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.]
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.]
A Farm Journal continues :~
5 - 1d[ay] 10 Mo[nth] Fine but cold East winds Spread[in]g manure at Cales Self to Nott[ingha]m even[in]g
6 - 2 Very fine day Nott[ingha]m Fair* Very sharp frost here home in even[in]g
7 - 3 Misty morn[in]g wet aft[ernoo]n lead[in]g manure S.H. gave calves turpentine & salt their backs every week - give 36 sheep & 74 lambs on Rape some cake & corn now - sold Jas Critchlow 7 heifers at 7/6 p[e]r stone
1st - 4 Fine
2 - 5 Beautiful day lead[in]g manure S.H.
3 - 6 Very wet day Committee of Quarterly meet[in]g had a meeting at Monyash - viz - Thos Hartras Richd Thompson & wife G.Pickard John Armitage - very nice meeting
4 - 7 Fine day Shower in even[in]g Bakewell Farmers Club Show - very slender show
5 - 8 Fine day lead[in]g manure
6 - 9 Showery day harrow[in]g & spread[in]g manure
7 - 10 Fine & warm finish[e]d spread[in]g manure - calf with worm in throat at Cales - sold Thompson cow bo[ugh]t at Matlock £14 10/- only milked a little while £12 ! bad
1 - 11 Beautiful day - my dear S.A. was delivered of another fine boy all well **
2 - 12 Fine day Bakewell Fair busy but things low bo[ugh]t 6 sandy [sundry ?] pigs of Randall 45/-
3 - 13 Misty morn[in]g getting potatoes fair crop sold some at 12/- p[e]r load finish[e]d
* Rather than write 'Nottingham Goose Fair' John wrote 'Nottingham' and 'Fair' with the drawing of a goose in between [see above].
** The 'fine boy' born on the 11th October 1868 was presumably John Edward Bowman.
1st - 4 Fine
2 - 5 Beautiful day lead[in]g manure S.H.
3 - 6 Very wet day Committee of Quarterly meet[in]g had a meeting at Monyash - viz - Thos Hartras Richd Thompson & wife G.Pickard John Armitage - very nice meeting
4 - 7 Fine day Shower in even[in]g Bakewell Farmers Club Show - very slender show
5 - 8 Fine day lead[in]g manure
6 - 9 Showery day harrow[in]g & spread[in]g manure
7 - 10 Fine & warm finish[e]d spread[in]g manure - calf with worm in throat at Cales - sold Thompson cow bo[ugh]t at Matlock £14 10/- only milked a little while £12 ! bad
1 - 11 Beautiful day - my dear S.A. was delivered of another fine boy all well **
2 - 12 Fine day Bakewell Fair busy but things low bo[ugh]t 6 sandy [sundry ?] pigs of Randall 45/-
3 - 13 Misty morn[in]g getting potatoes fair crop sold some at 12/- p[e]r load finish[e]d
* Rather than write 'Nottingham Goose Fair' John wrote 'Nottingham' and 'Fair' with the drawing of a goose in between [see above].
** The 'fine boy' born on the 11th October 1868 was presumably John Edward Bowman.
