RT Diaries
T1 Diary of John Oram
A1 Oram, John, 1824-1907
PB John Oram
PP Weston Bampfylde, England
YR 2018
NO Scope and content: John Oram's final diary. Includes: - Records an eclipse of the sun (28 May 1900). - Records the death of Queen Victoria (22 January 1901). - Remarks that he heard of President William McKinley's death (14 September 1901). - Remarks that his wife Jane is very ill (14 March 1902). - Refers to Jane's recovery (6 April 1902). - Records the coronation of King Edward VII (9 August 1902). - Records the fall of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War (2 January 1905). - Remarks that Jane came downstairs for the first time in nine weeks (15 April 1906). - Over the course of six days John records Jane's illness and the gathering of family at the house (23–28 May 1906). - Records the death of his 'beloved' wife (29 May 1906). - Newspaper cutting of Jane's death notice published in the Western Chronicle (May 1906). - Records that he resigned the Sparkford Agency (29 September 1906). - Concludes his diary for 1906. 'An eventful year for me—the loss of my darling wife in April and sickness since September—all my children here in April—I never expected to see another year in this world' (31 December 1906). - The final entries are very brief, simply recording whether he left the house or stayed at home, and the weather. On 29 March 1907 he remarks that he saw the doctor. His final entry reads 'Easter Sunday. A dry March—mostly bright days and frosty nights' (31 March 1907). John Oram died on 14 April 1907.
AN uri:info:fedora/ucdlib:256155
DO doi:doi:10.7925/drs1.ucdlib_256155
LK //digital.ucd.ie/?getObject=ucdlib:256155
SL UCD Library, University College Dublin
LL Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland