RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1834. CUL-DAR242[.3]. 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. RN1

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:

Miss Emma Wedgwood at 26 led a busy social life. She travelled to many places paying calls and attended a few balls. Erasmus Darwin sometimes drove her to her engagements and was mentioned once as "Eras ill". The Darwins came to stay for five days.


[title page]

Rees's Improved Diary or Memorandum Book for 1834

[illeg] 5 – 6

[illeg] 6 – 3

[illeg] 6 – 3

[illeg] 10 – 4

[illeg] 4 – 2

Dul 5 – 0

[=] 2 – 0 – 6

shop 6 – 3

Op. 4 – 4

Op – 4 – 2

Dul 5 – 0

[=] 19 - 9

13 [/] 3 [=] 4 – 4

12.6

January 1834

[1 January – 5 January 1834 not microfilmed]

Monday, 6 January 1834

Tuesday, 7 January 1834

Wednesday, 8 January 1834

Thursday, 9 January 1834

Friday, 10 January 1834

Saturday, 11 January 1834

Sunday, 12 January 1834

January 1834

Monday, 13 January 1834

Tuesday, 14 January 1834

Wednesday, 15 January 1834

Thursday, 16 January 1834

Friday, 17 January 1834

Mrs Surtees came

Saturday, 18 January 1834

Sunday, 19 January 1834

January 1834

Monday, 20 January 1834

Tuesday, 21 January 1834

Wednesday, 22 January 1834

Thursday, 23 January 1834

went with Jos to dine at the Northens & to the ball afterwards

Friday, 24 January 1834

Mr & Mrs & Miss W. of the Hill came

Saturday, 25 January 1834

Sunday, 26 January 1834

January – February 1834

Monday, 27 January 1834

W's went to Keel.

Tuesday, 28 January 1834

Went to Etruria

heard of Mr Mosley's death & Louisa's birth.

Wednesday, 29 January 1834

Thursday, 30 January 1834

Friday, 31 January 1834

The Langtons went home

Saturday, 1 February 1834

Sunday, 2 February 1834

February 1834

Monday, 3 February 1834

Tuesday, 4 February 1834

Wednesday, 5 February 1834

Thursday, 6 February 1834

Friday, 7 February 1834

Saturday, 8 February 1834

Sunday, 9 February 1834

February 1834

Monday, 10 February 1834

went with Robert to Keel.

Tuesday, 11 February 1834

came to Loxley.

Shop at Stone 4s.

[illeg] 1

Wednesday, 12 February 1834

Mrs & Miss Saunders

Thursday, 13 February 1834

[doodle]

Friday, 14 February 1834

came to Derby.

horses 1 – 11 – 6

turnp 3 –

maid 3 – 6

letters 2s

Saturday, 15 February 1834

Drank tea at the Strutts.

Sunday, 16 February 1834

walked out

February 1834

Monday, 17 February 1834

Dinner party. Strutts. Hopes &c

X

Tuesday, 18 February 1834

Drove out

Wednesday, 19 February 1834

came to Loxley

maid at Derby 4 s.

Thursday, 20 February 1834

Came home

Friday, 21 February 1834

called at Camp Hill

Saturday, 22 February 1834

beautiful day

called at Keel & Betley.

Sunday, 23 February 1834

wrote to Charlotte

February – March 1834

Monday, 24 February 1834

wrote to Papa.

Tuesday, 25 February 1834

Wednesday, 26 February 1834

Thursday, 27 February 1834

Friday, 28 February 1834

called at Keel.

went on to Etruria

went to Mrs Nigel H's. ball

Saturday, 1 March 1834

came home

Sunday, 2 March 1834

March 1834

Monday, 3 March 1834

Tuesday, 4 March 1834   

Wednesday, 5 March 1834

Dr Darwin came.

Thursday, 6 March 1834

Friday, 7 March 1834

Eliza came

Saturday, 8 March 1834

Sunday, 9 March 1834 

went to Keel with Uncle John.

March 1834

Monday, 10 March 1834

Tuesday, 11 March 1834

came home.

wrote to Fanny. H.

Wednesday, 12 March 1834

came with Fanny M. to Shrewsbury.

