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Diary
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Missing pages .. February. Sunday 12 EO Lloyd, Porthmadog. Monday 13 BW 2.30 and 6.30. Tuesday 14 Moved from Gimla to Tan Ffordd, so that Owen can have somewhere to put the furniture. Got 4/- from the crown I lent Owen. Wednesday 15 Damp misty. Watch pay £2/14/0d. Thursday 16 BW 4 am to 8. Sam pays the 1/- he owed me. BW 10 pm to 1 am. Friday 17 19 Monday 20 Eisteddfod at Rhoshirwaun. Getting things ready for the drill (LSA) Tuesday 21 BW 1 am to 5. Big gun drill at 3. BW 10 pm to 2 am. Wednesday 22 BW 2 pm to 6. Thursday 23 BW 6 am to 10. Collecting money for the Hospital fund. Paid for 3 cwt corn at Eifion. Friday 24 At the Rocket House, cleaning the ropes. Paid R Jones, Lon Las for the coal. Saturday 25 Slept at Rhiwlas. Abersoch call at 5.10 am. BW 6 am to 10. Sunday 26 Hughes Rhiw. Monday 27 BW 10 am to 2pm. Watch pay £2/5/0d. Tuesday 28 BW 2 am to 6. Owen and I bring the furniture to Gimla.
March. Wednesday 1 BW 10 am to 2 pm. Thursday 2 BW 2 am to 6. Daniel Rowlands there 2pm to 5pm. Friday 3 BW 1 pm to 5. The people from Nefyn hold a meeting at Pisgah Chapel at 6. BW 9 pm to 1 am. Saturday 4 BW 5 am to 9. Sunday 5 Monday 6 BW 5 am to 9. Bought a lamb in Sarn for 2/6d. Tuesday 7 Daniel starts BW at 2 and I start at 4pm to 8. Wednesday 8 BW 12 to 4pm. Thursday 9 BW 4 am to 8. With Daniel cleaning the Rocket House. Moved the hens from Gimla. Friday 10 Watchers drill 1t 2 pm. Saturday 11 Watch pay £3/5/6d. Daniel cuts my hair. Paid WJT for a cwt of corn. Sunday 12 Hughes Rhiw at 2. BW 8am to 12. Monday 13 Lydia Jones comes to Gimla. Owen Jones sleeps there for the first time. Tuesday 14 Dug the big patch at Ael Bryn and furrowed for the potatoes. Wednesday 15 New Fair, Nell has gone there. Started digging the garden at Tan Ffordd. Thursday 16 Finished digging the garden at Tan Ffordd. Planted the lower patch at Ael Bryn. Friday 17 Planted early potatoes at Ael Bryn. Saturday 18 At Uwchmynydd today. Evan Owen gave me £2/10/0d for the hay cutting machine. Received £1/10/0d rent for Bryn Awel. Sunday 19 Prayer Meeting at Pisgah 2 and 6. Monday 20 Dozen eggs for Sam. Furrowed at Tan ffordd. Tuesday 21 BW 8 am to 12. Watch pay 9/3d. Wednesday 22 News comes that Robert Pig Parc has died. BW 4pm to 8. Thursday 23 Quarterly Meeting at Pwllheli (chapel). BW 11 am to 3pm. Friday 24 Furrowed the big patch at Ael Bryn. Everyones gone to a meeting at Pencaerau. Saturday 25 Robert Jones, Pig Parcs funeral. Sunday 26 Evans the minister of Penlan at 2 and 6. Monday 27 BW 2 to 6 am. Tuesday 28 BW 2 to 6 am. Wednesday 29 BW 12 to 4 am. Plastering the bedroom at Rhiwlas with lime. Thursday 30 Furrowed and planted potatoes at Rhiwlas. Friday 31 Went to Llwynfor to fetch manure.
