1901 [Kill this page when done ]
1900 Index 1902
Olave's Diary for 1901
[ Her 12th birthday was 22 Feb 1901 ]
[Front cover]
[Pencilled inscription in different handwriting on inside cover appears to read:]
Fumly from Tray
January 1901
Transcribed by Rosie Healy
Tue 01 Jan 1901
[pencil note at top of page] Jean was with us for Xmas & her brother.
Morning – played about. Afternoon – football. Evening – did lessons. Went to party at Handley.
Wed 02 Jan 1901
Morning – Went to a meet at St Giles. No driving fun. Afternoon – played about and football. Evening - lessons
Thu 03 Jan 1901
Morning – played with cart. After – also cart. Evening – lessons. Went to a party at Long Critchel Noyes. Came back at 12.
Fri 04 Jan 1901
Morning – went for walk with Dad – After – played about . Evening – lessons. Jean Lang. Went to bed early.
Sat 05 Jan 1901
Morning – Jean went away. Had a cold. Stayed in all day. Did lessons and wrote out poetry.
Sun 06 Jan 1901
Could not go out. Stayed in all day read wrote out poetry.
Mon 07 Jan 1901
Stayed in all day. Did lessons, read wrote out poetry. Very cold.
Tue 08 Jan 1901
Snowed made a slide, afternoon, snowed the whole time, went to chicks got very wet. Wrote letters lessons.
Wed 09 Jan 1901
Could not go out in morn. Afternoon – went out. Did lessons, read, wrote out poetry. Auriol sprained her ankle in dancing.
Thu 10 Jan 1901
Morning. Went for walk with Dad. After- Took Auriol out on the cart. Evening played hide & seek.
Fri 11 Jan 1901
Morning – played I & R went for ride about. After – Muz and A. went for a drive. Evening read and did lessons.
Sat 12 Jan 1901
Morning – Very misty. Took A. in the cart. Did lessons practised, read.
Sun 13 Jan 1901
Morning- went to church. Afternoon played about. Dad went for ride on Beggy.
Mon 14 Jan 1901
Auriol was confirmed went to Salisbury Dad hunted. I played about. Practised.
Tue 15 Jan 1901
Played about with hoops. Afternoon – Muz and A. went for a drive. B, and I, played about. Even – practised, did lessons.
Wed 16 Jan 1901
Morning – played about with hoops and made camphor bags. [hung around neck to alleviate breathing congestion] Afternoon – played with hoops. Evening practised, lessons.
Thu 17 Jan 1901
Morning – played with hoops. Afternoon rather wet, made camphor bags, Evening – practised, did lessons and read.
Fri 18 Jan 1901
Very misty, but played with hoops. Cleared up went for a walk. Afternoon, Auriol and Muz went for drive, Dad rode. Evening practised did lessons had our heads washed.
Sat 19 Jan 1901
Very wet. Dad went away to London. I put away my ornaments. Went out. Evening wrote out poetry.
Sun 20 Jan 1901
Went to Church. Afternoon – played about with cart evening wrote out poetry
Mon 21 Jan 1901
Morning. Played about. Went to Mrs Budden. Did lessons practised.
Tue 22 Jan 1901
Played about. Went to Mrs Budden
Put away things. The Queen died
Wed 23 Jan 1901 Slept at Charing + Hotel
Booge went away. We all went to London. Had tea with Jean, went to dentist. Had supper with W. Pemberton and Dad.
Thu 24 Jan 1901
Met Freda at station. Went to Folkstone had a lovely crossing to Boulogne. Went down to Paris. Had supper at the Buffet. Slept in the train.
Fri 25 Jan 1901
Had coffee at Avalon at seven o’clock. Went to sleep again. Went on to Marseilles at 9. Came on to Mentone arrived at four. Had tea. Unpacked & suppered.
Sat 26 Jan 1901
Morning. Had breakfast. Went about the place and harbour. Came back lunched. Went up a hill to some olive woods. Mountains were lovely.
Sun 27 Jan 1901
Morning went up the hills. Had a lovely view. Afternoon – Played in the garden. Muz and Dad went to tea at the Hammonds.
Mon 28 Jan 1901
Morning at eight we went to the market to buy all the provisions. Had breakfast. Did lessons. Afternoon. Went to a meeting and harbour.
Tue 29 Jan 1901 Over the border into Italy
Morning Went to the market breakfast lessons. Afternoon went to some prehistoric caves with skeletons and a museum.
Wed 30 Jan 1901
Morning went to the market breakfast did lessons. Afternoon Went to Cap Martin. Had a glorious view of Monte Carlo Monaco.
Thu 31 Jan 1901
Morning went to market breakfast did lessons. Went to working party at Miss Hammonds. Had tea played in garden.
February 1901
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Transcribed by Rosie Healy
Fri 01 Feb 1901
Rained all day did lessons. Evening read French.
Sat 02 Feb 1901
Did lessons before and after breakfast. Mrs A. Bean came to lunch. Went for walk with Dad ended up and had tea with Makellas. English
Sun 03 Feb 1901
Went to church. Dad went to lunch with the Grahams. Afternoon played in the garden. Evening read French.
Mon 04 Feb 1901
Morning did lessons. Went for walk. A. had a painting lesson. Afternoon went for walk. Rained
Tue 05 Feb 1901
Morning did lessons. Afternoon went to see Mrs Beans pictures. Miss Graham came to tea. Read french.
Wed 06 Feb 1901
Morning lessons went for walk. Afternoon Muz went for a drive. Walked to Roque Brune went up to the castle lovely.
Thu 07 Feb 1901
Morning went for walk and did lessons. Madge Graham came to lunch. Went to choose a violin, it came in the evening. Read french.
