(The Times, 8/3/1912)Diaries Henry Piper
10 July 1907
Went to Mascalls with Sam after school instead of cricket
05 January 1909
Trained to Paddock Wood
12 January 1909
Cycled to Branden for tea
06 February 1909
Cycled to Maidstone (1stXI v Grammar XI)
Memoranda: Cycled to Maidstone with Frank Pope who played for 1stXI v Maidstone Grammar School. Roads rather muddy
13 February 1909
Cycled to Wadhurst
Memoranda: Cycled to Wadhurst via Goudhurst & Lamberhurst, Frant, T Wells & Tonbridge with Les Franklin, home by train
17 February 1909
Cycled to Hastings
Memoranda: Cycled to Hastings in afternoon with Owen Harmer, got back home about 10pm
20 February 1909
Played for 1st XI v YMCA. Beat them 5-0
Memoranda: Shorter absence from school team. I played in his place for the 1stXI v YMCA
13 March 1909
2nd XI beat Horsmonden 13-1 (cpt)
29 March 1909
Influenza caused absence
30 March 1909
Memoranda: Absent from Prelim Certif (1909) on 30th March owing to influenza.
09 April 1909
(Good Friday)
13 April 1909
Cycled to Gravesend
Memoranda: 13th cycled to Gravesend with Mr Handcock’s party. Wet on return journey.
19 April 1909
Memoranda: Started teaching on 19th as ‘last’ period under KEC scheme
28 April 1909
Cycled to Matfield
Memoranda: 28th Service at Matfield. Busy in evening.
19 May 1909
Went to London & saw Dr Headlan re. entering King’s College.
24 May 1909
Empire Day and school treat
26 May 1909
Sports Day at Tonbridge
29 May 1909
Visited Boy Scouts camp
31 May 1909
Whit Monday. Cycled to Halden Place via Biddenden, Tenterden, etc
12 June 1909
Second XI lost to Tudor Hall by 12 runs
14 June 1909
London Matriculation Examination
18 June 1909
Called in at Tonbridge on way home and saw Wheeler and cricket
01 July 1909
Scholarship at King’s College
02 July 1909
Scholarship at King’s College
03 July 1909
Scholarship at King’s College
04 July 1909
Scholarship at King’s College completed
07 July 1909
Excursion to Margate
09 July 1909
Cycled to Tonbridge & saw the Children’s Pageant
10 July 1909
Went to Mascalls for the day
11 July 1909
Went (sic)
17 July 1909
Trained to Tun Wells Cricket Week (Kent v Sussex)
26 July 1909
Governor’s Day at Tonbridge
01 August 1909
Heard Matric result. Passed 2nd class
02 August 1909
Bank Holiday
04 August 1909
Cycled to P. Wood Flower Show
31 August 1909
(?) Cycled to Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, Maidstone & home, called on Howard Wheeler.
02 September 1909
Went to Minster with Howard Wheeler, train to Ashford & cycled from there.
03 September 1909
Cycled to Deal
05 September 1909
Walked to Ramsgate. Trained home.
06 September 1909
Cycled to Dover.
10 September 1909
Saw ‘When Knights were Bold’ at Margate.
11 September 1909
Cycled home from Minster.
13 September 1909
Howard Wheeler went home.
18 September 1909
Cycled to Tonbridge, to Howard Wheeler’s
20 September 1909
Came home from Tonbridge, cycled as far as P. Wood.
21 September 1909
Cycled to Halden Place with Mother
22 September 1909
Spent day in hop-garden. Thunderstorm in evening.
23 September 1909
Returned home from Rolvenden. Cycled from Headcorn.
27 September 1909
Visited dentist
29 September 1909
Went to London with father, went to King’s, also to warehouses.
04 October 1909
Trained up to 108 Crofton Park Road
05 October 1909
Went to King’s College for admission, etc
06 October 1909
College opened
09 October 1909
Went round city, Hyde Park, etc with Mr Bailey.
10 October 1909
Went to Forest Hill, & saw Mr Headrow
16 October 1909
Saw Houdini, “The Handcuff King” at Camberwell.
22 October 1909
Trained home to Staplehurst
23 October 1909
Cycled to Tenterden & saw Rovers beat locals 2-7; went to Sid Dorman’s for tea.
25 October 1909
Returned to London; 8 o/c train
27 October 1909
(See Dec 4)
31 October 1909
Forest Hill am. St Hilda’s pm with Stan Lincoln
06 November 1909
Trained to Crystal Palace & saw footer match; Crystal Palace v New Brompton. In evening saw ‘The Brass Bottle’
09 November 1909
Holiday from Coll. Saw Lord Mayor’s Show from terrace; In evening went to Crystal Palace & saw ‘The Tempest’
10 November 1909
Met Sid Dorman at New Cross
12 November 1909
Trained home to Staplehurst
13 November 1909
Cycled to Cranbrook. Footer in afternoon.
15 November 1909
Returned to Coll 8am train. Ruth Palmer called at 108 for the evening.
16 November 1909
Tea with Mr & Mrs Light. Afterwards went to Gower Street.
17 November 1909
Saw King of Portugal pass along Victoria Embankment
20 November 1909
Saw King’s Coll 2nd footer XI lose to Westminster (School 2nd) at Vincent Square 3-2
21 November 1909
Went to Forest Hill in evening and saw Mr Haines.
22 November 1909
All went into Mrs Broombs! for the evening
25 November 1909
Lecture at King’s on Poetry & Music by Vaughn Grey on 2 Dec
02 December 1909
See 25th November (Lecture at King’s on Poetry & Music by Vaughn Grey on 2 Dec)
04 December 1909
Entered previous week by error
Received card from home with instructions to go to Matfield instead of home on 28th. Caught mail train to Staplehurst.
05 December 1909
Cycled to Matfield
06 December 1909
Caught fast train to Ludgate Hill
09 December 1909
Walked to Lewisham, New Cross & Ladywell in the evening.
11 December 1909
Went to British Museum
12 December 1909
Went to Forest Hill & Church in evening
14 December 1909
Went to Catford, & saw Wheeler
16 December 1909
Mr Smith BA (old KC) read paper at King’s on ‘Dickens as a social reformer’
22 December 1909
Came home. Service in evening.
24 December 1909
Cycled to Cranbrook & Maidstone
25 December 1909
Christmas Day
27 December 1909
Boxing Day. Went to Mascalls.
04 January 1910
Went to Mascalls with Freda
05 January 1910
Party at Mascalls
06 January 1910
Returned home.
Drove to Cranbrook
07 January 1910
Party at Branden
08 January 1910
Went to Pluckley and lost to the locals 3-1
10 January 1910
Dressed shop window & helped generally on 3rd
11 January 1910
Party at ‘The Firs’
12 January 1910
College reopens. Trained up to Cannon St.
15 January 1910
Went to British Museum
Saw ‘The Arcadians’
Tenterden. H
16 January 1910
Went to C P Baptist Church & St Augustin’s in evening
19 January 1910
Went to Mrs Lincoln’s in evening
22 January 1910
Went to Hampstead Heath, Golders’ Green, etc.
23 January 1910
St Hilda’s in morning. Went to St Paul’s in evening
27 January 1910
K.C.C. V Smoker.
28 January 1910
Cousin Jack Piper died
29 January 1910
Went to Sydenham, and saw Miss Casey
Biddenden A
30 January 1910
Went to Gower St in evening (Mr Thomas)
01 February 1910
Went to Rye Lane and saw pictures in evening
02 February 1910
Jack’s funeral at Hawkhurst
04 February 1910
Went home in the afternoon
05 February 1910
Heard news of grandma Prall’s death
Bethany House H
06 February 1910
Went to Staplehurst Chapel
07 February 1910
Returned to London
08 February 1910
Shrove Tuesday
Returned home
09 February 1910
Ash Wednesday
Cycled to Maidstone in afternoon & Boughton Green in evening
10 February 1910
Went to Matfield. Grandmas’s funeral at Brenchley Church
11 February 1910
Back at college
12 February 1910
Went to Crystal Palace in afternoon
Loose A
13 February 1910
Went to Forest Hill (Mr Booles)
& St Paul’s in evening
14 February 1910
Wrote for particulars & application for scholarship
20 February 1910
Went to Horley
26 February 1910
Meet Rob Cole, & saw ‘When Knights were Bold”
Smarden A
27 February 1910
Went to St Hilda’s. Walked to Bromley Common & back.
04 March 1910
Trained to Mascalls Pond
05 March 1910
Cycled with May to Tunbridge Wells & saw Les Franklin
Horsmonden H
06 March 1910
Trained to Staplehurst & back to Paddock Wood in evening
07 March 1910
Train up to Cannon St.
10 March 1910
(?) examination in (?) version
12 March 1910
Peckham Bioscope in evening. Mrs B’s party
13 March 1910
Jack Dann came up. Walked to Dulwich.
Went to Gower St in evening.
19 March 1910
Cranbrook H
20 March 1910
Went to St Hilda’s morning and evening.
23 March 1910
College closes.
Trained home.
25 March 1910
Good Friday.
Cycled to Mascalls
27 March 1910
Went to Staplehurst Church in evening.
28 March 1910
Easter Monday.
Cycled to Mascalls
29 March 1910
Went to Tonbridge
30 March 1910
Cycled to Maidstone, & Boughton in the evening.
01 April 1910
Cycled to Boughton with Frank Pope
02 April 1910
Goudhurst A
03 April 1910
Remained indoors; slight attack of influenza
10 April 1910
Went to Staplehurst Chapel
11 April 1910
Went to Sandgate with father
12 April 1910
Cycled to Shorncliffe Camp & Caesar’s Camp
15 April 1910
Cycled to Dover
16 April 1910
Cycled to Dymchurch and New Romney
17 April 1910
Went to Folkstone Chapel (Mr Field Snr)& church in evening (Mr Glenn)
18 April 1910
Trained home
19 April 1910
Went to Matfield
20 April 1910
College reopens
Trained to Crofton Park
23 April 1910
Saw ‘Hamlet’ at His Majesties.
(cup tie at Crystal palace)
24 April 1910
Went to Forest Hill in the evening
27 April 1910
Went to Bioscope at Elephant
30 April 1910
Went to Tate Gallery & Peckham Bioscope
01 May 1910
Went to St Savour's with Wheeler. Walked to Crystal Palace & trained to Croydon.
05 May 1910
Walked to Rye Lane and back with Will
07 May 1910
News of King’s death
08 May 1910
Went to St Hilda’s in morning & St Philips Hall (Mr Kirby) in evening
09 May 1910
Met father at St Paul’s.
Lords MCC match abandoned on account of King’s death
12 May 1910
Univer at Oxford.
Lost.
13 May 1910
Trained down from Cannon St.
15 May 1910
Went to chapel at Staplehurst
16 May 1910
Whit Monday.
Cycled to Boughton.
Harry Holder motored over.
Middlesex at Lords Won inns & Surrey Oval 2nd XI
18 May 1910
Went to Branden to tea
19 May 1910
Went to Hixton’s re teeth
Lancs at Manchester, drawn.
20 May 1910
King’s funeral.
Went to church.
Tennis in evening.
21 May 1910
Tonbridge Commercial School Sports postponed
Went to Maidstone. (Hinton)
Saw Eva.
22 May 1910
May Dann came down
23 May 1910
K. C. & G. V Forest Hill at F. H.
Returned to London.
N at Northampton W
27 May 1910
Went to Rye Lane Bioscope
28 May 1910
Went to New Cross Empire in evening.
29 May 1910
Went to St Hilda’s in morning & walk in evening.
31 May 1910
Lancs 2nd at Malling
02 June 1910
Scholarship exam, Tonbridge.
