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Monday, 8 September 2014
Sunday, 7 September 2014
Transcription of John Richard Stubbs' diary for 1858
Cloth bound 3 ½ inch x 6 inch notebook “Renshaw’s Diary and Almanack for 1857”
In the flyleaf is written “JRS Jany 1857 For 1858 & 1859”
The entries for 1858 and 1859 are written in the 1857 Diary by using it as a notebook with the printed dates and days deleted and ten plain pages stitched into the back.
Up to Saturday January 9th doing nothing but going to Office Suffering from Carbuncle
Sunday January 10
Twice to BB Church. Once to Aldbro
Monday January 11
To Office Had breakfast at Uncles. The Workmans left Uncles this morng At Noon about home At Night went to see Jane Capes Went to Leonard Sedgwicks to sup H.E. Clark J.Smith Wm Morley Smallwood Steele Joe & I were there played Cards Got home about ½ past one
Tuesday January 12
To Office At Noon working at the Office. At Night went to Smallwoods & to Sedgwicks Arranged to go with Leond & M. Sedgwick in the Cab to Starbeck
Wednesday January 13
Went with Leonard & Mary Sedgwick to Taitlands to Leonards Wedding he paid my fare Tom Sedgwick joined us at Leeds Fanny Stubbs met us at Settle Station Had a Fly to Taitlands Had tea there Tom Sedgwick Wm Nixon & I went to sleep at Stackhouses Leonard went to Richardsons
[Fanny Stubbs is Bp Stubbs’ sister Frances 1836-77]
Thursday January 14
Went to Taitlands to 1st breakfast & helped Uncle to arrange. Went back to Stackhouse’s got dressed Took Leond to Church & they got wed. Tom Sedgwick I Wm Stubbs Wm Nixon & Hy Redmayne were Groomsmen Miss Nixon Mary Redmayne Mary Sedgwick Fanny Stubbs & Margaret Ingelby were bridesmaids. Went to Taitlands Sat down 30 to breakfast at ½ past 12 Bride & Groom started about 2. We some of us walked to Stainforth Foss & on to the rock in front of Taitlands went & had a 1st tea at Stackhouses Went to Taitlands we were above 50 of us Had a splendid dance Got to Stackhouses about ½ past 3 Went to bed about 5 Everything passed off firstrately
[John's friend Leonard is marrying John's friend Jane Redmayne. He is a few days short of his 29th birthday; if baptised as a baby, she will soon be 24. Her brother Henry was baptised in Dec 1841; he is possibly 16. Her sister Mary may be about 14. Mary Sedgwick is about the same age as John, that is 19, and Fanny Stubbs is 21. Wm Stubbs is the future Bishop, then aged 32]
In the flyleaf is written “JRS Jany 1857 For 1858 & 1859”
The entries for 1858 and 1859 are written in the 1857 Diary by using it as a notebook with the printed dates and days deleted and ten plain pages stitched into the back.
Up to Saturday January 9th doing nothing but going to Office Suffering from Carbuncle
Sunday January 10
Twice to BB Church. Once to Aldbro
Monday January 11
To Office Had breakfast at Uncles. The Workmans left Uncles this morng At Noon about home At Night went to see Jane Capes Went to Leonard Sedgwicks to sup H.E. Clark J.Smith Wm Morley Smallwood Steele Joe & I were there played Cards Got home about ½ past one
Tuesday January 12
To Office At Noon working at the Office. At Night went to Smallwoods & to Sedgwicks Arranged to go with Leond & M. Sedgwick in the Cab to Starbeck
Wednesday January 13
Went with Leonard & Mary Sedgwick to Taitlands to Leonards Wedding he paid my fare Tom Sedgwick joined us at Leeds Fanny Stubbs met us at Settle Station Had a Fly to Taitlands Had tea there Tom Sedgwick Wm Nixon & I went to sleep at Stackhouses Leonard went to Richardsons
[Fanny Stubbs is Bp Stubbs’ sister Frances 1836-77]
Thursday January 14
Went to Taitlands to 1st breakfast & helped Uncle to arrange. Went back to Stackhouse’s got dressed Took Leond to Church & they got wed. Tom Sedgwick I Wm Stubbs Wm Nixon & Hy Redmayne were Groomsmen Miss Nixon Mary Redmayne Mary Sedgwick Fanny Stubbs & Margaret Ingelby were bridesmaids. Went to Taitlands Sat down 30 to breakfast at ½ past 12 Bride & Groom started about 2. We some of us walked to Stainforth Foss & on to the rock in front of Taitlands went & had a 1st tea at Stackhouses Went to Taitlands we were above 50 of us Had a splendid dance Got to Stackhouses about ½ past 3 Went to bed about 5 Everything passed off firstrately
[John's friend Leonard is marrying John's friend Jane Redmayne. He is a few days short of his 29th birthday; if baptised as a baby, she will soon be 24. Her brother Henry was baptised in Dec 1841; he is possibly 16. Her sister Mary may be about 14. Mary Sedgwick is about the same age as John, that is 19, and Fanny Stubbs is 21. Wm Stubbs is the future Bishop, then aged 32]
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Saturday, 6 September 2014
Transcription of John Richard Stubbs' diary for 1857
Home made diary on plain paper, stitched into a plain buff paper cover
“JRS’s Private Diary
Commencing 1st January 1857 -”
Thursday January 1
Went to Office Returned to Breakfast. At Noon took a Walk. At Night was about home
Friday January 2
Went to Office Returned to Breakfast. At Noon Joe Capes & I walked up the River. At Night went to a party at Owens met the Wannmans & the Lawsons played games had a dance &c got home about twelve Enjoyed it only pretty fair
Saturday January 3
Went to Office Returned to Breakfast. At Noon went to Capes’. At Night I went to Newsroom Met Leond Tom & Jim Sedgwick there Leond & I had a regular split because our Tom called at their house once when he was here & would not go again because he was not asked in he did not see the Doctor. Called at Henry Carass’ Read Shakespeare
Sunday January 4
Went twice to BB Church. Stayed at home in the afternoon it was a very wet day. Called at Capes’ at Noon. Jane was better.
