Itinerary of Charles Darwin
This is the most complete itinerary of Darwin's whereabouts during his lifetime. It was begun by Darwin scholar R. B. Freeman in his 1978 book Charles Darwin: A companion. (Text), revised in the 2007 online edition (Text) and very heavily expanded in Darwin: A Companion (2021). It is here further revised. Any errors or further suggestions can be sent to John van Wyhe.
Where Darwin was at any one time in his life is usually well documented except for the earliest years. For these the autobiographical fragment (CUL-DAR91.56-63), printed in ML1:1-5, CCD2, Appendix III, Secord, Evolutionary writings, 2008 and in Darwin Online, is the most helpful; this was written in 1838 when he started his personal 'Journal' (CUL-DAR158). The 'Journal' is reproduced year-by-year in the appendices to the Correspondence (CCD) interleaved with additional information by the editors. The complete 'Journal', transcribed by the editors of the Correspondence, later revised and edited by John van Wyhe, is in Darwin Online: (CUL-DAR158).
The 'Journal' contains only a little on the Beagle voyage, but the Beagle diary and FitzRoy's vol. 2 of the Narrative give details. There is a complete day-by-day account by Kees Rookmaaker: 'Darwin's itinerary on the voyage of the Beagle' in Darwin Online: (here).
After 1838, all important visits from home are noticed in his 'Journal', except that some brief trips to London for a night or so were omitted, or else he does not say where he stayed. Very many dates and details have been found by the editors of the Correspondence and by Christine Chua in Emma Darwin's diary. (CUL-DAR242) A source not previously available to scholars are the record books at Christ's College, Cambridge, first published, in Darwin Online, in 2009 here. Another new source of information are the newspaper accounts of Darwin serving as a magistrate or Justice of the Peace, given fully in Charles Darwin Justice of the Peace: the complete records (1857-1882), 2021 (here) and a few other isolated sources.
1842-1881 After his move to Down House in 1842 Darwin was away from home for a considerable part of each year. Much of the time was spent at hydropathic establishments, but there were also holidays and journeys for scientific business. From 1842 to 1881 he was away for a total of about 2,000 days, exceeding 50 days in 23 of these 40 years.
1809 - 1812 The Mount, Shrewsbury.
1813 family summer holiday at Gros, Abergele, North Wales.
1814 - 1816 no information, Shrewsbury.
1817 Spring, Darwin with his sister Catherine to Mr George Case's day school in Shrewsbury.
1818 Summer, Darwin to Shrewsbury School as a boarder, stayed seven years.
July Darwin to Liverpool with Erasmus Darwin.
1819 July Summer holiday at Plas Edwards, Towyn, North Wales.
1820 July riding tour with Erasmus to Pistyll Rhaeadr, North Wales.
1822 June Downton, Wiltshire, with Catherine.
July To Montgomery and Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, with sister Susan Darwin.
1824 June 19 Susan & Darwin visited Maer.
July 30 Emma Wedgwood "met with the Darwins" at Matlock, not specifying Darwin. Darwin left 1 August, returned 3 August "The Darwins came in the evenings". Emma Darwin's diary.
December 18 Shrewsbury to Maer.
1825 June 17 left Shrewsbury School.
October 22 matriculated Edinburgh University. Lodged at 11 Lothian St. October 26 First lecture.
1826 At Edinburgh all year in term time.
June 15 North Wales, walking tour with N. Hubbersty, climbed Snowdon.
October Parle, North Wales, with sister Caroline.
1827 April c.24 finally left Edinburgh, toured Dundee, St. Andrew's, Stirling, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin.
May, end of, visited Paris with Josiah Wedgwood [II] and Catherine Darwin.
Autumn, many visits to Woodhouse, Shropshire, especially for shooting.
September at Maer and visited J. Mackintosh.
1828 January 26 Cambridge, lodging in Sydney Street.
July 1 to Barmouth, North Wales with J.M. Herbert & T. Butler for private coaching by George Ash Butterton.
August 27 to Maer for shooting.
September at Maer and then Osmaston Hall.
October 31 Cambridge.
December 20 returned to Shrewsbury.
1829 February 19 two days in London to talk about beetles with Frederick William Hope.
February 24 in Christ's College, Cambridge.
June 8 to London & Shrewsbury
June mid. to Barmouth with Frederick William Hope.
June 29? back to Shrewsbury with bad lips.
July Maer one week.
August to Barmouth with sisters.
October Birmingham with Wedgwoods for music meeting.
October 16 to Cambridge. [October 12 according to Christ's College records.]
1830 January 1 at Cambridge.
June 3 out of College.
August to North Wales, beetles and fishing. In Barmouth with Frederick William Hope and T.C. Eyton.
October 7 in College.