Trained to Tonbridge for exam. Home in evening
D & Derby. W.
03 June 1910
Exam at Tonbridge.
04 June 1910
Walked to Cross at Hand in evening
05 June 1910
Staplehurst Chapel.
Sam Dann came down, cycled part way back, home to Maidstone Road
06 June 1910
Trained up to Cannon St.
Yorkshire at Dewsbury. W.
09 June 1910
Went to New Cross Empire.
L at Leicester. L.
10 June 1910
Pure maths (10-1, 2-5)
11 June 1910
K. C & G v Rolvenden at R
Went to Crystal Palace.
12 June 1910
Went to St Hilda’s in the evening.
13 June 1910
Inter Latin (10-1, 2-5)
Sussex at Tonbridge. W.
16 June 1910
French (Viva Voca) (2-5)
Leicester at T. W.
17 June 1910
Mother came up for short holiday
18 June 1910
Went to exhibition,
19 June 1910
Went to Harrow Road in evening. Mr Lea.
20 June 1910
Surrey 2nd at Folkestone
21 June 1910
English (10-1, 2-5)
Mother returned home
22 June 1910
French (10-1)
23 June 1910
Surrey at Blackheath. W.
24 June 1910
Went and saw ‘The Arcadians’
25 June 1910
‘The Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at The Crystal Palace.
26 June 1910
Went to St Hilda’s in the morning & Forest Hill in evening.
27 June 1910
Essex at Gravesend. W.
28 June 1910
Went to Oval & saw Surrey v Oxford University
29 June 1910
K.C & G. V Knockhalt at K
College closes
Successful result at Inter Arts
Trained home after Commemoration at Kings.
02 July 1910
Cycled to Goudhurst
03 July 1910
Twice at Staplehurst
04 July 1910
Returned to London for major scholarship.
Sussex at Hastings. W.
05 July 1910
Went to Lords in afternoon and saw Oxford Univ v Cambridge Univ.
07 July 1910
Went to White City with Sam Dann & returned to Paddock Wood.
Derby at Gravesend. W.
08 July 1910
Returned to Staplehurst
09 July 1910
Cycled to Frittenden and nearly to Goudhurst.
10 July 1910
Twice at Staplehurst.
11 July 1910
Somerset at Tunbridge Wells. W.
12 July 1910
Heard from Adamson of Kings that all vacancies in K.S full.
14 July 1910
Lancs at T.W. W.
15 July 1910
Cycled to Horden (Goudhurst)
17 July 1910
Twice at Staplehurst and Marden in evening.
18 July 1910
Went to Horden.
Middlesex 2nd at Sittingbourne.
Northants at Maidstone. D.
19 July 1910
Went to Maidstone with Charlie Brooker
20 July 1910
Old Boys match at Tonbridge.
Went to Hawkhurst Flower Show with Will
21 July 1910
Yorks at M. W.
22 July 1910
Cycled to West Pike Fish and fetched Bessie (possibly Elizabeth Sarah Thirkell?)
24 July 1910
Twice at Staplehurst
25 July 1910
Went to Mascalls & took Bessie back.
Essex at Leyton.
26 July 1910
Aunt Clara came with Freda & Nell
27 July 1910
Went to Benendon Flower Show with nurse
28 July 1910
W at Worcester.
30 July 1910
K.C. & G. v Beckley at 8
31 July 1910
Twice at Staplehurst, & Maidstone in evening.
01 August 1910
Bank Holiday.
Went for cycle ride & Staplehurst Flower Show.
Middlesex at Canterbury. W.
Essex 2nd at Leyton.
02 August 1910
Began teaching at Staplehurst.
03 August 1910
Went to Goudhurst Flower Show
04 August 1910
Gloucester at C. W.
06 August 1910
Went for ride Tenterden, Benenden, etc.
07 August 1910
Twice at Staplehurst, & Marden in evening.
08 August 1910
Somerset at Taunton. W.
09 August 1910
Saw Eva
10 August 1910
Went to Marden Flower Show with Will
11 August 1910
Cycled to Mascalls.
G at Gloucester. W.
12 August 1910
Returned home.
Completed fortnight’s teaching.
Essex 2nd at Hythe.
13 August 1910
Jack Dann down for the day.
14 August 1910
Trained to Mascalls.
Matfield chapel in afternoon.
15 August 1910
Worcester at Dover. W.
18 August 1910
Hants at Dover. W.
22 August 1910
K.C. & G. V Chatham at C.
Surrey at Oval. L.
28 August 1910
Twice at chapel, church in evening.
29 August 1910
Herts at Bournmouth. D.
31 August 1910
K.C.& G. V Band of Brothers at Tonbridge.
Cycled to Hawkhurst & Rolvenden with Grace & Blanche.
04 September 1910
Twice at chapel, church in evening.
07 September 1910
Went to Mascalls.
09 September 1910
Went to Branden.
11 September 1910
Twice at chapel, church in evening.
12 September 1910
Champion county v Rest of England at Oval. L.
13 September 1910
Cycled to Faversham & Sittingbourne.
Saw Eva.
15 September 1910
Wheeler down for day.
17 September 1910
Practice match on new footer ground.
18 September 1910
Twice at chapel, & church in evening.
19 September 1910
Cycled to Mascalls, & stayed for night.
20 September 1910
Went with uncle hop-sampling.
21 September 1910
Cycled home.
25 September 1910
Aunt Clara & Frida come down.
Twice at Staplehurst.
Cycled to Benenden with Will.
29 September 1910
Mother & I trained into Maidstone.
02 October 1910
Twice at chapel.
Congregational in evening.
03 October 1910
Cycled to Horden in evening.
04 October 1910
Trained up to Cannon St.
05 October 1910
College reopens.
Went to exhibition with Aunt Clara, Nellie & Finnie.
07 October 1910
Went to ‘The Follies’ with Rob Cole.
08 October 1910
Went & called on Sid Dorman.
09 October 1910
St Saviour’s in morning.
Saw Sid Dorman in afternoon & evening.
15 October 1910
Went to Catford Picture Palace.
16 October 1910
Went to Horley.
17 October 1910
Met father at St Paul’s.
22 October 1910
Went and called on Sid Fletcher & Frank Shorter.
23 October 1910
Twice at Font Hill (Mr Bowls)
25 October 1910
Organ in evening.
27 October 1910
Saw ‘Twelfth Night’ at The Crystal Palace.
28 October 1910
Trained home.
29 October 1910
Cycled to Cranbrook, Frittenden & Curtisden Green.
30 October 1910
Twice at chapel, church in evening.
31 October 1910
Trained to Cannon St.
02 November 1910
Eclipse sun. Invis.
05 November 1910
E. Haigh’s 1st 5 weeks expires.
Went to Catford Picture Palace.
06 November 1910
Went to St Saviour’s in the evening.
09 November 1910
Will Butler came up.
Went to zoo, & ‘The Whip’.
12 November 1910
Went to Peckham Picture Palace with Stan Lincoln.
14 November 1910
Mother and I went to special services in evening at Forester’s Hall.
17 November 1910
Eclipse of the moon.
19 November 1910
Went to New Cross Empire.
20 November 1910
Zion in the evening.
24 November 1910
Went to hear Grundy’s lecture on English home life
25 November 1910
Trained home
26 November 1910
Cycled up to Horden in the evening.
27 November 1910
Twice at chapel & church in evening.
28 November 1910
Trained up to Cannon St.
Went down to South Kensington for presentation.
03 December 1910
Went to Crystal Palace; & saw ‘Merry Widow’.
04 December 1910
Twice at Zion.
05 December 1910
Saw election results in evening.
06 December 1910
French exam.
10 December 1910
E. Haigh’s 2nd 5-week expire.
Stayed in with Mr Bailey during the evening.
11 December 1910
Twice at Zion
18 December 1910
Twice at Zion.
21 December 1910
College closes.
Heard Mr Butler at Zion.
Trained home.
25 December 1910
Christmas Day.
Twice at Staplehurst.
26 December 1910
Boxing Day.
27 December 1910
Bank Holiday.
Went to Mascalls.
29 December 1910
Returned Home.
01 January 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
03 January 1911
Went over to Palmers to tea.
04 January 1911
Went to Aunt Clara’s party.
05 January 1911
Went to West Pike Fish
06 January 1911
Returned home.
07 January 1911
Cycled to Horden. Beautiful moonlight evening.
08 January 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
Harry Palmer in to tea.
09 January 1911
Danns came down for afternoon and evening also Kirbys.
10 January 1911
Cycled to Horden.
11 January 1911
College opens.
12 January 1911
Trained up to Honour Oak Park.
14 January 1911
Saw Crystal Palace v Everton in cup tie.
15 January 1911
Twice at Zion.
21 January 1911
Saw ‘The Babes in the Wood’ at Crystal Palace.
22 January 1911
Twice at Zion.
24 January 1911
Saw Florrie Lincoln in ‘Jane’.
28 January 1911
Went to Catford Kinematograph.
29 January 1911
Twice at Zion.
31 January 1911
Went to Palladium.
03 February 1911
Trained home.
04 February 1911
Cycled to Harnden.
05 February 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
07 February 1911
Trained to Cannon St.
10 February 1911
Went to Fabian meeting at School of Economics.
11 February 1911
Went to Forest Hill Kinematograph
12 February 1911
Twice at Zion.
18 February 1911
Went to Forest Hill Kinematograph
19 February 1911
Jack Dann up for day.
Gower Street inn evening.
25 February 1911
Forest Hill Kinematograph
26 February 1911
Twice at Zion.
01 March 1911
College closed (Ash Wed)
Chiselhurst in morning.
Jack Dann up for afternoon and evening.
03 March 1911
Trained home.
04 March 1911
Cycled through Tenterden.
Horden in evening.
05 March 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
Cycled to Cranbrook in evening.
06 March 1911
Trained to Charing Cross.
07 March 1911
Saw Fred Evenden.
11 March 1911
Went to New Cross Empire; saw Will Brooker and Shorter.
12 March 1911
Twice at Zion.
18 March 1911
Trained to Horley.
19 March 1911
Twice at Smallfield’s.
Trained to Honour Oak Park.
20 March 1911
K.S.C finally reject scholarship entrance on account of age.
24 March 1911
Lewisham Hippodrome.
26 March 1911
Twice at Zion.
29 March 1911
College Closes.
31 March 1911
Trained to Staplehurst.
02 April 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
03 April 1911
Cycled to Horden.
07 April 1911
Cycled to Horden.
09 April 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
12 April 1911
Cycled to Horden.
14 April 1911
Good Friday.
Twice at Matfield.
15 April 1911
Cycled to Horden.
16 April 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
Church in evening.
17 April 1911
Played hockey at Five Oak Green with May & the club.
19 April 1911
Cycled to South View Farm.
22 April 1911
Cycled to Cranbrook with Eva.
23 April 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
Church in evening.
Home with Eva.
24 April 1911
Cycled to Tenterden & back after 7o/c.
25 April 1911
Cycled to Branden for the evening.
26 April 1911
Cycled to Horden.
29 April 1911
Cycled to Haselden, Cranbrook with a hat.
30 April 1911
Twice at Staplehurst, church in evening.
01 May 1911
Sam and Jenie down for the afternoon.
Went to Horden.
02 May 1911
Trained up to Mascalls.
03 May 1911
5 times at Matfield.
04 May 1911
Trained home & also to Honour Oak.
06 May 1911
Walked to Norwood in evening.
07 May 1911
Twice at Zion.
10 May 1911
Went down to presentation at University.
12 May 1911
Saw King and Queen on their drive down to Crystal Palace.
