Hello Essex and Suffolk listers   Your East Anglian forebears?.   Wondering if someone might recognise names  in their family tree complimentary to those in a journal that was written some hundred and eighty years ago.     I am listing this data copied from my partial transcription of the day to day entries in an old diary that has come our way, this valuable document kindly made available to us by its present owner.   In 1757, one Joseph Thomas was born in Somersham, Suffolk during the last years of the reign of George 11. Perhaps early in his marriage he moved to Thorpe-le-Soken in the north-east of Essex . There he became a teacher and resided in this village for over fifty years.      No doubt being of a learned disposition he enjoyed writing and keeping a daily account of his life and all that happened in times so different from what we know today. The diary that we can now examine does not record much of great importance, just contains mention of local events, the planting and harvesting of crops often much determined by the weather at that time.  He tells of his week to week activities, regular church attendance on Sunday and his travels riding his pony, or horse-drawn gigg and sometimes using the public transport of the day for longer journeys - the stage coach.   What possibly may be more relevant for rootsweb subscribers are those names.   For most I just give a surname and this usually applies to males, but there are items referring to special occasions, marriages and certainly deaths and burials in the village and those occurring in nearby communities.   Also I have copied down Joseph's weather notes and further extracted any item I felt of greater general interest on wider topics of the day. Ask if you would like to have a view of these sent off list.   The diary commenced in the June of 1828 and ended quite abruptly in 1831 when the writer was in his seventy-fourth year, often by then in poor health.   Of course feed back would be welcomed.   Any names that appear of a positive nature, especially so. And in respect of Joseph Thomas, we still would like to ascertain the actual date of his demise, where he and his wife were buried - perhaps in Suffolk, not apparently in Thorpe!  We also vitally need his wife's maiden name.  Frustratingly these details still allude us, maybe someone can help.   Michael in Holland-on-Sea , Essex about five miles from Thorpe le Soken   Names list:   1828   June          Sawyer.   July           Platten, Jaynes, Munnings, Moss of Oakley, Harrison, Rolf of Ramsey, Thompson of Bentley, King, Denning, Stone, Thorn of Colchester, Platt                  of Chelmsford, Clapham, Hardy, Rev Adeney, Wilson, Benneworth.   August      Cordon, Brooks, Griggs, Rev Burgess, Thompson of Holland, Holmes, Lucas of Holland, Tyler, Osmond, Nichols, Cook, Frost, Simpson,                   Meadows of Ipswich, Elmer.   Sept.         Francis of Mendlesham, Long of Ipswich, White of Ipswich. Cooper, Swan, Warner, Robinson, Brown of Witham, Lenny of Witham, Rev. Bull                      of Stowmarket, Wild of Witham, Osborn, Chisnall.     October     Chis?ery, Risbee, Duncan, Kenningale of Manningtree, Sallows, Gullen of? Chelmsford, Cardinalls of Tendring.   November   Rawling, Herrington, Borley, Nunn, Lilley of Colchester, Rev. Fenn.   December   Rev Nottidge, Capper, Beard of?, Smith, Clark   1829   January.    Manthorp, Galloway of Colchester, Stone of Horndon   February   Evans, Hewet and girl Cole married, Mr Wm Dennis died suddenly, Miss Baines married.   March      Tovell, Seaman, Everson, Fisk of Witham, Gullan of Witham, Doller?son, Mumford, Hale   April        Daniels (Mrs) of Colchester, Pattison of Witham, Lines, Sister Newington (dead 38 years) Miss Mary Ann Hicks died in her 33rd year, Bell of                Ingatestone, Gibson, Austins, Mr Dennis of Beaumont, Simons May        Blyth, Blowers - died on 11th age 77, Leake   June       Scott, Hicks, Barnard, Hawkins, Caustron, Richer, Bones, Wilson, Haxells, Pattricks   July       Dunkin, old Mr. Frost died - 12th, Bogges, Clay, Chapman, Capt. Munnings   August  Grimsey, Rev. Pemberton, Philips, Webb   Sept.     