Thursday, 13 March 1834

called on Mrs How

7.6 comb & toothbrush

Friday, 14 March 1834

wrote to At Fanny

The How party dined

Saturday, 15 March 1834

walked with Cath.

Sunday, 16 March 1834 

March 1834

Monday, 17 March 1834

H hints sill for H A W.

1.s.9 1/2

Tuesday, 18 March 1834

long gloves 4s

Owens came

Mr Borat ball

Eyton

Wednesday, 19 March 1834

Regadoor at Leightons.

Thursday, 20 March 1834

Knifes 1 – 6 lb wool 5s

pleisters 4s

Owens went

Friday, 21 March 1834

expence of Bath chair 1.5.0

dined at Mrs Hows

Saturday, 22 March 1834

came home.

Sunday, 23 March 1834

March 1834

Monday, 24 March 1834

Tuesday, 25 March 1834

Wednesday, 26 March 1834

Thursday, 27 March 1834

Fanny & Godfrey went home

Friday, 28 March 1834

Saturday, 29 March 1834

went with Robert to Keel.

Sunday, 30 March 1834

March - April 1834

Monday, 31 March 1834

Tuesday, 1 April 1834

wrote to At Fanny & Charlotte.

Wednesday, 2 April 1834

Eliz. came from Etruria

Thursday, 3 April 1834

Friday, 4 April 1834

Saturday, 5 April 1834

Sunday, 6 April 1834

April 1834

Monday, 7 April 1834

went to Etruria

Tuesday, 8 April 1834

came home

Wednesday, 9 April 1834

Thursday, 10 April 1834

called at Betley

dined at Keel.

Friday, 11 April 1834

Saturday, 12 April 1834

Sunday, 13 April 1834

April 1834

Monday, 14 April 1834

Slept at Birm.

Tuesday, 15 April 1834

Came to Clapham

fly.

Wednesday, 16 April 1834

walked out

Thursday, 17 April 1834

M. Thornton called

lunched at Battersea Rise

Friday, 18 April 1834

went to the Hollands

called in Bk St.

came back with Eras.

Saturday, 19 April 1834

Robt & Era. dined

wrote home

Sunday, 20 April 1834

April 1834

Monday, 21 April 1834

went into town with Mrs Rich

shopped.

Eras drove me home.

Robt dined

Tuesday, 22 April 1834

Wednesday, 23 April 1834

Fanny's confinement

Thursday, 24 April 1834

wrote to Georgina

Friday, 25 April 1834

Saturday, 26 April 1834

wrote party

Sunday, 27 April 1834

April – May 1834

Monday, 28 April 1834

went back to Roc with At Drewe & Emma.

Ven. in the eveg. very dull.

Tuesday, 29 April 1834

came from Roc.

f [crossed]

Wednesday, 30 April 1834

wrote to Mamma

Thursday, 1 May 1834

heard from At Fanny.

Friday, 2 May 1834

went to town with Hensleigh in the coach

Saturday, 3 May 1834

wrote to Eliz. & Char.

walked to Batters

May 1834

Sunday, 4 May 1834

Eras drove me to dine at the Hollands.

Monday, 5 May 1834

went to the water colours

came home.

X

Tuesday, 6 May 1834

dined at Pk Crescen

Duckworths

fly.

Wednesday, 7 May 1834

wrote to Mamma

shopped in town

fly

Thursday, 8 May 1834

Pincl. gown - 2.17 – 4 1/2

Ch. shaw – 1 17 – 0

handk – 4 – 6

cap – 5 – 0

gloves 3 – 0

pelerine – 3 – 0

1 – 5 – 6 1/2

Friday, 9 May 1834

went to Hort. gardens

Gazza Ledra

fly -

Saturday, 10 May 1834

Sunday, 11 May 1834

May 1834

Monday, 12 May 1834

shopped in town

coach

Tuesday, 13 May 1834

wrote to Catherine

At Drewe drank tea

Wednesday, 14 May 1834

wrote Eliz.

Thursday, 15 May 1834

Miss Farrer drove me to town

coach home

Friday, 16 May 1834

Opera Anna Bolena

Fly

Saturday, 17 May 1834

Breakfast at Dulwich

Fly.