13 May 1911
Saw M.C.C. beat Kent at Lords.
14 May 1911
Zion in evening.
19 May 1911
Saw ‘Midsummer’s Night’s Dream’ at His Majesty’s.
20 May 1911
Trained home.
Saw Eva.
21 May 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
22 May 1911
Trained to Charing Cross.
24 May 1911
Saw ‘Les Cloches de Corneville’ at Surbiton.
28 May 1911
Twice at Smallfields.
01 June 1911
Gravesend
02 June 1911
Trained home.
03 June 1911
Cycled to Cranbrook.
Saw Eva.
04 June 1911
Twice at Staplehurst. Church in evening.
Home with Eva and Bessie.
05 June 1911
Cycled to Hawkhurst.
Oval 2nd.
06 June 1911
Saw Eva, stayed in the dell.
07 June 1911
Trained up to Charing X.
Exhibitions exam, at South Kensington in Latin and English.
10 June 1911
University Exhibitions Examination.
Forest Hill Kinematograph.
11 June 1911
Twice at Zion.
12 June 1911
Tonbridge.
17 June 1911
Lewisham Hippodrome.
18 June 1911
Zion in evening.
19 June 1911
College exams.
Maths
20 June 1911
English.
21 June 1911
Latin.
22 June 1911
Coronation.
Saw Procession.
Went to Earl’s Court, saw decorations.
24 June 1911
Went to Gravesend for week-end with Mrs Crowhurst.
25 June 1911
Gravesend in morning.
26 June 1911
Returned to college.
Dover.
01 July 1911
Went to Coronation exhibition with Eldridge.
02 July 1911
Twice at Zion.
03 July 1911
Saw Kent v indians at Catford.
Lewisham Hippodrome.
Catford.
05 July 1911
Collections and Commemoration at King’s.
Trained home.
06 July 1911
Cycled to Sandgate.
07 July 1911
Tonbridge 2nd.
09 July 1911
Twice at Folkestone.
10 July 1911
Went to Dymchurch.
Tun Wells.
12 July 1911
Cycled to Elham with Mr Warburton for Sunday School treat.
Malling 2nd.
14 July 1911
Cycled to Dungeness with Sid Smith.
16 July 1911
Twice at Folkestone.
17 July 1911
Cycled home.
Maidstone.
18 July 1911
Cycled to Horden.
19 July 1911
Cycled to West Pike Fish in evening.
20 July 1911
Saw Kent v Middlesex at Maidstone.
21 July 1911
Cycled to Horden.
23 July 1911
Twice at Staplehurst & church in evening, walked home with Eva.
25 July 1911
Cycled to Horden.
27 July 1911
Cycled to Horden.
Blackheath.
29 July 1911
Exhibitions results published.
Cycled to Horden.
30 July 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
31 July 1911
Cycled to Horden.
02 August 1911
Went to Goudhurst Flower Show.
05 August 1911
Cycled to Horden.
06 August 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
Church in evening.
07 August 1911
Bank Holiday.
Staplehurst Flower Show.
Sam came down, went home with Eva.
Canterbury.
08 August 1911
Cycled to Horden.
09 August 1911
Cycled to Branden.
11 August 1911
Cycled to Horden.
12 August 1911
Cycled to Boughton.
13 August 1911
Twice at Staplehurst, church in evening.
14 August 1911
Cycled to Horden.
15 August 1911
Trained to Mascalls, garden party.
16 August 1911
Promenade concert at Mascalls.
18 August 1911
Uncle begins hoppicking.
Trained home.
19 August 1911
Saw Eva.
20 August 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
21 August 1911
Oval.
22 August 1911
Cycled to Branden.
24 August 1911
Canterbury.
27 August 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
02 September 1911
Cycled to Horden.
03 September 1911
Twice at Staplehurst church in the evening.
04 September 1911
Cycled to meet Eldridge at Knockholt, returned via Sevenoaks & Maidstone.
06 September 1911
Cycled to Mascalls, went round with uncle hop-sampling.
07 September 1911
Cycled to Maidstone.
08 September 1911
Cycled to Branden.
09 September 1911
Cycled with Eldridge to Tonbridge.
Cycled to Horden in evening.
10 September 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
12 September 1911
Cycled to Horden for afternoon’s hoppicking.
16 September 1911
Saw Eva.
17 September 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
18 September 1911
Cycled to Rolvenden, Tenterden, etc.
19 September 1911
Cycled to Horden.
22 September 1911
Saw Eva.
Cycled to Maidstone.
23 September 1911
Practice game for Rovers.
24 September 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
Nell and Jeanie came down for the day.
Walked home with Eva, Madge and Jack.
25 September 1911
Aunt Rose down for day with Johnnie & Maisie.
26 September 1911
Saw Eva.
27 September 1911
Cycled to Halden Place.
28 September 1911
Cycled to Mascalls.
30 September 1911
Cycled home.
Cycled to Horden.
Plated footer for Institute against Rovers.
01 October 1911
Trained to Paddock Wood.
Twice at Matfield.
02 October 1911
Cycled to Horden.
03 October 1911
Trained up to Cannon St.
Saw Eva & Bessie off at Liverpool St.
04 October 1911
Opening of College.
07 October 1911
Went to Forest Hill Library.
08 October 1911
Twice at Zion.
14 October 1911
Called on Edwin Harris at Clapham.
15 October 1911
Twice at Zion.
18 October 1911
Met Will Butler, went to Crystal Palace & Drury Lane.
21 October 1911
Took Eva and Bessie to the Crystal Palace.
22 October 1911
Gower St in evening.
27 October 1911
Trained home.
28 October 1911
Cycled to Maidstone.
Saw Eva; said they were moving to Coldharbour, Tenterden.
29 October 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
Cycled to Maidstone in evening.
30 October 1911
Trained to Cannon St.
05 November 1911
Trained to Horley.
Twice at Smallfield.
06 November 1911
Trained to London Bridge.
09 November 1911
Saw ‘Macbeth’ with Bowyer.
Also saw Lord Mayor’s Show.
11 November 1911
Went to Forest Hill Kinematograph.
12 November 1911
Zion in morning (Field jnr.)
Hall in evening (Brooker)
15 November 1911
Smoking concert at King’s
18 November 1911
Went to Lewisham Hippodrome.
19 November 1911
Twice at Zion.
24 November 1911
Trained home.
25 November 1911
Played footer for Institute v Bethany House.
Cycled to Tenterden.
26 November 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
28 November 1911
Trained to Cannon St.
29 November 1911
Wrote to the U.C.C. re course in English.
03 December 1911
Zion in the evening.
05 December 1911
Went to Wormwood Scrubs. Inter faculty footer cup match.
09 December 1911
Called on Shorter, & Brampton, in Stanstead Rd.
10 December 1911
Zion in evening (Mr Field, Jnr.)
16 December 1911
Went to New Cross Broadway, (Barnaby Rudge)
17 December 1911
Zion in evening.
20 December 1911
College closed.
Trained home from Charing X.
22 December 1911
Walked to Folly Hill & Marden Station with Eva.
23 December 1911
Biked to Tenterden.
Saw Eva.
24 December 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
Church in evening.
25 December 1911
Xmas Day.
Stayed at home.
Cycled to Hawkerbury & saw the flood.
26 December 1911
Trained to Mascalls.
Went to Rhoden for Taylor’s party.
27 December 1911
Home for day, children down to tea, & back to party at Mascalls.
28 December 1911
Drove Jack to Tun. Wells.
Trained home.
29 December 1911
Saw Eva.
30 December 1911
Saw Eva.
Went by train, cycled home.
31 December 1911
Twice at Staplehurst.
Sam came down, went home with Week’s girls, who came in to tea.
Sam Dann came down , Week’s girls came in for tea, walked to Paley.
01 January 1912
Palmer’s party.
Saw Dolly.
02 January 1912
Went as far as Linton with Dolly Boulden.
Trained to P. Wood + home by bike.
03 January 1912
Went to Paley Farm for afternoon and evening.
05 January 1912
Cycled into Maidstone in the evening.
07 January 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
08 January 1912
Went to Plamer’s.
Ruth and Fanny home.
10 January 1912
Mr F J Kirby gave his lecture in his ‘tour’.
Sam and the girls came down, biked over to Paley.
Note the date.
11 January 1912
Biked to Tenterden, unable to see Eva.
13 January 1912
Biked to Tenterden, discussed matter with Eva.
14 January 1912
Twice at Staplehurst, church in evening, went home with Nora Smith.
15 January 1912
Trained up to Cannon St.
18 January 1912
Zion in
21 January 1912
Zion in evening.
25 January 1912
Went to Wormwood Scrubs, & saw King’s lose to Guy’s 4-1 in inter-collegiate cup tie.
28 January 1912
Zion in evening.
02 February 1912
Trained to Staplehurst.
Fall of snow.
04 February 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
Walked to Paley.
05 February 1912
Trained to Charing Cross.
06 February 1912
Saw King, Queen, & procession en route to Thanksgiving Service at St Pauls.
08 February 1912
Zion in evening.
10 February 1912
Went to Forest Hill Kinematograph.
11 February 1912
Twice at Zion, went to tea with the Rowells.
17 February 1912
Went to Forest Hill Kinematograph.
18 February 1912
Zion in morning, walk to May & Cyril.
21 February 1912
Went to Chiswick & saw L.D.T.C v St Thomas 2-2 Inter-coll Cup.
Kinemacolor with Bowyer.
22 February 1912
Bailey’s moved from 108 Crofton Park Road to 53 Stondon Park.
23 February 1912
Trained home.
24 February 1912
Went for a walk with Rob Cole; cycled to Cranbrook, mended puncture.
25 February 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
Brought Dolly in to tea, cycled to Maidstone with her.
26 February 1912
Trained to Cannon St with Rob Cole.
29 February 1912
Coal strike begun in N. of England & Wales.
02 March 1912
Saw ‘The Mikado’ at The Broadway.
03 March 1912
Twice at Zion.
05 March 1912
Train service reduced on S.E R.
07 March 1912
Suffragette rag at London Opera House + Adam St.
Probably referring to the following:
(The Times, 8/3/1912)
08 March 1912
Saw Engineers beat Arts 2-1 at Wormwood Scrubs in Inter-faculty Cup.
09 March 1912
Saw ‘The Miracle’ at Olympia.
10 March 1912
Twice at Zion.
Trained to Rye Lane in afternoon.
11 March 1912
Suffragette raid expected on King’s. Fire hose prepared but they did not come.
12 March 1912
Free-fight caused by piano between K.S. & Theology
17 March 1912
Twice at Zion.
20 March 1912
Father up for day, went to Zion in evening.
Heard ‘Elijah’ at St John’s, Devonshire Rd, with May & Cyril.
24 March 1912
Twice at Zion.
Heard ‘Christus’ at St. Saviours in the afternoon.
27 March 1912
Collections at Kings.
Met mother, went to Zion in evening, trained home.
31 March 1912
Twice at Staplehurst, Maidstone in evening, saw Dolly.
02 April 1912
Cycled into Maidstone in evening, saw Dolly.
03 April 1912
Gracie Piper cycled over, returned as far as Cranbrook with her; saw Nell.
05 April 1912
Cycled to Linton, then to Tenterden & saw Rovers lose to Rye 2-1 in Weald of Kent Charity Cup final.
Heard ‘Olivet to Calvary’ in evening.
07 April 1912
Twice in Staplehurst.
Church in evening.
08 April 1912
Cycled to Mascalls, Sam drove us to Scot’s Tower. Palmers’ called in evening.
09 April 1912
Cycled back via Cranbrook with Nell.
11 April 1912
Hadfield extracted two teeth.