Fri 08 Feb 1901
Had a violin lesson from M. Graham got on pretty well. Afternoon went for a walk with Muz read french. Practised exercise on violin.
Sat 09 Feb 1901
Morning had a violin lesson. Went for walk. Lessons afternoon. Some children came to tea games. read french.
Sun 10 Feb 1901
Morning went to church. A. went to German one. Dad and Muz went to tea with Hammonds.
Mon 11 Feb 1901
Morning lessons went for walk. Afternoon played about the garden
Tue 12 Feb 1901
Morning lessons. Practised violin. Afternoon drove with Miss Hammond to Mortola. It was lovely. In Italy. Sir T. Hanbury’s house lovely gardens.
[newspaper cutting pasted onto page reads as follows -]
“HANBURY – on the 9th inst., at his residence, La Mortola, Ventimiglia, Italy, Sir Thomas Hanbury, K.C.V.O. aged seventy-four”
1907 Mar 10 [handwritten at foot of cutting]
Wed 13 Feb 1901
Morning went for walk and did lessons. After- Walked up to St Agnes about ten miles. Even - lessons.
Thu 14 Feb 1901
Morning lessons walk. Afternoon Dressed up and went to the Carnival. Went about the streets.
Fri 15 Feb 1901
Morning walk and lessons. Afternoon went to tea party with Dorothy Stevens played games etc. Came back at six o'clock
Sat 16 Feb 1901
Morning walk and lessons. Afternoon Walked with Dad nearly up to Gorbio. Evening read french.
Sun 17 Feb 1901
Morning went to German church. Afternoon went for little walk read papers at the Club. Madge came to tea.
Mon 18 Feb 1901
Had violin lesson from the new master found rather hard. Went for walk. Lessons. Had a little cold.
Tue 19 Feb 1901
Had a cold. Went for small walk. Lessons. Thia Lavies came to tea played games.
Wed 20 Feb 1901
Lessons went for walk, practised violin. Went out with Muz. Miss Hammond came to tea.
Thu 21 Feb 1901
Morning walk and did lessons practised the violin. Afternoon went to Miss Hammond’s work party played in the garden.
Fri 22 Feb 1901
My birthday. Had nice presents. Went for walk practised violin. Afternoon went with Freda into the town. Herr Graff came.
Sat 23 Feb 1901
Morning lessons. Started on donkeys with Miss Hammonds. Got to the top of Bellinda had lunch there, came down. Had tea at Garibaldi Gran. Evening read french.
Sun 24 Feb 1901
Morning played in the garden. Afternoon also. Went to tea with Bergs. Played hide and seek up Jenkins etc.
Mon 25 Feb 1901
Morning Auriol had painting lesson I did lessons. Afternoon I went into the town with Freda. Evening read french.
Tue 26 Feb 1901
Morning lessons Afternoon went to listen to the band. Afternoon had violin lesson with Herr Graf. evening french.
Wed 27 Feb 1901
Morning lessons and walk. Afternoon. Had a party played in the garden before tea. Afterwards danced.
Thu 28 Feb 1901
Morning did lessons. Auriol had painting lesson. Afternoon went to Miss Hammond's work party. Had tea there and played in the garden after.
March 1901
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Transcribed by Rosie Heally
Fri 01 Mar 1901
Morning lessons. A. had Italian. Afternoon sold things at a German bazaar. Was great fun. Had violin lesson.
Sat 02 Mar 1901
Le mort de columbine Pantomime.
Morning lessons. Afternoon went to a concert. Heard the “Japs” and a french Pantomime. They did not speak at all.
Sun 03 Mar 1901
Morning it was wet did not go to church. Afternoon played about. Evening, read.
Mon 04 Mar 1901
Morning lessons. Auriol painted. Afternoon went for walk with Freda. Evening read.
Tue 05 Mar 1901
Morning did lesons[sic] Aftn. Went to the battle of flowers. After tea had violin lesson
Wed 06 Mar 1901
Rankins came too.
Morning started for a donkey ride to Roque Brune. Had lunch out of doors. Went on to Gorbio came back to tea.
Thu 07 Mar 1901
Morning lessons. Afternoon went for a drive to Garavan. Came back. Went to the English Baraxi[?]
Fri 08 Mar 1901
Morning lessons. Afternoon had violin lesson some children came to tea played games.
Sat 09 Mar 1901
Morning lessons. Afternoon went for a walk. Even - read french.
Sun 10 Mar 1901
Morning played in the garden. After went for a walk and to tea with Lavies. Afterwards played games.
Mon 11 Mar 1901
Morning lessons. Mr Pemberton came. Afternoon went with him and Dad round Cap Martin.
Tue 12 Mar 1901
Morning lessons. Bameridges[?] came to lunch. Afternoon went to the band came back and had a Violin lesson read french.
Wed 13 Mar 1901
Morning lessons. Afternoon went to Miss Ironmongers[sic] party had tea played games.
Miss Rankin came to dinner.
Thu 14 Mar 1901
Morning lessons. It rained hard. Practised the violin afternoon. Went to Miss Hammond’s working party.
Fri 15 Mar 1901
A few lessons. Afternoon lay on Mother’s bed. Even - Had violin lesson. Got into bed with Muz.
Sat 16 Mar 1901
Stayed in bed all day played patience. And had a cough. It rained hard.
Sun 17 Mar 1901
Morning stayed in bed. Dad went to lunch with the Grahams. Auriol got into bed with a cold. Got into Dad’s bed.
Mon 18 Mar 1901
Stayed in bed till eleven got up. Tryed[sic] to play violin but fainted couldn’t do anything so went back to bed. W. Pemberton went away.
Tue 19 Mar 1901
Morning stayed in bed. Doctor Rendle came to all three of us. Played patience read etc. Rained hard all day.
