RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1833. CUL-DAR242[.2]. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua, corrections by John van Wyhe 4.2019. RN3
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with the permission of Richard Darwin Keynes. See the introduction to Emma Darwin's diaries here. All of the diaries are also available in a single file here, which has the latest corrections.
Introduction by Christine Chua:
A very busy year for Miss Emma Wedgwood. She travelled a great deal, chaperoned by her mother. They paid calls on many people and were often away from home.
[title page]
[Printed Title] Rees's Improved Diary or Memorandum Book for 1833
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D 1833
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January 1833
[1 January – 6 January 1833 not microfilmed]
Monday, 7 January 1833
Tuesday, 8 January 1833
C & Charlotte went
Went to Etruria
heard from Fanny Hens
Wednesday, 9 January 1833
Thursday, 10 January 1833
came home
Friday, 11 January 1833
Jessie Harry & I dined at Camp Hill.
Mamma heard from Charlotte of her arrived at Ripley.
Saturday, 12 January 1833
Aunt Sarah came & slept
Mamma heard from At Jessie
Sunday, 13 January 1833
January 1833
Monday, 14 January 1833
called with Mamma on Mrs Basnett Mrs Northen & Miss Byerley
Tuesday, 15 January 1833
Wednesday, 16 January 1833
Eliz. Jessie & Harry went to Betley
Thursday, 17 January 1833
Heard from FE.W
Mamma & I went to Etruria
Friday, 18 January 1833
Went to fetch them home from Betley
called at the court & Parsonage
Eliz. saw the new Lady Boughey
Saturday, 19 January 1833
Eliz heard from Hensleigh
Walked round Birth
a nice mild day.
have had no frost these 10 days
Sunday, 20 January 1833
Joseph Harding died yesterday
January 1833
Monday, 21 January 1833
Aunt Emma came
hard frost.
Tuesday, 22 January 1833
Wednesday, 23 January 1833
Thursday, 24 January 1833
Heard from Charlotte Hall
took up the swan
Friday, 25 January 1833
Saturday, 26 January 1833
Fanny Mosley confined [Birth of Godfrey Wedgwood, son of Francis Wedgwood]
went to Etruria
returned the same day
Sunday, 27 January 1833
Frost went
X
January – February 1833
Monday, 28 January 1833
F
Tuesday, 29 January 1833
Went to Betley with At Emma
the only party Mr Bagot & Mr E. Mainwaring
Wednesday, 30 January 1833
returned home
heard from Charlotte & F E W.
Thursday, 31 January 1833
Papa went to town
dined at Whitmore with Jos & Robert
Friday, 1 February 1833
Heard from Charlotte
Mamma & Jessie went to Etruria
Saturday, 2 February 1833
Sunday, 3 February 1833
February 1833
Monday, 4 February 1833
Tuesday, 5 February 1833
Wednesday, 6 February 1833
Fanny Hensleigh's child born. [Birth of Frances Julia, "Snow"]
Mr Bagot Mrs T. Ellen & Georgina came
Thursday, 7 February 1833
Harry Jessie Ellen & I went to the Newcastle ball which was a very good one
Friday, 8 February 1833
Tollets went home
Mrs & Margaret Cattlow called
Saturday, 9 February 1833
Went to Etruria & brought back Eliz.
Heard a good act of F. H.
Sunday, 10 February 1833
wrote to F. E. W.
February 1833
Monday, 11 February 1833
Savings bank at N.
Tuesday, 12 February 1833
Wednesday, 13 February 1833
Thursday, 14 February 1833
Friday, 15 February 1833
Heard from C. L.
Saturday, 16 February 1833
Heard from Hensleigh
Sunday, 17 February 1833
wrote to F E. W.
February 1833
Monday, 18 February 1833
Penelope called
Tuesday, 19 February 1833
Mamma At Emma & I went to Etruria
Wednesday, 20 February 1833
returned home
Thursday, 21 February 1833
Heard from Ellen Harrison
Friday, 22 February 1833
went with Mamma to call on Mrs Adderley & Mrs Carlye
Saturday, 23 February 1833
heard from Charlotte Holland to ask me to the wedding
Sunday, 24 February 1833
February 1833
Monday, 25 February 1833
Jessie & Harry came from Etruria
Tuesday, 26 February 1833
Mamma & I dined & slept at Camp hill.
Wednesday, 27 February 1833
Thursday, 28 February 1833
At Emma Harry & Jessie went to Cresselly
I went to Etruria
Friday, 1 March 1833
Saturday, 2 March 1833
Sunday, 3 March 1833
Brought Frank & Fanny home.