13 April 1912
Cycled into Maidstone in evening.
14 April 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
16 April 1912
Edie Palmer called in evening.
17 April 1912
Played footer for Institute, at Horsmondon, lost 4-0.
Went to ‘Messiah’ in evening with Sam.
19 April 1912
Went over to Paley for tea, went over Hoare’s gardens.
20 April 1912
Cycled into Tenterden, saw Eva and Bess, home via Cranbrook.
21 April 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
25 April 1912
Cycled to Cranbrook.
27 April 1912
Cyril Rowell came down in the evening.
28 April 1912
Twice at Staplehurst. Cycled to Mascalls with Cyril.
29 April 1912
Cycled to Frittenden & Cranbrook.
Went to Palmer’s to tea in evening.
30 April 1912
Cyril returned home.
Cycled to Mascalls & Tun. Wells in evening.
01 May 1912
Three times at Matfield, cycled home.
02 May 1912
Trained to Hither Green.
04 May 1912
Trained to Surbiton.
Went to Hampton Court Palace; saw Gondoliers.
05 May 1912
Trained back from Surbiton.
08 May 1912
Went to South Kensington & saw presentation at University.
11 May 1912
Cycled home in evening.
12 May 1912
Twice at Staplehurst, went to Paley for tea, walked around Tonbridge with Emily.
13 May 1912
Cycled to Catford, trained from Maidstone East to Swanley Junction.
17 May 1912
Saw ‘Othello’ with Bowyer at His Majesties.
College sports at Scrubs.
18 May 1912
Cycled to Paddock Wood.
19 May 1912
Twice at Matfield.
20 May 1912
Cycled to Forest Hill, trained from Tonbridge to Knockholt.
25 May 1912
Sam came up; missed him at Cannon St.
26 May 1912
Twice at Zion, slept at Rowell’s
27 May 1912
Sam, Cyril & I went to Earl’s Court; & Empire, Leicester Square in evening.
28 May 1912
Sam went home.
01 June 1912
Cycled to Staplehurst, caught in the rain at Wrotham.
02 June 1912
Twice at Staplehurst; walked to Paley after tea, went up to Hoare’s gardens with Min & Em.
(If we had known then)
03 June 1912
Cycled to Forest Hill, trained from Maidstone to Swanley.
08 June 1912
Cycled to Staplehurst, trained from Swanley to Maidstone.
09 June 1912
Twice at Staplehurst. Sam cycled down, Min & Em came to tea.
10 June 1912
Cycled to Forest Hill, trained from Maidstone to Swanley.
15 June 1912
Cycled to Staplehurst, via Wrotham & Maidstone.
16 June 1912
Twice at Staplehurst. Went to Paley after tea.
17 June 1912
Trained to Cannon St.
Maths exam. at coll.
23 June 1912
Twice at Zion.
Went to Rowell’s to tea.
29 June 1912
Trained to Staplehurst from New Cross.
30 June 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
Went to Paley in evening.
Rose Weeks over.
Cycled as far as White Hart with father.
01 July 1912
Cycled to Forest Hill, trained from Maidstone to Swanley.
02 July 1912
News of grandpa’s death on previous evening.
03 July 1912
Commemoration Day at King’s. Sid Rowell comes up for afternoon.
Zion in evening.
05 July 1912
Cycled to Mascalls.
Grandpa’s funeral at Brenchley.
06 July 1912
Cycled home.
Went home with Minnie.
07 July 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
08 July 1912
Cycled to Forest Hill, trained from Malling to Swanley.
10 July 1912
Come of age.
Received various presents & cards.
12 July 1912
Saw Gents v Players at Oval.
13 July 1912
Went for Cycle-ride Crystal Palace, etc.
14 July 1912
Twice at Zion.
Tea at Rowell’s.
16 July 1912
Cycled to Wrotham, train to Maidstone, saw Kent v Middlesex, cycled home.
17 July 1912
Sam drove to Hawkhurst Flower Show, took Min & Em.
21 July 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
Went to Palmer’s to tea, Uncle Sam, Aunt & Nell, over.
24 July 1912
Cycled to Hawkhurst & went for picnic with Gracie & the boys.
25 July 1912
Cycled to Paley for afternoon’s tennis.
28 July 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
01 August 1912
Cycled to Mascalls in evening.
02 August 1912
Cycled home.
04 August 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
Cycled to Mascalls in evening & walked to Brenchley.
05 August 1912
Went to Cranbrook House Show with Sam, Nell, Cyril & Jin; also Horsmondon Flower Show; went home with to girls.
10 August 1912
Cycled to Boughton, met an unknown young lady.
11 August 1912
Twice at Staplehurst, church in evening.
12 August 1912
Went home with Mamie.
14 August 1912
Nell came over for afternoon; cycled back with her in evening.
15 August 1912
Jinnie came down.
16 August 1912
Gracie & Floss cycled over, went nearly home with them.
17 August 1912
Went home with Kitty Jordan.
18 August 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
21 August 1912
Day in city with Sam, Nell & Cyril; went to Selfridges & Mde Tussaud’s.
22 August 1912
Jinnie returned.
24 August 1912
Went home with Kitty.
May came down & mother went to Brighton.
25 August 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
Church in evening with May.
27 August 1912
Cycled home with May.
28 August 1912
Cycled to Maidstone in morning.
29 August 1912
Mother returned home.
31 August 1912
Went home with Kitty.
01 September 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
Auntie & Sam came down, went over to Paley.
03 September 1912
Fetched Clara Thirkell in trailer.
05 September 1912
Went to Paley and walked to Folly Hill.
06 September 1912
Went home with Mamie.
07 September 1912
Went for walk with Kitty.
08 September 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
Nell cycled over.
09 September 1912
Cyril trained down; cycled to Cranbrook, ran home.
11 September 1912
Trained to Mascalls for afternoon’s hoppicking.
12 September 1912
Went to Folkestone.
13 September 1912
Went to Pier Entertainment.
14 September 1912
Saw ‘The Mousmé’.
Went to Sandgate.
15 September 1912
Folkestone chapel in morning & church in evening.
16 September 1912
Walked to Warren & trained into Dover.
17 September 1912
Saw ‘A Butterfly On The Wheel’
18 September 1912
Saw the Regatta & fireworks in the evening.
20 September 1912
Went for walk up on the hills with John Forbes.
21 September 1912
Rowing on canal.
Went to Lympne Castle with John Forbes.
Trained home.
22 September 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
Nell came over.
23 September 1912
Went to Paley for afternoon & evening, fruit baskets in garden.
24 September 1912
Cycled to Wierton, Sutton Valance, etc.
Cyril returned home.
25 September 1912
Cycled to Headcorn with Kitty.
26 September 1912
Saw Kitty.
28 September 1912
Saw Kitty.
News of Russell’s death.
The death referred to is reported in the Kent messenger:
Kent Messenger - Saturday 05 October 1912
29 September 1912
Twice at Staplehurst; church in evening.
Saw Les Jull & went for walk with Renie.
02 October 1912
John Russell’s funeral.
Went home with Kitty.
04 October 1912
Attended Sissy Pope’s funeral at Staplehurst Church.
Went for walk with Kitty.
06 October 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
09 October 1912
Cycled to Headcorn where Stape lost to Headcorn 5-2.
13 October 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
20 October 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
Went for walk with Renie & Amie.
26 October 1912
Uncle Sam came down.
Drove back with him.
27 October 1912
Trained home.
Twice at Staplehurst.
Min & Em came in to tea.
30 October 1912
Football match v Headcorn juniors. Assisted Headcorn for a time.
Trained to New Cross.
Saw Sam.
31 October 1912
Exam at Kensington.
Maths (AM/PM)
01 November 1912
English (AM/PM)
02 November 1912
Saw Arsenal v Manchester at Plumstead; Woolwich lost 4-0.
Met Sam in evening & went to pictures in Rye Lane.
03 November 1912
Twice at Zion; dinner and tea at Rowells; Sam came over.
05 November 1912
Grove Chapel Camberwell in evening.
06 November 1912
Latin. PM
07 November 1912
Latin (AM/PM)
08 November 1912
French (AM/PM)
09 November 1912
French PM
Went to Lewisham Hippodrome.
10 November 1912
Joar in evening.
Saw Mamie & Gertie.
11 November 1912
Saw Dante’s ‘Inferno’ with Edwin Harris in Strand.
12 November 1912
Pictures in Strand & Lewisham Hippodrome in evening.
13 November 1912
Zion in evening.
Saw Sam.
14 November 1912
Saw Fred Brampton.
Debate at Kings on War & Arbitration.
Trained home.
17 November 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
19 November 1912
Went to pictures at Hawbenbury Oast with Kittie.
20 November 1912
Saw pictures in Congregational Chapel.
21 November 1912
Games.
24 November 1912
Went to Mascalls with Minnie & Emily.
Twice at Matfield.
26 November 1912
Choral.
28 November 1912
Games.
01 December 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
Edie Palmer came in to tea cycled to Sissinghurst with her.
03 December 1912
Choral.
04 December 1912
Went to Mascalls in evening.
05 December 1912
Received final result.
Returned home.
Games.
07 December 1912
Played for Rovers at home against Athelstone Rovers (Maidstone) lost 1-0.
08 December 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
Went to Paley to tea.
09 December 1912
Saw Kitty.
10 December 1912
Choral.
11 December 1912
‘Stute lost to Marden away 11-0
15 December 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
21 December 1912
Took Kitty to Tenterden for afternoon & evening.
22 December 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
Church in evening.
25 December 1912
Aunt Jane & Rose came down.
26 December 1912
Aunt Lizzie, Uncle George & children came down.
Saw Kitty.
27 December 1912
Went to Paley to tea.
28 December 1912
Saw Kitty.
29 December 1912
Twice at Staplehurst.
Same came down in afternoon.
Went to Paley to tea.
30 December 1912
Palmer’s party.
03 January 1913
Saw Kitty.
04 January 1913
Play footer for ‘Stute v Marden at home. Won 7-1.
05 January 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Saw Kitty.
08 January 1913
Went to London.
11 January 1913
2nd round Charity Cup. Saw Minnie.
12 January 1913
Once at Staplehurst, once at Cranbrook. Sam cycled over, Paley for tea. Minnies’s query?
14 January 1913
Went home with Minnie & answered query.
15 January 1913
Saw Kitty.
17 January 1913
Minnie came in to tea.
18 January 1913
Saw Kitty, walked to Headcorn.
19 January 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Saw Minnie in evening.
21 January 1913
Cycled to Frittenden. Choral.
22 January 1913
Cycled to Paddock Wood, party at Mascalls.
23 January 1913
Cycled home: trained to Lee for interview; trained to Mascalls; children’s party.
24 January 1913
Trained home.
25 January 1913
Hawkhurst away. Saw Kitty who told me her story, good bye said.
26 January 1913
Twice at Staplehurst.
01 February 1913
Benenden home.
02 February 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Tea at Minnie’s, further discussion.
03 February 1913
Went to Tonbridge to see Mr Bryant.
05 February 1913
May Dann called, cycled part way home with her.
06 February 1913
Sam down, cycled part way home with him.
08 February 1913
Cranbrook away. Saw Minnie.
09 February 1913
Twice at Staplehurst, Sam over, saw Minnie.
11 February 1913
Trained to London, interview at Hornsey & Streatham. Sid Rowell’s coming-of-age party.
12 February 1913
Trained home. Cycled to Smarden & lost to Juniors 4-0.
15 February 1913
3rd Round Cup. Cycled home with Minnie.
16 February 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Minnie came in to tea. Walked round the park.
18 February 1913
Cycled to Maidstone for the day with Minnie.
