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 :~
2 - 1st 3 Mo[nth] Very cold snow on gr[oun]d filling up a grove hole in Angle B[akewe]ll market calved cow [18.10/-] from Furniss Birchill & calf from here to them 25/- bo[ugh]t 7 pigs Robinson 35/- very dear Self at Savings Bank
3 - 2 Very coarse day most snow gone to Birchill for 5qr Freez [sic] land oats 35/-
4 - 3 Fine very sharp frost M[onthly] M[eeting] at Bakewell Self to Ashford & walked on & back stayed dinner & tea - bro[ther] Eben[eze]r admitted into Membership again* - 4 ton cake from Hull
5 - 4 to 5 - 11 Frosty with little snow - met Travis at B[akewe]ll & agreed to send milk twice a day till 1st of 5th mo[nth] at 2/- p[e]r doz[en] pure
to 2 day 15 Fine but frosty lead[in]g soil onto poor places in Over Intake plough[in]g Watricle etc at B[akewe]ll Union about Vagrancy
* I assume by admitting my great great grandfather Ebenezer "into Membership again" John Bayliff Bowman is referring to the Society of Friends. Whether Ebenezer left by choice or whether he was forced out, I don't know.