April. Saturday 1 Finished planting at Ael Bryn. Sunday 2 Bob Humphreys at 2. Prayer Meeting at 6. Monday 3 Paid 15/- for wheat and corn at Eifion. Tuesday 4 BW 2 am to 6. News that Mac, the Coastguard has died. Wednesday 5 Thursday 6 Pension £1/10/0d. Half a ton of coal paid £1/5/0d. Friday 7 Planting in Tan Ffordd and Rhiwlas. Saturday 8 Sunday 9 John P Joness son at 2 and 6. BW 2 am to 6. Monday 10 Meeting at Uwchmynydd tonight. Tuesday 11 Cwt of wheat from Eifion. Griffith, Evan Pengroess brothers funeral. Wednesday 12 Finished planting at Tan Ffordd. The white headed yearling ewe dies. Took the lamb back to Daniel. Thursday 13 BW 7 am to 11. Friday 14 BW 3 am to 7. Saturday 15 Bob Owen and Parry at the school. BW 10 pm to 2 am. Sunday 16 WJ Jones the minister. BW 7 pm to 11. Monday 17 BW 3 pm to 7. Tuesday 18 At Cadwgan finishing the garden. Wednesday 19 Home digging the potatoes. Went to get the yearling ewes and the ram from the mountain. Thursday 20 Yearling ewe has a lamb. Friday 21 Went to meet Daniel at the Ricket House at 2. Buried potatoes at Cadwgan. BW 10 pm to 2 am. Saturday 22 BW 2 pm to 6. Sunday 23 Monday 24 BW 2 am to 6 and 2 pm to 6. Tuesday 25 Eggs under the hen at Rhiwlas. Wednesday 26 Earthed the patch near the wall by the hen house. Thursday 27 Dug potatoes at Ael Bryn. Friday 28 Furrowed at Cadwgan for 3 hours. Saturday 29 Nel, Ickie and Edgar go to town. Cwt of corn and cwt of split corn from Eifion. Sunday 30 WJ Jones the minister.
May. Monday 1 BW 2 am to 6 and 6 pm to 10. Tuesday 2 BW 2 pm to 6. Wednesday 3 At Plas yn Rhiw in the evening. Thursday 4 Pension £1/10/0d. BW 2 pm to 6. Friday 5 BW 6 am to 10. It rained well last night. Saturday 6 7 Monday 8 Cleaning the Rocket House. Tuesday 9 BW 2 am to 6 fog. Put the grate in the kitchen at Eifion. Wednesday 10 BW 2 am to 6 fog. Thursday 11 Planted potatoes at Ael Bryn and Tan Ffordd. Friday 12 Cold wind from the north east. Daniel starts his watch at 6. Aberdaron Fair. Saturday 13 BW 2 am to 6. Pwllheli Fair. Received 7/6d from W Jones Ty Croes, expenses for the singing festival. Sunday 14 Prayer Meeting morning and evening, only EW Hughes and I are present to take part at both meetings. Monday 15 BW 8 am to 12 and 6 pm to 10. Tuesday 16 BW 6 am to 10. Cold northerly wind each day. Wednesday 17 BW 12 to 4 pm. Thursday 18 Singing Festival at Nefyn. Paid £1/3/6d at Eifion. Friday 19 LSA drill. Saturday 20 Digging potatoes. Sunday 21 Want to answer Aunt Seras letter. Monday 22 Paid W Thomas Eifion £1/3/6d for the corn. Tuesday 23 Watch pay £3/3/0d. Wednesday 24 Cut stumps at Tan Ffordd. Want to answer Jane, Aunt Seras daughter. Thursday 25 Re installed the oven at Penebo Fawr. Pension £1/10/0d. Friday 26 No rain, dry and hot. Saturday 27 Cleaned the sheeps tails. Laura and the girls are here from town, I sleep at Tan Ffordd. Sunday 28 RJ Rowlands at 2 and 6. Sleep at Tan Ffordd again. Monday 29 No rain, its exceptionally dry. Sleep at Tan Ffordd. Tuesday 30 Fine morning not a breath of wind. Cutting stumps at Tan Ffordd. Wednesday 31 Cutting stumps at Tan Ffordd.
