RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1881. [summaries of accounts]. CUL-DAR262.11.2 / EH88206189. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 9.2023. RN2

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR262.11 contains loose papers from Account books, book sale profits, savings, etc.

These papers were sent to Osbert John Radcliffe Howarth in August 1940. Howarth was the curator of Down House from 1929-1954. Howarth, O. J. R. and E. K. Howarth. [1933.] A history of Darwin's parish: Downe, Kent. With a foreword by Sir Arthur Keith. Southampton: Russell & Co. Text A540


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[1839]-40

1840-41

1841-42

1842-43

1843-44

1844-45

1845-46

1846-47

Miscellaneous

[?]6

34

69

141

35

61

33

47

Personal

[?]8

33

37

19

22

27

22

37

House

[?]2

390

465

380

435

365

447

525

Girls/governess

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boys & girls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coals

[?]2

19

24

48

34

51

52

91

Beer

[?]9

11

14

23

21

25

22

32

Wine

[?]4

 

 

 

23

16

 

19

Man serv.

[?]5

47

40

77

80

77

81

82

Furniture

[?]1

87

65

999

609

93

402

307

Doctors

[?]9

84

22

32

30

29

25

26

Stationary

[?]9

7

11

11

7

11

14

21

Books

[?]2

25

6

12

12

14

17

22

Science

[?]8

5

15

 

13

6

30

136

Gardens

 

 

 

89

193

255

149

59

Cow &c

 

 

 

69

38

29

20

57

Stables

Cabs &

[?]4

Flys

19

22

159

47

29

60

47

Travell-

[?]0

48

76

62

52

44

117

63

Taxes

[?]8

130

142

102

58

57

65

61

Charities

19

59

65

53}

28

50

56

36

Gifts sub.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Error

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total spent

[?]48

995

1062

2277

1748

1241

1615

1669

Invested not of saving & not including sale of my Books

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1847-48

1848-49

1849-50

1850-51

1851-52

1852-53

1853-54

1854-55

Miscellaneous

22

38

23

29

25

42

40

22

Personal

19

28

25

52

20

30

24

34

House

580

655

575

615

600

625

735

737

Girls/governess

30

46

50

53

60

60

60

60

Boys & girls

 

 

83

151

131

135

162

190

Coals

32

58

53

74

49

78

82

68

Beer

34

34

33

34

38

35

34

40

Wine

12

1

11

5

7

7

35

 

Man serv.

88

90

102

109

102

124

128

111

Furniture

110

149

150

113

253

207

209

187

Doctors

21

40

63

39

30

16

31

32

Stationary

18

22

16

15

21

15

35

37

Books

22

12

23

11

9

21

16

21

Science

14

17

15

15

4

19

66

28

Gardens

46

48

73

51

56

81

70

67

Cow &c

40

47

39

34

43

43

54

66

Stables

43

43

58

88

34

62

79

37*

Travell-

68

33

70

69

51

42

51

54

Taxes

62

59

55

65

49

48

54

57

Charities

61

62

66

{62

82

55

49

92

Gifts sub.

 

 

 

{31

20

19

28

47

Error

Malvern à 210

Malvern à 183

Eastbourne - 72

London 89

 

Douches à 43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total spent

1321

1741

1584

1897

1690

1833

2041

2066

Invested not of saving & not including sale of my Books

154

133

1493

1356

1693

1726

2127

2270

Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

4603

4267

 

X X [1853-54 to 1857-58]

N.B For years 1854 to 1858 Stable ought to be £27 more on account of Oats

 

1855-56

1856-57

1857-58

1858-59

1859-60

1860-61

1861-62

1862-63

Miscellaneous

47

32

35

54

45

57

58

32

Personal

30

26

26

29

24

38

22

7

House

750

749

833

834

855

971

880

1009

Girls/governess

78

76

80

97

59

77

73

188

 

Boys & girls

 

 

William

488

300

356

378

124

229

312

388

155

216

320

363

404

Coals

93

62

105

25

70

74

71

75

Beer

37

40

48

55

50

59

47

62

Wine

23

7

 

20

44

7

10

52

Man serv.

126

124

121

155

145

153

159

165

Furniture

100

76

281

464

185

156

336

164

Doctors

9

33

104

134

80

188

130

56

Stationary

29

29

20

27

35

37

32

33

Books

19

12

14

14

19

8

11

18

Science

59

54

27

16

2

14

51

105

Gardens

65

68

72

57

61

69

77

98

Cow &c

67

66

54

43

99

145

85

60

Stables

29x

101x

70x

229

276

211

242

109

Travell-

91

59

180

66

39

30

58

42

Taxes

59

58

48

50

61

69

66

69

Charities

83

134

89

170

54

87

93

145

Gifts sub.

17

37

30

42

99

44

36

58

Error

67
green
house

150
Hastings & Moor Park Etty & self

499
new dining room

 

Ilkley 136

East
bourne
110
Torquay
202

Seven
Oak
Southampton
109

Bn.mth
173

 

 

 

(3123)

 

 

 

 

 

Total spent

Less Whitefort
2076

 

2308

 

2624

 

3191

 

2953

 

3472

 

3381

 

3251

Invested not of saving & not including sale of my Books

2250

2173

1174

1378

2734

2037

1981

1249

Income

4048

4187

4963

5187

5079

5797

4743

5847

[1857-58] Shanklin 136 extra

[1858-59] Furniture, carriage, Doctors & Charity & William in excess.

[1860-61] Doctors: Eastbourne, Torquay William

 

 

1863-

64

1864-[65]

Miscellaneous

33

34

Personal

20

153

House

824

933

Girls/governess

172

178

William

123

122

[George]

 

G. 430

Boys & girls

446

37

Coals

78

8

Beer

60

52

Wine

57

11

Man serv.

161

165

Furniture

182

113

Doctors

171

113

Stationary

24

32

Books

8

12

Science

140

24

Gardens

124

120

Cow &c

28

172

Stables

118

142

Travell-

120

116

Taxes

59

67

Charities

103

65

Gifts sub.

258

71

Error

Malvern

131

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total spent

3451

3533

Invested not of saving & not including sale of my Books

2196

1952

Income

5553

5828

2v

24477

1249

2196 - 1863-64

27922

1952 - 64-65

29,874

1418 65-66

31,292

1897 1866-67

33,189


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