Wed 20 Mar 1901
Rained hard. Was much better. Doctor came. Had to stay in bed. Read & played patience. Edyth Heysham came.
Thu 21 Mar 1901
It cleared up was much better. But stayed in bed. Read played patience. Doctor came.
Fri 22 Mar 1901
Beautiful day. Read did patience. Got some knitting needles. Doctor said I might get up on Sunday if the sun shines.
Sat 23 Mar 1901
Morning read etc. Afternoon children and grown ups came to tea. Was allowed to see some but not kids. Mr Pemberton came over from Monte Carlo saw him.
Sun 24 Mar 1901
Had breakfast in bed but got up after. Played dominoes etc. read and knitted Cold not go out because sun did not shine.
Mon 25 Mar 1901
Morning got up for breakfast. Did some lessons. Madge came to lunch. Had a violin lesson. Even - played games. Peeped into the garden.
Tue 26 Mar 1901
Morning lessons and a walk. Uncle Arthur came to lunch to go to Mortola. Dad took us to the Battle of Flowers. Came home at 3. Even - read french.
Wed 27 Mar 1901
Did lessons. Went to Monte Carlo to lunch with Uncle Arthur. Went up by funicola[sic] railway to La Turbie. Walked along to see Eze. Saw person shorter[?]
Thu 28 Mar 1901
Morning lessons and went for a walk. The Doctor came to Muz. Afternoon went to working party at Miss Hammonds.
Fri 29 Mar 1901
Morning lessons and went for walk. Afternoon had a violin lesson. Went to the Club with Dad. Even - read French.
Sat 30 Mar 1901
Went to a party at the Bergs. It rained hard most of the day.
Sun 31 Mar 1901
It rained. did not go out.
[This day was Census Day, but their record not found]
April 1901
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Transcribed by Rosie Healy
Mon 01 Apr 1901
Morning - did lessons. It rained. Evening read french.
Tue 02 Apr 1901
Rained in the morning did lessons Had violin lesson.
Wed 03 Apr 1901
[Entries for 3 & 4 April appears to be a much later (sensitive subject matter re-wording?) amendment in a much more mature script which is written over the barely legible original more juvenile scrawl]
Walked into the town. After – went out with Mother. Evening Friede & Edyth Heysham left together for Paris where they stayed & saw life for a week.
Thu 04 Apr 1901
Booge and Jean came out from London together & arrived very late. Dad took us for a walk. Jean dined with Madge where she & her parents are in Hotel D’Orient.
Fri 05 Apr 1901 Good Friday
[entries for 5th & 6th April on this page are very faint and rendered illegible due to ink seepage from previous page]
Morning went to Church. Afternoon…went for walk …[?]
Sat 06 Apr 1901
[Illegible due to ink seepage from previous page]
Sun 07 Apr 1901 Easter Day
Morning played in the garden & had tea with the Grahams.
Mon 08 Apr 1901
Went in coach to Ventimille [now Ventimiglia, Italy]up the Royar[now Roya] Valley had lunch and tea there.
Tue 09 Apr 1901
Morning violin lesson. Went to the harbour
Wed 10 Apr 1901
Morning practised. Went to tea and games with René
Thu 11 Apr 1901
Morning played in the garden Afternoon went into the olive[?] ran races had tea. A. sprained ankle
Fri 12 Apr 1901
Violin lesson played about the garden. very hot
Sat 13 Apr 1901
Went for a donkey ride with Miss Ham[Hammond?]. Afternoon came back. Went to Party at Bergs.
Sun 14 Apr 1901
Morning played about. Afternoon Went for a walk.
Mon 15 Apr 1901
Morning practised violin and piano. After went for a drive.
Tue 16 Apr 1901
Morning played in the garden violin lesson. Went for a walk
Wed 17 Apr 1901
Went for a donkey ride it rained we danced to an organ at an inn. Cleared up
Thu 18 Apr 1901
Played in the garden. Dad and B. played tennis. played on a trapaze[sic]
Some children came to tea.
Fri 19 Apr 1901
Morning had violin lesson Afternoon shopped in the town.
Sat 20 Apr 1901
Went for donkey ride to St Agnes [Sainte Agnès – 800 m above sea level in the Maritime Alps] with Makellars. Booge cut his hand. But great fun.
Sun 21 Apr 1901
Played about. Went for dinner and tea with Makellars
Mon 22 Apr 1901
Horrid day. Practised violin etc. Muz played croquet.
Tue 23 Apr 1901
Violin lesson. Went for picnic with Miss Hammonds at Cap Martin.
Wed 24 Apr 1901
Morning practised walk – after Went to Roque Brune walking with Jean.
Thu 25 Apr 1901
Practised played about Working party the last.
Fri 26 Apr 1901
Last violin lesson. It rained hard.
Sat 27 Apr 1901
Practised etc. Went to party with Bergs. Had great fun.
Sun 28 Apr 1901
Went to church took the Bergs They came and Makellars came to tea.
Had Bijou
Mon 29 Apr 1901
Morning started off too[sic] Belinda. Had lunch there.
Tue 30 Apr 1901
Did [meaning: messed?]about
Mrs and Mr Edwards came to tea.
May 1901
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Wed 01 May 1901
Did about. Started at two for station. Left soon after. Had dinner; slept on train.
Thu 02 May 1901
Got to Paris. Had breakfast. Got to Amiens at about 2. Got to Boulogne at 4. Lovely evening. Slept in London.
Fri 03 May 1901
Went to see pictures and shopped. Went to station at two got to Cranborne at six unpacked.