June. Thursday 1 Cutting stumps. Hot weather. Friday 2 Cutting stumps at Tan Ffordd, very hot and dry. Saturday 3 Laura and the girls go back home. Dipping Conion sheep. Sunday 4 WJ Jones the minister. Eliza the wife of Tan Rardd is taken ill. Monday 5 Shearing at Tan Ffordd. Hot day no sign of rain. Tuesday 6 Hard wind from the north east. Wednesday 7 In town buying wood to seal Bryngoleu Bach. Bought the WC seat from O Parry. Thursday 8 Wind from the north east again. Friday 9 Methodists Festival at Tudweiliog. Saturday 10 Wind has moved to the west. Sunday 11 Evans at 2. Prayer Meeting at 6. Monday 12 Started the watch for Daniel 2 to 4pm. Cold wind from the North. Tuesday 13 Watchers drill. Wednesday 14 At Bryngoleu Bach, sealing. Thursday 15 BW 1 to 2. At Bryngoleu Bach. It rained well. Friday 16 BW 12 to 4 am. Finishing at Bryngoleu Bach. Evan Penparwyd, Aberdarons funeral. Dafydd Griffith, Bethel dies. Saturday 17 It rained well in the morning. BW 11 pm to 3 am. Sunday 18 WJ Jones the minister at 2 and 6. BW 3pm to 7. Monday 19 Earthing potatoes at Tan Ffordd and Ael Bryn. Dafydd Griffith, Bethels funeral. Sent the bill to Bryngoleu Bach. Tuesday 20 - Sent 4/8d for the books. Wednesday 21 Half at Eifion working on the wall. Thursday 22 Quarterly Meeting at Pisgah. Half at Eifion. Went to the quarterly meeting in the afternoon. Friday 23 At Eifion. Saturday 24 At Eifion working on the wall. Sunday 25 Monday 26 At Eifion. Sold the lambs to Owen Plas for 15/6d. Tuesday 27 Three quarters at Eifion, no cement. Wednesday 28 BW 6 am to 10. Rain. Thursday 29 BW 2 am to 6. WJ Thomas, Eifion has gone to Cricieth Fair to look for a horse. BW 6 pm to 10. Friday 30 BW 11 am to 2 pm. /3d for the watchers drill.
July. Saturday 1 Sunday 2 - WO Lloyd, Porthmadog. Monday 3 BW 4 pm to 8. Tuesday 4 Milked the sheep at Tan Ffordd. Gave Albert 5/- for working with me at Bryngoleu Bach. Wednesday 5 BW 6 am to 10. Thursday 6 Paid R Jones, Lon Las 4/- for bringing the wood to Bryngoleu Bach. Finished the floor for Lydia, paid 5/-. Friday 7 BW 5 am to 9. Saturday 8 BW 1 am to 5. Sunday 9 Hughes at 2. Monday 10 Home. Nell has gone to Pwllheli. Milked the sheep. Weighed the wool at Eifion, £4/8/6d. Tuesday 11 Dipping sheep at Tyn Mynydd. Wednesday 12 Daniels been to Pwllheli. Watch pay £1/2/6d. Daniel changes the cheque £4/8/6d for the wool for me. Put up the beds at Tan Ffordd. BW 10 pm to 2am. Thursday 13 Pension £1/10/0d. BW 2 pm to 6. Heavy rain, John Evans gets wet on the way here. Friday 14 BW 6 am to 10. Saturday 15 Moved from Ael Bryn to Tan Ffordd, the visitors are coming today. Sunday 16 17 Tuesday 18 Daniel starts on the hay. Wednesday 19 Heavy rain last night. Cwt of wheat for the hens. Must send for the Sunday school curriculum. Thursday 20 Misty after the rain. Cwt of corn for the hens. Friday 21 Painted the living room at Tan Ffordd. Saturday 22 BW 4 am to 8. The first one since moving to Tan Ffordd. Sunday 23 Sunday school meeting at Tyddyn. Monday 24 Re installed the oven at Conion. Tuesday 25 BW 2 am to 6. Wednesday 26 Raking hay at Bwlchgarreg. Thursday 27 Pension. Fog and rain. BW 8 pm to 12. Friday 28 - Same. Saturday 29 Heavy rains. BW 12 to 4 am (Sunday morning) Sunday 30 Roberts the second minister at 2 and 6. BW 4 pm to 8. Monday 31 Turning the hay in cae llidiart gwyn, Bwlchgarreg. BW 4 pm to 8.
