Jan. 13 1844 Receive Kermocks answer: saying he gets £80 a year of Dawson, send Tidbury (Ryde’s assistant) to Cottrells for my apples and send him a hay measurer. Tidbury returns at 1 o’c. with apples; In afternoon make Tidbury assist in getting down my Imperials: clean them and my measuring chains etc. In eveg. read aloud to Mrs. Sanderson (his boss’s wife) "Oliver Twist". Pay Tidbury for going to Walton for apples and do for preparing for Chobham survey by cleaning chains etc. etc.

Jan.14 Sunday. Breakfast at ¼ to 10, at 11 o’c. leave home. Mrs. Tanners at Isleworth to dinner as per invite. Get there at 1/4 to 1 o’c. dine at ½ p 1. Michl. and Mrs. and I walk in garden at 3 o’c. are joined by three young Lawrences. Stay out till dark. Lawrences go home. Go into tea Mr. George Warren here: at ½ p. 7 leave Michl. and Mrs. M. walk with me to Twickenham come home from there by coach a very late night: hard frost

Jan. 15 Mon Mr. Sanderson gives me an agreement which he has drawn up for me to sign in undertaking to survey Chobham Parish. Peruse it. Draw one up myself for both to sign: fair copy same. Write to Mr. Robinson of Alton and Mr. Inwood of Binstead arranging for them to get my flag poles up to Farnbor station on Thursday next: send Inwood a hay reckoner: make another copy of the agreemt. Dine at 3 o’c. Rule field book for Chobham survey: Mr. Sanderson looks me out reduced plan of the land at Chobham which I am not to measure (this would include land on which no tithe was paid to the Vicar, e.g. charity allotment land, the lord of the Manor’s land, Chobham Common, verges, etc): call at Mr. Boxholmes and get more medicine; after tea finish reading Oliver Twist to Mrs. S. after which a page and little more of feet and inches. Very sharp frost

Jan 16. Tues. Copy the reduced plan of the land in Chobham which I am not to measure. Miss Edmonds dines here. In eveg. do a piece of feet and inches. Pay the men, for looking after my boat.

Jan.17 Wed. Write to Miss Jones 30 Lower Holborn London ordering a theodolit Get out in draft Mr. Sanderson's bill against Mr. Lane and Mr. Mears of Bagshot and. Mr. Wheeler of Binstead for map of their estates. Take an invent of all my wearing apparel, and effects. In eveg. read and walk down to Collet

Jan.I8. Thurs. Receive of Mr. Sanderson £2.15 and £5 this being the day that Mr. S. and I were to do into A/Cs. Try and rectify the chains with Tidbury and start him to Chobham to cut sticks tomorrow and. to fetch poles from Farnboro on Saturday

Jan.19 Fri. Receive letter from Howard and Robert Harrow. Receive a very beautiful and accurate 6in. theodolite from Jones’s price as per bill £16.18. Try it in the garden. Writing A/C of my time against Mr. S. all day and eveg. except for going down the street with intention of going to Mr. Vignes for Sunbury map but seeing him go into Police station where is a woman ill, I looked in at Colletts and returned home

Porterage of theodolite 2d. Bill paper to write A.C.s 1/4

Jan. 20. Sat. Got to Mr. Vignes for Sunbury plan. Get out remmin. of time against Mr. Sanderson, finish the same this afternoon. Come to an arrangement with Mr. Sanderson as to Chobham Survey even. Knife 1/ Valentine 6d.

Jan. 21. Sun. Got up at 8 o’c. wrote out an agreement between Mr. Sanderson and myself re Chobham survey. Mr. and Mrs. go to Deptford, am not dressed in time for church. Dine at ½ p. 1. Send Tidbury to Chobham for a horse and cart to convey me and my lumber there tomorrow. Send for Collett and some papers. Collett comes up. Buy paper and Valentine of him ask him to come in eveg. and assist me in packing, he comes at 5, Tidbury comes back at 3 o’c. Give Tidbury and Collett some tea. Collett assists me in packing in the eveg. departs at 9 and go to bed at 10 o’c.

Tidbury on A/C 2/6 Ryde arrives in Chobham ……

Jan. 22. Mon. Drive to Chobham in the cart of Squires, call on Mr. Bolt at Halliford "on route". Arrived at the Sun Inn at ½ p. 11. take my baggage in doors 1 have some luncheon and go out to commence the survey. Begin at Milford Green by setting out a line at N from that place and leave off this eveg. at that line at Mr. Rogers garden where we encounter a little difficulty,, use my theodolite for the first time. Return to Sun to dinner at ½ p. 5. Mr. Waterer there, dine, read Sam Slick in England, send for Jere Howard -see him about some timber as requested by Mr. Sanderson. Take coffee at 8 fill up diary. Write to Esther Nunns (friends in Woking) to say if convenient I will visit them on Sunday. Go to bed.