Larcher, Mr Dawson watchmaker died about noon,    Rivers of Ipswich, Simpson of Mendelsham, Raynham of Stowmarket, France of?                 Stowmarket, Meadows of ?Mendelsham   October  Rev. Day of Rushmere (at Thorpe), Rev. Bales, Bayley of Colchester, Reynolds   November  Fowker of Baddow, Seamans, Hubbard of Laindon, Spooner of Bromley, old Mr Fuller found dead - 23rd, Ambrose   December  Hardy, Rummacles?, Daniels Wm, Geo. Sadler died 29th   1830   January  Mr Sadler buried at 2 o'clock - 3rd,  Mr Simpson died - 3rd,  Baker, John Lilley married to Charlotte Harrison - 14th,   February  John Taylor died a 10 o'clock this evening - 3rd, King & Croft of Kent Hill, Rawlings, Mr. Sizer of Tendring died - 14th, Rev. P Fenn married to               Miss Cox - 10th, Chisnall, Thos Sizer buried at Tendring, Wm Pattrick died at 7 am - 21, Mary Wilson died in the workhouse about noon - 24th   ,March  Causton, Constable, Mr Hewett of Walton died aged 83 - 4th, Brooks, Manthorpe, Hardy, Thorn, Hawes, Patterson, Austin, Mrs Bacon died -  30th,             Seaman,   April     Thos How died - 5th, Ayers, Giles, Sallows, Holby, Rev. Leicester, John Smith Wilson suicided - 31st   May     Clary the Wellington (stage) coachman. Jennings, Mrs Everson buried - 7th,  Mrs Quilter died between 1 & 2 this morning. June    John Smith Wilson              and Mrs Quilter buried - 4th, Evans, Bundock, Mays, HayhoJuly Rev. Talbot of Elmsett age 91 a monument! - 10th (visit) to  church, . Old Mrs Webb            died - 16th, buried 22nd, Canham, Gifford, Maria Lewis married to Mr. Comber - 29th   August  Mrs Blake died at five o'clock this morning - 5th and buried at 5 o'clock - 10th, Bloice, Manthorp's child christened - 14th, Mrs Rawling died at four o'clock this morning - 21st   Sept    Peter Pettitt died - 5th. in Colchester, Mr.Keymer, Woolendraper and young Nat. Hedge, watchmaker both their shop closed this morning, C G            Parker of Chelmsford, Mary Pain (?servant), Snell (Captain Munnings man) Harman-Stone, Beard, Mrs Larcher? dead - 13th, Charles of Witham,               Cooper, Holins   October  Edwin Worth died about ten this morning - 7th, Haxell of Mendelsham, Edwin Worth buried at 5 o'clock - 11th, Nathan Garnham's son and girl            Cardy married - 19thF Wilson of Clacton died - 19th, Mrs Bloice died at half past nine this morning - 20th, Mrs Bloice and Geo. Day buried. Blowers,            Brooks, Harcant?, Golding of Colchester   November  Thompson, Hardy, both of Tendring, Dunkin, child Newman died - 4th, Woodruffe, Dennis of Beaumont, Mrs Stone  died a little after 9 o'clock this           evening - 21st, Mrs Stone buried at 4 o'clock aged 70   December  Mr Blower's daughter died aged 12 - 2nd, Gabbeses? Mr Medley died this morning - 5th, John Blower's daughter buried. Abraham Dermaid's wife          died - 7th Mrs Dermaid buried - 12th, Mr Medley buried by the side of his wife - 13th, Springall at their uncle's funeral, Toatser? Bird (wife and child) of          East Bergholt, Dr Nunn                                                                                                                                                                                        1831   January  Tabrum. 　 June          Sawyer.   July           Platten, Jaynes, Munnings, Moss of Oakley, Harrison, Rolf of Ramsey, Thompson of Bentley, King, Denning, Stone, Thorn of Colchester, Platt                  of Chelmsford, Clapham, Hardy, Rev Adeney, Wilson, Benneworth.   August      Cordon, Brooks, Griggs, Rev Burgess, Thompson of Holland, Holmes, Lucas of Holland, Tyler, Osmond, Nichols, Cook, Frost, Simpson,                   Meadows of Ipswich, Elmer.   Sept.         Francis of Mendlesham, Long of Ipswich, White of Ipswich. Cooper, Swan, Warner, Robinson, Brown of Witham, Lenny of Witham, Rev. Bull                      of Stowmarket, Wild of Witham, Osborn, Chisnall.     October     Chis?ery, Risbee, Duncan, Kenningale of Manningtree, Sallows, Gullen of? Chelmsford, Cardinalls of Tendring.   November   Rawling, Herrington, Borley, Nunn, Lilley of Colchester, Rev. Fenn.   December   Rev Nottidge, Capper, Beard of?, Smith, Clark   1829   January.    