August. Tuesday 1 Pound of butter for Rhiwlas from Llawenan. Wednesday 2 Went to Ty Croes Mawr to fetch butter. Penboncyn chimney has fallen. Thursday 3 Paid Richard lon Las for 3 cwt of coal. Friday 4 Carried cae llidiart gwyn, Bwlchgarreg. Nell goes to town. Saturday 5 Carried the field in front of Eifion and the garden at Penboncyn. Sunday 6 Bob Humphreys at 2. Monday 7 Watch pay £1/16/0d. Carried cae lleiniau, Penboncyn. Everyones gone to Porth Oer to the Regatta. Tuesday 8 With Owen Hughes, cutting hay at Conion. Wednesday 9 My brother Richards daughters are here from Lpndon. Rain. BW 10 pm to 2am. Thursday 10 Watch pay 4/6d. Cut and raked the hay at Bwlchgarreg. Friday 11 Home, Ive got a cold. Laura and the girls come to stay. Saturday 12 Home, not feeling well. Sunday 13 Home, Ive got a cold. Fine Sunday. Monday 14 Home, not well. Good day for haymaking. Tuesday 15 Watchers drill 2 pm. Another good day for the hay. Wednesday 16 Fine day again. Went to visit Lewis and Sarah. Thursday 17 Preaching Festival at Rhoshirwaun. Friday 18 Fine day. Nell has gone to town about the visitors at Bryn Difyr. Saturday 19 20. Monday 21 Heavy thunder. Tuesday 22 Drill pay 2/-. Wednesday 23 Thursday 24 In the look out hut. Friday 25 BW 5 am to 9. Saturday 26 Paid what I owe at Eifion. Sunday 27 Hughes Rhiw at 2 and 6. Monday 28 Fitted for a gas mask at the school. Watch pay 9/-. BW 12 to 4 am. Tuesday 29 BW 12 to 4 am Wednesday 30 BW 12 to 4 am. Thursday 31 Elin Jones, Trips funeral at Nebo.
September. Friday 1 BW 4 pm to 8. Saturday 2 BW 12 to 4 pm. Sunday 3 BW 12 to 4 pm. Monday 4 BW 4 am to 8. Got my gas mask at the school. Tuesday 5 BW 4 am to 8. Wednesday 6 BW 4 am to 8. Put a grate in at Brynfran. Thursday 7 BW 4 am to 8. Friday 8 BW 8 am to 12. 2 cwt coal and a bag of cement, paid Richard Jones Lon Las for both, and paid for another two cwt one for Tan Ffordd and the other for Ael y Bryn. Saturday 9 BW 8 am to 12./ Sunday 10 Wind and rain, no one comes to the chapel service. BW 12 to 4 am. Monday 11 Owen and I swap watches. Tuesday 12 BW 4 pm to 8. Watch pay £1/11/6d Wednesday 13 BW 8 pm to 12. Thursday 14 News that Morris Cadlan has died. BW 4 pm to 8. Friday 15 Weeded potatoes ready for picking. BW 4 pm to 8. Saturday 16 