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Day in the Life

Apr 17, 1841

Journal Entry

April 17, 1841 ~ Saturday
17th I bought a pair of Wellington Boots at
£0.18 shillings spent the day in running to & fro
trrough the city assisting the Saints I walked
4 miles in the evening on the sea shore with a
company of Saints & Baptized 2 persons one
was Sister Elizabeth Ockey sister to Edward

Sister Ann Ockey accompanied us they
much desired to sail with us to America, with
their Brother Edward but they were not ready
I retired to my room & bed at midnight vary
weary with my days labour distance 15 mile

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Oakey (Ockey), Edward Ockey
27 Feb 1816 - 14 Aug 1871
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Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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Apr 17, 1841