To office  A very snowy day  Read law at the office at night

Thursday December 15
To office   Nelly Scholfield was married today  Capes & Jane were there  In the afternoon Mr Bland a P.O.Surveyor came  He & I went to Scotts of Broom Close to see about his having a free delivery   Had tea there  played cards & got home just at midnight

Friday December 16
To office  In the afternoon Steele & I went round the town collecting money in order the BB Endowment fund raised. (If BB would raise £300, £900 more would be given by the Ecclesiastical Commers & the Longley Fund)  Had tea at Miss Stotts & supper at Uncles  Alice came home from Blackheath   Jane Capes stayed all night with us on her return from Miss N.Scholfields wedding

Saturday December 17
To office  Lizzie came home from Taitlands   She came to Knaresbro yesterday  Read law at the office at night  Uncle Wm & Aunt dined with us  Supped at Uncles

Sunday December 18
Mg & evg to BB Church  at home in the afternoon

Monday December 19
To office  At night read law at the office

Tuesday December 20
To office  At night read law at the office

Wednesday December 21
To office  At night Steele & I went to Mr Crows when he gave us £10 for BB Church Endowment Fund

Thursday December 22
To office  In the afternoon Steele & I walked to Skelton  Had tea at the Squires  Called at Scotts on our way home  we saw Mrs Scott   Mr S was not at home

Friday December 23
To  office.  At night read law at the office   Henry Hewitt came to stay at Uncles & brought me a dressing case which I commissioned Mrs Workman to get for me

Saturday December 24
To office  At night about home

Sunday December 25
Mg & evg to BB Church.  Stayed Sac.t at 8 o’clock in the morning

Monday December 26 (Holiday Day)
Was ferreting in the morning  Rd Hirst  Hy Hewitt & I drove in Uncles Dog Cart to Ouseburn  Had tea at Uncle Picks  played cards & called at Uncle Wms  got home about eleven

Tuesday December 27
To office  In the mg at Aldbro on Justice business  In the afternoon at Minskip on business  Had tea & supper at Hy Carasses with Joe Lizzie & Alice & Eliz Stubbs

Wednesday December 28
To office  At night Richd Hirst  Hy Hewitt  the Misses Appleton & Miss Burton had tea with us

Thursday December 29
To office  At night read  law at the office

Friday December 30
To office.  Mr & Mrs Capes dined with us  At night read law at the office

Saturday December 31
To office.  In the afternoon drove Capes to Minskip   We stayed tea at Clarkes & from there I drove him to the top Hazel Bank on his way home

                The End of the year 1859


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