1831 January to Cambridge for three months to keep terms, stayed with J.S. Henslow.
June 16 left Cambridge end of May term.
August to Llangollen, Ruthin, Conway, Bangor, Capel Curig, with Sedgwick for geology, then alone to Barmouth.
September 1 Maer for shooting.
September 2 - 4 Cambridge.
September 5 London, 17 Spring Gardens.
September 9 left by Packet with FitzRoy.
September 11 arrived at Plymouth to see Beagle.
September 11 - 13 sailing.
September 13 - 16 Devonport.
September 17 - 19 London.
September 19 - 21 Cambridge.
September 22 Shrewsbury.
October 2 London, 17 Spring Gardens.
October 21 Shrewsbury.
October 24 Plymouth.
December 10 sailed but put back.
December 21 sailed but put back.
December 27 sailed.
(For more detail on Darwin's Beagle voyage itinerary, see Kees Rookmaaker, 'Darwin's itinerary on the voyage of the Beagle' (here).
1832 January 16 - February 8 Cape Verde Islands.
February 16 - 17 St. Paul's Rocks.
February 16 - 17 Beagle crossed equator.
February 20 Fernando de Noronha.
March 27 Abrolhos archipelago.
April 5 - July 5 Rio de Janeiro.
July 26 - 19 August Montevideo.
September 6 - October 17 Bahia Blanca.
November 2 - 26 Montevideo.
December 16 Tierra del Fuego.
1833 February 26 Tierra del Fuego.
March 1 - April 6 Falkland Islands.
April 28 - July 23 Maldonado.
August 3 - December 6 Rio Negro & Montevideo.
December 23 - Port Desire.
1834 January 4 Port Desire.
January 9 - January 19 Port St. Julian.
January 29 - March 7 Straits of Magellan via Falklands.
March 10 - April 7 Falkland Islands.
April 13 - May 12 Santa Cruz River.
June 28 - July 13 Chiloe.
July 23 - November 10 Valparaiso.
November 10 Valparaiso to Chiloe.
December 13 Chonos Archipelago.
1835 February 4 Chiloe.
February 8 - 22 Valdivia.
March 4 - 7 Concepcion.
March 11 - July 6 Valparaiso - Copiapó.
July 12 - 14 Iquique.
July 19 - September 7 Callao for Lima.
September 16 - October 20 Galapagos Islands.
November 15 - 26 Tahiti.
December 21 - 30 Bay of Islands, New Zealand.
1836 January 12 - 30 Sydney.
February 5 - 17 Hobart Town, Tasmania.
March 6 - 14 King George's Sound.
April 2 - 12 Cocos Keeling Islands.
April 29 - May 9 Mauritius.
May 31 - June 18 Cape of Good Hope.
July 8 - 14 St. Helena.
July 19 - 23 Ascension.
August 1 - 6 Bahia Blanca.
August 12 - 17 Pernambuco.
September 4 - 8 Porto Praya, Cape Verde.
September 20 - 25 Terceira, Azores.
October 2 Falmouth, Cornwall.
October 4 Shrewsbury.
October end of, Greenwich unloading Beagle.
November 6 London, 43 Gt. Marlborough St.
November c.21 Maer.
December 2 - 13 London.
December 13 - Cambridge, John Stevens Henslow's home and 22 Fitzwilliam Street.
1837 January 4 trip to London. February 17 Geological Society of London.
February 27 Read paper on 'Sand tubes' at Cambridge Philosophical Society.
March 6 moved from Cambridge to London.
March 6 - 12 London, 43 Marlborough St.
March 13 or 14 - June 25, 36 Great Marlborough St.
November 21 Isle of Wight visit to William Darwin Fox.
November 23 London.
1838 May 10 Cambridge for three or four days.
June 23 London to Leith, Edinburgh for one day, Salisbury Crags, Loch Leven, Glen Roy for eight days geology, Glasgow, Liverpool.
July 12 Overton-on-Dee, Flintshire one night.
July 13 - 31 Shrewsbury and Maer.
August 1 to London.
October 25 Windsor for two days of rest.
November 9 Maer; November 11 proposed to Emma Wedgwood.
November 12 Shrewsbury.
November 17 Maer.
November 20 to London.
December 6 Emma Wedgwood came to London.
December 21 to Maer.
December 31 slept at 12 Upper Gower St.
1839 January 11 to Shrewsbury.
January 12 - 13 Half Moon St., London.
January 15 to Maer.
January 18 to Maer to London.
January 25 to Shrewsbury.
January 28 to Maer; January 29 Darwin married Emma.
January 30 to 12 Upper Gower St.
February 15 Geological Society of London meeting.
April 26 - May 6 Maer.