Sat 04 May 1901
Unpacked played about with animals Freda arrived. Had tea went to Mrs Budden Dovies very tame and [very] sweet
Sun 05 May 1901
Went to church. Afternoon played about
Mon 06 May 1901
Began usual lessons went to Mrs Budden rather wet
Tue 07 May 1901
Lessons rather wet did about and dug & arranged my garden
Wed 08 May 1901
Lessons went for walk lovely day
Thu 09 May 1901
Lessons usual gardened quite fine
Fri 10 May 1901
Lessons Muz and Auriol went to stay the night at Bournemouth and brought violin
Sat 11 May 1901
Had a lovely ride Muz & A. came back and brought Sybil [Ba]Heysham
Sun 12 May 1901
Went to church gardened Two chicks came out
Mon 13 May 1901
Lessons and walk A. had a ride
Tue 14 May 1901
Lessons and walk Chicks came out Tennis.
Wed 15 May 1901
Usual walk and lessons. Some more chicks came out.
Thu 16 May 1901 Ascension Day
Went to church. Walk and lessons played tennis
Fri 17 May 1901
Usual played tennis before and after dinner.
Sat 18 May 1901
Mother and Dad went to stay with the Denny’s. Usual
Sun 19 May 1901
Went to church. After – read and sat in my garden. Played tennis
Mon 20 May 1901
Lessons
Usual
Tue 21 May 1901
Dad and Muz came home, having seen Purley.
Wed 22 May 1901
Usual
Thu 23 May 1901
Lessons
walk
Fri 24 May 1901
Had a ride
Lessons
Usual.
Sat 25 May 1901
Margery arrived
A rode
Sun 26 May 1901 Whit Sunday
Went to church
Mon 27 May 1901
Anniversary of Paganini’s death
____________________________________
Performed at Woodlands concert. “The Chinese Dollee” song & dance
Tue 28 May 1901
I had a ride. Usual
Lessons
Wed 29 May 1901
Margery went away. Had violin lesson
Thu 30 May 1901
Lessons
Usual.
Fri 31 May 1901
Lessons. Had last lesson of bikes. After dinner biked alone.
June 1901
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Sat 01 Jun 1901
Lesson half – holiday biked [?]
Had a ride
Dad went up to London
Sun 02 Jun 1901
Went to church
Played about
Biked, played tennis
Mon 03 Jun 1901
[entry partially obscured by ink seepage from next day’s entry overleaf]
Went for first bike ride
Lessons
Tue 04 Jun 1901
Practised
Violin lesson
Usual
Wed 05 Jun 1901
[entries for 5-7 June appear to be retrospective entries in Olave’s more mature handwriting]
Lovely ride on Peggy[Olave’s first pony – a bay cob: WOMH P26.] Edyth Heysham came over for day with nice Mr & Mrs Sykes from Bournemouth. Played croquet.
Thu 06 Jun 1901
Bike ride. Dad came home. A man was very discontented on earth & even in Heaven he carried it rather far by complaining to Peter that they had taken away his clothes & his halo didn’t fit
Fri 07 Jun 1901
Eddy Fox a great friend of Dad’s who died of consumption wrote to him when he had been told he couldn’t have more than a few months “I am quite excited about what horse is going to win the Derby when I…
Sat 08 Jun 1901 & Sun 09 Jun 1901
[entries for 8-9 June very feint – illegible - possibly resultant seep-through of previous 2 day’s subsequent retrospective entries ]
Mon 10 Jun 1901
[June 10-11 entries in normal childish script but heavily overwritten]
Auriol and Muz went to London. Lessons
Went for bike ride. Tennis.
Tue 11 Jun 1901
Went for bike instead of walk. Violin lesson. Peg ride on downs
Wed 12 Jun 1901
Had lessons. Rained frightfully windy. Dad went to a croquet tournament at Ebnerboots[?]
Thu 13 Jun 1901
Went to Monroes to tea played about there had great fun.
Fri 14 Jun 1901
[entries for 14-15 June heavily overwritten as follows:] Lessons, walk.
Went for Peg ride. Played tennis.
Sat 15 Jun 1901
Walk. Lessons. Half holiday. Peg ride. Monroe children came to tea. Played in the hay.
Sun 16 Jun 1901
[Entries for 16-17 June feint and mostly illegible due to previous page ink seepage]
Went to church & had a ride.
W[???] [feint illegible words] … A bike ride
Mon 17 Jun 1901
[illegible ]
Tue 18 Jun 1901
A and Muz came back from Town. Went for a bike ride. Mrs Budden came too.
Wed 19 Jun 1901
Violin lesson
Walk
lessons
Chicks came out
Thu 20 Jun 1901
Lessons no walk because it was very wet.
Fri 21 Jun 1901
Walk lessons
Muz went for a drive
Played tennis
Mr Forbes Robertson came
Sat 22 Jun 1901
Usual walks A huge thunderstorm
Did lessons as usual
Dad came back with Mr Hall
Sun 23 Jun 1901
Went to church
Played about
After dinner had a café chantant [popular musical event]
Mon 24 Jun 1901
Mr Hall went away and Dad too
Tue 25 Jun 1901
Walk. Rather hot. Usual Violin lesson
Mrs Baddly went …[continues a top of next page 26 Jun]…to supper and croquet
Wed 26 Jun 1901
Freda and Auriol went to B-mouth Had a holiday.
Had tea with Miss Jones. Berny’s came
Thu 27 Jun 1901
Lessons Usual
Auriol had a ride. Had a bike ride.
Fri 28 Jun 1901
Miss Nickoll and Miss Grarchet[?] came Biked in the garden
Sat 29 Jun 1901
Dad came back with Mr Arkwright
A big thunder storm. Forbes Robertson came in it.