Monday January 5
Went to Office Retd to Breakfast. At Noon Joe & Capes & I walked to the Station & then to Kirby Hill & back. Went & sat at Henry Carass’ it came snowing very hard every now & then during the day Spent the evening at Capes’ Uncle & Aunt Pick were there
Tuesday January 6
Went to Office Returned to Breakfast. At Noon Capes Joe & I went to the house at Langthorp. Richard Sedgwick of York dined with us. At Night I stayed at Uncles to tea & supper Aunt Bell was there to tea & Joe was there to supper when Aunt Bell & Joe left I went home to get my night dress & went back & stayed all night as Uncle & Aunt had gone to Northallerton
Wednesday January 7
Had breakfast at Uncles At Noon I took the dogs up Minskip Beck & round on to the Roecliffe Lane. Cousin Bessie Parker of Hutton dined with us. At night Read law. Wrote a long letter to Tom
“JRS’s Private Diary
Commencing 1st January 1857 -”
Thursday January 1
Went to Office Returned to Breakfast. At Noon took a Walk. At Night was about home
Friday January 2
Went to Office Returned to Breakfast. At Noon Joe Capes & I walked up the River. At Night went to a party at Owens met the Wannmans & the Lawsons played games had a dance &c got home about twelve Enjoyed it only pretty fair
Saturday January 3
Went to Office Returned to Breakfast. At Noon went to Capes’. At Night I went to Newsroom Met Leond Tom & Jim Sedgwick there Leond & I had a regular split because our Tom called at their house once when he was here & would not go again because he was not asked in he did not see the Doctor. Called at Henry Carass’ Read Shakespeare
Sunday January 4
Went twice to BB Church. Stayed at home in the afternoon it was a very wet day. Called at Capes’ at Noon. Jane was better.
Monday January 5
Went to Office Retd to Breakfast. At Noon Joe & Capes & I walked to the Station & then to Kirby Hill & back. Went & sat at Henry Carass’ it came snowing very hard every now & then during the day Spent the evening at Capes’ Uncle & Aunt Pick were there
Tuesday January 6
Went to Office Returned to Breakfast. At Noon Capes Joe & I went to the house at Langthorp. Richard Sedgwick of York dined with us. At Night I stayed at Uncles to tea & supper Aunt Bell was there to tea & Joe was there to supper when Aunt Bell & Joe left I went home to get my night dress & went back & stayed all night as Uncle & Aunt had gone to Northallerton
Wednesday January 7
Had breakfast at Uncles At Noon I took the dogs up Minskip Beck & round on to the Roecliffe Lane. Cousin Bessie Parker of Hutton dined with us. At night Read law. Wrote a long letter to Tom
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Friday, 5 September 2014
Transcription of John Richard Stubbs' diary for 1856
Cloth bound 3 ½ inch x 6 inch notebook “Renshaw’s Diary and Almanac for 1856”
On the first memorandum page is written
“On Saturday the 10th of November I went to stay with Mr Barroby at Dishforth stayed until the Saturday following”
Monday January 14
Went to Office Sat with Aunt Hirst as all the rest were at Eagles Clairvoyant Entertainment Read Blackstone
Tuesday January 15
Went to the Office Mrs Workman Mr Robert W Mr Henlock & Mrs dined with us at 2 o’clock I left the Office at 2 returned at 4 Went to the Doctors in the Evening Danced had supper & enjoyed ourselves extremely A Family party Leonard’s birthday
[JRS’ great-uncle George Henlock married Anne Clough and had children Ann, William, John and Margaret; Margaret married Mr Workman. ‘The Doctors’ is Dr Sedgwick’s house; Leonard was one of the sons. The 1834 Directory: Roger Sedgwick, surgeon in Borobridge]
Wednesday January 16
Went to the Office Cleaned Joe’s Gun Henry Redmayne & I went to Aldbro on business In the evening Joe Henry R & I went & played cards at Henry Carrass’ Joe & I beat the two Henrys had only one rubber Bessie went to ask Miss Eagle a Clairvoyant Lady at Mrs Morrells about Uncle Henlocks She said Richard would return in 1857. No trace of Giles
On the first memorandum page is written
“On Saturday the 10th of November I went to stay with Mr Barroby at Dishforth stayed until the Saturday following”
Monday January 14
Went to Office Sat with Aunt Hirst as all the rest were at Eagles Clairvoyant Entertainment Read Blackstone
Tuesday January 15
Went to the Office Mrs Workman Mr Robert W Mr Henlock & Mrs dined with us at 2 o’clock I left the Office at 2 returned at 4 Went to the Doctors in the Evening Danced had supper & enjoyed ourselves extremely A Family party Leonard’s birthday
[JRS’ great-uncle George Henlock married Anne Clough and had children Ann, William, John and Margaret; Margaret married Mr Workman. ‘The Doctors’ is Dr Sedgwick’s house; Leonard was one of the sons. The 1834 Directory: Roger Sedgwick, surgeon in Borobridge]
Wednesday January 16
Went to the Office Cleaned Joe’s Gun Henry Redmayne & I went to Aldbro on business In the evening Joe Henry R & I went & played cards at Henry Carrass’ Joe & I beat the two Henrys had only one rubber Bessie went to ask Miss Eagle a Clairvoyant Lady at Mrs Morrells about Uncle Henlocks She said Richard would return in 1857. No trace of Giles
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