May 7 - 8 Seabridge, Etruria, Fenton.
May 8 - 12 Gower St.
May 13 - 19 Shrewsbury.
May 20 Came home to Gower St.
June 18 Windsor
August 23 to Maer.
August 26 - 31 to Birmingham for British Association for the Advancement of Science.
September 12 - 28 to Shrewsbury.
October 2 to London.
November 30 "Royal Soc. 1 o'clock"
1840 January 31. Lecture Royal Institution.
April 3 to Shrewsbury.
June 10 to Maer.
November 10 to London.
1841 May 28 to Maer.
June 30 to Shrewsbury. 1 June in Account Book (Down House MS).
July 23 to London.
1842 January 29 Met Alexander von Humboldt at Roderick Impey Murchison's house.
March 7 - 17 Shrewsbury.
May 18 - June 14 Maer.
June 15 to Shrewsbury.
June 18 Capel Curig, Caernarvon, 10 days.
June 29 returned from Wales.
July 15 returned from London in Account Book (Down House MS).
July 18 to London. 'Journal'. (CUL-DAR158)
July 22 - 23 Darwin and Emma Darwin first saw Down House, slept at inn.
July 28 - 29 went to Down.
September 14 Emma Darwin slept at Down House.
September 17 Darwin slept at Down House.
November 16 London.
1843 January 17 - 19 went to London.
April 4 went to London.
May. 3 went to London.
July 8 Maer and Shrewsbury one week.
July 16 - 17 unwell in London.
October 12 London then Shrewsbury ten days.
October 20 - 21 to London with Emma Darwin.
November 30 London.
December 14 London.
1844 January 31 Attended council meeting of the Geological Society of London.
February 21 Attended council meeting of the Geological Society of London.
March 20 - 21 to London with Emma Darwin. Geological Society of London council meeting.
April 17 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
April 23 to Maer and Shrewsbury.
May 16 - 25 Shrewsbury.
May 30 return to Down House.
June 12 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
July 17 to London with Emma Darwin, ancient lectures.
July 18 to Kew Gardens with Emma Darwin & returned home.
October 18 - 29 Shrewsbury. Emma Darwin wrote 16th.
November 20 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
December 18 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
1845 January 8 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
January 31 to London.
February 1 to Maer.
February 5 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
March 12 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
April 2 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
April 10 April to London.
April 29 - May 10 London & Shrewsbury.
May 11 Down House.
May 28 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
June 11 - 12 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
July 2 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
September 15 Shrewsbury, Beesby, Manchester to visit W. Herbert, Walton Hall to visit C. Waterton, Chatsworth, Camphill to visit S.E. Wedgwood [I]. Slept at Rugby.
September 16 came to Shrewsbury.
October 2 Darwin "came from his tour."
October 26 to Down House.
November 11 - 15 Chester Terrace.
November 19 - 24 London, Geological Society of London.
December 10 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
1846 January 7 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
February 4 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
February 20 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
February 21 - March 2 Shrewsbury. March 3 home.
March 11 in London.
March 25 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
April 21 or 22 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
April 23 in London.
May 20 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
June 3 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
June 17 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
June 29 London.
July 31 - August 8 Shrewsbury. 9 August home.
September 9 - 17 Southampton for British Association for the Advancement of Science with Emma Darwin.
September 12 visited Portsmouth and Isle of Wight.
September 13 Winchester and St. Cross.
September 14 Netley Abbey and Southampton Common.
September 22 day at Knole Park, Sevenoaks with Emma Darwin and Susan Darwin.
September 29 London with Emma Darwin.
October 19 - 23 London ten days in two visits.
November 18 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
December 2 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
1847 6 January meeting of the Geological Society of London.
February 19 - March 4 Shrewsbury.
March 4 Hakluyt Society meeting, London.
April 28 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
May 12 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
May 26 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
May 29 London.
June 9 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
June 22 - June 30 Oxford for British Association for the Advancement of Science, visited Newnham Courtney, Dropmore, Burnham Beeches.
September 18 London.
November 17 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
December 1 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
1848 January 5 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
February 2 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
February 18 to London, back same day.
March end of to London.
April 7 - 12 to the Hermitage.
April 19 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
May 17 meeting of the Geological Society of London. To Shrewsbury.
May 31 meeting of the Geological Society of London. To Shrewsbury.
June 1 Return to Down.
June 14 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
July 22 week at Swanage by Wareham and Corfe Castle.
July 29 to Poole in Sir William Symonds's yacht and New Forest.
October 10 - 24 to Shrewsbury.
October 25 to Down.
November 17 - 26 at Shrewsbury with Erasmus.
November 26 to Down.
December 13 to London.
December 16 London(?)
1849 January 31 - February 1 to London with Emma Darwin. January 31 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
March 5 to Chevening.