21 February 1913
Tea at Paley, went over the gardens & saw the new mansion.
22 February 1913
Tenterden home.
23 February 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Tea with Minnie, walked to Round Green.
26 February 1913
Played footer v Headcorn (home). Saw Minnie in evening.
27 February 1913
Cycled to Cranbrook with Minnie & Em.
28 February 1913
Cycled to Matfield & Paddock Wood.
01 March 1913
Saw Minnie, went home with her via Lovehurst.
02 March 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Went to Paley in evening.
03 March 1913
Saw Minnie.
05 March 1913
Went for ride, Marden, etc, with Minnie.
08 March 1913
Played footer for Socials v Ashford Loco. Went home with Minnie.
09 March 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Tea with Minnie.
14 March 1913
Went to Paley & cycled to Cranbrook & Frittenden with Minnie.
15 March 1913
Semi Final Charity Cup. Saw Minnie. Cycled to Tun Wells via Paddock Wood & trained to Mayfield.
16 March 1913
Twice at Mayfield.
17 March 1913
Cycled home. Saw Minnie.
19 March 1913
Played footer for Socials against Smarden.
21 March 1913
Final Charity Cup. Dinner at Paley. Walked back home, Mayfield & Hawkhurst people over, home with Minnie & Emily.
22 March 1913
Goudhurst away. Saw Minnie.
23 March 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Saw Minnie.
24 March 1913
Played footer for Socials in morning against Headcorn. Went to Folly Hill in afternoon with Minnie.
26 March 1913
Saw Minnie.
30 March 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Saw Minnie.
06 April 1913
Twice at Staplehurst; Minnie came in to tea.
12 April 1913
Went home with Minnie in evening.
13 April 1913
Staplehurst in afternoon. Sam over. Minnie came in to tea.
14 April 1913
Minnie called in.
15 April 1913
Aunt Clara came down. Minnie called in.
16 April 1913
Went to Folkestone with Mother & Freda.
18 April 1913
Returned home.
19 April 1913
Saw Minnie.
20 April 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Tea with Minnie.
21 April 1913
Cycled home with Minnie.
22 April 1913
Saw Minnie.
23 April 1913
Came to Hornsey.
24 April 1913
Walked to Highgate. Assistant at Priory College.
27 April 1913
Twice at Zion, Forest Hill. Stayed with Rowells all day.
03 May 1913
Went to King’s in the morning. Palace Pictures in evening with Stuart.
04 May 1913
Day with Arthur Busbridge, once at Surrey Tabernacle, once at Zion, Forest Hill. Dulwich Picture Gallery.
07 May 1913
Went to Crouch End Pictures with Osborne.
09 May 1913
Returned home. Minnie came over.
10 May 1913
Saw Minnie.
11 May 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Tea with Minnie, went over Hoare’s gardens & sat on white seat.
12 May 1913
Emily, Sam, Cyril, Nell, Minnie & I had a day at Folkestone.
13 May 1913
Saw Minnie.
14 May 1913
Tea with Minnie, putting up tennis-net & walk.
15 May 1913
Tennis at Paley & walk with Minnie. To style on way to gardens.
16 May 1913
Cycled to Mascalls.
17 May 1913
Cycled home. Went to Knox-bridge with Minnie.
18 May 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Tea with Minnie, summer house in gardens.
19 May 1913
First train to London & Hornsey.
24 May 1913
Boy’s cricket at Alexandra. Pictures with Osborne.
25 May 1913
Alexandra Palace Grounds & Highgate Woods. Moravian church in evening.
31 May 1913
Cycled to Barnet with Osborne. Grove concert in evening.
01 June 1913
Presbyterian Church in morning. Zion in evening.
06 June 1913
Trained home. Minnie met me at station.
07 June 1913
Tea with Minnie, walked to Knoxbridge.
08 June 1913
Twice a Staplehurst. Tea with Minnie, gardens in evening.
09 June 1913
7.15 train to London Bridge & Finsbury Park & Hornsey.
14 June 1913
Cycled to Tottenham & Palmer’s Green. Grove Concert in evening.
15 June 1913
St Georges church in morning. Organ recital in afternoon at Palace & Plymouth Brethren Chapel in Hornsey Rise in evening.
20 June 1913
Went to Victoria, hoping to catch train for Tonbridge cricket. Trained to Staplehurst. Saw Minnie.
21 June 1913
Cycled to Cranbrook with Minnie, tea at Paley.
22 June 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Tea with Minnie, stayed in drawing room after tea.
23 June 1913
6.30 to London Bridge, thence to Finsbury Park & Hornsey.
27 June 1913
Cycle ride to Enfield.
28 June 1913
Grove Concert in evening.
29 June 1913
St James’ in morning, Grove sacred concert in evening.
04 July 1913
Trained to Maidstone, saw Hinton, trained to Paddock Wood
05 July 1913
Trained home. Tea with Minnie. Walk (Folly Hill fields) in evening.
06 July 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Tea with Minnie, stayed indoors in evening.
07 July 1913
7.15 train to London Bridge, thence to Finsbury Park & Hornsey.
11 July 1913
Went to Forest Hill & called at Lewisham Park. “two great rows”.
12 July 1913
Field in morning, marking exam papers, walk in evening.
13 July 1913
St George’s Church in morning. Baptist Chapel in Hornsey Rise.
19 July 1913
Alexandra Palace with Osborne in evening, also Cinema in Muswell Hill.
20 July 1913
St George’s in morning. Gower St in evening.
25 July 1913
Priory Sports.
26 July 1913
Trained home. Minnie called in on her return from Folkestone.
27 July 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Saw Minnie in evening.
28 July 1913
Saw Minnie.
29 July 1913
Cycled home with Minnie.
31 July 1913
Cycled to Mascalls.
01 August 1913
Cycled home.
02 August 1913
Saw Minnie.
03 August 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Tea with Minnie.
04 August 1913
Cranbrook Horse Show with Minnie.
06 August 1913
Minnie over for tea & evening.
07 August 1913
Cycled to Maidstone. Trained to Paddock Wood. Drove to Brenchley with Sam.
08 August 1913
Trained to Eastbourne with Sam via Tunbridge Wells. Pictures on pier.
09 August 1913
Gallery Cinema. Beachy Head on Motor Boat.
10 August 1913
Cavendish Place Chapel in morning. Golf links in evening.
15 August 1913
Trained home via Bexhill - Tonbridge.
16 August 1913
Cycled to Cranbrook with Minnie.
17 August 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Minnie came in to dinner & tea. Mildred Piper over for day.
18 August 1913
Went home with Minnie.
19 August 1913
Went home with Minnie.
20 August 1913
Minnie & I went to Mr Ted Week’s at Headcorn; stopped on way home from Frittenden.
21 August 1913
Cycled to Paley early. Minnie went to Maidstone about her teeth.
22 August 1913
Minnie & I went to Kemp’s, Rolvenden.
23 August 1913
Went to Paley, arrived there about 7.15.
24 August 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Minnie & I walked home.
25 August 1913
Went to see Hinton & had teeth out; went to Paley in the evening.
26 August 1913
Minnie busy preparing dinner, etc, for Mr Rudd who did not turn up. Cycled to Paddock Wood.
27 August 1913
Cycled home.
28 August 1913
Went to Paley, walked round the hops.
29 August 1913
Emily, Minnie & I went to Cherry Tree.
30 August 1913
Saw Minnie; (drawing room)
31 August 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Tea with Minnie, walked home together.
01 September 1913
Garden seat at Paley
03 September 1913
Went home with Minnie.
04 September 1913
Paley after tea.
06 September 1913
Tea at Paley; went into hop-garden.
07 September 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Tea with Minnie.
08 September 1913
Tea with Minnie; went into hop-garden; drawing room after tea.
09 September 1913
Cycled to Paley early with hop book. Tea with Minnie.
10 September 1913
Trained to London Bridge & motor bus to Muswell Hill. Minnie came to tea.
11 September 1913
School open.
13 September 1913
Osborne & I saw the Spurs v Derby County.
14 September 1913
St George’s in morning, Winchmore Hill Chapel in evening. Entry Prudential National Health Insurance
19 September 1913
Went down to City after school.
20 September 1913
Scout’s Rally in Palace grounds; Grove Concert with Stuart.
21 September 1913
St George’s in morning, Winchmore Hill in evening.
24 September 1913
Father up for day, met him at Cannon St in evening.
27 September 1913
Took boys to Hadley Wood after blackberries.
28 September 1913
Twice at Zion, Forest Hill.
02 October 1913
King’s in evening.
03 October 1913
Trained home. Went home with Minnie.
04 October 1913
Cycled to Cranbrook with Minnie.
05 October 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Tea with Minnie.
06 October 1913
Trained to London Bridge (7-16). Saw Les Franklin. Slight breeze about hitting boys.
07 October 1913
King’s in evening.
09 October 1913
King’s in evening.
11 October 1913
Saw our boys lose 7-0 against Tollington, Crouch End. Hippodrome (pictures) with Stuart & Osborne in evening.
12 October 1913
St George’s in morning, Winchmore Hill in evening.
14 October 1913
Went to King’s.
18 October 1913
Went to King’s & cycle ride to Tottenham, Black Horse Lanes, etc.
19 October 1913
Muswell Hill Baptist Chapekl with Osborne in morning. Winchmore Hill in evening.
22 October 1913
Winchmore Hill anniversary. Minnie & Mother up for the day, went to London Bridge with them.
24 October 1913
Trained home; went home with Minnie.
25 October 1913
Tea at Paley.
26 October 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Minnie in to dinner, tea with Minnie.
27 October 1913
Minnie came in to tea. Aunt Clara, May & Netta Wild called. Minnie & I cycled nearly to top of Folly Hill.
28 October 1913
Trained to Hornsey (6-26)
01 November 1913
Went down to London with Osborne, walked round St James Park, etc. Refereed for kids in morning.
02 November 1913
Stayed indoors writing to various people. Organ recital in Alexandra Palace in afternoon.
07 November 1913
Bate’s advice to invest in a private school.
08 November 1913
Called at Thring’s & Hapgoods. Trained home via Maidstone. Visited Hinton’s. Cycled home with Minnie.
09 November 1913
Twice at Staplehurst. Minnie came in to dinner & tea. Trained to Hornsey.
13 November 1913
School social.
14 November 1913
Lantern Show at school.
16 November 1913
Went to Forest Hill in afternoon, once at Zion.
18 November 1913
Walk round Muswell Hill.
19 November 1913
Walk to Wood Green. Photo taken.
20 November 1913
Went to Muswell Hill Parliament.
22 November 1913
Played footer for school.
23 November 1913
Once at Hampstead.
25 November 1913
Went to Wood Green.
27 November 1913
School social, Osborne as chairman.
28 November 1913
Trained to Maidstone, early out of school. Saw Mr Cabe. Home by motor-bus. Home with Minnie.
29 November 1913
Motor-bus to Maidstone & back. Saw Hinton. Tea with Minnie.
19 December 1913
Went to Crouch End pictures with Osborne.
07 January 1914
Minnie went to Dann’s party.
20 January 1914
Cycled to Maidstone & began duties at the Commercial School.
23 January 1914
Saw ‘Jack & the Beanstalk’ with Wheeler.
24 January 1914
Cycled home; Minnie came in tea;
25 January 1914
Twice at Staplehurst.Tea at Paley, walked to stile at foot of wood.
26 January 1914
Cycled to Maidstone, against rain. Gilchrist lecture on ‘Child’ etc’ with Wheeler.
28 January 1914
Cobfree Foo with Harry Large.
31 January 1914
Cycled home. Went to Paley in evening.
