Horsley Village Diary 1886-1895
1886 Samuel Turner was taken to Mickleover Assylum on Friday Jan 22nd 1886. To be remembered. Elizabeth Smith wife of Edward Smith died January 25th 1886 Aged 64 years. Samuel Room died February 1st 1886 Aged 45 years was killed William Kerry died February 25th 1886 Aged 88 years Late of Kilbourn & daughter 4 weeks after. Benjamin Parker of Woodhouse died March 2nd 1886 Aged 76 years Thomas Richardson of Horsley Park died March 12th 1886 Aged 52 years Interred the 18th day at Holbrook. Thomas Richardson died March 12th 1886 Aged 52 years. Old Poplar tree fell March 31st 1886 Pov & Trov Jane Foulk was married April 5th 1886 at Horsley Ringers 10s Voting day at Smalley & Locko July 7th 1886 John Foulk and Mary Annable was married at Holbrook August 14th 1886 John Grace son of Joseph and Elizabeth Grace was married September 11th 1886 to Hannah Smedley a Widdow. Sarah Whilton daughter of Thomas and Annie Wilton born September 1st 1886 Howard Parker was Summonsed to Ripley for Gambling on the 1st November 1886 Money £2 12s 6d. To be remembered. First funeral in the new burying ground Horsley was Mrs H Brown on Monday November 8th 1886 She died November 4th Aged 68 years John Turner and Betsey Grace was married at Horsley 8th November 1886 T N Bought a coat of Mrs White December 4th 1886 price 4 shillings. Alfred Smith and Annie Bedford was married December 6th 1886 at Horsley Ringers 5s Thomas Wilton received £8 6d 0d for a cock and £1 10s prize on the 11 day of December 1886. 1887 Ann Davice [Davis] was burnt on the 2nd January and died on the 8th January 1887 Aged 73 years to be remembered Inquest. Tea and foolery held in the school room on Tuesday January 18 1887. Severe frost at this time. They call it a consert it's a plea for fools. More like pray for mild weather. A great fall of snow early on the 8th day of January 1887 not been the like as many years. Henry Street Hanged himself January 27th 1887 Aged 54 years A remedy for Bronchitis rub one drop of Croton oil on the throat every day Jan 30th 1887 Rev. G Thompson Henry Whilton & Caroline Brown was married February 15th 1887 To Be Remembered at 2 o'clock afternoon Miss Sitwell was married April 2nd 1887 married at Smalley on Saturday Afternoon Ringers £1 Thomas Street died June 5th 1887 Aged 58 years. John Ottewell died June 9th 1887 Aged 75 years. Bought a wheelbarrow of Mrs Knifton June 6th 1887 Price 10s Tom Needham's Mare foaled June 8th 1887 by Charley Elizabeth Needham's machine came July 20th 1887 price £5 15s Police Ward came to Horsley July 21st 1887 New Bell first used July 12th 1887 Thomas Whilton bought a poney September 9th 1887 price £10 Harvest Thanksgiving October 2nd 1887 £16 and odd collected. Elizabeth Needham bought a fowl Basket October 14th 1887 price 2s 6d Mary Fisher was nearly killed by Simpson's van in Denby Lane October 22nd 1887 died a few days after aged 70. Miss Pedder was married October 26th 1887 Ringers £1 Mary Slater Horsley Park died November 1st 1887 Aged 63 years Joseph Middleton was married at Belper on the 14th day of December 1887 to be remembered 1888 Mary Peat died February 14th 1888 aged 26 years Dorothy Parker died March 16th 1888 Aged 68 years Joseph Middleton had a child fathered upon him May 17th 1888 5s per week Charles Cotton Police Kilbourn died July 27th 1888 Aged 50 years. Mary Ottewell wife of Samuel Ottewell died August 15th 1888 Aged 74 years Interred at Horsley Use Gas Jar to drive Rats or Foxes & the like taken from the newspaper