Mr. Sandersot's servant 2/6 Gaiters 1/6

Jan. 23. Tue. Breakfast at ¼ to 8. Go out at 1/2 p. 8 rain nearly all morning in a drizzling manner but not sufficient to prevent my setting out the remg. of the line N Westwards which I commenced yesterday: carried same on to the common as far as any trace of enclosed land were visible, return to Milford Green where I commenced yesterday at which place I arrive at 1/4 to 1 o’c. Set out the line the other way I.E. S.E. from there run against a hay rick very shortly send on man to the Sun for theodolite; take angle with the N. and setting a line on the other side of the rick, proceed again with very little interruption arrive at the boundary of the parish at Bonseys Farm

Letter. 1d. use of a spade 1d

Jan. 24. Wed. Breakfast with a commercial gent at 1/4 to 8. Walk to Bonseys Farm begin measuring. Measure the main line all thro finishing at 5 on the common. get to the Sun about 6; dine write to Mike Warren. Have coffee go to bed. A most beautiful day,

letter to R. Harrow 1d. Tidbury beer for endeavouring to finish line 6d

25. Jan. Thur. Set some more main lines. Very fine day tho a dull morning. In the evening write out two more copies of my agreement with Mr. S. for the survey and get Squire to witness my signature. Write to Mr. Sanderson thereon write to Collett for some books and Mr. Bolt to request him to pay my subscription to our library and to get money for Mr. S. John labour 1/

26. Jan. Fri. Measure the line set out yesterday. Cold morning but fine, at 10 p. 3 I start Tidbury off to Sunbury with letters for Collett, Mr. Bolt and Mr. Sanderson. Measure in the meadow until ½ p. 4 with one man; find a letter from Esther Nunns saying they will expect me to-morrow. Market night here but I feel too poorly to go down. Coffee and go to bed early

Tidbury on account 1/6, letter for the P.B. Society Id. letter to Mr.Warren Id

27. Jan. Sat. Begin measuring at 9 o’c. on Southmoor Tidbury joins us at about ½ p. 9 from Sunbury bringing with him Kerith's trigonometry from Collett and from Mr. S. Measure in the meadow until 2 o’c. Walk to Mrs. Nunns at Oaks to spend Sunday as per app. Mr. Nunns in town but soon arrives home, spend evening with Esther Mr. N. going to bed directly after tea, play a variety of games and go to bed about 11. Tidbury, labour 9/6 John 9/, a padell with hammer and pict annexed 4/6.

28. Jan. Sun. A very wet morning. Breakfast 10. Spend the whole of the day almost solely with Esther, Mr. Nunns goes twice to church but I do not go out of doors, a fine afternoon.

29. Jan. Mon. Breakfast with Esther Nunns at ½ p. 8 walk to Chobham with surveying all remm. of day on or near Coxhill and Milford Green, threatens much for rain but none comes till after I get in in the evening: This evening reading and studying trigonometry as applied to the calculation of distance by the measure of angles, received a very nice letter from Robert Harrow

Nunns servant 1/

30. Jan. Tues. Survey in the fields and brooks near Bonsey's farm and Ottershaw Park. Weather cold threatening for rain but none comes till we get early home when we get a heavy shower. In evening reading trigonometry

31. Jan. Wed. This morning one of the adjusting screws on my theodolite legs would not work after about hour waiting I got it rectified by a black smith who happened to be in. Walk to Ottershaw surveying in the Park and on the estate when after threatening all day it came on to snow which compelled us to go home: got wettish in so doing. George Lee came upstairs and spent a great part, of evening with me.

Man for rectifying Theod. legs 6d. cord 6d. gaiters repairs of 2d. Prov. £2.1/

1. Feb. Thurs. Severe frost and very cold but good day for surveying. Surveying in, the meadows adjoining Bonsey's farm and Horsele Parish. Reading all evening; write to Howard saying if convenient I would spend Sunday with him

2. Feb. Friday. Very deep snow. Do a little plott on a Spare sheet of paper. Send Tidbury to Byfleet to Mr. Dennett who pays me £50, Anthony Waterer spends evening with me and 2 of the Mr. Fladgates are in a short time. Standish (from Bagshot) comes and we play whist, Howard and I versus Mrs. Howard and Standish lose 1/

Coach hire to Guildford and back 1/, John 7/6, Tidbury 9/.

Sat. 3. Feb. Walk to Woking station arrive too late for the 1st. coach to Guildford. call on Miss Beck. Go to Guildford by 1/4 to 12 coach see Clarke dine at Aunt Leggatts return to Woking by coach walk over to Chobham. Mr. Howard sends over his horse and cart for me to go to his house.

4. Feb. Sun. Confined to house all day by snow which continues to fall thickly

5. Feb. Mon. Sharp frost. Take a walk with Howard, we measure a hay rick, call on Standish they invite the Howards and I to spend evening with them, return to dinner at 2 o’c. Howards wish the Standishes to come there in preference to the other way. Mr. Standish looks in to play draughts. Go over to Standish's prevail on Mrs. S. to accompany to Mr. Howard’s where we spend evening playing whist as on Sat. and breakfast at 12

Hose 6d.

6. Feb. Tues. Mr. Howard makes me a present of a book "The report from committees on Holyhead Roads" which formerly belonged to the Duke of Gloucester. Mr. Howard walks with me to Standishes; Standish walks with me to Windlesham; Find Randle Jackson: he, I and Standish go to Half Moon; have 1/2 and 1/2 walk to Chobham; dine; letters from Mr. Sanderson and Mr. Bolt; write to Collett; walk to Nunns at Woking; Take Tidbury to carry bag: Spend eveng with Mr. Nunns; Esther N. and Miss Halliday; play whist; and sleep there. lose 1/

7. Feb. Wed.- Go to London by 9 o’c. train; Omni(bus) to Holborn pay Jones for theodolite; buy protractor buy a seal for Haily Nicholson; buy a travelling portmanteau and music for Esther Nunns. Dine at Gresham Rooms; return to Woking by 4o’c. train: Spend eveng with Esther and Miss Halliday, Mr. Nunns Sleep here. The snow has been thawing and it now rains fast.