March 1833
Monday, 4 March 1833
Frank & Fanny came home with me
Tuesday, 5 March 1833
Dined at Dr Northens
met the Butts J. Kynnersley
Wednesday, 6 March 1833
Thursday, 7 March 1833
Friday, 8 March 1833
Caroline Darwin came
Saturday, 9 March 1833
Tom came to the [Parsing]
Sunday, 10 March 1833
March 1833
Monday, 11 March 1833
Set off with Mary & slept at Worcester
Tuesday, 12 March 1833
Charlotte Louisa & Mr J. Isaac came for me.
We called at Boughton & then came on an immense family party
Laings Isaacs & c.
Wednesday, 13 March 1833
Thursday, 14 March 1833
The wedding day.
[illeg] accident.
Went to see Joddington
Friday, 15 March 1833
Walked out
Saturday, 16 March 1833
Ditto
Sunday, 17 March 1833
went to church
March 1833
Monday, 18 March 1833
came to town in the open carriage with 4 horses
very cold.
Tuesday, 19 March 1833
called at Clapham & Brook St
Fanny out
wrote home.
Wednesday, 20 March 1833
Walked into Regent St
drove out.
Dr Holland dined.
Thursday, 21 March 1833
Went to Freyschütz
ov!
slow Trio!
& Agatha's scene?
Friday, 22 March 1833
went to a ball at Mrs Dennisons
danced once!
Saturday, 23 March 1833
head ache
lay in bed
vexed to miss Papa.
Sunday, 24 March 1833
wrote & call at At Jane
Papa called
Robt & Erasmus drank tea
March 1833
Monday, 25 March 1833
called on Mrs Coltman.
went to Miss Duckworths
met Miss Martineau.
Tuesday, 26 March 1833
Drank tea at the Denmans
Wednesday, 27 March 1833
Dined at Clapham
only ourselves
Thursday, 28 March 1833
Mary K. drank tea
Friday, 29 March 1833
Went to the oratour
Choruses beautiful
Phillips & Mrs Wood horrid
Saturday, 30 March 1833
Dinner party
Claphamites Martineau Marshes.
Eras. Robt.
Sunday, 31 March 1833
walked in the park
Dr H came in
April 1833
Monday, 1 April 1833
Went to Rochampton
Ditto
Tuesday, 2 April 1833
A. S. meeting Buxton!
Morpeth!!
Fitzwm
Ditto
Wednesday, 3 April 1833
Dined at Mrs Williams
she was very nice.
Thursday, 4 April 1833
The party dined in Bk St.
went to Clapham at night
Friday, 5 April 1833
Went to church
Eras. & Robt came
a merry evening.
Saturday, 6 April 1833
walked with Fanny to the Thorntons.
wrote to Eliz.
Sunday, 7 April 1833
church
Eras came.
April 1833
Monday, 8 April 1833
drove to the Shipleys
Eras took me to Norfolk St.
heard from E.
Tuesday, 9 April 1833
Wednesday, 10 April 1833
went to the play
Invinciples & 100£. note
Thursday, 11 April 1833
Friday, 12 April 1833
Heard from Jessie & Eliz.
Saturday, 13 April 1833
Set off to Ripley in the Guildford coach
Sunday, 14 April 1833
lay in bed
April 1833
Monday, 15 April 1833
convalescent
Tuesday, 16 April 1833
Charlotte very bad
Wednesday, 17 April 1833
I ditto
Thursday, 18 April 1833
pretty well
Friday, 19 April 1833
Saturday, 20 April 1833
Drove to Guildford
Sunday, 21 April 1833
Took a long walk
went to Okham
April 1833
Monday, 22 April 1833
a pretty long drive over the downs & by Guildford.
Tuesday, 23 April 1833
drove to Weybridge
Ripl [crossed]
Wednesday, 24 April 1833
rain
called at the Onslows
Thursday, 25 April 1833
Eras. met me at Kingston
came to Norfolk St
Friday, 26 April 1833
went with Eras to Clapham
dined there.
Saturday, 27 April 1833
X
drove out
called on Mary
Sunday, 28 April 1833
walked in the Park
church.
April – May 1833
Monday, 29 April 1833
Tuesday, 30 April 1833
Went a drive with Eras
Zoological gardens
an awful letter
Wednesday, 1 May 1833
Thursday, 2 May 1833
dinner party
Messrs Deffel Croft Hamilton
Miss Rawlinsons
Friday, 3 May 1833
Mamma & Eliz. took me to Clapham in theirs
found Charlotte here.