01 February 1914
Twice at Staplehurst. Minnie came in to tea; walk along Frittenden Road.
02 February 1914
Cycled to school.
04 February 1914
Cycled to Chatham.
07 February 1914
Home by motor-bus.
08 February 1914
Twice at Staplehurst.
09 February 1914
Gilchrist lecture on ‘Animal life’ by R Kearton. Saw Wheeler’
12 February 1914
P P Pictures with Wheeler.
01 March 1914
Twice at Staplehurst.
06 March 1914
Empire Pictures with Wheeler.
07 March 1914
Cycled home. Paley after tea.
08 March 1914
Twice at Staplehurst. Cycled up after tea.
09 March 1914
Debate in Corn Exchange with Wheeler. Motor bus to school.
12 March 1914
Saw Uncle Sam, Aunt C & Aunt J in town.
13 March 1914
P.P Pictures with Wheeler.
14 March 1914
Trained home. Cycled up to Paley after tea.
15 March 1914
Twice at Staplehurst. Minnie came in to dinner. Cycled up after tea. Sat in kitchen.
16 March 1914
Cycled to school.
23 March 1914
With Wheeler at Town Hall, on ‘The case against Compulsory Military Training’.
09 April 1914
Cycled home.
10 April 1914
Min & I went for bike-ride, Cranbrook, etc.
13 April 1914
Minnie & I cycled to Headcorn, Biddenden, Tenterden, Cranbrook, etc.
14 April 1914
Trained to Red Hill with Wheeler, walked to Horsham.
15 April 1914
Walked from Horsham to Arundel.
16 April 1914
Walked Arundel to Brighton.
17 April 1914
Walked Brighton to Lewis.
18 April 1914
Trained from Lewes to Tun Wells. Walked to Paddock Wood & trained home.
20 April 1914
Motor-bus to Maidstone with Minnie.
28 April 1914
Motor-bus to Maidstone with mother.
29 April 1914
Cycled to school.
30 April 1914
Purchase of 11 guin. Raleigh.
02 May 1914
Cycled home.
03 May 1914
Twice at Staplehurst. Minnie in to dinner, tea at Paley.
04 May 1914
Cycled to school.
15 July 1914
Went to Cleave’s Yalding with cricket team.
16 September 1914
School reopens.
23 September 1914
Cycle ride to Bearstead.
27 September 1914
Twice at Staplehurst. Minnie in to dinner. Walked across Tipples’ field to stile on Folly Hill.
22 November 1914
Tea with Minnie. Sat in kitchen after tea.
25 November 1914
Cycled to top of Detling Hill & back.
02 January 1915
Paley in evening.
03 January 1915
2 at S. Tea at P.
04 January 1915
Cycled to Redwater Corner with Minnie.
05 January 1915
Minnie & I went to Southernden.
06 January 1915
Cycled to Redwater Corner with Minnie.
27 March 1915
Motored home.
02 April 1915
Good Friday. Paley to dinner.
15 July 1915
2½ - 4½ Precis
16 July 1915
9½ - 11 Model A
5-6¾ Memory A
19 July 1915
3½ - 5 Eng Compos.
6-7¼ Freehand B
20 July 1915
9½ - 11½ Geom
2¼ - 3¾ Henry V & Marl.
4¼ - 5½ Mathew
21 July 1915
9½ - 11¼ Algebra
4½ - 5½ Acts
6¼ - 7¾ Trig
22 July 1915
4¾ - 6¾ Geog.
23 July 1915
9½ - 10¾ Arith.
28 October 1915
Pure Maths
29 October 1915
English.
03 November 1915
Latin.
04 November 1915
Latin.
05 November 1915
French.
06 November 1915
French (V.V.)
08 November 1915
New moon?
23 January 1917
2/6 Bruce-Payne
25 January 1917
OXO Univ. Lond.
Laddingford
26 January 1917
Camb. Lit. Agency.
Goudhurst.
27 January 1917
Tonbridge.
30 January 1917
wrote Cranbrook Bench
01 February 1917
12/6 (no light, 30/-)
Dixon
02 February 1917
Called Mascalls
03 February 1917
(Shorthand)
05 February 1917
Week at home, snow
06 February 1917
Bruce Payne
Week at home, snow
07 February 1917
Week at home, snow
08 February 1917
Week at home, snow
09 February 1917
Week at home, snow
12 February 1917
Called Mascalls
15 February 1917
M bell, in M
Dixon
23 February 1917
Bruce - Payne
27 February 1917
H Pritchard Gibbon
Mascalls
01 March 1917
Sale Goudhurst Bike!
02 March 1917
Dixon
03 March 1917
Advert K.M.
06 March 1917
Bruce - Payne
15 March 1917
Dixon
20 March 1917
Bruce - Payne
21 March 1917
Letter from Lemmens
27 March 1917
Phoned Yalding
28 March 1917
Dixon
Called Yalding
04 April 1917
M./B. Licence 145,009
6 gallons in 3 months
05 April 1917
Bruce - Payne
10 April 1917
Bruce - Payne
11 April 1917
Acc. to Dixon & Bruce - Payne
24 April 1917
Bruce - Payne
02 May 1917
Paley
11 May 1917
Dixon
Bruce - Payne
(out)
18 May 1917
Dixon (out)
Bruce - Payne
23 May 1917
Paley
24 May 1917
Dixon
Bruce - Payne
(out)
25 May 1917
Air-raid on Folkestone
28 May 1917
Picnic on Ulcombe Rd
30 May 1917
Asked for another paltry half crown
31 May 1917
Dixon
Bruce - Payne
01 June 1917
Uncle G in awful rage about separating. (& filing up my report!)
05 June 1917
Wrote ‘Magnus’.
Red X Draw, Palmer’s Garage & De Rouke Picture.
07 June 1917
Dixon
08 June 1917
Dixon
14 June 1917
Bruce - Payne
16 June 1917
Row about 5/-; “Tell ’em off”
20 June 1917
Paley
21 June 1917
Day in bed
27 June 1917
Paley
Red X concert
28 June 1917
Bruce Payne
29 June 1917
Saddle found torn.
G. A. P. Suspects me & refuses to admit it.
30 June 1917
G.A.P. told Sharpes that I peached to Danns, said he (shorthand)
01 July 1917
G.A.P. sent me haying.
06 July 1917
Went to London for petrol.
10 July 1917
70 halves Currants @ 12/-
12 July 1917
69 halves Currants. Tom accuses G Sharpe of drinking.Tom says to R, “H is nasty” because helped with Sharpe’s currants.
13 July 1917
Bruce - Payne
24 July 1917
Bruce - Payne (out)
02 August 1917
Bruce - Payne
27 August 1917
Return of petrol licence
145009 for 6 galls, exp Dec 1916
The War Ends
28 - ix - 17
07 September 1917
Bruce - Payne
11 September 1917
acc. To Bruce - Payne
21/2 gns
20 September 1917
Bruce - Payne
25 September 1917
Bruce - Payne (out)
29 September 1917
Ceased ‘residence’ at The Nurseries
01 October 1917
John copy bk
Spell
Arith
3 / to do, 2 tables
Sum/reentry
M/byke to & fro
02 October 1917
Bruce - Payne
M/byke
04 October 1917
Day at home (wet)
05 October 1917
John Sharpe
49 max 70
06 October 1917
Day at home (wet)
Rise to Northiam, etc
08 October 1917
Table s s.1 sp 1.
John 50/62
Moved digs
09 October 1917
Bruce - Payne m/byke
Grandmas Piper obit Xtat 93
10 October 1917
Petrol File #630,766
exhausted licence no. 24442
On book 89379 9 out of 10 used
15 October 1917
Mayfield, funeral
16 October 1917
John sp.1. 30/46
19 October 1917
John Sp. 1 Arith 1 3 lt
9/w 24/44
22 October 1917
(Mayfield)
Bruce - Payne
M/byke
23 October 1917
John 5 ll trans 3 sp. Hear Arith 1 23/40
29 October 1917
Bruce - Payne
train
31 October 1917
Matfield anniversary
Home by train
01 November 1917
John Trans 5 Spell 1
39/50
05 November 1917
Bruce - Payne
M/byke
06 November 1917
John. seperated 40/52
09 November 1917
John Arith. 1 sp2. Trans 2 41/52
12 November 1917
Bruce - Payne
13 November 1917
John sp 2 36/40
16 November 1917
John Arith 1. Germ redo. 19/32
17 November 1917
Not expected to bring up tea in morning!
19 November 1917
Bruce - Payne
rail
20 November 1917
John 15/20
22 November 1917
Promises to play & sing all the winter.
26 November 1917
Bruce - Payne
rail
27 November 1917
London (petrol)
29 November 1917
John Arith 1. 33/48
03 December 1917
Bruce - Payne
M/byke
04 December 1917
John Arith 1. 50/62
05 December 1917
London (petrol)
07 December 1917
John. Arith 2. Spell 2. 31/46
08 December 1917
Licence to hand 40 galls for 6 mos
17 December 1917
At home with cold
20 December 1917
Minnie & I to Maidstone by bus.
24 December 1917
Bruce - Payne
27 December 1917
acc. to Bruce - Payne 2 1/2 gns
28 December 1917
M/byke to Matfield.
Lost journey, ground unfit for lifting.
09 March 1918
Resolve to keep diary of work.
11 March 1918
Take off mats. Help Stanley with stocks. Label & pack for passenger.
12 March 1918
Went to Kershaws. Counted & inspected holes. Go to Staplehurst to find Harris. Ring up instructions. Tip up & dig stocks. Bring down trees. Load Miller, go to Kershaws & unload Miller.
13 March 1918
Tie up, dip & lay back stocks (alone). Label & tie up trees for Wood. Undertake entire loading of same.
14 March 1918
Label Wood’s trees, load same & baskets. Check off all Wood’s trees. Tie up, dip & carry out stocks. Get up rose orders. Filling holes in Newton bed.
15 March 1918
Tie up, dip, lay back & carry out stocks alone. Bed back pear stocks. Laying in Bramleys for Stanley.
16 March 1918
Tie up stocks. Load & unload limes for Miller. Dispatch same. Load & carry out Ferrous Sulphate. Get in & cover crab stocks. Home 7.10pm.
18 March 1918
(Dentist)
19 March 1918
Journey to Tun Wells. Hoe currants.
20 March 1918
Hoe currants. (absent sick)
21 March 1918
(absent sick)
22 March 1918
(absent sick)
23 March 1918
(absent sick)
25 March 1918
(absent sick)
26 March 1918
Cut currants in hop garden. Cut gooseberries. Carry out & burn cuttings.
27 March 1918
Journey to station (twice). Journey to Tun Wells. Journey to Yalding, delivering trees. Collect debt of £1. Cut currants. Carry out briars for planting.
28 March 1918
Cut currants (wet). Unpack & store grafting wax. Sharpening spades. Clear out sheds.
29 March 1918
Holiday (Good Friday)
30 March 1918
Enquire for trees at station & instrutions for same. Cut currants & dig same in Camp Field (wet) (home 6.30)
01 April 1918
Absent (Bank Holiday)
02 April 1918
Cutting currants in Camp Field. Journey to Tun Wells & Brenchley. Ascertain about bundles of trees at station. Carry off currant cuttings.
03 April 1918
Cut currants in Camp Field. Carry off & burn cuttings. Ditto flowering currants. Prune maidens in hop-garden.
04 April 1918
Trim Victoria bed maidens also Pond’s & Czar maidens. Cutting currants in Cold Bath.
05 April 1918
Cutting currants in Cold Bath. Cut gooseberries. Journey to Tonbridge. Repair grafting lamp.