Railway and omnibus to Town 9/. Dinner,1/. Theodolite £16. 18/. Protractors 2 for 10/. Harly Nicholson seal 15/. Cravat pin engraving 5/. Leather hat case 10/. Portmanteau 18/ engraving on each 3/6. Drawing paper Mr. S's A/C 6 sheets 6d. Hat 8/ Life of Sir William Wallace 2/6. Post office order payable to my father £12.0.3, order songs for Esther Nunns- Pilgrim father; Come dwell in my cottage and then you'll remember me 5/6

8. Feb. Thurs. Breakfast at Oaks (house of the Nunns); get back to Chobham; a fine morning; commence business once more by setting out a long line S. towards N. from Grants Green to Chobham Place; John my Chobham man now jumps into water. receive Crockers Land Surveying from Collett Layton Cooks Valuation of Landed Property. Letters from Collett and Mrs. Nicholson. In eveng reading new books.

Tidbury on a/c 2/6. servants at Nunns 1/-

9. Feb. Friday. Set out and measure some good new lines between Chobham and Chobham Place and the vicinity of Burrow Hill; threatens to rain after 12o’c. but none comes down; get home about ½ p 4 dine; read books; Mr. Rowland comes in to measure me for some breeches and sits with me about an hour, coffee and get to bed ½ p 10

10. Feb. Sat. Measure the long line set out on Thursday, and several other excellent lines in the vicinity of Burrow Hill and Chobham Place. Threatens much for snow all the morning but which clears off and it becomes a very fine tho cold day; do a very fair days work. Receive ledger from Collett by Stillvan.

Tidbury 7/6, John 5/, beer to both 6d, carriage of 2 parcels to Mr. Still 6d. Letter from Ellen

11 Feb. Sun. Breakfast at ½ p 11, walk to dine, spend the afternoon eveng and sleep at Mr. Nunns at Oaks. Mr. Lee of Ripley and Mr. Geo Baker come up in afternoon, also Mr. John Baker - Mr. Lee goes to London by railway at ¼ p. 6. Mr. J. and G. Baker go home at 9 o’c. Sundries 1/9 12. Feb. Mon. Get back to Chobham soon after 10 o’c. Have a very fine day and do a very good days work on the common ground and clumps belonging to Chobham Place. Write to Robert Harrow.

Nunns servant 1/

13. Feb. Tues. A very unfavourable day being a dense fog which does not once clear off in the slightest degree, do a little measuring and get on as well as under all circumstances could be expected. In eveng write to Robert Harrow and my mother

14. Feb. Wed. A very rhymey morning tho much clearer than yesterday; at about 12o’c. it thaws and for about an hour the drips from the trees is very bad, after this it is a very fine day. Do a good days work. Mr. George Hull goes thro here just as I go out in the morning and returns just as I come in in the eveng, Anthony Waterer comes in about 1/2 p. 6 and takes coffee with me. Mr. Richard Rowland brings me in a pair of new breeches and I ask him to stay and take a hand in a rubber with Tony and I which he says he will do when he has closed his shop. Mr. R. comes in and I with a dummy play Tony and him and beat them - they stay until past 12 -.

15. Feb. Thurs. Measuring all day not far from the village, very fine and consequently get on very well. In eveng with Mrs. Nicholson and Layton Cook.

16. Feb. Fri. Measuring on Mr. Fladgate and Mr. Daborne's farm, got into dilemma in a boggy lane called Row Lane in which 1 nearly loose my chain man John, and am let into it nicely myself, finish by measuring a line towards Chobham Church steeple. In eveng with Fanny Harrows. A most beautiful day.

17. Feb. Sat. Measuring Mr. Daborns farm between Mr. Mumford's house and South Moor common, Master Geo Mumford out with me one part of the day and John also comes out - Dine at 5o’c, walk to Nunns get there at ½ p. 6. Esther is out Mr. Nunns and Miss Halliday are playing at draughts, have a game or two with Miss Halliday - whist with them both - sup - and whist again till 1/2 p. 11

John 10/ beer 1/ Tidbury 10/

18. Feb. Sun. Breakfast at 10 o’c. walk to Woking church with Nunns - spend afternoon and eveng which are wet ones with Mr. Nunns and Miss Halliday

19. Feb. Mon. Return to Chobham - showery until 12 o’c. do not go out until that hour, look up my dirty linen etc. and then set out lines in and near village all afternoon. Dine at 6 - Agree with Mr. Squires (landlord of the Sun?) that he shall charge and I will pay 25/ per week for my board and lodging exclusive of anything I may drink except beer at dinner. Copying my accounts into new ledger.

Nunns servant 1/ Postages 1/- 2 pairs Angola stockings 4/.

20. Feb. Tues. Measure all lines set out yesterday and a little more. Being near the Sun, at 1 o’c. I go indoors to lunch. Receive a letter from Mrs Nicholson acknowledging the rect. of the seal I sent her. Write to Austin, Collett and Robert Harrow in the eveng

21. Feb. Wed.. Snowy morning-have several games at skittles with Mr Squires and my men; at which I lose 10d. Write to Willie Nicholson inviting him to come and see me Monday next, snow turns to rain and a wet afternoon ensues plot a small portion of my work, Take a level for Squires ascertaining fall from his cellar to a ditch below his house. In eveng trying several of my lines by calculation in plane trigonometry.

