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.


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[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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