March 8 to London with Emma Darwin.
March 9 to Malvern.
March 10 - June 29 Malvern, slept at Chester Terrace. Malvern Wells, family and servants.
June 30 returned home.
16 August Darwin visited the home of Lord Mahon at Chevening.
September 11 - 20 or 21 Birmingham for British Association for the Advancement of Science, 15 started out for week in Warwick but Darwin felt unwell; day visit to Malvern on 16. 17 returned to Birmingham. (Emma Darwin "came home" 20th,, '21' CUL-DAR158).
November 7 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
December 19 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
1850 February 6 meeting of the Geological Society of London, 7 meeting of the Council of the Royal Society.
April 10 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
June 5 London.
June 11 - 18 Malvern Wells.
August 10 - 16 Leith Hill Place, visit Josiah Wedgwood [III], with 3 eldest and baby Lenny.
September 5 - 6 to London then to Bruce Castle.
October 14 - 21 Hartfield, Sussex, The Ridge, visit S.E. Wedgwood [II]. Took William.
October 18 - 21 Ramsgate, swimming.
October 22 went home with the rest but Emma Darwin stayed with Annie.
November 15/16 with Emma Darwin to Mitcham & brought home William.
December 18 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
1851 March 24 - 31 Malvern with Annie travelling via London.
April 16 - 24 Malvern with Annie who died there on April 23. 16th Darwin went to London.
July 30 - August 9 London, 7 Park St to see Great Exhibition. (Emma Darwin records August 10 came home.
November 20 - 21 to London. Saw Sir. B.B.
December 17 attended Geological Society of London Club.
1852 January 29 to London & brought back William.
March 24 - April 15 Rugby 1 day to see William Erasmus Darwin, then Barlaston, Betley and Shrewsbury to sister Susan with Henrietta & George.
June 2 - 5 to London. "Charles went to London sick" Emma Darwin's diary.
June 24 - 25 London.
July 14 - 17 to Hartfield with William, Henrietta & George. (Darwin not mentioned) Emma Darwin's diary.
September 11 - 16 Leith Hill Place, home via Godstone and Reigate. George, Henrietta, Elizabeth & Horace.
November 8 - 12 to London.
November 17 - 18 Darwin recalled watching the funeral of the Duke of Wellington in London. (CCD5: 194)
1853 February 1 - 3 to London to visit Susan, Catherine and Erasmus.
April 4 - 7 in London. (Health diary Down House MS) 6th meeting of the Geological Society of London.
April 28 - May 3 to London.
May 7 Attended Lord Rosse's Royal Society party.
June 1 meeting of the Geological Society of London.
July 14 - August 4 family stayed at Sea Houses Eastbourne, to Brighton & Hastings on day visits.
August 13 - 16 The Hermitage near Woking to visit Henry Allen Wedgwood with Emma Darwin, George and Henrietta, visited military camp exercises for Crimean War at Chobham (Chobham Camp). (Emma Darwin's diaryrecords home August 17).
October 6 - 9 or 10 to Queen Anne St. Geological Society. CCD5:160.
November 28 - 30 to London. Awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society.
December 1 London.
December 10 London.
1854 January visited London.
February 1 visited London. (Health diary)
February 23 - 25 to London with Emma Darwin, Henrietta & Leonard.
March 13 - 17 The Ridge, Hartfield, Sussex with Emma Darwin, came home leaving George & Franky who returned with Emma Darwin on 20th.
March 29 - April 1 to London with Henrietta & Elizabeth (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary
May 1 - 3 to London. 2nd Linnean Society of London meeting.
May 12 to Westerham, home by Knockholt (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary
May 20 - 22 to Hartfield (Darwin not named).
May 24 to London. 25 Philosophical Club of the Royal Society meeting.
May 27 to London with Henrietta Emma to Mr Robinson (Darwin not specified) Emma Darwin's diary
May 31 Leith Hill Place (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary
June 10 Crystal Palace opening at Sydenham with Emma Darwin and Henrietta Emma.
Jun 21 - 23 London. 22nd Philosophical Club dinner.
July 13 - 15 The Ridge, Hartfield, Sussex.
October 9 - 14 Leith Hill Place, all but Horace.
October 23 - November 3 to London with Emma Darwin.
November 2 - 4 London with Emma Darwin.
November 30 - December 1 London for anniversary meeting of the Royal Society.
1855 January 18 - February 15 London, 27 York Place, Baker St. January 22 Party at the Horners. January 25 Royal Society Council meeting & Philosophical Club. January 29 party at Lyells. February 3 dined at Cumberland Terrace. February 12 Party at the Horners.
March 20 - 24 to London. 22nd council meeting of the Royal Society.