Shoe laces 3d. Postages 3d.~ Skittle playing 10d

22. Feb. Thurs. Rain and snow nearly all day. Plotting etc. etc. within doors. John Mumford spends the greater part of the afternoon with me… this being John Cook's - of Guildford - morning for coming to Chobham. I depended on seeing him. but owing I suppose to a ball at Guildford to-night at which he is one of' the stewards he does not cone. In the eveng copying old a/c's into new ledger

23. Feb. Friday. Very fine day' until 3 o’c. do a good bit of measuring before that time for about an hour in the wet to get some lines finished - Saw Mr. Hull of Godalming who drove up to the gate just as I was going out this morning and gave me an invitation to come over and dine with him on Sunday, also saw him again at Sun as I returned. Received a letter from Harty Nicholson saying Willie would come to see me on Monday week instead of Monday next if as convenient to me which of course I said was and wrote to that effect.

24. Feb. Sat. Measuring until the middle of the day when showing very much to rain. I sent my chain home and went setting out until 3 o’c. Dine walk to Woking station go by coach to Guildford; Bespeak a bed at Aunt Leggatts; spend the eveng with,the Cooks return to Aunts to sleep.

Tidbury 10/ John 9/ beer 6d. Woking 3/6, coach hire 3/-

25. Feb. Sun. Breakfast with Uncle, Aunt and John Leggatt, go to Godalming to Mr. Hull’s by coach, get there just as Mr. and Mrs. Hull are gone to church. Mrs. Harris is however there; spend a very pleasant day and sleep at Mrs.Hull’s - very wet nearly all day.

Coach hire 1/.

26. Feb. Mon. Breakfast with Mr. and Mrs. Hull and Mrs. Harris at ½ p. 7 return to Woking station by coach have a very heavy shower between Godalming and Guildford -- walk from Woking to Chobham: lunch... go to Chobham Place and set out a line westward from thence...get in to dinner at 6 o’c. Received a letter from Fanny Harrows - have Miller the shoe maker in to measure my foot that he may cut me out a pattern for a pair of slippers to send to Fanny Harrow who is going to make me a pair. Go to bed early.

Coach hire and servants 4/6.

27. Feb. Tues. Setting out all day; very fine; get some very good lines, have a boy to assist two men, very fine boy.

Hand bill 2/6.

28. Feb. Wed. Setting out long line ... very fine day. Mr. Howard calls in eveng he being at Mr. Mumford's - promised to meet me at Blackwater on Monday to take Willie Nicholson and I over Sandhurst College.

29. Feb. Thur. Measuring in the meadows opp. Emmetts Mill.. lunch there. Mr. Sanderson comes to Chobham and remains there all night.

1. March Friday. Measuring in the meadows as yesterday; in my manoevers to shorten the offsets to the Bourne by crossing it several times with the chain line I manage to jump in trying to jump over a part of it 20 links wide which 'I had previously cleared and should certainly have done Go again but the ground gave way with me in starting. Mr. Sanderson returned to Sunbury ) Mr. G. Hale stopped here in his road to Egham and Winkfield this morning and also on his road home this eveng at 1/2 p. 8. Very fine day.

2. March Sat. Measuring at and near Mimbridge..fine until 4 o’c. when rain comes on which wets us thro long before we can get to Chobham.

Boots 3/. Beer 1/2 Mec. 20/. Braces 2 pairs 1/6.

3. March Sun. Leave Chobham at 5 o’c. and drive to Alton get to Thedden at 1/2 p. 10. Dine at Thedden..go to Alton to church and tea..I drive Willie and Martha ... sup at Alton and return to Thedden; Exchange Martha for Ellen.

Horse 6d. Turnpike 1/.

4. March Mon. A very snowy morning; Willie Nicholson and I with Ellen leave Thedden at 11 o’c. go down to Alton... leave E1len there and start for Chobham snows all the way to Hartford Bridge where wet thro we stayed and had some lamb chops Brandy and water. dried our coats and started again ... Howard was to meet me at Blackwater and shew us over the college ... when we arrive there he is just gone... call at his house at Bagshot get into very deep water and wet all our spare wardrobe...this is a sad disaster but couldn't have been helped. All Chobham is flooded it still rains as fast as it has done all the, way home.

Horse and ostler 2/6 Sundries 5/.

5 March Tues. Measuring long lines Willie Nicholson accompanies us all day and we have a variety of fun.

6 March Wed. Measuring long lines all day. Tonight James Mumford and Squires play whist with Willie and I, our two guests get groggy, Squires upsets the cribbage board and Mumford walks in a ditch going home.

7 March Thurs. Surveying short lines have rare fun at lunch time with the men and boy jumping over and into the Bourne for half pence given by Willie Nicholson who enjoys it much. Howard, Standish and Randal Jackson come over in eveng and play whist, sleep with us.

8 March Frid. Willie and I walk to Howards who drives us to Blackwater and takes us over the college with which Willie is much pleased. Return to Howards to dinner at 3. In eveng play whist joined by Standish, and Willie and I walk to Chobham. reaching there about I2 o’c.

9 March Sat. Surveying all day. Amuse Willie as best I could.

Tidbury 10/6 John 7/ Boy 3/.

10 March Sun. Drive Willie to Windsor, cannot start tho until 10 o’c. in consequence of rain return to Chobham to dine at 6.

