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The diary of Minnie C. Burton

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1926.
Feb.

[Date] [Max.] [Min.] [Comments]
13 77. 55 calm, clear, warm.
14 74. 55 " " "
15 76. 57. " " "
16 74. 57. " " "
17 72. 56 " " "
18 71. 54 " " fresh.
19 70. 53 " " "
20 70 52 " " "
21 71. 58 " " warmfresh
22 67. 51. cold wind
23 71. 52 clear & freshcold
24 68. 52. " "
25 69. 53 " cool.
26 73. 53 " warm.
27 70. 54 " fresh.
28. 72. 56 " "

March

[Date] [Max.] [Min.] [Comments]
1 74. 60 overcast
2 75. 55 clear, warmcool.
3 76. 58 " warm.
4 84. 71. heavy cloud. overcast.
5 75. 59 high wind & rain
6. 74. 54 fresh, hazy.
7 72. 57. " windy hazy.
8 72. 51 fresh, hazy.
9 70. 57. clear, calm.
10 67. 56 windy cloudy, cold
11 73. 54 calm, clear.
12 63 71. 56 " "
13 67. 51 wind storm.
14 67. 49. cold wind.
15 73. 54 calm, fresh, hazy.
16. 75. 56 " warm, clear.
17 77. 59. " " "
18 83. 64 " " "
clear, fresh breeze.
19 80. 59 " warm " "
20 83. 61. " warm, breeze.
21 88. 67. hazy, hot.
22 clear, hot.
23.

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1925.
Nov.

[Date] Max. Min. [Comments]
221. 77. 61. clear
calm
22. 77. 61. "
"
23. 77 60. "
24 78. 60 "
25 77. 58 "
26 77. 60. "
27 79. 62 "
28. 80. 70. "
29 77 59 "
30. 79. 62. "

Dec. 1925.

[Date] [Max.] [Min.] [Comments]
1 82. 64. "
2 83. 65 "
3 85. 63 "
4 82. 62. "
5 81. 61 slightly cloudy.
6 81. 64 Hot & heavy.
7 81. 60. calm, clear.
8 76. 57 " "
9 70. 52. " "
10 68. 49. " "
11 65. 51 " cold "
1268. 52 " " "
13 70. 52 " fresh "
14
15 70. 53 " " "
16 77. 58 " "
17 77. 60. " hot. "
18 76. 62. " "
19 75. 55 " "
20. 66. 49. cold windy.
21 calm clear.
22. 66. 50. " "
23 68. 52. " "
24 71. 55 " "
25 72. 54 " "
26 " "
27 73. 454 " "
28 69. 55. " "
29 69 52 " "
30 breezy.
31. 69. 53. calm, clear.

1926.
Jan

[Date] [Max.] [Min.] [Comments]
1 68. 52. calm, clear.
2 67. 50 " "
3 68. 54 " "
4 65. 49 dull, cloudy
cleared later
5 67. 51 clear, calm.
6 70. 53 " "
7 69. 56 clouds & sun.
8 66. 48. cold wind " " "
9. 65. 51 clear, calm.
10 65. 47. " cool breeze
11 64. 47 calm, clear.
12 63. 46 " "
13 64. 45 bitter cold wind "
14 68. 47 cold calm, clear.
15. 66. 48 " "
16 67. 48 " "
17 69. 55 " "
18 73. 51 " "
19 73. 50 mild sandstorm
20 67. 51 breezy.
21 67. 50 cold breeze.
22 67. 50 calm clear warm
23 69. 49. " " "
24 69. 53 " " "
25 66. 50 breezy " "
26 67. 50 calm " warm
27 69. 51. " " "
28 67. 53 " Cloudy, "
29 65. 53 clearsand cold wind
30 67. 51 clear " "
31. 68. 50 " calm, mild.