Saturday, 4 May 1833
walked out in the evg.
very hot
Sunday, 5 May 1833
sick in bed
May 1833
Monday, 6 May 1833
The rest went to Rochampton
Tuesday, 7 May 1833
Went to the Somnambuls Malibran !!
Wednesday, 8 May 1833
Thursday, 9 May 1833
Ch. Eras & I went to Medea.
Friday, 10 May 1833
Saturday, 11 May 1833
Charlotte picture finished
Sunday, 12 May 1833
nice walk on the common in the evening.
May 1833
Monday, 13 May 1833
went to Rochampton
Ellen's Wareham in the evening
Tuesday, 14 May 1833
on the water to Somerset house
Wednesday, 15 May 1833
drive in Bushy Park
Thursday, 16 May 1833
Clapham party called & fetched me home.
Friday, 17 May 1833
Mori's concert.
Beethoven pt of sym. A. minor !!
Pasta bel raggio !!
Saturday, 18 May 1833
Came to Ripley
walked out.
heard nightingales
Sunday, 19 May 1833
went to church in the rain
May 1833
Monday, 20 May 1833
Mamma ill
Tuesday, 21 May 1833
Wednesday, 22 May 1833
Sheepleas Horsley
Thursday, 23 May 1833
Newlands corner home by Combe bottom
Friday, 24 May 1833
to the nursery garden
beautiful azalias
Saturday, 25 May 1833
drove to Guildford
Jos came
Sunday, 26 May 1833
CC & I drove to Albury to hear Mr Macniel
May - June 1833
Monday, 27 May 1833
went with the L's to the yews on the downs
Tuesday, 28 May 1833
Wednesday, 29 May 1833
came to Clapham
found Jessie & Harry Tom & Eras.
Thursday, 30 May 1833
Ventilation.
Sir R. byvyan
Mr Warde Stanley Buxton
Friday, 31 May 1833
Ven.
Godson Ruckingham
Tancred tol. Davis
very dull.
Saturday, 1 June 1833
Mamma F & I to dine & long day at Roc
the Lockharts & Miss Scott.
Sunday, 2 June 1833
Eras & Cath. came to dine
June 1833
Monday, 3 June 1833
Mamma & I came to Kingston
met the carriage.
Tuesday, 4 June 1833
Set out
stopped at Witley
came by Haslemere & Midhurst
Slept at Petworth
Wednesday, 5 June 1833
saw Petworth house
dined at Chimsfold.
came up Leith hill by Dorking to Burford bridge.
Thursday, 6 June 1833
walked up Boxhill
turned into Norberry park
walked up it & joined the carriage.
came to Ripley
found Tom Langton
Friday, 7 June 1833
called on Mrs Onslow.
walked out in the evening.
Saturday, 8 June 1833
Papa came.
Sunday, 9 June 1833
June 1833
Monday, 10 June 1833
Tuesday, 11 June 1833
dusty storm.
Went over the pegs back to Mr Richards
returned another way.
Wednesday, 12 June 1833
bad day.
Thursday, 13 June 1833
ditto
Friday, 14 June 1833
E. & walked to Wisley common
drove out after dinner to Stoke Leatherhead common
Saturday, 15 June 1833
Sunday, 16 June 1833
June 1833
Monday, 17 June 1833
went to Yewhurst. Hascombe
slept at Godalming
Tuesday, 18 June 1833
returned home by Wonersh
Mr Richards came.
Wednesday, 19 June 1833
walked out in rain.
Mrs A. Onslow came to dinner
Thursday, 20 June 1833
left Ripley.
called at Rochampton.
Friday, 21 June 1833
Saturday, 22 June 1833
saw John of Paris Perfection & pt of Fidelio !!!
Sunday, 23 June 1833
June – July 1833
Monday, 24 June 1833
Panorama Niagara
rainy
Tuesday, 25 June 1833
went to Zauberflote with Uncle Baugh
Wednesday, 26 June 1833
Shopping in town
Thursday, 27 June 1833
X
called on Mrs Rowland
Friday, 28 June 1833
went to Vauxhall
M. ill
Saturday, 29 June 1833
Sunday, 30 June 1833
July 1833
Monday, 1 July 1833
went to British Institution
Sir Joshua & Sir Tho. dined in Park crescent
At D. Harriet & all the family
Tuesday, 2 July 1833
went to Putney regatta
apretty Light
Wednesday, 3 July 1833
came to Dulwich
walked out in evening
Thursday, 4 July 1833
went to dine & tea at Clapham.
Friday, 5 July 1833
Col & Miss Romilly dined
Col. W do.