April 21 - 23 meetings of the Royal Society.
April 30 - May 5 London with Emma Darwin.
June 14 Crystal Palace, meet the Lyells and Horners.
June 28 council meeting of the Royal Society.
July 7 - 10 to Hartfield with William, George, Franky & Brodie. (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary
July 12 to Hartfield with Henrietta & Elizabeth. (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary
August 7 - 9 London. 7th dined with John Stevens Henslow and Joseph Dalton Hooker at Erasmus Alvey Darwin's house.
August 25 to Chevening with Emma Darwin & George.
August 28 - 30 Anerley for Poultry show.
September 10 - 18 Glasgow for British Association for the Advancement of Science with Emma Darwin. Slept 11 at Carlisle, arrived Glasgow on 12th. Attended Col. Rawlinson's lecture on 17th.
September 19 slept at Carlisle.
September 20 to Shrewsbury by Rugby.
September 22 to Barlaston then Down.
September 25 home, seeing William at Rugby.
September 28 dined at Holwood.
October 11 dined at Holwood.
October 17 went to Brighton.
October 25 council meeting of the Royal Society.
November 8 meeting of the Royal Society.
November 30 meeting of the Royal Society.
December 19 to London to Mr Robinson.
December 20 council meeting of the Royal Society & Philosophical Club.
1856 January 8 meeting of Philoperisteron Society.
January 31 meeting of the Royal Society.
February 9 - 12 Emma to London with Henrietta Emma and William Erasmus (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary.
February 23 to Hartfield, children since February 21.
February 28 drove to East Grinstead.
February 29 walked to Hartfield.
March 1 returned home with George.
March 10 - 14 to London, spent 10th with Cumberland, 11th to Exeter. Royal Society meeting on 13th.
March 18 - 19 to London.
April 10 to London.
April 17 meeting of the Royal Society.
May 5 - 8 to London. 8th Royal Society meeting.
May 16 to Hartfield.
May 20 drove to Buckhurst.
May 29 to London with Henrietta Emma and George Howard Darwin.
June 12 meeting of the Royal Society.
June 18 - 21 meeting of the Royal Society.
July 16 to Chevening.
July 29 Anerley poultry show.
August 14 to London.
August 25 to London with Henrietta Emma to see Benjamin Collins Brodie.
September 8 dined at Holwood.
September 13 - 18 Leith Hill Place.
September 19 returned home.
October 15 - 18 London. 16th Philosophical Club.
November 13 London. Philosophical Club.
1857 January 13 - 16 took William Erasmus Darwin to London. January 15 meeting of the Philosophical Club and Royal Society lecture.
March 4 - 7 London, brought George home from school. March 5 Philosophical Club.
April 9 to Hastings.
April 22 - May 6 Moor Park.
May 27 to Westerham.
June 6 to Leith Hill Place.
June 11 Philosophical Club meeting.
June 16 - 29 Moor Park.
June 23 all to Barlaston.
June 26 picnic in Trentham.
June 27 visited Selborne, see Elizabeth Darwin.
June 29 - 30 to Shrewsbury.
July 18 - 21 to Moor Park.
August 10 Crystal Palace, poultry show.
September 24 - 27 to Moor Park.
October 16 to Withyham.
October 29 - 30 to Queen Anne St.
November 5 - 12 Moor Park.
November 16 - 20 London.
December 3 to Bromley. (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary
December 12 to Crystal Palace with Miss Pugh. (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary.
1858 February 16 - 20 London, joined by children 17th. February 18 Philosophical Club
March 15 Darwin as magistrate, Bromley.
April 19 Darwin as magistrate, Bromley.
April 20 - May 4 Moor Park.
May 13 to paper mills. (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary
May 15 London visit, met William Hallowes Miller.
May 17 Darwin as magistrate, Bromley.
May 20 London visit. Philosophical Club.
June 5 - 9 to Leith Hill Place.
June 21 Darwin as magistrate, Bromley.
July 9 - 13 The Ridge, Hartfield.
July 16 to Portsmouth with Henrietta Emma.
July 17 - 26 via Portsmouth, Sandown, Isle of Wight, King's Head Hotel with family.
July 26 - August 12 Norfolk House, Shanklin, Isle of Wight.
August 16 Darwin as magistrate, Bromley.
August 19 Emma Darwin: "came home".
August 28 Darwin as magistrate, Bromley.
September 15 Moor Park with Henrietta Emma. (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary.
October 6 - 7 Emma to London with Elizabeth Darwin. (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary.
October 18 Darwin as magistrate, Bromley.
October 19 visited London. Met Hugh Falconer.
October 25 - 31 Moor Park.
November 1 returned from Moor Park.