Morris Hughes, Cadlans funeral at Llanfaelrhys. Watch pay £1/11/6d.BW 4 pm to 8. Sunday 17 Sunday school in the morning. Cricieth at 2. Prayer Meeting at 6. Monday 18 BW 8 am to 12. Picking potatoes at Ael Bryn. Tuesday 19 BW 4 am to 8. Received the rent for Bryn Awel. Tuesday 20 BW 8 am to 12. Miss Rowlands goes to town. Thursday 21 BW 12 to 4 pm. Friday 22 Rain in the morning. BW 12 to 4. Watch pay £1/16/0d. Saturday 23- BW 6 am to 12. Sunday 24 BW 4 am to 8. Monday 25 BW 4 am to 8. Thrashing at Ty Croes Bach and Conion. BW 12 to 4 am. Tuesday 26 Thrashing at Tyn Fron. BW 12 to 4 am. Took the fetters off the ram. Wednesday 27 BW 12 to 4 am. Thursday 28 Sheep sale at Sarn. BW 4 pm to 8. Friday 29 Director of Operations comes to set the compass. BW 8 pm to 12. Saturday 30
October. Sunday 1 BW 12 to 4. Monday 2 BW 4 pm to 8. Tuesday 3 The Inspector (of coastguards) is here at 10.30 am. BW 4 pm to 8. Wednesday 4 Strong winds. BW 4 pm to 8. Thursday 5 Paid 3/3d to the Hospital Fund. Pension £1/10/0d. BW 4 to 8. Friday 6 BW 4 pm to 8. Saturday 7 BW 4 am to 8. Watch pay £1/16/0d. Sunday 8 The new minister at 2 and 6. Monday 9 BW 4 am to 8. Tuesday 10 BW 4 am to 8. They find Griffith Bodgrugyn, dead at his friends house. Wednesday 11 BW 4 am to 8. Thursday 12 BW 4 am to 8. Watch pay £1/11/6d. Friday 13 BW 8 am to 12. Griffith Bodgrugyns funeral. Saturday 14 BW 4 am to 8. Went for a walk to Uwchmynydd came back with William Penbryn Bachs motor past Saron. Had tea at Tyn Llan. Sunday 15 BW 4 am to 8. Monday 16 BW 4 am to 8. Thanksgiving day. John Ty Rhos dies. Tuesday 17 BW 12 to 4 am. Wednesday 18 BW 8 am to 12. Thursday 19 - BW 12 to 4 pm. Slaughtered a sheep at Tan Ffordd. Watch pay £1/11/0d. Friday 20 BW BW 12 to 4 pm. John Jones, Ty Rhoss funeral. Saturday 21 BW 12 to 4 pm. Sunday 22 Morgan the second minister at 2 and 6. Monday 23 BW 8 am to 12. Went to borrow the ram from Conion. Tuesday 24 BW 4 am to 8. Auction at Ty Canol. Wednesday 25 BW 4 am to 8. At Pwllheli left my book in the bank. Thursday 26 BW 4 am to 8. Pension £1/10/0d. Friday 27 BW 4 am to 8. Watch pay £1/10/0d. Saturday 28 BW 4 am to 8. Sunday 29 Hughes Rhiw at 2. Prayer Meeting at 6. Monday 30 BW 8 am to 12. Tuesday 31 BW 8 am to 12. Sent 5/1d for the tithe.