Sunday, 18 May 1834

twice to church

May 1834

Monday, 19 May 1834

Tuesday, 20 May 1834

went to town

Opera Don Giovanni

Wednesday, 21 May 1834

Mr Hind.

Robt Eras & Ellen

Thursday, 22 May 1834

E. called

Uncle & Aunt John came to tea.

Friday, 23 May 1834

Went to Roc.

Called on Shipley's & Melville.

glass coach

Saturday, 24 May 1834

water party

fly.

Sunday, 25 May 1834

May - June 1834

Monday, 26 May 1834

wr

Tuesday, 27 May 1834

wrote to At Fanny

At Em. to Roc.

Wednesday, 28 May 1834

Thursday, 29 May 1834

Went in the evening to Lady Ingles

Friday, 30 May 1834

Saturday, 31 May 1834

Surrey gardens

fly

Sunday, 1 June 1834

June 1834

Monday, 2 June 1834

went to Roc.

fly

Philharmonic

Tuesday, 3 June 1834

drove to Kew

Wednesday, 4 June 1834

Harrow speeches.

Thursday, 5 June 1834

went to town with Ht Gordon.

& secret service.

Friday, 6 June 1834

came from Roc.

called on Mrs Melville.

The Collins came.

Saturday, 7 June 1834

went to the Zoological gard.

fly.

Sunday, 8 June 1834

church

June 1834

Monday, 9 June 1834

Collins went

Tuesday, 10 June 1834

went to hay making

Roc.

fly.

Wednesday, 11 June 1834

to town.

French play.

fly.

Thursday, 12 June 1834

Friday, 13 June 1834

Saturday, 14 June 1834

went to town with Hen. by water

Shopped

Eras drove me home

Half moon St

dined

Sunday, 15 June 1834

Whishaw & Robt dined

June 1834

Monday, 16 June 1834

went to the play.

last act Anna Bolena

wedding gown

neighbours wifes

Tuesday, 17 June 1834

went to a concert with At Jane.

Wednesday, 18 June 1834

set off.

slept at Daventry

Thursday, 19 June 1834

came home

Friday, 20 June 1834

fine day

Saturday, 21 June 1834

went to Keel

Sunday, 22 June 1834

Keel folks came here

June 1834

Monday, 23 June 1834

Tuesday, 24 June 1834

Harry Jessie & Eliza & Tom went to Shrewsbury

Wednesday, 25 June 1834

Eliz & Hensleigh went to Etruria

Thursday, 26 June 1834

Party to Isle of Man set off.

Friday, 27 June 1834

Saturday, 28 June 1834

breakfast at Betley

Sunday, 29 June 1834

wrote Eliz

June - July 1834

Monday, 30 June 1834

Tuesday, 1 July 1834

walked to Birkins & Corks

Ch [crossed]

Wednesday, 2 July 1834

called at P. F.

cloudy fine day

Thursday, 3 July 1834

beautiful day

walked round the pool.

Friday, 4 July 1834

wrote to Charlotte

X

Saturday, 5 July 1834

Sunday, 6 July 1834

wrote to Jessie

July 1834

Monday, 7 July 1834

walked to hilldale.

Tuesday, 8 July 1834

went to Julia Randals.

Wednesday, 9 July 1834

Miss Morgan & Mrs Acland called.

F. & Hen. dined at Camp Hill.

Thursday, 10 July 1834

Friday, 11 July 1834

Saturday, 12 July 1834

Sunday, 13 July 1834

wrote to At Jessie

July 1834

Monday, 14 July 1834

Tuesday, 15 July 1834

called at Whitmore

Wednesday, 16 July 1834

went to Newcastle

called on Mrs Moreton

Thursday, 17 July 1834

beautiful day

At J. came to tea

Friday, 18 July 1834

H. & F went to Trentham

Saturday, 19 July 1834

Sunday, 20 July 1834

wrote to At Emma

July 1834

Monday, 21 July 1834

Langtons came

Tuesday, 22 July 1834

Miss Mainwarings called

Harry came from W. Circuit

Wednesday, 23 July 1834

Thursday, 24 July 1834

Called at Camp Hill.

Friday, 25 July 1834

Harry went

Aunt Sarah came

Saturday, 26 July 1834

Langtons went

wrote to Eliz.