Sun 30 Jun 1901
Did not go to church. Wet in the morning
Afternoon cleared up. Played croquet
July 1901
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Mon 01 Jul 1901
Mr Arkwright went away
Mr Robertson, Dad Auriol etc. to see pictures at Kingston Lacy
Tue 02 Jul 1901
Mr Robertson and Miss Grorchet went away. Went for a bike ride.
Wed 03 Jul 1901
Miss Nickoll went away and Miss Ben
rode and played tennis
Thu 04 Jul 1901
First day with Dad alone had a bike ride.
Usual. Tennis
Fri 05 Jul 1901
Usual. No walk. Very hot. Lessons
Bike ride. Tennis
Sat 06 Jul 1901
Lessons. Half holiday. Peg ride. Biked to Mrs Knapp to tea. Came back. Tennis
Sun 07 Jul 1901
Went to church bike ride. Played tennis evening. Freda went to church. Hot.
Mon 08 Jul 1901
Very hot no walk. Dad went to Town. Usual Lessons. Tennis
Tue 09 Jul 1901
Muz came back with Miss Hall. Usual. Lessons. No walk. Tennis
Wed 10 Jul 1901
Very hot. No walk. Lessons Usual
Cousin Toony[sic] arrived.
Thu 11 Jul 1901
Usual no walk. Very hot. Biked about. Tennis
[The following appears to have been a later addition and appears immediately below this entry in Olave's more mature handwriting]
Poony Drummond-Hay is a cousin of Mother's & so nice & funny. She was in India during the Mutiny and had some awful experiences.
Fri 12 Jul 1901
A bit cooler Windy. Usual walk. Lessons
Muz cousin Tuny[sic] and Miss Hall went to tea with Wansigs[?]
Sat 13 Jul 1901
Cousin Tuny[sic]went away. Much cooler half holiday. Went for bike ride. A. rode on Peg. Did flowers. Tennis.
Sun 14 Jul 1901
Went to church. Dovies hatched their egg. First baby. Hot
Mon 15 Jul 1901
Usual lessons. Afternoon Muz and Miss Hall went to croquet tournament..
Tue 16 Jul 1901
Very hot. Usual lessons. Dad went back with Mr Hall. Storm came.
Wed 17 Jul 1901
Very hot. Violin lesson. Muz went to spend the day with the Bernys.
Thu 18 Jul 1901
Very hot Usual Lessons Biked to see Mrs Budden Mrs Lee[?] played tennis We too tennis
Fri 19 Jul 1901
Very hot Lesson Uncle Arthur came. Auriol drove to meet him. Tennis
Sat 20 Jul 1901
Miss Anstey
Cousin Reg and Conny came
Very hot
Sun 21 Jul 1901
Went to church. Played about Very hot
Mon 22 Jul 1901
Uncle A went away. Cousin Conny went away
Very hot Usual Violin lesson Tennis.
Tue 23 Jul 1901
Hot Lessons
Muz had ten minutes croquet tournament
Wed 24 Jul 1901
Wet Cousin Reg Miss Anstey Muz and Dad went away.
Thu 25 Jul 1901
Wet thundered Usual lessons Baby pigeon
Fri 26 Jul 1901
Wet. afternoon cleared up Started for ride Fell off Doctor came sick.
Sat 27 Jul 1901
Rather stiff and giddy Muz and Dad came back from Town
Sun 28 Jul 1901
Did not go to church. Thundered. Evening finer
Mon 29 Jul 1901
Wet. Thundery Went to see Mrs Budden. Lessons. Had a bike ride.
Tue 30 Jul 1901
Clearer. Went for a walk to Castle Hills. Usual. Lessons
Wed 31 Jul 1901
Walk. Lessons. Bike ride. A. rode Peg. Photographer from Country Life came.
Thu 01 Aug 1901
Usual. Lessons. Bike ride with Dad. A. rode Peg. Rather hot
Fri 02 Aug 1901
Hot. Morning lessons. Afternoon Freda went away. Booge came back with Mrs Jrginson[sic] (Maude Tue) Bike ride. Tennis
August 1901
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Thu 01 Aug 1901
Usual. Lessons. Bike ride with Dad. A. rode Peg. Rather hot
Fri 02 Aug 1901
Hot. Morning lessons. Afternoon Freda went away. Booge came back with Mrs Jrginson[sic] (Maude Tue) Bike ride. Tennis
Sat 03 Aug 1901
Hot. Morning violin lesson from Maude. Afternoon too Muz went for drive biked. Tennis
Sun 04 Aug 1901
Went to church. Rained. Biked about Cleared up Tennis
Mon 05 Aug 1901
Marjory and Mr Soltmarsh came
Morning Violin lessons. Other lessons too. After Worked violin again. Bike ride
Tue 06 Aug 1901
Marjory went away.
Violin lesson. Hot. Went on bikes with carts to Ibsley [7 miles East, on the River Avon).
Tennis
Wed 07 Aug 1901
Mr Soltmarsh went away. Violin lesson. Bike ride. A. had a ride on Peg.
Thu 08 Aug 1901
Violin. Went on bikes to Moyles Court. Muz went for a drive Tennis
A. on Freda’s bike
Fri 09 Aug 1901
Ordinary violin lesson. Biked. Rather wet. Tennis
Sat 10 Aug 1901
Usual. Violin. Biked. Mother went for a drive. Tennis
Sun 11 Aug 1901
Went to church Tennis. Biked caught in the rain
Mon 12 Aug 1901
Usual . Violin Peg so fresh A. couldn’t ride her. Tennis
Tue 13 Aug 1901
Dad’s birthday. Muz Dad etc went to Kingston Lacy. Played with Johnson
Wed 14 Aug 1901
Usual. Violin Biked Tennis Very hot
Thu 15 Aug 1901
Usual. Violin. Muz and Maud went to play croquet with the Brounkers. Tennis
Fri 16 Aug 1901
Usual. Violin biked. Muz and M went to croquet with Harknesses
Played tennis
Sat 17 Aug 1901
Violin. Jean & George and Mr Lyon came. Went for a bike ride.