Feb

[Date] [Max.] [Min.] [Comments]
1 67. 54 " " "
2 71. 56 cold wind.
3 69. 54 " windy.
4 72. 55 " calm warm.
5 73. 52 " " "
6 73. 55 " " "
7 70. 53 " windy "
8 " breezy fresh.
9 70. 51 " calm, warm.
10 70. 53 " " "
11 74. 57. " " "
12 76. 56 " " "

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Max Day. Min Day. Max Night, Min Night.
23 Mar.
2 April		 5, 13, 14 16, 17 Jan. 1 April 29 Dec.
1924-5.103. 62. 727. 43.

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Major General Bland-Strange 1st cousin of my grandmother
Papa’s 2nd cousin.
2 sons, 3 daughters. Alice, married
a barrister, Ross. Hilda married
George Tucker son of General Tucker.
& Kathleen. Mary, Lady Mc Mahon.

Lady (Henry) Mc Mahon. Papa’s
2nd cousin. 3 sisters & 3 brothers
Emma, Jane, & Kate who married
General Wareless O’Gorman.
Relations Orpen (Sir William) &
Palmer.

Maud Boyce (Papa’s 2nd cousin) (mother a Duckett)
married her cousin General Sir
Herbert Boyce. Live at Fleete
near Aldershot. 2 daughters. Olive
to marry a Lt. called Wheeler
Eileen aged 20.

Whitstones, whose mother was a
Duckett. Maidstone

Davys (Humphreys), Maria, Arthur her
son lives at Kimmage. He has 2
girls. No son to inherit Kimmidge.

Elsie St George (née Fitzgerald) 3
daughters & 1 son.

Gordons. Mother (Mary Duckett) was
my grandfather’s 1st cousin. Mary
Winters Duckett, Lady Boyce & Mrs
Whitstone were sisters?

Godfreys. Revd William. 2 daughters
Katie & Lucy. Katie married a
Mc Kenzie in a Scottish Regt whom
she divorced. She remarried a
Major Mc Kenzie R. A. They live
near Cork for the Hunting. No
children. Lucy married a Capt
Orpen-Palmer. One boy of 9.
Capt O. P. lost an eye in the war.

Boyce. Sir Bertram’s wife was a Maud Boyce
who married her cousin when he was
a Capt. more than 30 years ago. Her
mother was a daughter of Richard
Duckett, of Upper Mount St. a first
cousin of my grandfather. Richard
Duckett was the Gordon’s grandfather
& Maud Boyce was their first cousin.

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April 1925.

[Date] [Max.] [Min.] [Comments]
1. 97. 77.
2. 103. 66. blinding
sand storm
3 77. 59. high wind
clear.
4. 77. 56. clear, calm.
5 81. 58 " "
6 87. 66. " "
7 93 72 windy in aft.
8. 90. 66 calm.
9. 90. 70. "
10. 99. 67. windy evg.
11. 91. 64 clear, cool.
12. 94. 69. sultry
13. 95. 73 Khamseeny
14. 91. 74 cloudy & sultry.
15. 95. 67. cloudy
16 90. 63 rained 9 P.M. 16th.
"
cloudy. Cool.
17. 86. 67. cloudy.
[18] ?
189 86. 63 crystal clear.
In morn. hazy
after.
20. 63.90 9063.
21. 90. 63
22. 95. 75.
23. 99. 73.
25 100.

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1 bowl narcissus, pebbles. 21 JanDec Jan upstairs

1 " tulips " " "

2 bowls hyacinths, 19 JanDec. fibre

1 " " 20 " fibre. Mr H.

1 " Chionodoxa 20 " fibre

1 Daffodils or narcissus 3 Jan " chest of d.

1 muscari, fibre 3 Jan.

1 Sir Watkin bulb, pebbles - 6 Jan.

1 Daffodil or Narcissus pebbles, 8 Jan Chest of d.

Mme de Graaf.

1 terra cotta bowl scyllas, fibre 20 Jan. Upstairs

1 " " " narcissus or Daffodils, fibre
20 Jan. Upstairs.

1 bowl narcissus in place of scyllas bad
1 Feb.

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Florence.

[Date] [Max. temp.]
8 Sept. 86°.
9 " 90°
11 82
12 85.
13 85.
18. 86.