11 March Mon. Wet morning play skittles and cork and farthing, dine at 10 o’c. Drive Willie to Farnboro station (call at Howards) Willie goes to Alton by Robinson, 1 return to Howard at Bagshot calling at McBride at Blackwater spend the eveng at Howards and drive to Chobham after supper.

Horse etc. 1/6. Gloves 1/10.

12 March Tues. Measuring all day beyond Milford Green tho a very rough day and occasional snow storms. Write to Fanny Harrows and send the pattern for my slippers.

Washing 2/6.

13 March Wed. Measuring all day in meadows and fields between Grants and Milford Green. Had a very fine day. Write to Ellen and send her 10/.

14 March Thurs. Measuring at Grants, Sheltered in cart house of Mr. Chitty. Finish Mr. Keatons, Mr. Fladgate, Mr. Mumford and other places at Grants, rains before we finish Mr. Stills farm yard at Grants.

15 March Fri. Again the weather shows very much for rain but none comes and we make a very good days survey in the meadow beyond the Vicarage. Write to Collett to send field book.

16 March Sat. Surveying till 3 o’c. come in to dine about 4 o’c. walk over to Woking with the intention of spending to-morrow and the eveng at Oaks but on arriving there find they have left and gone to live at Kew. Go to station get on the coach and ride to Guildford - spend eveng at Aunt Leggatts.

Tidbury 10/ Boy 3/6 John 10/ Ostler 2/ Coach 2/.

17 March Sun. Spend the day at Guildford, church in morning walk with Chas. in afternoon spend eveng at Uncle Leggatts

18 March Mon. Get up at ½ p. 7 go up to call on Charles - ride to Woking by coach...very full load...very pleasant lady who had been a great traveller on outside with me. Walk to Chobham...breakfast... do good days surveying...dine at ½ p. 6, John Waterer being at Chobham papering Grants farm house spends eveng with me, play cribbage go to bed at 11 o’c.

Coach hire 2/ Servant 1/ Braces 9d. oil for flute 2d.

19 March Tues. Do a good days surveying in the neighbourhood of John Sanders and Joel Hones getting out before 8 in the morning. John Waterer again spends the evening with me and Mr. Squires. Beds being all engaged sleeps with me.

Boy 6d.

20 March Wed. Rough stormy day consequently do not get on as well as yesterday however must not complain. John Waterer again spends eveng and sleeps with me.

21 March Thurs. This being John Ryde Cooke’s day for visiting Chobham I proceed to survey the remnd of the meadows by Lipscombs mill which was left undone that I might come in to lunch and see his Honor... came in to lunch at 12 o’c. spent an hour with John Cooke, go out again finish the meadow and Lipscombs place by 5 o’c. Write to Mrs. Sanderson, Mr. Bolt, Austin and Mrs. Harris. Boy 13 The breaking up of the Free and Easy Club at the Sun for the season.

John 1/.

22 March Friday. Proceed to measuring in the meadow behind Soan's; at 1 o’c. rain comes: stand under a tree; stake out a steeplechase with four good jumps around which I run my men, rain does not cease till 1 o’c. meantime we eat our luncheon...at 1 o’c. recommence surveying and continue all day. Poor John, in running the steeplechase when about to take the last jump just before coming on a wide ditch very full of bog water and mid and surmounted with a high bank on the opposite side and covered in brambles and bushes, omitted to take sufficient spring and contrived to get in up to his middle.

Men, beer 13

23 March Sat. A most lovely day. Surveying near Malthouse Farm. Receive a new Field Book from Collett in which in eveng copy in a few of the main lines to which reference will be required.

Tidbury 10/ John 9/ Boy 1/9 Beer

24 March Sun. Walk to Mrs. Beck's at Woking to dinner rain overtaking me at half way and continues to accompany the remainder of the distance arrive just in time for dinner - James Beck there, Miss Sims teas there spend a very merry day retire to bed at ½ p. 10 - Discover my watch to be a stop watch.

25 March Monday. Very wet morning - Remain at Mrs. Beck, play Bagatelle Miss Beck and Mr. James - at 11 o’c. rain gives in Mr. James Beck walks to station - I to Chobham, do half days survey at and near Malthouse Farm.

Mrs. Becks' servant 1/. Receive a letter from my father - Write Aunt Leggatt and Henry Dennete thereon.

26 March Tues. A most beautiful day - Do a good days survey in front of Pankhurst Farm. Our boy in jumping the Bourne with a pole for amusement during lunch falls flat, - on his back in the water. Write to my father.

27 March Wed. Very fine day very warm. Do a very good days surveying.

28 March Thurs. Very warm day do a good days surveying-Pay Mr. Powland as per bill Feb. 9. Pair of gaiters 2/6, Feb. 16 Corderoy breeches 15/ Feb. 19. Repairs to waistcoat 13

29 March Friday. Very warm day do a good days surveying

30 March Sat. Do a very good days surveying, weather very hot.

Tidbury and John £1, Beer 1/ washing 2/6

31 March Sun. Have Mr. Squires horse and chaise and drive to Byfleet to consult with Henry Dennett on family matters - having time to spare drive out thro Woking and Ripley very hot day. Ostlers 1/

1 April Mon. Very hot day Do very well at surveying; have a stupid boy who cries at lunch because we wish him to jump the Bourne - Lose two hours in the morning in consequence of a dense fog. F1ag stuff 13 Omitted during week ending Monday 11 March £14 - 4

2 April Tues. Very hot day - Do a very good days surveying. In eveng Mr George Hull takes coffee with me in his road home. Letters from Martha and one from Robert Harrow

3 April Wed. Not quite so hot but very oppressive. Surveying near Frys’ at lunch time my Chobham man John picks a shilling up from the bottom of the Bourne in more than two feet of water for which I gave it him. Letter from Collett write Toney Waterer asking him to go with me to Chertsey on Sunday next. Write Esther Nunns wishing her happy returns of her birthday on Friday next. John as herein stated 1/.

