Diary Entries by Nellie Smith 1904

Transcript of Nellie Smith’s diary entries from 1904 containing day to day events.

Notable entries:
Jan 30 Sat. ‘I went to Northampton and it did just rain, also Eleanor and I went to a ‘spinsters’ tea and social, it was alright, I did enjoy myself, never laughed so much for a long time, Varmer Giles.’
May 6 Fri. ‘The Children of Israel came round the works. The nigger driver alias ‘The Whippet’ was leader.’
May 19 Thur. ‘Mrs. Brooks has drowned herself.’
June 15 Wed. ‘Liberal Demonstration at Bletchley. V.E. went.’
July 11 Mon. ‘Debate on the Male Tribe.’
Aug 2 Tues. ‘I went to Stratford fair for the first time enjoyed myself in the Cinematograph’
Sept 14 Wed. ‘A. came home. Bill Bailey found drowned at Stratford’. Sept 24 Sat. ‘Another woman drowned herself, Mrs Dunkley.’