September 2nd 1888 Harvest Thanksgiving October 7th 1888 Collected William Brunt died October 8th 1888 Old Ass died on Sunday November 5th 1888 aged 26 years and 9 months Christopher Smith junior enlisted as Soldier November 9th 1888 Mr George Ward late Soldier arrived at Horsley November 15th 1888 from the Indies Herbert Taylor died at Mickleover November 25th 1888 Aged 55 son of James Taylor 1889 Thomas Wilton began to work at Map April 5th 1889 Fred Bell and Hannah Needham was married March 17th 1889 at Duffield Thomas Needham died June 9th 1889 Aged 59 years of Langley Mill Policeman Ward left Horsley August 15th 1889 & went to Kibourn. At Horsley 2 years and 1 month. Charles John Woodhouse Died at the infirmary August 16th 1889 Aged Years. George Haliton [sp?] of Swanwick was executed at Derby Goal on Wednesday August 21st 1889 Aged 37 years for poisoning his own girl. Hannah Bacon and Henry Marsh was married on Saturday August 31st 1889 at Woodhouse Harvest Thanksgiving at Horsley October 6th 1889 Collected £18 2s 6d William Alldread and Ann Brown was married November 23rd 1889 at Woodhouse Church by Rev Waldy 1890 Francis Seal died January 13th 1890 Aged 74 years died sudden Inquest held George Slate died January 22nd 1890 Aged 72 years & 10 months. For a cough. 1 of syrup of Squills 1 of Marshmallows 1 of Parragarric January 22nd 1890 Elizabeth Middleton was married at Belper February 2nd 1890 A new engine began work at Kilbourn pit February 20th 1890 New Comn a few weeks before. Mrs Flin died February 21st 1890 John Holbrook died March 12th 1890 Aged 83 years William Holmes and Thirza Moor was married April 19th 1890 Holbrook. Sarah Needham died August 11th 1890 Aged 61 years [Author's Wife] Thomas Shaw of Kilbourn died September 10th 1890 Aged 66 year James Ratcliffe was found dead on Monday morning September 22nd 1890 Aged 30 Inquest Alice Whilton wife of Alexander Whilton died November 30th 1890 Aged 40 years Sudden. Richard Foulk Shipstone died December 14th 1890 Aged 84 years 1891 John Seal died January 9th 1891 Aged 93 years Poney Charley died February 18 1890 Aged 18 years and 10 month. George and John Ratcliffe House was Burnt on Sunday March 1st 1891 Howard Parker finished selling ale April 4th 1891 Philip Alldred went to the Assylum April 8th 1891 Philip Aldred died April 20th 1891 Aged 50 years Died at Mickleover TN bought a Mule May 9th 1891 price 2 pounds William Smith died May 15th 1891 Aged 56. Frederick Mitchell and Elizabeth Needham Kilbourn was married September 26th 1891 at Horsley Thomas Ottewell died October 8th 1891 Aged 52 years father of Aimey interred on the 12th day 1892 Sarah Annable died March 9th 1892 Aged years Mrs Gibson died March 10th 1892 Aged years Joseph Middleton left Horsley John Riley died October 13th 1892 Aged 59 years at Holbrook 1893 Jesse Peat died January 13th 1893 Aged 83 John Bacon died January 16th 1893 Aged 78 years Miss Ward died January 17th 1893 Aged 73 years Holloton John Aldred began to ring February 12th 1893 Kilbourn pit company began selling February 13th 1893. Mrs Whilton received her money 1893 Jan 20th Dec 20 263 1894 Robert Weston died August 22nd 1894 Aged 82 years Mr Murrey police left Horsley October 10th 1894 at Horsley 5 years John Aldred bought 3 pigs September 17 1894 Police Wild came to Horsley 12th October 1894 Francis Taylors's wife was taken to the Assylum October 13th 1894 1895 Martha Ann Aldred died January 16th 1895 Aged 23 John Foulk died February 11th 1895 Aged 65 years Flatehouse |