Sun 18 Aug 1901
Went to church. Very hot. Played tennis
Mon 19 Aug 1901
Violin . Arranged Salisbury Hall
Toby flew away but came back again
Tue 20 Aug 1901
Rehearsed. Violin. Arranged the Hall. The concert. Played violin and Sabot Dance! Ripping.
Wed 21 Aug 1901
Violin. Muz had a croquet tournament. Went to see Mrs Budden
Thu 22 Aug 1901
Maude and Mr Lyon went away. Very hot.
Fri 23 Aug 1901
Did lessons. Very hot. B. & George played singles at tennis. Practised the fiddle
Sat 24 Aug 1901
George went away. Lessons. Fine. Practised violin. Went for a Peg ride. A. went too. Played tennis.
Sun 25 Aug 1901
Went to church. Rained. Cleared up
Played tennis
Mon 26 Aug 1901
Wet. Did lessons. Violin. Worked. Biked
Tue 27 Aug 1901
Started on biking & driving tour. Dropped Jean at station. Lunch on the way. Got to Romsey (All fine) Saw the Abbey. Lovely.
Wed 28 Aug 1901
Went to Winchester lunch on the way at Hursley where Keble lived. Saw Winchester Cathedral and college
Thu 29 Aug 1901
Stayed the nights at the White Horse in Romsey
Started for home. Saw Rufus’s stone Biked back from Ringwood. Lunch & tea on way.
Fri 30 Aug 1901
Went to see Mrs Budden. Violin After went for a walk with Dad. Tennis.
Sat 31 Aug 1901
Morning Peg ride A. too. Afternoon Biked all four to Tollard to see King John’s House & museum.
September 1901
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Sun 01 Sep 1901
Went to Church. Dad rode Peg. Played about. Evening Tennis
Mon 02 Sept 1901
Dad went shooting. Violin etc. Walked with Muz to see the men shooting.
Tues 03 Sept 1901
Morning violin lessons. Went to see Mrs Budden. Dad and B. went duck shooting.
Wed 04 Sep 1901
Morning violin lesson. Dad shot
A. Muz went for a drive.
Thu 05 Sep 1901
Went for a ride and A too. Dad shot here
Fri 06 Sep 1901
President Mackinley (U.S.A.) assassinated yesterday.[These words appear to be a later mature manuscript insertion above the date 6 September; He was shot 6 Sept & died on 14/09/1901]
Usual
Practised
Violin
Sat 07 Sep 1901
Jean came Mr Macdonald came to paint for the day [Later insertion in mature hand follows…] from Salisbury.
Sun 08 Sep 1901
Mr & Mrs Keygate (Arthur’s house master at Eton) & Mr de Havilland the coach of the Eton eight & some other woman [later handwritten insertion across the top of pages headed 8 & 10 Sept] – probably links to X at 9 Sept]
Went to church
Lovely day
Mon 09 Sep 1901
Wet Mr Macdonald came & stayed the night . Some people came to lunch. X
Tue 10 Sep 1901
Wet. Mr Macdonald stayed the night again
Went to see Mrs Budden
Wed 11 Sep 1901
Went blackberrying. Walked up to Bur Wood with B. Went shooting on the warren with B.
Thu 12 Sep 1901
Usual. Violin. Went out shooting with Booge.
Fri 13 Sep 1901
Usual. Went for a bike ride with Dad.
Sat 14 Sep 1901
Jean came. Practised violin. Went to see Mrs Budden
Sun 15 Sep 1901
Went to church. Rather wet. Went for bike ride.
Mon 16 Sep 1901
Usual
Practised violin Rather wet.
Tue 17 Sep 1901
Usual violin with Jean. Went for Peg ride.
Wed 18 Sep 1901
Practised violin. Went for walk with B. to Bur Wood.
Thu 19 Sep 1901
Muz, Dad, Jean and B. went away. A. and I went for a walk.
Fri 20 Sep 1901
Freda came back. Violin. Went to see people in the village
Sat 21 Sep 1901
A few lessons. Went for Peg ride. Freda went to tea with Harknesses.
Sun 22 Sep 1901 Harvest Festival
Went to church . Miss Fennick one of Freda’s old pupils came to tea. Rather wet.
Mon 23 Sep 1901
Did ordinary lessons. Went for a walk. Wet.
Tue 24 Sep 1901
Usual . Lessons. Went for Peg ride. Finer. Warm.
Wed 25 Sep 1901
Lessons. Went for a bike ride. Fine.
Thu 26 Sep 1901
Auriol’s birthday 16th. Half holiday. Drive to Tollard. King John’s House a museum and the Larmer Grounds. Took our tea.
Fri 27 Sep 1901
Lessons. Did violin for about half an hour every day
Sat 28 Sep 1901
Lessons. Half holiday. Went to a blackberry Party with Mrs Berney at Tit-pit [Tidpit]. Ran about with Dickie. X
Sun 29 Sep 1901
Went to church. Rather wet.
X Dickie is Mrs B’s fox terrier. She has a retriever called Sailor too
Mon 30 Sep 1901
Usual lessons.
A went for ride
October 1901
X
Transcribed by Rosie Healy
Tue 01 Oct 1901
Lessons. Went for a drive to Ibsley and back by Fordingbridge.
Wed 02 Oct 1901
Lessons. Went for a bike ride with Freda
Thu 03 Oct 1901
Lessons Went for Peg ride
Fri 04 Oct 1901
Wet. lessons
Sat 05 Oct 1901
Half holiday went for ride Auriol too
Sun 06 Oct 1901
Went to church. Frightfully windy. Picked up walnuts.