Sunday, 27 July 1834

July – August 1834

Monday, 28 July 1834

Tuesday, 29 July 1834

Wednesday, 30 July 1834

Thursday, 31 July 1834

Friday, 1 August 1834

Saturday, 2 August 1834

Hen. & I came to [Liverpool] Ritz

found Eliz. at the Kings arms

Sunday, 3 August 1834

went to see Mrs Tollet

went to hear Mr Martineau

dined with Mrs Roscoe

August 1834

Monday, 4 August 1834

came from Liverpool to Douglas.

Tuesday, 5 August 1834

Wednesday, 6 August 1834

Thursday, 7 August 1834

Friday, 8 August 1834

Saturday, 9 August 1834

Sunday, 10 August 1834

August 1834

Monday, 11 August 1834

Tuesday, 12 August 1834

Wednesday, 13 August 1834

Thursday, 14 August 1834

Friday, 15 August 1834

Saturday, 16 August 1834

Sunday, 17 August 1834

church ar St George's

Frank up in the afternoon

August 1834

Monday, 18 August 1834

Tuesday, 19 August 1834

went to Pulcastle with the J. Kynnersleys

Wednesday, 20 August 1834

Thursday, 21 August 1834

Friday, 22 August 1834

bad day.

Frank & I very low.

Saturday, 23 August 1834

had a good passage from Douglas to Liverpool.

Sunday, 24 August 1834

went to church at Blind Gr

crossed over to see the Tollets

August 1834

Monday, 25 August 1834

Came to Etruria from Liverpool

Tuesday, 26 August 1834

came to Maer

found At Emma

Wednesday, 27 August 1834

Thursday, 28 August 1834

Friday, 29 August 1834

Saturday, 30 August 1834

Sunday, 31 August 1834

wrote to Charlotte

September 1834

Monday, 1 September 1834

beautiful day.

Tuesday, 2 September 1834

wrote to Ellen Harrison

Wednesday, 3 September 1834

heard from F E. W.

Thursday, 4 September 1834

Friday, 5 September 1834

Saturday, 6 September 1834

Sunday, 7 September 1834

September 1834

Monday, 8 September 1834

Tuesday, 9 September 1834

Wednesday, 10 September 1834

Papa & Eliz. went to the Hill.

Thursday, 11 September 1834

Friday, 12 September 1834

Saturday, 13 September 1834

Uncle Baugh came

Sunday, 14 September 1834

September 1834

Monday, 15 September 1834

Mrs Acland Mr & Mrs Rowland & Frances dined & slept.

Tuesday, 16 September 1834

went away.

Ht & Kitty Kynnersley

3 Tollets came

Wednesday, 17 September 1834

drove out in the 2 phaetons Hanchurch

Thursday, 18 September 1834

Robert dined.

Friday, 19 September 1834

company went.

drove to Newcastle with Tollets.

Saturday, 20 September 1834

Papa & Eliz. & Langtons came.

Sunday, 21 September 1834

September 1834

Monday, 22 September 1834

Tuesday, 23 September 1834

Wednesday, 24 September 1834

Uncle Baugh went to town

Thursday, 25 September 1834

Friday, 26 September 1834

Saturday, 27 September 1834

Sunday, 28 September 1834

September – October 1834

Monday, 29 September 1834

Fr. & I went to Rollestone Christening.

large party from the Hall.

X

Tuesday, 30 September 1834

Nobody but Mr Hilliard

Wednesday, 1 October 1834

Mr & Mrs Bolt Mr & Mrs Ed. Thornewill & c.

Thursday, 2 October 1834

came home.

Friday, 3 October 1834

Sara Bessy & children came.

Saturday, 4 October 1834

Sunday, 5 October 1834

October 1834

Monday, 6 October 1834

Tuesday, 7 October 1834

Wednesday, 8 October 1834

went

Thursday, 9 October 1834

Friday, 10 October 1834

Saturday, 11 October 1834

Ch. El. & Bessy dined at P. F.

Sunday, 12 October 1834

October 1834

Monday, 13 October 1834

Tuesday, 14 October 1834

Maria & Fr. Acland came

Wednesday, 15 October 1834

Thursday, 16 October 1834

Friday, 17 October 1834

went.