Manthorp, Galloway of Colchester, Stone of Horndon   February   Evans, Hewet and girl Cole married, Mr Wm Dennis died suddenly, Miss Baines married.   March      Tovell, Seaman, Everson, Fisk of Witham, Gullan of Witham, Doller?son, Mumford, Hale   April        Daniels (Mrs) of Colchester, Pattison of Witham, Lines, Sister Newington (dead 38 years) Miss Mary Ann Hicks died in her 33rd year, Bell of                Ingatestone, Gibson, Austins, Mr Dennis of Beaumont, Simons May        Blyth, Blowers - died on 11th age 77, Leake   June       Scott, Hicks, Barnard, Hawkins, Caustron, Richer, Bones, Wilson, Haxells, Pattricks   July       Dunkin, old Mr. Frost died - 12th, Bogges, Clay, Chapman, Capt. Munnings   August  Grimsey, Rev. Pemberton, Philips, Webb   Sept.     Larcher, Mr Dawson watchmaker died about noon,    Rivers of Ipswich, Simpson of Mendelsham, Raynham of Stowmarket, France of?                 Stowmarket, Meadows of ?Mendelsham   October  Rev. Day of Rushmere (at Thorpe), Rev. Bales, Bayley of Colchester, Reynolds   November  Fowker of Baddow, Seamans, Hubbard of Laindon, Spooner of Bromley, old Mr Fuller found dead - 23rd, Ambrose   December  Hardy, Rummacles?, Daniels Wm, Geo. Sadler died 29th   1830   January  Mr Sadler buried at 2 o'clock - 3rd,  Mr Simpson died - 3rd,  Baker, John Lilley married to Charlotte Harrison - 14th,   February  John Taylor died a 10 o'clock this evening - 3rd, King & Croft of Kent Hill, Rawlings, Mr. Sizer of Tendring died - 14th, Rev. P Fenn married to               Miss Cox - 10th, Chisnall, Thos Sizer buried at Tendring, Wm Pattrick died at 7 am - 21, Mary Wilson died in the workhouse about noon - 24th   ,March  Causton, Constable, Mr Hewett of Walton died aged 83 - 4th, Brooks, Manthorpe, Hardy, Thorn, Hawes, Patterson, Austin, Mrs Bacon died -  30th,             Seaman,   April     Thos How died - 5th, Ayers, Giles, Sallows, Holby, Rev. Leicester, John Smith Wilson suicided - 31st   May     Clary the Wellington (stage) coachman. Jennings, Mrs Everson buried - 7th,  Mrs Quilter died between 1 & 2 this morning. June    John Smith Wilson              and Mrs Quilter buried - 4th, Evans, Bundock, Mays, HayhoJuly Rev. Talbot of Elmsett age 91 a monument! - 10th (visit) to  church, . Old Mrs Webb            died - 16th, buried 22nd, Canham, Gifford, Maria Lewis married to Mr. Comber - 29th   August  Mrs Blake died at five o'clock this morning - 5th and buried at 5 o'clock - 10th, Bloice, Manthorp's child christened - 14th, Mrs Rawling died at four o'clock this morning - 21st   Sept    Peter Pettitt died - 5th. in Colchester, Mr.Keymer, Woolendraper and young Nat. Hedge, watchmaker both their shop closed this morning, C G            Parker of Chelmsford, Mary Pain (?servant), Snell (Captain Munnings man) Harman-Stone, Beard, Mrs Larcher? dead - 13th, Charles of Witham,               Cooper, Holins   October  Edwin Worth died about ten this morning - 7th, Haxell of Mendelsham, Edwin Worth buried at 5 o'clock - 11th, Nathan Garnham's son and girl            Cardy married - 19thF Wilson of Clacton died - 19th, Mrs Bloice died at half past nine this morning - 20th, Mrs Bloice and Geo. Day buried. Blowers,            Brooks, Harcant?, Golding of Colchester   November  Thompson, Hardy, both of Tendring, Dunkin, child Newman died - 4th, Woodruffe, Dennis of Beaumont, Mrs Stone  died a little after 9 o'clock this           evening - 21st, Mrs Stone buried at 4 o'clock aged 70   December  Mr Blower's daughter died aged 12 - 2nd, Gabbeses? Mr Medley died this morning - 5th, John Blower's daughter buried. Abraham Dermaid's wife          died - 7th Mrs Dermaid buried - 12th, Mr Medley buried by the side of his wife - 13th, Springall at their uncle's funeral, Toatser? Bird (wife and child) of          East Bergholt, Dr Nunn                                                                                                                                                                                        1831   January  Tabrum. 　

If anyone is on a Dorset list please could they pass this on. Good Easter, Essex, ref. D/P 57/1/2 Edward SHEPHEARD of Sheerburn in Dorsetshire & Ann YEAVANS of Stepney parish London were married the 16th day of June 1692 Glyn