Morning - To Tean on the Brewery Business.
Afternoon - Mrs Blurton here. I was piecing? music etc all the afternoon.
WEDNESDAY 29th AUGUST 1888
To Newcastle with Bert. She is completing the lessons in dresscutting with Mrs Bostock. By coach to and from Blyth Bridge.
Mrs Bostock wants Bert to take an agency in Cheadle for dresscutting and to take 10 charts at 6 shillings each.
Mrs Bostock wants Bert to take an agency in Cheadle for dresscutting and to take 10 charts at 6 shillings each.
TUESDAY 28th AUGUST 1888
Morning - Replying to Goodman letter regarding pin etc.
Afternoon - Tracing plans of treadle and forwarding to Inventions Office, London, 54 Fleet Street.
Afternoon - Tracing plans of treadle and forwarding to Inventions Office, London, 54 Fleet Street.
MONDAY 27th AUGUST 1888
To Alton Towers Flower Show with Bert in Frank Tipper's trap? Cost about 7 shillings for the day's outing and a most miserable afternoon - rain without ceasing. Nowhere to get out of the rain at the Towers so went and sat at the Shrewsbury Arms till coach started. Bert and I went up to see Jessie Shirley but found the old man very ill.
Townend Farmhouse, Alton where Jessie Shirley lived - Thanks to Hazel Mills for the photo
Milking time, Townend Farmhouse, Alton 1890 - Thanks to Hazel Mills for the photo
Shrewsbury Hotel (pre 1890) - Thanks to Hazel Mills for the photo
SATURDAY 25th AUGUST 1888
Office. Writing Goodman regarding pin shields.
Afternoon - Preparing music for taking to To...?
Mrs Alcock (Emma) of Cheadle Eaves and who has been living in Brighton for some time came to Walton Villa today. She had intended to stay the weekend at the Eaves but Ridge set about and abused her so she came away.
Notes:
1) Originally I thought that Emma Alcock might be a close relative of John's but it seems that she was originally Emma Burton who married a William Alcock and they lived together at a farm in Eaves Lane. I can find no connection between this William Alcock and John Alcock who wrote the diary. In the 1881 census, Emma was a widow and had her nephew James Ridge living with her. In the 1901 census, there was a widowed Emma Alcock from Cheadle who was living at Conquest Villas, Clayton, Sussex.
2) A map showing Freehay and The Eaves.
Afternoon - Preparing music for taking to To...?
Mrs Alcock (Emma) of Cheadle Eaves and who has been living in Brighton for some time came to Walton Villa today. She had intended to stay the weekend at the Eaves but Ridge set about and abused her so she came away.
Notes:
1) Originally I thought that Emma Alcock might be a close relative of John's but it seems that she was originally Emma Burton who married a William Alcock and they lived together at a farm in Eaves Lane. I can find no connection between this William Alcock and John Alcock who wrote the diary. In the 1881 census, Emma was a widow and had her nephew James Ridge living with her. In the 1901 census, there was a widowed Emma Alcock from Cheadle who was living at Conquest Villas, Clayton, Sussex.
2) A map showing Freehay and The Eaves.
THURSDAY 23rd AUGUST 1888
Morning - To Blyth Bridge by coach - train to Newcastle with Bert to see Mrs Bostock regarding agency for Cheadle for dresscutting. Bert gets the agency by taking 10 charts at 6 shillings each = 3 pounds.
Rode home from Blyth Bridge with Mr Barker, grocer - home at 5pm.
Rode home from Blyth Bridge with Mr Barker, grocer - home at 5pm.
WEDNESDAY 22nd AUGUST 1888
Morning - Office, looking over the specifications sent me by my agents regarding safety pin. I think my patent is valid.
Afternoon - Walked to Oakamoor regarding Brewery Business - train to Alton, had tea there. Then walked home, called on Prince, Green Man, for orders but none - home about 8pm.
My application for Provisional Patent for sewing machine treadle was lodged today and numbered 12109.
Afternoon - Walked to Oakamoor regarding Brewery Business - train to Alton, had tea there. Then walked home, called on Prince, Green Man, for orders but none - home about 8pm.
My application for Provisional Patent for sewing machine treadle was lodged today and numbered 12109.
TUESDAY 21st AUGUST 1888
Morning - Office and ?ing organette music. Mrs Holmes, Old Furnace, called and I settled with her regarding distraint and returned her jewellery but kept the cheese at 6 pence per pound.
Mrs Blurton called and I gave ger 6 more tunes, see list (must have been tunes for the organette).
Evening - I walked to Tean on Beer Business but did no trade.
Mrs Blurton called and I gave ger 6 more tunes, see list (must have been tunes for the organette).
Evening - I walked to Tean on Beer Business but did no trade.
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