Saturday, 18 October 1834

Sunday, 19 October 1834

October 1834

Monday, 20 October 1834

Tuesday, 21 October 1834

went with Bessy H. to Knutsford

Miss Kennedy

Wednesday, 22 October 1834

Thursday, 23 October 1834

Miss & Mr Roitton.

Miss Denman came

Harry & Jessie came to Maer

Friday, 24 October 1834

ball.

Miss Denman went.

Saturday, 25 October 1834

came home from Knutsfd

Sunday, 26 October 1834

October - November 1834

Monday, 27 October 1834

Tuesday, 28 October 1834

Ch. & I went to N.Castle

Wednesday, 29 October 1834

Ch & I called at P.F. Trentham

X

Thursday, 30 October 1834

Jessie went to Keel

Friday, 31 October 1834

Saturday, 1 November 1834

Sunday, 2 November 1834

November 1834

Monday, 3 November 1834

Tuesday, 4 November 1834

Wednesday, 5 November 1834

Thursday, 6 November 1834

Friday, 7 November 1834

Saturday, 8 November 1834

Sunday, 9 November 1834

November 1834

Monday, 10 November 1834

Tuesday, 11 November 1834

Wednesday, 12 November 1834

Thursday, 13 November 1834

Friday, 14 November 1834

went to Keel & called with H & J at Betley.

Saturday, 15 November 1834

Sunday, 16 November 1834

November 1834

Monday, 17 November 1834

Harry & Jessie came

Tuesday, 18 November 1834

Wednesday, 19 November 1834

Thursday, 20 November 1834

Darwins & Franks came

Friday, 21 November 1834

Saturday, 22 November 1834

Sunday, 23 November 1834

November 1834

Monday, 24 November 1834

H. & Jessie went

Robt & Miss Crewe called.

Tuesday, 25 November 1834

Darwins went

Wednesday, 26 November 1834

X

Thursday, 27 November 1834

Friday, 28 November 1834

Langtons went.

Saturday, 29 November 1834

Sunday, 30 November 1834

December 1834

Monday, 1 December 1834

Tuesday, 2 December 1834

did the garden

Wednesday, 3 December 1834

Thursday, 4 December 1834

Friday, 5 December 1834

Langtons sailed

Saturday, 6 December 1834

Sunday, 7 December 1834

December 1834

Monday, 8 December 1834

went to Betley

windy day

Era. ill.

Tuesday, 9 December 1834

Wednesday, 10 December 1834

came home by Keel

Thursday, 11 December 1834

went to Parkfields

Betley [crossed]

Friday, 12 December 1834

Mrs Adderly & daughter

Charades

Saturday, 13 December 1834

came home

Sunday, 14 December 1834

December 1834

Monday, 15 December 1834

Tuesday, 16 December 1834

Lucy & Susan Holland came

Wednesday, 17 December 1834

Newcastle ball.

dined at Keel

went with H & J. & Tollets

Thursday, 18 December 1834

Friday, 19 December 1834

Saturday, 20 December 1834

Mrs Turtons death

Sunday, 21 December 1834

December 1834

Monday, 22 December 1834

Harry's came.

Tuesday, 23 December 1834

Franks came

Wednesday, 24 December 1834

Thursday, 25 December 1834

Friday, 26 December 1834

Lucy & Susan Holland went home

X

Saturday, 27 December 1834

Sunday, 28 December 1834

December 1834

Monday, 29 December 1834

Franks & Harry's went home.

Tuesday, 30 December 1834

Wednesday, 31 December 1834

Memoranda

Sec. Pol. Soc. Mr J. Arnot

2. South Crescent Bedford Sq.

Mrs Surtees [ring]

Spectacles glass

spectacles

Tollets shoes.

bill paid

At Sarah 4

toothbrushes

Jessie washing silk

285

writes

285

25

water

campher julep

net other

small powdered [intsc]

Molly Humming

Don Gio 16 – 6

coach. 7 – 0

water. 3 – 0

Hay. 5 - -0

Bh St 3 – 6

Exhib. 5 – 0

[=] 2 – 0 – 0

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