4 April Thur. Very fine day Surveying near Frys and Rogers’ - Letter from Toney Waterer fixing Sunday week to go to Chertsey. Letter from Collett. Tidbury 10/.

5 April Friday. Esther Nunns birthday write to Harrow and Mr. S. - At 1/2 p. 11 start for Bagshot get a good shower of rain: am overtaken by Mr. Hartland who gives me a lift...go to Mr. Howards dine there. In afternoon go with him and Standish to Hammonds nursery return to Mr. Howards to tea Mrs. also teas there ... play whist lose 4d. sup-leave at 10 o’c. walk to Chobham get in by ½ p 11.

6April Sat. Very fine day. Surveying near Mr. Rogers and Mrs. Nesmyths' until ½ p. 4 when I leave off - go to Chobham dine - Standish promised last night he would call for me today at – ½ p. 5 and drive me to his house to spend, to-morrow, he came at ½ p 7 meantime I had sat in the bar with James Mumford Frish of the White Hart came with him; got to Mr. Standishs' at ½ p 8 Mr. Howard was there, have a game at Whist win 4d. sup go to bed at p 10.

John 10/6 Washing 3/ Straps 4d.

7 April Sun. Go with Mr. Howard and Standish to Windlesham church.. Mr. Nobledines at Mr. Standishs'..Mr. and Mrs. Howard teas and sups with us, Thompson also spends the eveng with us enjoy myself very much - very hot day.

8 April Mon. Breakfast at ½ p. 7 - at 8 o’c. go with Standish to Howards'. Howard drives me to my work at Chobham I having my surveying clothes with me sends his horse home and walks with me all day, at 5 o’c. his man fetches him. Leave off at 6 o’c. get to Chobham to dinner at 7. Letters from my mother, Henry Dennett. Write to my mother and Toney Waterer.

9 April Tues. Rise at 5 o’c. - find as I had requested a breakfast of cold eggs and lemonade set out for me; get to work at 6 o’c ... work until 10 o’c. walk to Standishs' at Bagshot change my things go with Howard and Mr. Standish in Mr. Howards gig to Mr. Lenis' in Windsor Park, Mrs. Lenis a bonnie woman with lots of tongue, dine then walk from there to see the Windsor Steeple Chase - am very much amused - two horses are killed in course of day and several have a tumble; return to Mr. S8S to tea, to Mr. Howards by 7 o’c. when I make a copy of a plan for him which he has been employed to make for Mr. Mears; play a rubber or two and return with Standish to his house to sleep.

10 April Wed. Walk over to Howards with Standish before breakfast. Breakfast at 8 o’c. walk to my survey. Survey till eveng. Toney Waterer comes down and spends an hour with me this eveng and Mr. Cutler calls on me. Standishs' boy 13.

11 April Thur. Surveying all day near Fellow Green. Very hot.

12 April Friday. Surveying all day near the West End. Not so warm a very wet night

13 April Sat. Surveying all day at West End and Colony. John and Tidbury £1.

14 April Sun. Walk with Toney Waterer, who has breakfasted with me, to Chertsey and I dine with him at his fathers. Mr. Maddox invited to spend afternoon with us but declines in consequence of having to attend a Miss Robinson to Laleham Church. Go for a row on water with Rob and Toney Wayerer. Mr. Maddox spent eveng with us Mr. Herring son and daughter also call. Miss Waterer very pretty girl and plays most beautifully. Sleep with Toney.

15 April Mon. Breakfast at ½ p 8 - at 10 o’c. we leave Chertsey riding with Rob Waterer, who is going to Kutterwell in a cart, as far as Horsele common Whence Toney walks to Knaphill and I to Chobham ... lunch go out surveying keep on late - do a good lot of work - dine at 7 o’c .... at 8 o’c. Collett comes in having walked from Sunbury to see me. Take coffee with me - draw him up a circular which is what he came for - he having taken a larger and better shop. Sit and chat goto bed at 11.

16 April Tues. Collett is off by 5 this morning, rains nearly all morning get very wet. Fine afternoon,, unfortunately break offset staff

17 April Wed. Get rod mending, very hot day do very good days work.

Mending rod; carpenter 6d. Smith 9d. New wire Smith 3d

18 April Thur. Surveying at West End, John Cookes day to be at Chobham: leave word for him that I shall come to see him on Saturday

19 April Friday. Surveying at West End very fine day

20 April Sat. Surveying at West End until 2 o’c. return to Chobham to dinner at ½ p 3. Walk to station go by coach to Guildford - call at Aunt Leggatts, sit with her about an hour then go down to Cooks.

John 10/2. Tidbury 10/6 Washing 3/4 Coach hire 2/

21 April Sun. Breakfast at ½ p 8 walk with little Clara Cook in garden and up town to invite Charles to dine with us, call on Aunt Leggatt go to church with John: Dine; walk with Chas and John-tea; walk again Music. sup.. bed at 11 o’c. Miss Caroline bad tooth and face ache

22 April Mon. Breakfast with John at ½ p 6 get to Woking by first coach at 8 to Chobham on foot at ¼ to 9 - change toggery go to West End survey until eveng very fine day.

