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1915 J.T. DUNCAN BUCK CABRACH, BY RHYNIE © January 26th still very frosty Jas Reid helped us to thrash & bruise corn Alexr Duncan here with my clothes & a pair of new leggings I down at Powneed with them at night. 27th A very frosty day took straw up to stable oiled harness carted 2 loads neeps to cobble to thaw thrashed at night 28th I to Dufftown with Poll in cart Willie with me Anderson VS Keith examined Polls mouth nothing wrong with her teeth from Sheed 7st Thorley cake February 1st I gave sheep neeps today for first time gave them a sledgeful today & one out for tomorrow a.m. Jas Reid here noon gave us a hand to thrash fresh kind today I plucked some neeps p.m. still a hard grip of frost Maggie Law begging for Belgian fund 2nd Died this dayBorn 25th Dec 1861
The following was written by his widow. April 13th commenced sowing lea today all the pieces beside the little house Willie harrowing 22nd Sandy Souter landed today 24th sowed half cleanground George Gordon away with 9 bus, corn Willie harrowing May 1st Wilson & Willie amongst sheep a.m. gather them then Wilson to Bridgend for plow Father working in garden 2nd father down home 3rd Willie & Jockie at Rhynie Wilson & father winnowing corn & took in a rick Geo Gordon 4th Father away at Lumsden Wilson making ready tatie ground Bairns all at school Jane Cameron over for straw & paid me 28/- for corn & gave baby 1/- two girls from Elrick for terebene for horse I cleaning milkhouse. 5th father & Dova taking hay & thrashed Wilson still at tatie ground Bairns all at school Jane Dann paid me 10/- for corn. & gave baby 2/- A. Souter landed tonight again with M Law. 6th Wilson over working H Nicoll’s farm Sandy Souter sowed got 12/- from old Jane for doing it Bairns all at school Bella stayed all night A. esson here needing straw for Tillyminnet did not sell him any Dova & I washing blankets 7th Wilson, Father, Bell & Dova all working at taties planted them all Sandy Souter helping them ... Bright dog started to cut the lambs 10 of them 8th Willie down at Cottage with load of turnips Wilson & Willie marking the lambs ... Dr at Nellie ... Sandy Souter left gave Baby 6/- . Hornie cow calved last night a bull calf. 12th cabbage plants from Lewie 100 13th ... father planted cabbage plants a.m.106 17th ... Bairns all at school Jane Spence up with loaf & chessel 18th ... Bairns all at school Jane Cameron over for straw I set two clocking hens today 19th ... Bairns all at school. Jock Reid landed tonight 21st ... Bairns all at school Cleaned kitchen. Mary Reid here. 22nd Dova away to see her mother. 25th Betsy Smith over & put spring in sowing machine . 26th father getting ready taties for Mrs Shand then to Mrs Shand’s funeral Gaugh Bairns all at school Jane Spence her washing 28th This term day Wilson away Fathger looking after beasts Bairns all at school 29th Father at Rhynie with Daisy took Nellie home ... 30th Sandy came tonight Janet Nicoll vis June 5th ... I sent £3”1”1 to Dova Melvin 14th Sandy Souter left for Canada gave bairns £1 July 14th.... Bairns at School Bella at School at her music. Mary Sharp round for post bought 2 flags for France relief fund. August 3rd Mrs Duncan here night for a cheese paid me 4/6 8th Baby baptised today, James Alec Robert Duncan Vis Father, Mrs Duncan, Bella, Annie at Cottage Sandy in hill a.m. very fine day Rev D. McLean went to Elrick from here did not take his wife as promised 9th ... Father got Old Aged pention for first time 5/- 12th Sandy, Willie & I putting straw out of mill into cornyard Juna dog killed 21 rats... I made 2 pinnies one for Hellen & one for Dolly. 13th Willie at lodge driving rest of bairns at school got their holidays Mary Shearer & her father up. I went down to grave yard & past Cottage. 14th Sandy cutting thrustles a.m. 15th My sister & I away a drive with baby went by Lumsden & Dr 7 baby at my sisters Isa then came home by Rhynie & called at Maggies came on a wet night. vis James Reid & Edward Shearer. Daisy did splendid I never tried to drive in my life before she is afraid of nothing. 16th Sandy cutting ragwood 19th ... I, Dolly & baby down at Bodiebae & I & rest of bairns picking red currants 22nd This is the opening of Church a minister from Glasgow after being repaired 25th I & Jockie working in garden up hill for white heather & planted in garden fine day. September 4th Sandy in moss all day Father up. I, Jockie, baby & James Reid drove to Raemurrick with Daisy All the rest of the bairns at home. 5th Home from Raemurrick by 7.30. got a lot of apples & a big jar of black currants from Aunty . Sandy down at Howtown. 15th ... a motor car up to Bracklach for first time. 17th ...Annie in bed all day got a box of chocklates from Dick. 19th ... Dolly ill & sick today Annie some better.. 23rd ... Jockie very bad with his throat .. 25th Sandy driving peats home 4 loads all home a.m. then finished stack a boy up with a letter telling him his son has been killed at the Dardanelles so he is away down to see them at home poor lad 26th Sandy still at Howtown 29th Father Dolly & I at Aberlour at the bone Dr McAther... October 13th Sandy cutting with binder... Father away at Jas Crampshee funeral he died from wounds received in action at a hospital in Manchester.. 25th Shewan up a& challenged Harry about shooting... 29th ...bairns herding grouse.... November 4th .. Daisy not well Sandy away for VS he came at night gave her a ball Sandy home & went back to Howtown got word of his brothers death 5th Sandy at his brothers funeral...... Daisy not better.. 6th .... Daisy not better.. 7th ..Willie & Jockie at Powneed for bran to Daisy. She would not take it. 9th ....this Annie’s birthday 10th ..Daisy some better ... 17th... G smith here & accused Jamie for shooting grouse & Jackie for lifting it which is not true 18th... Willie at Lodge got his pay & for Jockie £8”4”6... 23rd ...Jockie in bed... 25th ...sent cheeses to Murray got 7 1/2d per lb 62 1/2lb £1”13”10 26th ... John Sheeds funeral Upper Ardwell 28th... Jamie, Willie & Bella away to Cairnie.Wm Dawson Haddoch leading fresh day 29th Sandy Souter died 10th August in a Calgary hospital.
December 1st Juny bitch got 6 pups 2nd... Gauld working about houses... Shewin came & accused him for potching 6th Gauld clipped Daisy a.m. Jockie & Gauld at Rynie to dentist but not his day so Jockie is home again daft with toothache. Jamie & Law in Aberdeen getting tested for the army Jamie did not pass. 21st father landed here last night 1 a.m. sent Gauld away with Daisy for Dr to Jane Spence delivered of a daughter 26th ...sheep ... got one killed with someone’s dogs
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