December 14 - 16 London. Philosophical Club.
December 20 Darwin as magistrate, Bromley.
1859 January 5 - 7 to London with Elizabeth.
January 17 Darwin as magistrate, Chelfield.
January 20 to London with William.
February 5 - 18 Moor Park.
February 21 Darwin as magistrate, Bromley.
March 21 Darwin as magistrate, Bromley.
March 26 to Crystal Palace.
April 1 - 4 to London with Henrietta Emma.
April 18 Darwin as magistrate, Bromley; to Moor Park.
May 16 Darwin as magistrate, Bromley.
May 21 - 28 Moor Park.
June 7 to Hartfield with Henrietta Emma.
June 20 to Crystal Palace with Henrietta Emma.
July 19 - 26 Moor Park.
August 11 - 15 to Bromley, to London.
August 15 Darwin as magistrate, Bromley.
August 20 - 23 Leith Hill Place.
September 10 to Bromley.
October 2 - December 7 Wells Terrace, Ilkley. October 17 Emma Darwin's diary: "came to Ilkley".
December 8 - 9 London.
December 19 Darwin as magistrate, Bromley.
1860 January 16 Darwin as magistrate, Bromley.
January 24 - 27 London. January 26 Philosophical Club.
January 30 - February 11 to London with William to Cambridge.
February 10 Thomas Henry Huxley lecture at Royal Institution of Great Britain.
February 20 Darwin as magistrate, Bromley.
February 27 - 28 London. Visited Andrew Crombie Ramsay.
March 5 - 6 London with Henrietta and Leonard. Saw Dr Headland.
March 28 to London.
April 14 to London.
April 21 – 24? to London. April 23 Philosophical Club meeting.
June 28 - July 6 Sudbrook Park, Petersham.
July 7 visited Joseph Dalton Hooker at Kew.
July 10 - August 2 The Ridge, Hartfield.
August 14 to London to see Robinson. (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary.
August 18 to London. (Darwin not named). Emma Darwin's diary
August 21 to London.
September 17 Darwin as magistrate, Farnborough.
September 19 to Hartfield.
September 22 - November 10 15 Marine Parade, Eastbourne due to Henrietta Emma illness.
1861 January 3 to Baston. (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary
January 28 to London with George Howard Darwin.
February 21 - 22 to London. 21st Spoke on Drosera experiments at meeting of Philosophical Club of the Royal Society.
April 1 - 4 London, Queen Anne St.
April 16 - 20 to London.
July 1 - August 27 1 slept at Reading, 2 Hesketh Terrace, Torquay.
August 26 left Torquay, 27th home.
September 18 to Westerham with Emma Darwin.
November 5 - 9 St. Leonards. (Darwin not named). Emma Darwin's diary
November 20 - 23 London. November 21 visited British Museum, visited Francis Boott, read 'On the two forms, or dimorphic condition, in the species of Primula, and on their remarkable sexual relations' at Linnean Society of London.
November 28 dined at Holwood House with Emma Darwin.
December 20 Darwin as magistrate, Down.
December 27 - 31 to St. Leonards, returned by Edenbridge.
1862 April 2 - 4, London, Queen Anne St. April 3 read 'Three sexual forms of Catasetum tridentatum'at Linnean Society of London.
February 19 to London, saw dentist.
April 23 to London with 3 boys and Elizabeth to a play. (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary.
May 6 - 9 to London. International Exhibition.
May 13 to Clapham.
May 15 - 22 Leith Hill Place. 17 drove with Emma Darwin to Ockley. Home on 22nd.
June 3 - 12 to Southampton.
August 7 day to London to see children.
August 9 - 10 to London hearing Henrietta Emma was ill.
August 12 - 31 1 Carlton Terrace, Southampton.
September 1 - 27 Cliff Cottage, Bournemouth.
September 29 London, Queen Anne St. Slept at 62 Gower St., returned home 30.
October 16 to London. Exhibition & Adelphi.
November 8 - 12 to Cumberland Terrace.
November 25 - December 9 to London.
December 17 - 20 to Chester Place.
1863 January 22 - 23 London for ball, Crystal Palace.
February 4 - 14 London, Queen Anne St. with Henrietta Emma & Horace. Elizabeth joined on 7th. To Kew on 11th. Queen Anne St. on 13th.
April 14 to Westerham. (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary
April 27 - May ?6 Hartfield. 4th to Buckhurst.
May 6 - 13 Leith Hill Place.
September 2 - October 13 Malvern Wells. September 3 Darwin & Henrietta came from London.
October 14 from London to home.
1864 August 25 - 1 September? 4 Chester Place.
1865 November 8 - 18? London, Queen Anne St.
1866 April 21 - May 4 London, Queen Anne St. 28 soirée at Royal Society Emma Darwin's diary: "came home'' May 1.
May 29 - June 2 Leith Hill Place.
