Category: 100 YEARS AGO
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Thursday 17 June 1926
Ill did not go to work. Notes Grandad was ill and did not go to work. I am also not sure but the handwriting looks very different from elsewhere in the diaries. I wonder if grandma wrote this entry for him. However, although she did this for him later in life when he was ill,…
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Wednesday 16 June 1926
Went to Titchfield Park Hucknall. Notes There are at least three Titchfield Parks in the area, in Kirkby, in Mansfield and this one in Hucknall, see Chapter 18. I believe they are named after the Marquis of Titchfield, the son of the Duke of Portland. I imagine he would have gone with grandma, Ethel Cirket.…
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Tuesday 15 June 1926
Made D Pajamas. Notes I am not exactly sure what this entry means. It seems like grandad, or possibly grandma, made pyjamas (pajamas) for someone represented as D. I am not sure who this was, “dad” possibly? I don’t recall ever hear of grandad sewing so wonder if grandma did this or possibly they did…
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Sunday 13 June 1926
Went to Prims. Walk after supper. Notes Grandad went to “Prims”. “Prims” is a reference to Primitive Methodists, in general, and to Bourne Primitive Methodist Chapel in Kirkby, specifically, see Chapter 17. He probably went with grandma, Ethel Cirket. They were “courting” at this time and would marry in 1930, see Chapter 16. After supper, they went…
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Saturday 12 June 1926
Ethel came for the week. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother, Ethel Cirket. They were “courting” at this time and would marry in 1930, see Chapter 16. She came to stay for the week. I am not sure but the handwriting looks very different from other entries. I wonder if grandma wrote it for him. However,…