06 April 1918
Cutting gooseberries in Cold Bath. Trimming hop sets (wet). Home 6.0pm
08 April 1918
Hoeing currants in Cold Bath. Cutting Czars.
09 April 1918
Hoe currants (Boskoops) (wet). Clear out Lodges.
10 April 1918
Hoe currants (Boskoops)
11 April 1918
Hoe currants (Seabrooks). Cut gooseberries in Cold Bath. Pull off weeds from currants for digging.
12 April 1918
Hoe currants. Journey to Cranbrook. Burn rubbish in new Nursery. Clearing up trees & sticks in Cold Bath.
13 April 1918
Burning rubbish on ground ready for ploughing for potatoes. Fill in holes in same. Boiling copper of potatoes. Rewrite labels in Camp Field. Home 6.30pm.
15 April 1918
Hoe currants in Cold Bath all day, no one else to be spared for job.
16 April 1918
Hoe currants all day (wet). Journey to Brenchley.
17 April 1918
Filling in holes in Camp Field. Trim hop-sets.
18 April 1918
Trim hop-sets. Burn huge pile of rubbish, sticks, etc, in Camp Field.
19 April 1918
Tie up cherry sticks for pea boughs. Finish burning in Camp Field. Clear up & burn sticks in Maynards. Journey to Tun Wells. Level ground.
20 April 1918
Finish leveling ground in Cold Bath for ploughing. List down numbers required for pears. Find number sticks. Clean paint & number same according to labels. (Home 7.15)
22 April 1918
Place number sticks in bed. Boil potatoes in copper. Journey to Brenchley. Hoe currants (Seabrooks) in Cold Bath also sow left in Hop Garden.
23 April 1918
Hoe currants in Cold Bath; (ground wet). Paint number sticks. (Feeling rotten, go home)
24 April 1918
(absent, sick)
25 April 1918
(absent, sick)
26 April 1918
(absent, sick)
27 April 1918
(absent, sick)
29 April 1918
Hoe currants in Cold Bath (Boskoops)
30 April 1918
Journey to station to fetch grafting wax. Hoe currants. Burn cuttings in Cold Bath.
01 May 1918
Hoe currants. Load potatoes, unload & check same. Get grafts for Tipples. Spread ashes in Cold Bath.
02 May 1918
Finish hoeing currants. Trim roses and tie in buds.
03 May 1918
Finish trimming & tying rose buds. Help Miller mix manure & put in sacks. Rubbing buds off stocks.
04 May 1918
Rubbing buds off stocks all day (home 6.10)
06 May 1918
Rubbing buds off plum stocks. Trim plum stocks.
07 May 1918
Painting number sticks. (very wet all day.)
08 May 1918
Trim cherries in Cold Bath.
09 May 1918
Trim cherry stocks in Cold Bath & Old Nursery. Rub buds off quince stocks.
10 May 1918
Finish rubbing buds on quince stocks. Trim cherries in Old Nursery.
11 May 1918
Trim cherries in Maynards. Journey to Tun Wells. Rub buds in Cold Bath. Boil copper. (Home 5.40)
13 May 1918
Absent (wet) (N.S.V gear broken.)
14 May 1918
Rub buds in Cold Bath. Cut out rose suckers. Put down number sticks. Turning weeds to dry. Carry off stakes.
15 May 1918
Picking curly leaf off peaches. Clod crushing for planting potatoes. Heel in potato rows. Pick out seed potatoes.
16 May 1918
Clod crushing for potatoes. Selecting seed from clamps. Measuring & basketing seed for customers & for Paddock Wood. Load Miller. Boil Copper.
17 May 1918
Trimming Laurustinus.
18 May 1918
Trimming Laurustinus. Fetch beer for skimming. Home (rail) 6.15
20 May 1918
Absent (Bank Holiday)
21 May 1918
Trimming Laurustinus. Clear up & burn trimmings. Tie in plum buds.
22 May 1918
Tie in plum buds. Journey to Tonbridge (rail).
23 May 1918
Tie in plum buds, (+ overtime.) Paint number sticks & get hoe repaired.
24 May 1918
Tie in plum buds.
25 May 1918
Tie in plum buds. Journey to Tun. Wells. (home 6.15.)
27 May 1918
Journey to Tun. Wells. Tie in plum buds.
28 May 1918
Tie in plum buds. Cutting ties on grafts. Picking curly leaf & tie in peach buds.
29 May 1918
Tie in buds & cut graft mats on plums.
30 May 1918
Journey to Tonbridge. Tie in peach buds. Rub off wild.
31 May 1918
Cut mats on plum grafts. Pick curly leaf off peach bed. Journey to Brenchley.
01 June 1918
Finish peach curly leaf. Check men’s ages & categories. Fetch in number sticks. Trim rose. Boil copper. (Home 5.40.)
03 June 1918
Journey to Tun. Wells. Finish trimming briars. Tie in roses.
04 June 1918
Begin cutting mats on apple grafts. Journey to Tun. Wells.
05 June 1918
Cutting mats.
06 June 1918
Cutting mats on plum grafts also apples. Mend fruit washer & repair valve. Journey to Tonbridge.
07 June 1918
Cutting mats. Journey to Pembury. Journey to Tun. Wells.
08 June 1918
Pick curly leaf off peaches. Burn rubbish. Help mix wash. Cut mats off apple grafts. (Finish 4.30.)
10 June 1918
Journey to Tonbridge. Cut mats on apple grafts.
11 June 1918
Cut mats on apple grafts.
12 June 1918
Finish mats on Bramley & Newton beds. Start on Czar bed, examining every stock.
13 June 1918
Cut mats, tie in buds & trim wild off plum stocks; also peaches & pick off curly leaf. (& overtime.)
14 June 1918
Journey to Horsmonden. Cut graft mats on plums, & also apples.
15 June 1918
Journey to Pembury. Discussion of Agriculture & M.S.. Cut mats on plum grafts. Finish Victorias & Czars. (Finish 4.40)
17 June 1918
Absent
18 June 1918
Absent
19 June 1918
Absent
20 June 1918
Begin second cutting of apple grafts (Bramley bed.) Turning hay. Repairing hay rake. Painting number sticks. (& overtime)
21 June 1918
Cutting grafts. Putting down number sticks. Journey to Tonbridge. (& overtime)
22 June 1918
Cutting grafts. Journey to Pembury. (home 5.30.)
24 June 1918
Cutting grafts. Turning hay in six acres. Painting number sticks (showery.) (& overtime.)
25 June 1918
Cutting grafts. Journey to Tonbridge to verify spring balance. ( & overtime.)
26 June 1918
Cutting grafts & superintend boys. Journey to King’s Toll.
27 June 1918
Cutting grafts, & superintend boys.
28 June 1918
Cutting grafts & superintend boys. Journey to Tun. Wells. Cutting off docks.
29 June 1918
Cutting grafts & superintend boys. (home 5.30.)
01 July 1918
Cutting grafts & superintend boys. Trim hay, rake into rows & cock it.
02 July 1918
Journey to Tun. Wells. Cutting grafts.
03 July 1918
Cutting grafts. Boil Copper.
04 July 1918
Cutting grafts.
05 July 1918
Cutting grafts.
06 July 1918
Journey to Pembury. Cutting grafts. (home 5.40)
08 July 1918
Cutting grafts.
09 July 1918
Cutting grafts.
10 July 1918
Cutting grafts. Journey to Pembury. Paint number sticks (wet.)
11 July 1918
Cutting grafts. Putting down number sticks.
12 July 1918
Cutting grafts. Journey to Pembury.
13 July 1918
Cutting grafts. Tie in grafts on standard apples (Cold Bath.) (Home 5.30)
15 July 1918
Tie in grafts. (Cold Bath & Old Nursery.)
16 July 1918
Tie in grafts. (Old Nursery & Cold Bath.)
17 July 1918
Tie in grafts. (Camp Field.) Summer pruning standard apples. (Camp Field.)
18 July 1918
Tie in grafts. (Camp Field.) Journey to Brenchley. Tie in cherry grafts. (Maynards.)
19 July 1918
Journey to Pembury. Tie in cherry grafts (Maynards.)
20 July 1918
Journey to Pembury. Trim Grenadier bed in Camp Field. Dredge in swede turnip seed. (wet, thunder.) (home 3.45).
22 July 1918
Trim Warner’s King bed in Camp Field. Trim Marvelliana stocks. Trim part Derby bed.
23 July 1918
(Very wet). Paint number sticks.
24 July 1918
Trim Mussell stocks. Journey to Matfield to repair hoe. Journey to Tunbridge Wells. Trim Crimson Bramley bed in Camp Field (& overtime.)
25 July 1918
Trim stocks (plum.) Trim Annie Elizabeth bed (2yr.)
26 July 1918
Clear up rubbish, docks, etc round copper, & in Camp Field. Burn same.
27 July 1918
Journey to Pembury. Finish trimming plum stocks. (home 5.10.)
29 July 1918
Trim 3 yr, Newton bed in Camp Field. Poisoning wasps.
30 July 1918
Dig out wasps’ crops. Trim Cox & Crimson Bramley beds 3yr in Camp Field. Begin trimming pear stocks.
31 July 1918
Trim pear stocks. Hoe in turnip seed. Hay turning & shaking in orchard. Clear up hay in Old Nursery.
01 August 1918
Begin trimming Paradise stocks. Apple packing.
02 August 1918
Journey to Pembury. Trimming Paradise stocks.
03 August 1918
Trimming Paradise stocks. (home 5.20.)
05 August 1918
Journey to Kershaw’s
06 August 1918
Kershaw’s. Training horizontal trees in garden.
07 August 1918
Kershaw’s. Training horizontal trees in garden.
08 August 1918
Kershaw’s. Training horizontal trees in garden.
09 August 1918
Kershaw’s. Training horizontal trees in hen runs.
10 August 1918
Kershaw’s. Training horizontal trees in hen runs.
12 August 1918
Kershaw’s. Training horizontal trees in hen runs.
13 August 1918
Kershaw’s. Summer pruning pears.
14 August 1918
Kershaw’s. Summer pruning pears.
15 August 1918
Trimming & staking roses in Old Nursery. Cutting down thistles.
16 August 1918
Journey to Pembury. Trimming & staking roses in Old & New Nurseries. Turning shocks of oats.
17 August 1918
Trimming & staking roses in New Nursery. Loading corn. (Home 5.30.)
19 August 1918
Trimming & staking roses in New Nursery. Journey to Tonbridge.
20 August 1918
Trimming roses. Packing apples (Worcesters.)
21 August 1918
Cleaning up & burning rubbish in New Nursery. Journey to Pembury.
22 August 1918
Kershaw’s. Training trees (¾ day.) Journey to station.
23 August 1918
Trimming suckers off plums in Old Bath.
24 August 1918
Threshing tares. (Home 5.30)
26 August 1918
Threshing peas & oats.
27 August 1918
Trimming suckers off plums, pears & quinces in Cold Bath. Budding plums & apples.
28 August 1918
Journey to Tunbridge Wells. Paint number sticks. Compiling stock book. (wet)
29 August 1918
Cutting off suckers at King’s Toll. Apple picking.
30 August 1918
Cutting off suckers at King’s Toll.
31 August 1918
Cutting off suckers at King’s Toll. Training trees at Kershaw’s. (Home 5.45.)
02 September 1918
Turning seeds in corn & shocking bearded wheat.
03 September 1918
Turning seeds in corn & shocking bearded wheat.
04 September 1918
Listing stock book. Turning seeds & corn. Carrying corn & clover. (& overtime.)
05 September 1918
Painting number sticks (wet)
06 September 1918
Painting number sticks (wet). Journey to Tonbridge. Putting down number sticks.