October 3 - 4 to Wardour Castle. (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary
November 22 - 29 London, Queen Anne St.
December 18 - 22 London. (not specified).
1867 January 7 Rutland Arms Hotel, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
February 13 - 21 London, Queen Anne St. February 18 called on Henry Walter Bates.
June 17 - 24 London, Queen Anne St. 20 to Royal Academy.
September 18 - 24 London, Queen Anne St.
November 28 - December 3 London, Queen Anne St. Met Charles Lyell and Philip Lutley Sclater in London, visited gardens of the Zoological Society of London with Abraham Dee Bartlett. (CCD15)
1868 February 21 - 24 to Leith Hill Place.
March 10 - 31 4 Chester Place, London. 30 or 31 Kew to see Joseph Dalton Hooker. Returned home April 1.
July 16 Bassett, Southampton on way to Isle of Wight, Freshwater.
July 17 - August 20 Freshwater, Isle of Wight. July 18 Darwins called on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
July 27 to Alum Bay.
August 20 slept at Southampton, home August 21.
November 7 - 16 London, Queen Anne Street.
1869 January 21 - 23 to Leith Hill Place.
February 16 - 24 London, Queen Anne St.
June 10 Shrewsbury on way to Barmouth.
June 11 - July 29 Caerdeon, Barmouth, North Wales, to recuperate from fall from Tommy.
July 30 - 31 Stafford on way home.
November 1 - 9 London, Queen Anne St. November 6 to House of Commons. Met Haweis.
1870 March 5 - 10 London, Queen Anne St. (Emma Darwin's diaryrecorded home on 12th.)
May 20 - 24 Bull Hotel, Cambridge.
June 24 - July 1 Queen Anne St. June 26 and 30 visits Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park, London.
August 13 - 26 Bassett, Southampton. August 21 to Bishopstone.
October 13 - 20 Leith Hill Place. 17 Ightham Mote.
December 8 - 14 London, Queen Anne St.
1871 February 23 - March 2 London, Queen Anne St. Lunch with Wallace. Went to pictures March 1.
April 1 - 5 London, Queen Anne St.
May 11 - 19 Bassett, Southampton. 19 to London for Sir J. Herschel's funeral.
June 24 - 30 London, Queen Anne St. Royal Academy on 29.
July 12 - 13 Queen Anne St., Crystal Palace.
July 28 - August 25 Haredene, Albury, Guildford, family holiday.
November 3 - 10 Leith Hill Place.
November 14 to London. (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary
December 7 to London. (Darwin not named) Emma Darwin's diary
December 12 - 22 London, Queen Anne St. Emma Darwin's diary: 14 "came to London".
1872 February 13 - March 21 London, 9 Devonshire St., a rented house. Emma Darwin's diary: 16 "came up to London". 27 to see the procession at St. Paul's cathedral. 15 to Crystal Palace.
June 8 - 20 Bassett, Southampton.
August 13 - 21 Leith Hill Place.
October 5 - 26 Sevenoaks Common (Horace lodgings in Sevenoaks).
December 17 - 23 London, Queen Anne St. (Emma Darwin's diary recorded home on 22.)
1873 March 15 - April 10 London, 15 Montague St., a rented house.
June 4 - 12 Leith Hill Place.
August 5 - 9 Abinger Hall visiting T. H. Farrer.
August 9 - 21 Bassett, Southampton.
November 8 - 18 London, 4 Bryanston St. visiting Richard Buckley Litchfield. November 9 at Kew.
1874 January 10 - 17 London, Queen Anne St. January 16 séance of twenty persons at Erasmus's house.
April 21 - 29 London, 4 Bryanston St. Royal Society of London soirée on 22nd.
July 25 - 30 Abinger Hall. 28 to Leith Hill Place.
July 30 to Southampton.
July 31 - August 24 Bassett, Southampton. 6 drove to Southampton.
December 3 - 12 London, 4 Bryanston St., Henrietta Emma Litchfield's. December 4 met Charles Lyell. December 6 visited Thomas Henry Huxley.
1875 March 31 - April 12 London, Queen Anne St. April 6 to Bryanston St. to Richard Buckley and Henrietta Emma Litchfield.
June 3 - July 6 Abinger Hall. June 6 to Bishops Cross. June 7 to Leith Hill Place. June 21 at Combe Bottom. July 6 returned.
August 28 - September 11 Bassett, Southampton.
November 3 - 5 London, Queen Anne St., for Royal Commission on vivisection.
December 10 - 20 London, Bryanston St. December 12 visited Thomas Henry Huxley and Henrietta Anne Huxley. December 19 visited Alfred William Bennett.
