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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