My great great great uncle John Bayliff Bowman lived at Summer Hill, near Monyash in the County of Derby.
The Bowman family, who were Quakers, had three farms, One Ash Grange [which John Bayliff Bowman often referred to as O.A.], Cales and Summer Hill [which he usually referred to as S.Hill or S.H.]
John Bayliff Bowman is fourth from the left in the photo below ...
The Bowman family, who were Quakers, had three farms, One Ash Grange [which John Bayliff Bowman often referred to as O.A.], Cales and Summer Hill [which he usually referred to as S.Hill or S.H.]
John Bayliff Bowman is fourth from the left in the photo below ...
A Farm Journal continues :~
No entry for the 16th May 1869.
2 - 17 cold E Wind morn[in]g but turned South in even[in]g & showery - B[akewe]ll Fair - many cattle in but slow sale sow[e]d grass seeds in Pewet Knobs
3 - 18 showery Ditto
4 - 19 Ditto bo[ugh]t Pony of Sept[imus] Press
5 - 20 Fine but cold
6 - 21 Showery
7 - 22 Ditto aft[ernoo]n pick[e]d stone etc - growing day but cold N wind things doing pretty well F&M here from Ashford aft[ernoo]n oats looking well - some sown with Will[ia]m Drill too deep seem to take a long time to come out
1 - 23 Fine
2 - 24 Fine dayself to B[akewe]ll Market & then on to Calton arr[ived] 6.20pm lodged at Holly Bush - very cold E. wind looked round & agreed to build a new barn & cowhouses under
4 - 26 to Newcastle called at Uncle Bradys only Aunt & Hannah & Alfr[e]d at home - H&I to Jarrow in aft[ernoo]n to see Tom & Jenny - self on to Sunderland to call of George & back to Gateshead - left next Morn[in]g 8.30am very cold arr[ived] B[akewe]ll 4.30pm - found all well
6 - 28 Fine day but cold E wind yet plenty of grass & cows milk well
7 - 29 Fine day sow[e]d some corn turnips in Ridge piece - & seeds in Watricle with corn
1 - 30 Fine
2 - 31 Ditto W.E. yet - sow[e]d more turnips
* I assume this is the Septimus Press who in 1861 was the landlord at the Horse & Jockey in Tideswell.