Mon 07 Oct 1901
Lessons. A. went for a Peg ride. Rather wet.
Tue 08 Oct 1901
Lessons. I went for Peg ride.
Wed 09 Oct 1901
Lessons. Lovely day. Dad came back.
Thu 10 Oct 1901
Usual lessons. Went for Peg ride.
Fri 11 Oct 1901
Lessons. Went for bike ride with Freda. A. rode Peg.
Sat 12 Oct 1901
Lessons. Half holiday. Boogie’s birthday. A Thunderstorm. Muz came back. Dad rode Peg.
Sun 13 Oct 1901
Went to church.
Mon 14 Oct 1901
Auriol went for a Peg ride. Lessons.
Tue 15 Oct 1901
Usual. Fine. Lessons. I went for a Peg ride
Wed 16 Oct 1901
Little Dora came. Lovely day. Usual. Lessons. Went for a bike ride with Freda.
Thu 17 Oct 1901
Lessons. Usual. Rather windy
Fri 18 Oct 1901
Usual. Learned a Jap Dance from Dora
Sat 19 Oct 1901
Half holiday. Went for a Peg ride Danced
Sun 20 Oct 1901
Went to church all of us. Very windy.
Mon 21 Oct 1901
Lessons. Auriol went for a Peg ride
Tue 22 Oct 1901
Usual. Windy and rainy. Went for a walk with Dora. Danced.
Wed 23 Oct 1901
Dora went away. Rained. Lessons
Thu 24 Oct 1901
Usual. Went for bike ride with Freda. Muz went for a drive.
Fri 25 Oct 1901
Usual. Lessons etc. [There follows a later, more mature handwritten note-] “True dullness is seldom acquired. It is a natural grace!!” A fine epigram
Sat 26 Oct 1901
Half holiday. Went with Freda to a party at Mrs Berny’s Damerham [rural village near Fordingbridge] Played games.
Sun 27 Oct 1901
Went to church. Lovely day.
Mon 28 Oct 1901
Lessons. Usual.
Tue 29 Oct 1901
Lessons. Dad and I went for a bike ride. Auriol went for a Peg ride.
Wed 30 Oct 1901
Lessons. Very windy. Went for a Peg ride.
Thu 31 Oct 1901
Usual. Lessons. Very foggy
November 1901
X
Transcribed by Rosie Healy
Fri 01 Nov 1901
Nina Makellar came. [later mature handwriting note inserted -] who
we met at Mentone
Lessons
Usual
Very foggy
Sat 02 Nov 1901
Went to the white Farm at Critchel. Dad, F, myself biked, others went in Victoria. Lovely.
Sun 03 Nov 1901
Went to church. Played about. Dad rode Peggy.
Mon 04 Nov 1901
Nina Makellar went away. A. went to Salisbury with Dad to see Mr Macdonald’s pictures. Muz went for drive.
Tue 05 Nov 1901
Usual lessons. Had a Peg ride.
Wed 06 Nov 1901
Lessons. Jean came. Rather foggy rained a little.
Thu 07 Nov 1901
Lessons. Usual. Finer.
Fri 08 Nov 1901
Lessons. Usual.
Sat 09 Nov 1901
Kings [birthday] Lord Mayor’s Day. Sir Joseph Dinsdale. [Dimsdale]. Muz was bridesmaid to them. Half holiday. Did about.[cf. diddled about = waste time]
Sun 10 Nov 1901
Went to Church. Usual.
Mon 11 Nov 1901
Lessons. A. went for Peg ride.
Tue 12 Nov 1901
Usual. Lessons.
Wed 13 Nov 1901
Usual. Lessons. I rode Peg & A. too.
Thu 14 Nov 1901
Mr Hole & Colonel Apsley Smith came. Very windy. Lessons. Went for a Peg ride.
Fri 15 Nov 1901
Usual. Lessons. Evening had supper in school-room. After had to perform.
Sat 16 Nov 1901
Usual. Freda went to Mrs Berney. Did about. Evening had to perform
Sun 17 Nov 1901
Went to church. Very cold. Packed all ornaments. Colonel Smith went away.
Mon 18 Nov 1901
Lessons. Mr Hole went away. Very cold. Packed.
Tue 19 Nov 1901
Usual. Lessons. Went for my last Peg ride.
Wed 20 Nov 1901
Dad went to shoot at Somerley1, Ringwood. Lessons. Walk. A. walked again. I biked in the garden. Very windy.
Thu 21 Nov 1901
[note above the date, in mature handwriting, reads:] Lord Normanton2 owns Somerley & has 7 daughters one son poor man !!
Dad went to shoot at West Park. Jean went away. She saw Cranborne for the last time.
Fri 22 Nov 1901
Peggy went to Wimborne to be sold at an auction. She was bought by a blacksmith. Poole way.
Sat 23 Nov 1901
Half holiday. Muz and Freda went for a drive. A. & Dad went for a walk. I went to see Miss Jones etc.
Sun 24 Nov 1901
Went to church. Lovely day. After went for bike ride with F. Through St Giles and back over the downs.
Mon 25 Nov 1901
Morning went with Dad hunting on foot rather cold but lovely. A long way past Boveridge3. Freda went for a bike ride.
Tue 26 Nov 1901
Usual lessons. Very cold. Dad shot.
[continues with later entry in mature handwriting:]
Wonder how Cranborne village lives[?]. It must be like the people in a village (quotation!) who lived by taking in each other’s washing!!
Wed 27 Nov 1901
Usual lessons. Packed odd things. Rather cold.
Thu 28 Nov 1901
Morning lessons. Fine. Afternoon Went for a drive in victoria with Muz & F. Went to Rockbourne4 and met Mr Coote in his garden.