November. Wednesday 1 BW 12 to 4. Nell goes to town and buys two shirts. Thursday 2 BW 8 am to 12. Friday 3 BW 4 am to 8. Daniel take the cattle to the sale. Paid 18/- at Eifion for corn for the hens. Saturday 4 BW 12 to 4 am. Sunday 5 Hughes Rhiw at 2 and 6. BW 12 to 4 am. Heavy rain during the night. BW 8 pm to 12. Monday 6 BW 4 pm to 8. Tuesday 7 BW 4 pm to 8. Wednesday 8 Daniel has gone to town to John Jones does the 12 to 4. BW 4 to 8pm. Thursday 9 Pension £1/10/0d. BW 12 to 4 am. Friday 10 BW 4 to 8 pm. Saturday 11 Kate Bryn Awel gets married. Watch pay £1/11/6d. Daniel cuts my hair. BW 4 to 8 pm. Sunday 12 Morgan the second minister. Monday 13 BW 8 am to 12. Tuesday 14 BW 12 to 4 pm. Wednesday 15 Paid £1/5/0d at Eifion for 2 cwt corn for the hens. BW 4 pm to 8. Thursday 16 BW 4 pm to 12. Friday 17 Watch pay £1/16/0d. Saturday 18 At Tyn Llan re installing the oven. Auction at Ty Rhos. Heavy rain BW 4pm to 12. Sunday 19 Banker Cricieth at 2. BW 4 pm to 8. Monday 20 - BW 4 pm to 8. Tuesday 21 Digging the patch below the house at Gimla. BW 4 pm to 8. Wednesday 22 BW 12 to 4pm. Thursday 23 Pension £1/10/0d. BW 4 pm to 8. Friday 24 BW $pm to 8. Saturday 25 Watch pay £1/11/6d. Wind and rain. BW 8 pm to 12. Sunday 26 Hughes the minister at 2. BW 4 pm to 8. John Evans is here over the weekend. Monday 27 BW 12 to 4 pm. Tuesday 28 BW 12 to 4pm. Wednesday 29 Paid Ianto a £1 for trousers for Leila. BW 12 to 4. Thursday 30 BW 12 to 4.
December. Friday 1 BW 4 pm to 8. Fog and rain wind from the SE. Saturday 2 BW 8 pm to 12. Sunday 3 Strong wind and heavy rain. BW 4 p to 8. Monday 4 Llewleyn Joness funeral, he dies in the workhouse. BW 4 pm to 8. Tuesday 5 Received 2/- from Hughes the preacher for the monthly books. BW 8 pm to 12. Wednesday 6 Fine sunny day no wind. BW 4 pm to 8. Thursday 7 Pension £1/10/0d.BW 4 pm to 8. Friday 8 Nell, Mary Carreglefain and Anne Pisgah go to Aberdaron. BW 4 pm to 8. Saturday 9 Wind and rain from the south. BW 4 pm to 8. Sunday 10 BW 12 to 4. Monday 11 BW 12 to 4. Tuesday 12 Collected for the Hospital fund, went to the church side of Rhiw. Wednesday 13 BW 8 am to 12. Thursday 14 BW 4 am to 8. Collected for the Hospital Fund at Ty Canol and both Meillionydds. Bought myself a suit at Pencaerau. Friday 15 BW 4 am to 8. Saturday 16 BW 4 am to 8. Harry Parry, Ty Frys funeral. Watch pay £1/10/0d. Sunday 17 Morgan the second minister. BW 8 to 12 pm. Monday 18 News that the lady form Conion Ucha has died. BW 4 pm to 8. Tuesday 19 BW 8 am to 12. Daniel is plucking today. Took the Hospital Book to Williams, have collected £1/7/6d. Wednesday 20 BW 4 am to 8. Changed the sheeps fetters. BW 12 to 4 am. Thursday 21 BW 12 to 4 am. Friday 22 BW 12 to 4 am. Paid 10/- for the goose at Rhiwlas. Saturday 23 Everyone from Ael Bryn has gone to town except for me. Mary Hughes Conion Uchas funeral. BW 12 to 4 pm. Sunday 24 No preaching. The children are practising singing for the Sarn Eisteddfod. BW 12 to 4 am. Monday 25 BW 4 pm to 8. The children sing at the Sarn Eisteddfod. Tuesday 26 BW 12 to 4 pm. Wednesday 27 Letter from John Williams, America. BW 12 4 am. Thursday 28 BW 12 to 4 pm. Friday 29 12 to 4 pm. Saturday 30 BW 4 am to 8. Sunday 31 - ~~~~~~~~~ Diary's from Mr E Morris, thank you very much. |
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