Coach hire 2/ Servants 1/6

23 April Tues. Do a good days surveying at West End – against Bisley Green

24 April Wed. Do a very good days surveying at Colony and Hag Thorn. Fire in the plantations at Rapley the largest I ever saw

25 April Thurs. Very hot day. Surveying at West End. Threatened by one Mason to have my chain cut in two by a broad axe if he catches me in his wheat - do not happen to have occasion to go thereon. Witness a large plantation fire at Frimley

26 April Friday. Very very warm day.. finish survey at West End - New church erc. etc. Immense fire in plantation at Wishmere the property of the Government. Toney Waterer spends the eveng with me. Beer 6d.

27 April Sat. Very warm tho not as hot as yesterday. Surveying against Windlesham boundary at Windlesham Mill - at lunch time have 6d. worth of darts with sticks in John's stern 3 of which I think punish him tolerably.

Labor John 10/6 Tidbury 10/.

28 April Sun. Breakfast 11 o’c. walk to Standishs' at Bagshot where dine - tea at Mr. Howard’s and sup at Mrs. Standishs' - Miss Turner a nice girl - walk to Chobham. from Mr. Standishs' between 10 - and 10 p 11 warm day.

29 April Mon. Nice day for surveying. The boy John Evans who was with me some time during the fore part of my survey and who left in consequence of having obtained a permanent situation at Windsor, having left that place on Saturday last I took him on again this morning and make him follow the chain take Tidbury to take the offset which I think much expedites the matter. During lunch my three assistants run a steeple chase for a penny a run the winner and the second in which they have to cross a wide part of the Bourne twice each round, all this is excellent fun. Write Collett. .

30 April Tues. Very fine day; set out long line from Halebourne to Highams Lodge and measure it back. Lunch in Hodds Lane. Have some capital fun with Evans who runs a steeple chase against time running a distance and taking 7 jumps over barriers piled up for that purpose in 55 seconds. See a very large fire over Frimley way which I afterwards discover to be at Mr. Gibbons a very large quantity of Heath near Frimley lock

1 May Wed. A very fine day. Surveying near Halebourne; see a very large fire in the Government plantations at Rapleys' which commence near Rapleys' house and clears a space of about 1,000 acres towards Lord Limerick in whose place it is stopped after burning from l1 o’c. in the morning until 6 in the eveng: Alfred Nunns and Anthony Waterer spend the eveng with me - Keep it up till 12 o’c. Ginger Beer 1/

2 May Thurs. Surveying on Fosters Farm, a very warm day.

3 May Friday. Surveying at Westerley Green a very warm day

4 May Sat. Surveying at Highams Lodge. A very warm day send Evans to Mr Howards with my carpet bag. Take a pie with me and instead of returning to Sun to dinner go to Mr. Howards to tea where I spend eveng. Have a rubber of whist and sleep.

Evans 4/ Tidbury 10/ John 10/ washing 2/

5 May Sunday. Breakfast at 9 - go with Mr. Howard in his cart to Rapleys' and go all round the ground the scene of Wed. fire make a calculation and come to the conclusion that at least 900 acres were burnt so that the report of I.000 acres was near the mark. Spend the remainder of the day at Mr. Howards see Mr Standish and Randal Jackson I eveng.

6 May Mon. Breakfast at 8. Leave Mr. Howard at ½ p 8 call on Standish who having business at Highams Lodge, walk with me to my work and remains with me about an hour. Tidbury has been to Sunbury and John to Brentford since Sat. Very fine day tho very warm and thundery. In eveng Toney Waterer comes down to meet the coach by which his mother and sister Bessy come to Chobham, they sit with me about 5 minutes. Have a bad tooth ache. Go to bed at 10.

7 May Tues. Very hot day-rains a little but not much looks like thunder, finish at Highams and the brick kilns. Write Robt. Harrow and Harris - tailor.

Carriage of Carpet bag from Bagshot 6d.

8 May Wed. Measuring at Mr. Gudes' until 10 o’c. - during the morning the old villain nails a slip of paper on one of my flag poles which was standing on the common, requesting to know if I would take a draught of cider the which at lunch time I made it my business to send for - and which 1 enjoyed very much. After lunch walk across to Gracious Pond and set out a main line. Very very hot day.

9 May Thurs. Surveying at Gracious Pond. Lose about 2 hours in consequence of rain. Dine at 6 after which co call on Mr. Mumford - at 8 sup with him his wife .,daughter Sarah and son John, leave at 10 o’c. Ginger beer 1/.

11 May Sat. Surveying at Langshot Farm and Glovers Pond - get into Langshot bog.

John 10/ Tidbury 10/ Boy 3/6

12 May Sunday. Breakfast 1/2 p 8, at 9 o’c. leave with Mr. Squires horse and chaise and start to Sunbury take John Sutton and his child with me.. get to Sunbury at ½ p 10 call on Mr. Bolt, put up horse at Castle - go to Mr. S. Mr. S. goes to church Mrs. does not., little Sanderson being unwell During church time go to look at apartments which Mrs. Goodman has to let dine at Mrs. - spend eveng and tea there - a Mr. and Mrs. Brown also tea there leave at 7o’c. - overtake John who,, in the meantime has been to Brentford to leave his child with its grandmother at the water splash...get home to Chobham, at ½ p 8. Horse 2/ Ostler Chobham 2/.

