A Death in the Family

11th October 1748
had a Letter from Brother to Informe me that my Uncle Willam Tye Dyed Tuesday 4 October 1748 I pray god Rest his Soul.

12 October
Bout of Mr John Hunt & paid for them
1½ Supr Black Cloth 18/9 - £1.7s
4 yds Black Shalloon 2/- - 8s
Fustion & 2 Skin to Line Breeches 2/4 - 3s
Buttons for Coat and Waist Coat & Breeches 2/9
Silk Twist and other Trimings 3/3
14 October
Paid Geo: Peat Tayler for makeing Black Cloth waist Coat Breeches and altering my Blue Coat in Lyning it with Black and puting Bla. Buttons on it & Binding the holes with Black 8/6



In addition to this expense for appropriate mourning clothes, Thomas also pays £1.5s towards his uncle's funeral expenses.

This and That

23 March 1738
Spent with Mr Newsholm the other side of the water was forst to pay for him 5/-

24 Paid Mr Paynes Brother for makeing waistcoat and Breeches and finding all trimmings for them they was for second mourning for Queen Caroline. he gave me a receipt £1.10s 6d


Mr Newsholm must have been one of those people who forgets his wallet or only has a very large note. Thomas is obviously not impressed at having to pay for him.

Queen Caroline was the wife of George II. She died on 20 November 1737