1876 January 25 to Bryanston St.
February 3 - 5 London, Queen Anne St.
April 27 - May 3 London, Queen Anne St.
May 6 - June 6 Hopedene, Dorking (home of Hensleigh Wedgwood).
June 1 to Abinger Hall, Surrey visited Thomas Henry Farrer.
June 7 - 9 Hollycombe, Midhurst (home of Sir John Hawkshaw). Returned home June 10.
October 4 - 6 Leith Hill Place.
October 7 - 20 Bassett, Southampton.
December ? London to Royal Society.
1877 January 6 - 15 London, Bryanston St.
April 12 - 28 London, Bryanston St. on 20th, then Queen Anne St. on 24th.
June 8 - 12 Leith Hill Place. Emma Darwin's diary recorded going to Leith Hill place on 6th.
June 13 - July 3 Bassett, Southampton, visited Stonehenge for earthworm research.
July 4 back home from Bassett.
August 20 - 25 Abinger Hall. 21 Leith Hill Place.
October 26 - 29 London, Queen Anne St.
November 16 - 19 Cambridge.
1878 January 17 - 23 London, Queen Anne St. Linnean Society of London meeting. January 22 Darwin at Kew gardens.
February 27 - March 5 London, Bryanston St. on March 4
April 27 - May 13 Bassett, Southampton. Emma Darwin's diaryrecorded home on May 13th.
June 7 - ?14 Leith Hill Place and Abinger Hall.
June ?15 Barlaston.
August 7 - 22 to Leith Hill Place. August 12 to Abinger. Barlaston on August 15.
November 19 - 27 Bryanston St. on 19. November 20 - 22 Queen Anne St. November 25 or 26 visited Edward Frankland. November 26 Darwin and Emma Darwin lunch with William Henry Flower. Emma Darwin's diary "came home" on December 4.
1879 February 27 - March 5, No. 6 Queen Anne St. March 4 visited T. H. Farrer.
May 6 - 7 Worthing to see A. Rich on 7th.
May 8 - 20 Bassett, Southampton.
May 21 - 26 Leith Hill Place.
June 26 London. Crystal Palace. 27 Queen Anne St. June 27 met John Scott Burdon Sanderson, lunch with James Paget, saw Thomas Lauder Brunton.
June 28 - 30 West Hackhurst, Abinger Hammer, home of L.M. Forster. July 1 home.
August 1 London, No. 6 Queen Anne St.
August 2 - 27 Coniston, Lake District, Grasmere on 14. Drove up to Tilberthwaite farm on 16. to Furness on 21. Drove to How Tarn on 23.
December 2 - 12 London, 5 days Bryanston St., 5 days Queen Anne St. December 7 Darwin and Emma Darwin visited Thomas Henry and Henrietta Anne Huxley. December 3-11 met Arthur Gardiner Butler at British Museum. December c.8 met George John Romanes. December 9 visited South Kensington Science Schools.
1880 March 4 - 8 London, No. 6 Queen Anne St.
April 8 - 13 Abinger Hall with Horace & his wife Emma Cecilia (Ida) Farrer.
May 25 - June 8 Bassett, Southampton. June 5 to Salisbury.
August 14 - 18 Cambridge to Trinity Chapel, Botolph Lane to visit his sons. Drove to Jesus College on 16. Visited King's Chapel on 17 & Botanic Gardens on 18th.
August 19 - 21 London, No. 6 Queen Anne St.
October 20 - November 2 London. Bryanston St.
December 7 - 10 London, No. 6 Queen Anne St.
December 11 - 15 Leith Hill Place.
1881 February 24 - March 3 London, Bryanston St. February 25 attended John Scott Burdon Sanderson's lecture at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. February 27 Darwin and Emma Darwin visited Thomas Henry and Henrietta Anne Huxley. February 28 visited George Douglas Campbell (8th duke of Argyll).
June 2 - July 5 Glenrhydding House, Glenridding, Patterdale, Ullswater. July 4 to Penrith. Home on July 5th.
August 3 - 5 London, No. 6 Queen Anne St. August 3 luncheon for opening of 7th International Medical Congress.
August 20 drove to Orpington with Emma Darwin.
August 27 to No. 6 Queen Anne St. on the death of Erasmus. Back the same day.
September 8 - 10 West Worthing Hotel, Worthing, Sussex, visiting Anthony Rich.
October 20 - 27 Cambridge, stayed with Horace.
December 18 - 20 London, Bryanston St.
1882 Darwin did not leave Down. He died April 19.
26 April. Darwin was buried in Westminster Abbey.
| This is a lightly revised version of the itinerary of Darwin in Darwin: A Companion (2021). |  |
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