Saturday, 6 July 1833
went to the gallery
Papa came
Sunday, 7 July 1833
July 1833
Monday, 8 July 1833
Tuesday, 9 July 1833
Wednesday, 10 July 1833
Christening at Clapham.
Slept there!
Thursday, 11 July 1833
went to Rochamptom
Friday, 12 July 1833
Saturday, 13 July 1833
Sunday, 14 July 1833
M. ill
July 1833
Monday, 15 July 1833
Tuesday, 16 July 1833
Wednesday, 17 July 1833
Abstraction [erased]
Thursday, 18 July 1833
Friday, 19 July 1833
Saturday, 20 July 1833
X
Sunday, 21 July 1833
July 1833
Monday, 22 July 1833
Tuesday, 23 July 1833
Wednesday, 24 July 1833
Thursday, 25 July 1833
Friday, 26 July 1833
Saturday, 27 July 1833
went to Clap.
called at Battersea
went to London to shop.
Sunday, 28 July 1833
Eras Robt came
went to Clap. church
July – August 1833
Monday, 29 July 1833
went to the Ventilation with Ht
& drank tea at Mrs Marsh's
Tuesday, 30 July 1833
went to Clapham & brought back Fanny
Wednesday, 31 July 1833
Charlotte went home
Mr Dwitt Young & Capt Dundas dined
Thursday, 1 August 1833
came to Clapham
Friday, 2 August 1833
Saturday, 3 August 1833
Sunday, 4 August 1833
Dr Holland dined
August 1833
Monday, 5 August 1833
Tuesday, 6 August 1833
Wednesday, 7 August 1833
Thursday, 8 August 1833
Paganini's concert
Haydn's air!!
St Patricks day
Friday, 9 August 1833
Saturday, 10 August 1833
Went to the Beulah Spa
joined Mrs Warren & Mrs Evans. Martineau went with us.
Sunday, 11 August 1833
Dr H. dined
August 1833
Monday, 12 August 1833
Mamma drove out
Tuesday, 13 August 1833
Wednesday, 14 August 1833
W ill
Thursday, 15 August 1833
Friday, 16 August 1833
F & H. set off.
Saturday, 17 August 1833
called at Battersea
Rise
went to town
Sunday, 18 August 1833
Mrs Marsh came
Dr H. dined.
August 1833
Monday, 19 August 1833
Barnet
Tuesday, 20 August 1833
Dunstall
Wednesday, 21 August 1833
Towcester
Thursday, 22 August 1833
Dunchurch
Friday, 23 August 1833
Colehill
Saturday, 24 August 1833
slept at Wolsley Bridge
Sunday, 25 August 1833
came home
August - September 1833
Monday, 26 August 1833
Fanny & Frank came
Tuesday, 27 August 1833
Wednesday, 28 August 1833
They went
Thursday, 29 August 1833
went to dine at Keel & on in the evening to Etruria
Friday, 30 August 1833
came home with Robt
F & H. came yesterday
Saturday, 31 August 1833
Sunday, 1 September 1833
September 1833
Monday, 2 September 1833
Tuesday, 3 September 1833
Wednesday, 4 September 1833
Dr D. & Erasmus came
Mrs Tollet & Georgina called
Thursday, 5 September 1833
Dr went
Eras. staid
Friday, 6 September 1833
Saturday, 7 September 1833
Sunday, 8 September 1833
X
September 1833
Monday, 9 September 1833
Aunt Fanny & Jos came
X
Tuesday, 10 September 1833
X
Wednesday, 11 September 1833
O
Thursday, 12 September 1833
Friday, 13 September 1833
Saturday, 14 September 1833
Sunday, 15 September 1833
September – October 1833
[15 September – 29 September 1833 not microfilmed]
Monday, 30 September 1833
F & H. went
Tuesday, 1 October 1833
Frank & F. ditto.
Wednesday, 2 October 1833
Thursday, 3 October 1833
Friday, 4 October 1833
Saturday, 5 October 1833
Sunday, 6 October 1833
October 1833
Monday, 7 October 1833
Tuesday, 8 October 1833
Wednesday, 9 October 1833
Thursday, 10 October 1833
went with At Sarah to Onnisbury
Friday, 11 October 1833
walked by the river towards Stoke.
Lady T. & Co called
Saturday, 12 October 1833
Sunday, 13 October 1833
October 1833
Monday, 14 October 1833
At S. went to Shrewsbury
walked out by the river beyond the building field
Tuesday, 15 October 1833
dined at Ferney Hall.
Wednesday, 16 October 1833
a long walk towards Stoke & through the woods to the top of the hill.