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Xmas 1924.

wires from
Mr Bull
Mr Harkness.

Presents from:
Nesta. Helen. Mrs Quibell
Mrs Lythgoe, Mrs Banks.
Frances.

Cards from Spelmans.
Reine, Mrs Mason Jones.
Charles Breasted. Miss Stillman
Mrs Manson Smith. Hopkinson
Miss Burgess, Jim.
Buttles. Miss Greenhorn
Macys. Calendar from
Miss Whytlaw. Van Wyck.
Lansings. Mis Sheldon.
Miss Eyre. Winnie Seeds.
Darvells. Mrs Pemberton.
Mr Procter. Robinsons
Severances. Miss Latley.
Mrs Doris Baker. Miss
Whittuck. Firths

Birthdays, Frances 9 Dec. Mrs Lythgoe 5 Jan.
Mr Winlock 1 Feb. Irene 156 Jan.
Mrs Winlock 27 Feb. Barbara 11. Nov.
Mr Lythgoe 15 March. Mr Cline 13 April.
Mrs Armstrong 13 Feb. Mr Harkness 22 Jan.

Bulbs planted flowered. [+ comments]
2 bowls hyacinths 19 Dec. fibre
1 " " 20 " fibre Mr Hauser’s
1 " Chionodoxa 20. fibre
1 " daffodils or
narcissus		 fibre.
3 Jan dressing table
1 " muscari fibre
3 Jan.
1 " 1 Sir Watkin
narcissus		 6 Jan. pebbles
1 " Daffodil or narcissus
Mme de Graaf.		 8 Jan. pebbles chest of
drawers
upstairs
1 terra cotta bowl scyllas. 20 Jan.
fibre "
1 " " " narcissus or
daffodils		 fibre
20 Jan. over.

[Date] 3 P.M. [Temp.]
1923.
7 Nov.
87.
8 " 89.
9 " 90.
10 " 90
11 " 88
12 " 84.
13 " 81.
15 " 71.
16 " 76.
18. 76.
19. 74°.
Feb. 1924.
17th
77.
18 " 75.
19 " 77.
20 " 82
21. 83.
23 84.
24 87.
25 77.
268. 78.
2 March. 73.
March 1924.
4th.
73°.
6th. 86°
87. 89.
9. 72.
10. 72
11. 73.
12. 77.
14. 832.
15. 834
16. 84
17. 91°
18. 74.
20 837.
21. 83.
22. 84.
26. 85.
28. 88.
29. 91.
30. 93½.
April 1. 97.
2. 98½9.
3 99.
4 100.
5. 98
April 1924
6th.
94
109 95
10 989.
12 90°
13. 98°.

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[number of days] [date]
1922.
25 April.
36. 31 May.
25 25 June.
28 23 July.
15 7 Aug.
nearly 3
months		 54 Nov.
32 66 Dec.
28 3 Jan. 1923
28 301 Jan.
28 28 Feb.
27. 27 Mar.
13 9 April
40. 31 May.
? June
34 54 July
49. 22 Aug.
39 30 Sept.
31 1 Nov.
72 22. Jan. [1924]
25. 16 Feb.
32 20 March.
13. June.
7 August.
19 Feb. 1925.
11 Oct. 1926.

29
31.
12
---
72

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March 1923.

[Date] [Temp.] [Comments]
11th 76°
12 " 79°
13 " 82° very heavy & sultry.
14 " 85°.
15 76°.
17 81.
18 83°
19. 92°. hot, but light air.
20 76°. delicious day.
22. 78 Cool, fresh breeze
23. 79° " "
24. 79°. " "
25. 79°. " "
26. 84° heavy & sultry.
28. 83°
29 88½°
31. 83. hot. heavy black clouds &
few drops of rain.

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April -

[Date] [Temp.] [Comments]
2. 78° Fresh & cool breeze
3. 83° Coolish
4. 90° cool indoors.
5. 89°.
6. 93°.
7 88°
8 84°
9. 85°
10 88°
11. 90°
12. 77° cool wind.
13. 75.
16. 91.
18. 85.

