Transcription of John Richard Stubbs' diary for 1859
Written in the same diary as 1858Saturday January 1To office. At night walked with Steele to H.E. Clark’s to tea (the last time as a bachelor) as he is to be married on Wednesday. Jacob Smith &...
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Transcription of John Richard Stubbs' diary for 1860
3 ½ in x 6 in black notebook: “Renshaw’s Diary and Almanac for 1860”Sunday January 1In the morning to Aldbro church in the afternoon to Kirby Hill & In the eveng to BB churchMonday January 2To...
View ArticleYoung men in London: 1860
On 1 February 1860 John and his sister Alice arrived in London at the house of their cousin Jane Hirst. Jane had married Charles Stewart Stubbs (her second cousin once removed) and was known in the...
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Margaret Spence's jointure, 1695
This is a counterpart of Margaret Spence's jointure upon her marriage with John Newsome, dated 26 July 1695.It was made between John Newsome the elder, yeoman of Langthorpe near Boroughbridge, and his...
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John Richard Stubbs goes to Middlesbrough, February 1861
John Stubbs'Manifold Letter Writer contains the carbons of letters written between 1860 and 1871. He began in mid-August 1860 by looking for a post, writing in reply to various advertisements and...
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Settlement on the marriage of Richard Walls and Anne Raper, 1737
This is the settlement made on 26 July 1737 for the marriage of Richard Walls, yeoman of Milby, and Anne Raper, daughter of John Raper, yeoman of Langthorpe. It was made between Richard Walls (1) and...
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Transcription of John Richard Stubbs' diary for 1862
This transcription is the first result of the new transcription team. In this case Ian Pearce did most of the work; I transcribed the Boroughbridge entries, deciphered some of John's more difficult...
View ArticleNames & places mentioned by John Stubbs in his 1862 diary
I post this in case it's of any use to readers, either to identify people mentioned in the diary or to look for particular names ... it's a bit scrappy, I'm afraid ...Adelphi Theatre, LondonAlice –...
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The loss of HMS Aboukir, Hogue & Cressy
Major T D H Stubbs was stationed in Newcastle with his Battery, with his family in lodgings in Jesmond.From his diary: Tuesday 22nd September 1914I had been out with the Battery on the moor, and I...
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Local solicitors and World War One
The Record of Service of Solicitors & Articled Clerks with His Majesty's Forces, 1914-9 contains a list of lawyers who served during the First World War.It isn't complete. This can be seen from...
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