07 September 1918
Cutting off suckers (Prickles). Journey to Pembury, King’s Toll & Paddock Wood. (home 5.15.)
09 September 1918
Cutting off suckers in Prickles also off lilacs on front of house.
10 September 1918
Stock taking in Camp Field.
11 September 1918
Carry off lilac cuttings. Journey to Bank and Five Oak Green. Take stock of roses in Cold Bath, also peaches.
12 September 1918
Stock taking in Hopgarden, & all trainers.
13 September 1918
Stock taking in Cold Bath, & all trainers. Take stock of all roses & enter same.
14 September 1918
Journey to Pembury. Entering stock book. Check Old Nursery measurements 2ac. Paint number sticks. Wet. (Home 5.15)
16 September 1918
Summer pruning excess growth & training apples at Kershaw’s.
17 September 1918
Measure hop-garden. Pick up potatoes, about 50 bush from top Camp Field Ware & seed. Journey to Brenchley.
18 September 1918
Picking up potatoes. Journey to Tun. Wells. Picking Bramleys in top orchard. Grub out dead plum trees in cherry orchard. Bring down potatoes.
19 September 1918
Picking up potatoes. Cleaning & packing Newton Wonder. Packing strawberry plants.
20 September 1918
Cutting off suckers in Prickles. Journey to station. Journey to Tun Wells. Journey to Paddock Wood, stock taking in P.W nursery.
21 September 1918
Journey to Pembury (twice). Journey to Bank & station. Cutting off suckers on Prickles; 71 dead trees to count in Prickles for filling up. (Home 5.30.)
23 September 1918
Entering up stock-book. Paying off hoppickers at Mascalls & doing books. Show ladies over shrub nursery. Fill up Registration transport form.
24 September 1918
Cutting off suckers at King’s Toll. (absent ¾ day, sick.)
25 September 1918
Cutting off suckers at King’s Toll, also off peaches in Cold Bath, ditto quinces & roses. Letter writing & office work.
26 September 1918
Journey to Plaxtol to buy Cob Nut trees. Office work. Making currant cuttings.
27 September 1918
Label mixed roses. Journey to Tun. Wells. Making currant cuttings. Office work.
28 September 1918
Journey to Pembury. Making currant cuttings. Clear ground for ploughing. Journey to King’s Toll. (Home 8.45)
30 September 1918
Absent ½ day (wet). Counting currants. Journey to station.
01 October 1918
Sorting & tying up Black Currants for Bide.
02 October 1918
Journey to Pembury. Laying in strawberries. Move motor warning. Paint number sticks.
03 October 1918
Laying in strawberries. Journey to Five Oak Green. Write labels for strawberries, & paint sticks for Pym’s.
04 October 1918
Journey to Brenchley. Letter-writing. Marchant re. Rent. Cutting currants in Cold Bath.
05 October 1918
Journey to Pembury. Cutting currants (maidens) in Cold Bath. Packing trees for passenger. (Home 5.20)
07 October 1918
Cutting currants in Cold Bath.
08 October 1918
Cutting currants in Cold Bath.
09 October 1918
Journey to Pembury. Bedding in strawberries. Painting number sticks (wet).
10 October 1918
Bedding in strawberries.
11 October 1918
Journey to Tudeley, etc, re hop-sets. Finish bedding in strawberries. Journey to Tun. Wells. Cutting currants in Cold Bath.
12 October 1918
Journey to Pembury. Journey to bank. Sorting potatoes. (Home 5.30)
14 October 1918
Sorting potatoes & fill barrels in outhouse. Show gentleman round Nursery.
15 October 1918
Sorting potatoes & load same. Cutting off Berberry foliage. Journey to station.
16 October 1918
Journey to Pembury. Clamping potatoes.
17 October 1918
Journey to Pembury. Carry off trainer stakes. Clearing ground for plough. Boil Copper. Lifting Cherries.
18 October 1918
Journey to Pembury. Carry off trainers, stakes, etc. from Old Nursery.
19 October 1918
Dig up roses in Old Nursery. Unload Miller. Check bundles & sorts. Journey to Tonbridge. Journey to King’s Toll. (Home 5.15.)
21 October 1918
Write & put down labels to trainer pears. Letters, etc, in office. Write number sticks. (wet.)
22 October 1918
Carrying out, checking & stripping apples for orders; also hollies.
23 October 1918
Journey to Pembury. Journey to Tonbridge, etc. Carrying out & loading shrubs. Journey to King’s Toll.
24 October 1918
Absent (sick.)
25 October 1918
Absent (sick.)
26 October 1918
Absent (sick.)
28 October 1918
Absent (sick.)
29 October 1918
Unload & lay in 6,550 hop-sets. Clear bean-row for plough. Journey to station. Journey to Tunbridge Wells.
30 October 1918
Unload, lay in & check trees bought in from Fletcher. Clear ground for plough. Journey to Pembury.
31 October 1918
Strip leaves & packing apples. Digging up trainer plums & cherries. Strip, tie up & lay back order for Hollamby. Boil Copper.
01 November 1918
Dig up cherry trainers & pears. Pack same. Lay in Lavender. Journey to Tonbridge. Move calves. Journey to Brenchley. Lift trainers. Boil Copper.
23 February 1919
Sunday. Last hymn, 135.
25 February 1919
Jack Dann lands in England.
27 February 1919
Father very poorly.
01 March 1919
Mother calls on Dr Love to enquire about father. Week's rest prescribed. Motor byke to Woodford.
See Jack at Mascalls.
02 March 1919
Father in bed, mother at home all day.
03 March 1919
Half term holiday. Minnie & I visit Ashford, Minnie stays all night & rest of week.
04 March 1919
Dr Love taken ill.
07 March 1919
Dr Fry (Love's locum) calls.
09 March 1919
Sunday. Father very much worse in night. Call doctor in early hours of morning. Phone for Nurse Perriman. Fred & Fanny Smith in to help.
10 March 1919
Dr pronounces pneumonia. Nurse Birchall of Maidstone replaces Nurse Perriman. Uncle Alf & Aunt E, also Mr Kirby call. Do not return to school.
11 March 1919
Crisis of pneumonia over.
15 March 1919
Nurse tries an injection for bowel trouble. Numerous callers all the week.
16 March 1919
Minnie & I to chapel in afternoon & Minnie goes home for the night last thing.
18 March 1919
Minnie returns & father appears very much better.
19 March 1919
Go to school with intention of going to & fro.
20 March 1919
Asthma appears. Cold, wet, dreary morning.
21 March 1919
Asthma subsiding but heart very weak.
Nurse anxious but doctor very optimistic with regard to father.
22 March 1919
Saturday. Father sinking all night & heart begins to fail in early hours of morning. Dull morning & blowing snow. Nurse summons mother, Minnie & self to father's side just before 8 0/c in time to see the last. Father passes peacefully away during sleep. Minnie & I to Maidstone in afternoon by bus.
23 March 1919
Sunday. Do not leave house all day. Mr Jesse Weeks calls after chapel.
24 March 1919
Mother visits Miss Head, Minnie to Maidstone, re mourning. Self to Cranbrook by m/byke to see Murton-Neale.
25 March 1919
Minnie & I select spot for grave for father's funeral.
26 March 1919
Mr Kirby calls.
27 March 1919
Mr Hoardes enters Registration of Death as per attached leaf.
Registration District Maidstone 1919 Sub-District Yalding No 343. Col 1. 22 Mar 1919 at Matfield House, Staplehurst. Col 2. Erskine Piper Col 3. Male Col 4. 66 years Col 5. grocer & draper master Col 6. (Cause) Heart disease, broncho-pneumonia, Syncope. Certified by T Machant Fry, LRCB. Col 7. (Informant) H I Piper, Son, present at the death of Matfield House, Staplehurst. Col 8. Registered: 27 March 1919. Col 9. Registrar’s signature Thos. G Hoards Witness, etc. P stamp i-iv-19 T G Hordes |
Funeral at Staplehurst. Service in chapel, attended by Parish Council and many others. Over 200 estimated at gravestone.
29 March 1919
Visit Mr Weeks with reference to private affairs.
30 March 1919
All go to Chapel including Nurse; Aunt Clara, Aunts Lizzie, Jennie & Rose, also Uncle Geo Sharpe motor down for the day.
31 March 1919
Murton-Neale meets executors at home. Uncle George present, and agrees to remain inactive.
01 April 1919
Minnie's birthday. Nurse returns to Maidstone.
02 April 1919
Aunt Rose comes down. Fanny Smith goes home. Call at Paley, Mr Weeks gone to Cranbrook.
07 April 1919
Wicking's men whitewashing & distempering upstairs & down. Old Sharp digging the garden.
08 April 1919
Return to Maidstone.
11 April 1919
Mother into Maidstone with letter from solicitor.
12 April 1919
Saturday. Aunt Rose summoned in haste, A Jennie suffering from asthma. Call on George Wheadon at Frittenden. Beautiful spring day in spite of a shower.
14 April 1919
Pouring wet morning, return to school by bus.
16 April 1919
Break up for Easter. Walk home from Maidstone owing to no bus running.
18 April 1919
Good Friday. Mother, Minnie & I attend Anniversary Services at Maidstone.
20 April 1919
Beautiful springlike weather for several days past but rather cold wind.
21 April 1919
Bank Holiday. Fred Kirby, jnr., married at Staplehurst Chapel. Trim roses in front garden & all go for a walk after tea.
30 April 1919
Byke over to see Murton Neale, call at Hoare's sale (Hartbridge).
06 May 1919
Tuesday. Mother to Marden.
07 May 1919
Wednesday. Mother to Tonbridge.
08 May 1919
Thursday. Geo. Holder & Gracie over. School reopens.
21 May 1919
Wednesday. Mother comes in to Maidstone to swear affidavit of estate.
07 June 1919
Whit Monday. Minnie, Mother & I spend the day in Folkestone. Minnie stays the night.
24 July 1919
Geo. Holder comes over to spend a few days, returning 1st Aug.
31 July 1919
Break up school. Geo Holder spends the day in Maidstone.
01 August 1919
Go to Mascalls & check rates with Uncle Sam.
02 August 1919
Saturday. Motor-byke to Hastings & stay with Minnie & Mrs Weeks till 6th.
06 August 1919
Tot brings Gracie Mean down to stay until 21st, when Tot fetches her having come down on previous day.
22 August 1919
Edie Vane goes to Margate for a week's holiday. Nellie comes down & sleeps at Matfield House, also mother up at shop.
24 August 1919
Mother to Paley to tea.
29 August 1919
Return from Cambridge, via Ware, Windsor & Guilford.
04 September 1919
Aunt Lizzie brings Ada down for a week.
07 September 1919
Jack Dann home for a week-end.
12 September 1919
Mother takes Ada to Paddock Wood & calls at Mascalls.
01 January 1920
Married, Staplehurst.
19 January 1920
Monday moved to 37 Mitcham Lane, SW 16.
01 September 1922
Moved to 207 Mitcham Lane.
18 July 1923
Moved out of Matfield House, middle of July 1923.
17 January 1924
Moved into Five Wents, 17 January 1924.
25 August 1924
Hastings 25 Aug to 8 Sep 1924. Miss G Smith, 1 Cornwallis Terrace, Hastings.
06 July 1925
6 July 1925 received from Mr J A Dann, Staplehurst, 1/4 rent shop & premises. £16.5.0.
01 September 1930
Moved to 8 London Road, Maidstone.
01 December 1933
Moved to 343 Loose Road, Maidstone.
01 August 1934
Mother moved to 55 Upper Grosvenor Rd, Tun Wells.