Thursday, 17 October 1833
came to Shrewsbury in the phaeton.
Friday, 18 October 1833
came home
found Papa with a cold.
Saturday, 19 October 1833
Sunday, 20 October 1833
October 1833
Monday, 21 October 1833
M. ill
X
Tuesday, 22 October 1833
Wednesday, 23 October 1833
Thursday, 24 October 1833
Friday, 25 October 1833
Saturday, 26 October 1833
Sunday, 27 October 1833
October - November 1833
Monday, 28 October 1833
Tuesday, 29 October 1833
fine day
dined. at Camp Hill
Wednesday, 30 October 1833
beautiful day
Thursday, 31 October 1833
H. & Jessie came & Robert.
Friday, 1 November 1833
Saturday, 2 November 1833
Sunday, 3 November 1833
Mrs Holland Louisa & Bessy came
November 1833
Monday, 4 November 1833
Tuesday, 5 November 1833
Wednesday, 6 November 1833
H. & L. went home
Thursday, 7 November 1833
Hollands went
Friday, 8 November 1833
Saturday, 9 November 1833
Mrs Holla [crossed]
Sunday, 10 November 1833
November 1833
Monday, 11 November 1833
Catherine went home
Tuesday, 12 November 1833
Oratorio at Stoke
Wednesday, 13 November 1833
Went to Betley.
Mr Gritton Miss Benyons
Mrs & Mr Swan
Thursday, 14 November 1833
Friday, 15 November 1833
Saturday, 16 November 1833
Came home.
Called at Keel & brought home Harry & Jessie
Sunday, 17 November 1833
November 1833
Monday, 18 November 1833
Tuesday, 19 November 1833
Wednesday, 20 November 1833
Thursday, 21 November 1833
Friday, 22 November 1833
Saturday, 23 November 1833
Sunday, 24 November 1833
November - December 1833
Monday, 25 November 1833
Tuesday, 26 November 1833
Wednesday, 27 November 1833
Harry & Jessie went home
Thursday, 28 November 1833
Friday, 29 November 1833
Saturday, 30 November 1833
Charlotte & Charles came
Sunday, 1 December 1833
December 1833
Monday, 2 December 1833
Tuesday, 3 December 1833
Wednesday, 4 December 1833
At Fanny went to Shrewsbury in her way home.
Thursday, 5 December 1833
Friday, 6 December 1833
Saturday, 7 December 1833
Sunday, 8 December 1833
December 1833
Monday, 9 December 1833
Tuesday, 10 December 1833
Caroline Darwin went home.
Wednesday, 11 December 1833
Thursday, 12 December 1833
Charles went to town
Friday, 13 December 1833
Saturday, 14 December 1833
Sunday, 15 December 1833
December 1833
Monday, 16 December 1833
Tuesday, 17 December 1833
Eliz. & Charlotte called at Betley & slept at Keel.
Wednesday, 18 December 1833
Thursday, 19 December 1833
Friday, 20 December 1833
M. ill
Charles L. came from town
Saturday, 21 December 1833
Sunday, 22 December 1833
December 1833
Monday, 23 December 1833
Tuesday, 24 December 1833
Wednesday, 25 December 1833
Thursday, 26 December 1833
Friday, 27 December 1833
Saturday, 28 December 1833
Sunday, 29 December 1833
December 1833
Monday, 30 December 1833
Tuesday, 31 December 1833
Memoranda
Analases of the Report of a Comittee of the H of C on the Extinction of slavery
[doodle] The
net
shoulder straps
water ribbon
wall [crossed]
worsted
boots
mull muslin
[sketch]
[page break]
xmas 31 & 32
Mr & Mrs Williams
Biddulph
Ed. Holland
Hensleigh
Frank
Charlotte
Eliz. Stevenson
Miss Sharpe & Mr Dione
Dr Heathcote
Mr & Mrs James Morgan
Everand Fielding
Sir Baldwin Lighton
Frank Edgeworth
Miss Charlotte Salway?
Wm Davenport
Mr Hinds
Mr Ed. Davenport
Miss Egile?
Miss Susell
Miss Fanny Sneyd.?
Sir John Orde
Lady Moreton ?
Thas Roscoe
Eliza Thornton
Miss Vrears
1833
Sir T. Boughley
Miss Lighton
Charlotte Hall.
Fanny Parker
F. Haythorne
Fanny Drewe
Laura Thom
Ht Thornton
He. Thornton
Sir F Hammer & Miss Chetwynd
1834/ Hen. Sneyd Pen B
Tom. Kynnersley
John R.
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