13 May Mon. Very hot day. Surveying at Burrow Hill...In eveng walk with James Mumford to Grants Green and call on Mr. Sam Mumford -.return to coffee at 9 - Receive by Omni. patterns from my tailor at Brentford of trousers, vests etc. from which I select and make a parcel and write note to return with them in the morning. Omni. 6d. ginger beer 1/ gloves 6d.

14 May_Tues. Surveying all day at Burrow Hill. Chertsey Fair. Mr. Sanderson comes about 8 o’c. this eveng smokes his pipe with me-looks over a lease of a farm at Bagshot which he has to look over to-morrow and sleeps here going to bed at ½ p 10. Letter from Ellen.

Postage 11d.

15 May Wed Breakfast with Mr. Sanderson at ½ p 8, receive of him £4. surveying at Burrow Hill, Portobello etc. etc. not nearly so warm. Letter from Austin.

16 May Thurs, Surveying the houses in Chobham street. John Ryde Cook and I lunch together this being his day to come to Chobham. Very nice day. Letter from Robert-Harrow. In eveng plotting on a large scale some of my field notes of the village

17 May Friday. Do but very little surveying on the common being a very rough stormy day... come in about 4..Plot a portion of the village. Receive suit of clothes from Harris.

18 May Sat. Finish the houses in the village – Miss Bainbridge and Mr. Jerrams’ parkes. Boisterous stormy and very cold. At 4 o’c. I dine ... at ½ p 4. I walk to Woking Station whence I go by coach to Godalming to Mr. Hulls.

John 10/ Tidbury10/ Evans 3/6 Sundries 2/ coach hire and coachman 3/ porter 6d.

19 May Sunday. Go to church with Mr. Hull in morning - to his farm at Hascomb in afternoon and go for a walk in eveng spend a pleasant day.

20 May Monday. Breakfast at ½ p 8. Mr. Hull goes out at 9 o’c., at ¼ to 10 I take Mrs. Hulls’ poney chaise and drive to Guildford to meet the Woking coach; get into Guildford at ½ p 10 the coach had been gone about ten minutes, leave the poney chaise at the White Lion.. go to Aunt Leggatts, who is washing, stay with her until ½ p 11 ..call on Cooks Mr. C. and John out Mrs. and Misses C. home at 12 o’c..come by coach to Woking station get there ½ to 1. Tidbury in waiting for me- walk to Chobham-change my clothes..lunch..go to Highams Lodge and at 3 o’c. begin surveying the common boundary fence leave off at 6 o’c.- get home to dinner 1/4 p 7. Write Mrs. Goodman, Collett, Austin and Mrs. San.

Mrs. Hulls' servant 2/ Horse 6d. coach 1/6.

21 May Tues. Breakfast ½ p 7..go up to Staple Hill clump of Fir trees on the common; comes on to rain before we get the chain undone. Play Prison Base and a variety of things to pass away this time..lunch at 12 o’c. At I set off homewards, get about ½ mile when the rain ceases: return and go to work keep on till ½ p 5 get home to dinner before 7 o’c. Write to Mr.Howard,Robert Harrow and Mr. Nicholson.

22 May Wed. Breakfast ½ p 7 go to surveying at Broom hall - work round by Potnells' and Long Cross where we leave off at ½ p 5. Epsom races The Derby one by Running Rein the property of a Mr. Wood.

23 May Thurs. Breakfast at 1/2 p 7. Expect Mr. Howard he does not come - wait for him until ¼ p 8... go up to the common boundary against Pirbright parish surveying there all day; leave off at Main Stone at ½ p 5 get to Chobham at ¼ p 7. Write to Ellen. Letters from Howard and Collett.

24 May Frida . Breakfast at ½ p 7. Mr. Howard comes over and takes a cup of coffee with me..get soon after 8..walk to Main Stone surveying round the common boundary and get round to the Folly by 2 o’c when and where Mr. Howard leaves me, lunch..survey the ground of the Folly and the remainder of the common boundary to meet the other part of my survey at the Bagshot Road.

25 May Sat. FINISH THE CHOBHAM SURVEY. Go to Long Cross survey the common boundary round Ottershaw, go to look over a portion of the map of the lands which I am not to survey and finish this extensive survey by 5 o’c. go to Sun dine, spend eveng at, Mr. Mumford.

Tidbury 12/ John 11/ washing 4/8 Evans 3/6 Pouch for hand bill 1/2 mending shoes 1/2

26 May Sun. Breakfast at 10 o’c. Walk to Standishs' at Bagshot; dine with him. Mr. Standishs' niece Alfreda Hewell is also there ... Mr. Noble comes shortly after dinner. Spend a very merry afternoon... Tea …after tea romping supper Mr. Noble goes at 10 o’c. I sleep with Mr. Howard.

27 May Mon. Breakfast with Mr. and Mrs. Standish and Mr. Howell at ½ p 8 call on Mr. Howard at the park; go over the gardens have a glass of ale get back to Standishs' and at 12 o’c. leave for Chobham..arrive there soon after. I pack up my luggage with John to assist me- dine at 3 o’c.. at 4 o’c. leave Chobham..walk to Byfleet, tea with Mr. and Aunt Dennett, go round Henry's farm with him- sleep with him. Showery day.

John 1/ carriage of luggage 3/6 man 6d. Boy 1/

If the valuation exceeds by 1/6th the overseers value then it is charged to the Poor Rate of the Parish. If it is less it goes into the common fund of the Union