April 1924.

[Date] [Max. Temp.]
19th 80°.
21 83.
22. 85.

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Luxor
Nov. 1924.

[Date] Max. Min.
110th 88 65
11. 89. 73
12. 89. 73
134. 86. 62.
15. 82. 59.
16. 82. 62.
19. 83 59.
20. 83. 62.
21. 83 63.
22 78. 56.
23. 72. 50.
24. 68. 50.
25. 66. 49.
26 ? 50.
27. 70. 52.
28. 72. 54.
29. 74. 353.
30. 74. 54.

Dec. Luxor

[Date] [Max.] [Min.] [Comments]
1. 74. 54.
2. 71. 54.
3. 74. 58
4. 78. 60
5 79. 58.
6. 78. 60.
7. 79. 61.
8. 80. 61
9. 77. 62
10. 74. 54
11. 72. 53
12. 71. 52
13. 71. 50.
Dec. 1924. Luxor
14.
69.
51.
14. 69. 51.
16. 75. 61.
17. 78. 63
18. 73. 56
19. 71. 57. rained.
20. 71. 56
21 69. 55 windy.
22 66. 54. "
25 653. 534
26 63. 50
27 65. 47.
28 63. 46
29 63. 43. +
30. 64. 46.
31. 63. 46.

1925 Jan Luxor.

[Date] [Max.] [Min.] [Comments]
1. 64. 51.
2 64. 47.
3 63. 48.
4 63. 50
- 5. 62. 47.
6. 64. 46.
7 64. 48.
8. 65. 47.
9. 65. 46.
10. 65. 47.
11. 63. 45.
12. 63. 46
- 13. 62. 45.
- 14. 62. 44.
- 15. 62. 44
16 68. 47.
- 17. 70. 49.
18. 68. 53.
20. 64. 45.
21. 64. 50.
22. 64. 45 cloudy.
24 63. 47. clear
25. 65. 48. cloudy.
26 68. 51 "
27 68. 48 clear.
28. 67. 51.
29. 65. 51.
30. 63. 48 gale cold.
31. 64. 45 wind "
" "

Feb.

[Date] [Max.] [Min.] [Comments]
1. 66. 48. " "
2 67. 47 fine clear.
3 67. 48. " "
4 68. 48 " "
5 66. 50. windy.
6. 64. 48.
7. 68. 48
8 69 49.
Feb 1925.
10.
70.
50.
12. 67. 51. windy & sand.
13. 67. 47.
14 67. 49. Lovely.
15 4571 7148
16. 70. 50.
17. 72. 49.
18 73. 51.
19 77. 54. windy.
20 77. 55
21 77. 62
22 82. 61.
23 83 64.
+ 24. 86. 66
26. 74 53 khamsiny
wind.
27 73. 54 strong wind
28 74. 54 windy.

March.

[Date] [Max.] [Min.] [Comments]
1 74. 53 calm.
2 76. 54 "
3 78. 55 "
4 78. 54 "
5. 81. 59 "
6. 83. 59 "
+ 7. 91. 66. Khamseen
8. 86. 44 "
9. 83. 60 khamseeny.
10 73. 60. calm, clear.
11 79. 57. " " wind
night
12 81. 58 "
13 84. 62 "
14 89. 67 Khamseen in aft.
15. 85. 63. Khamseen "
16 90. 67 calm, clear
17 97. 70. " thick.
18 100. 75 hazy.
19. 100. 77
20. 95. 77. windy haze.
21 96. 77 overcast, sultry
22 101. 80. " "
23. 103. 73
24. 93. 67. clear
25. 94. 64. "
26. 93. 64. "
27. 94. 68 "
28 93. 66. "
29 93. 66 "
30. 96. 70 hazy.
31 97. 712.

top of chest of drawers
22 X 46 inches
table 25 X 17.

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Hair
1925.
[J]an 156.
? [F]eb 5.
Mar. 25.

My Aunt’s Agent.
Major Teigne.

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