Fri 29 Nov 1901
who I saw again April 12th 1906 [note in mature handwriting written above the date 29 Nov]
Usual. Lessons. Warmer.
[note in mature handwriting inserted below original entry reads -]
To see Miss Jones, She died in 1906 with our photographs by her side! She was aunt to Mr Jones the organist at Cranborne who always stage-managed our concerts for us. See Aug 20th & Sept 7th 1908.
Sat 30 Nov 1901
Half holiday. Went visiting.
[additional note in mature handwriting inserted below original entry reads -]
To say goodbye to Miss Jones the cripple who sits in a chair always & Mrs Budden farmer’s wife X
December 1901
X
Transcribed by Rosie Healy
Sun 01 Dec 1901
Queens [Birthday]
Went to church. Usual!
Mon 02 Dec 1901
Dad went away van and a dray came. Van was packed it went away
Tue 03 Dec 1901
The dray was packed and went away. It ran into the grass and ran almost against gate house. A stool tumbled & broke
Wed 04 Dec 1901
Mother’s birthday. The van It came back, went again and came back for Loveless’s furniture. Went hunting on foot in Edmondsham. Saw everything[?]
Thu 05 Dec 1901
[Mature handwritten note across the top of pages headed 5 & 7 December reads:] Found Tommy a lovely pony (brown & fed there)
Frightfully busy. Before breakfast packed. Frightfully sorry at leaving Cranborne. Travelled with Andersons. Purley nice.
Fri 06 Dec 1901
Went to the farm arranged pigeons and fowls. Van came twice again with furniture. Dovies very comfy in the music room.
Sat 07 Dec 1901
Morning furniture finished. Muz drove to Reading. After – Took a bridle put it on Tommy & rode about bare back.
Sun 08 Dec 1901
Arranged the drawing room music room and unpacked curtains and hangings.
Mon 09 Dec 1901
Took some string put it on Tommy’s bridle rode about bare back. Furniture came from Town. Very nice.
Tue 10 Dec 1901
Took a bridle & rode Tommy he was very sweet. Furniture came from Heal. My green things nice.
Wed 11 Dec 1901
Friede left altogether.[entry at top of page above 11 Dec]
Rode Tommy – arranged [furniture?]
Afternoon – rather wet
Thu 12 Dec 1901
Very wet. Afternoon Dad and Auriol arrived. Great fun showing A. the house.
Fri 13 Dec 1901
Wet. Unpacked books. With Dad arranged the schoolroom
Sat 14 Dec 1901
Wet. The ponies arrived safely, having come all the way by road.
Sun 15 Dec 1901
Piano & violin came. Practised both
Lovely day Went for walk with Dad. Hung up pictures.
Mon 16 Dec 1901
Wet. Foggy. Went for a walk with Dad. Went down to the river (Thames) Afternoon cleared up.
Tue 17 Dec 1901
Foggy. Went for a walk with Dad. Tommy was at the back door in his cart. We took him away & drove a little.
Wed 18 Dec 1901
Drove Tommy. Very cold. Muz had a cold
Thu 19 Dec 1901 Had a cold. Muz stayed in bed. Very cold. Harnessed Tommy in his cart myself & took A. for a drive.
Fri 20 Dec 1901
Booge came. Had to stay indoors because of my cold. He came in time for breakfast.
Sat 21 Dec 1901
Very cold. Jean came. I was allowed to go out. Went for a drive all 3 with Tommy.
Sun 22 Dec 1901
Very cold. Went to slide on the lake. Went for walk with Dad.
Mon 23 Dec 1901
Very cold. Ice very thick. Drove Tommy along the rode [sic]. It thawed.
Tue 24 Dec 1901
B. stayed in all day because of his cough. Poley[one of Olave’s birds/doves?] disappeared. Warm. It rained.
Wed 25 Dec 1901
Very cold. Nice presents. Went for a drive with Tommy.
Thu 26 Dec 1901
Cold. Slid on the pond. Rode Tommy. It thawed.
Fri 27 Dec 1901
Froze again. Slid. Drove Tommy. Thawed again.
Sat 28 Dec 1901
Nearly all the snow gone. Rode Tommy. Muz & Jean drove to a party. Rained hard.
Sun 29 Dec 1901
Did not go to church. Lovely day.
Mon 30 Dec 1901
Drove Tommy. Practised. Played Ping Pong.
Tue 31 Dec 1901
Wet. Played Hockey. Practised.
[Post script in mature handwriting follows - ]
Poley never returned [see 24 Dec above]. Pon Pon[??] his son is left and Abraham his wife as old as he was. Purley so ugly after beautiful Cranborne.
MEMORANDA
Very eventful year. Very happy one. Frightfully sad the last part at Cranborne. When we left Cranborne Freda left us too.
MEMORANDA
(1a) May 18th Sybil very nice. Violin a sweet one. She played it in the evening. [More mature handwritten entry follows -]I christened it the “Pewit” as she (Sybil commonly called Ba) & her sister Edythe call me the Pewit. It is only ¾ sized. Ba owns a Guadagnini etc
MEMORANDA [the remaining entries are all in mature script ]
Cranborne where we lived early years[??]
Tomp who was given to me by Mr Bryant former tenant of Purley. He is over 30. I left him there when we left to go to Luscombe.
[Inside Back cover]
See Aug 20th – Maude Jörgenson played Raff’s Concertina I played Melodie by Rubinstein George Graham was very funny & Mr Lyon did a lovely musical sketch. Most successful concert.
[Back cover]
1 https://somerley.com/
2 https://www.thepeerage.com/p3534.htm#i35331
3 A mile North of Cranborne.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boveridge
4 5 miles North East of Cranborne.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockbourne
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