RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1835. CUL-DAR242[.4]. 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. RN2
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:
There are few entries in this diary; perhaps due to the added responsibilities keeping Miss Emma Wedgwood very busy. She was travelling a great deal.
[title page]
[Printed Title] Rees's Improved Diary or Memorandum Book for 1835
January 1835
2200
Thursday, 1 January 1835
lodging at Tenby 5 – 6
horus baiting 2 – 0
washing bills 12 – 0
Friday, 2 January 1835
postage 12 – 8
sacrament 2 – 6
Sally & James 10 – 0
Saturday, 3 January 1835
Martha 10 – 0
journey 2 – [illeg]
washing. 4 [crossed] 4 – 0
edging &c 4 [crossed] 4 – 0
going to rocks 7 – 6
[illeg] Tenby 2 – 6
Sunday, 4 January 1835
January 1835
Monday, 5 January 1835
journey here 2 -1s
postage Hill 3 – 6
Do. Cresselly 3 – 0
Sacrament Hill 1 – 0
Tuesday, 6 January 1835
cambrie 2 – 6
elastic shoulder 1 – 0
Llantony 6 – 6
Wednesday, 7 January 1835
lent Harry 10 – 6
stays 1 – 4 – 0
Bessy 3 - 6
Thursday, 8 January 1835
George baiting &c 9 – 6
Friday, 9 January 1835
Saturday, 10 January 1835
Sunday, 11 January 1835
January 1835
Monday, 12 January 1835
Essays for Xtian encouragement & consolation – John Sheppard
Thoughts on private devotion
Whittaker
Treacher & Co
Ave. Maria Lane
Tuesday, 13 January 1835
went to Keel
Wednesday, 14 January 1835
Ball at New castle
Uncle John lent me to pay for Abergavery
flys 1£
Thursday, 15 January 1835
Friday, 16 January 1835
Saturday, 17 January 1835
came home
Sunday, 18 January 1835
January 1835
Monday, 19 January 1835
Tuesday, 20 January 1835
Wednesday, 21 January 1835
Thursday, 22 January 1835
Friday, 23 January 1835
X
Saturday, 24 January 1835
Sunday, 25 January 1835
January – February 1835
Monday, 26 January 1835
Tuesday, 27 January 1835
Wednesday, 28 January 1835
Uncle John & Eliza came
Thursday, 29 January 1835
dined at Whitmore
Friday, 30 January 1835
Saturday, 31 January 1835
went to Etruria
called at the Northens
Sunday, 1 February 1835
February 1835
Monday, 2 February 1835
Caroline & Eras. came.
Came home
Tuesday, 3 February 1835
Wednesday, 4 February 1835
Thursday, 5 February 1835
Friday, 6 February 1835
Saturday, 7 February 1835
Sunday, 8 February 1835
February 1835
Monday, 9 February 1835
Eliz. & Eras went to town
Harry & Uncle John went to the Shaw.
Tuesday, 10 February 1835
Caroline went to Camp Hill
Wednesday, 11 February 1835
Caroline & Uncle John went to Shrewsbury
wrote to Susan Holland
Thursday, 12 February 1835
wrote to Liz.
X
Friday, 13 February 1835
Saturday, 14 February 1835
Sunday, 15 February 1835
February 1835
Monday, 16 February 1835
rode with Papa
Tuesday, 17 February 1835
at Sarah came
heard from Eliz.
Wednesday, 18 February 1835
dined at Whitmore
Thursday, 19 February 1835
X
Friday, 20 February 1835
Saturday, 21 February 1835
Sunday, 22 February 1835
February – March 1835
Monday, 23 February 1835
Tuesday, 24 February 1835
Wednesday, 25 February 1835
Thursday, 26 February 1835
Friday, 27 February 1835
Susan came.
Saturday, 28 February 1835
Sunday, 1 March 1835
March 1835
Monday, 2 March 1835
Tuesday, 3 March 1835
M. ill.
Wednesday, 4 March 1835
Mrs H Louisa Susan & Frederick came.
Thursday, 5 March 1835
Friday, 6 March 1835
wrote to Eliz.
Jessie came.
Saturday, 7 March 1835
Hollands went
Sunday, 8 March 1835
March 1835
Monday, 9 March 1835
Georgina & Ellen came
Tuesday, 10 March 1835
Wednesday, 11 March 1835
Tollets went
Thursday, 12 March 1835
Friday, 13 March 1835
heard from Charlotte
No's 5 & 6.
Saturday, 14 March 1835
Sunday, 15 March 1835
March 1835
Monday, 16 March 1835
Tuesday, 17 March 1835
Wednesday, 18 March 1835
Jessie went
X
Thursday, 19 March 1835
Susan went
do Tom.
Friday, 20 March 1835
Saturday, 21 March 1835
called at Camp Hill
Sunday, 22 March 1835
March 1835
Monday, 23 March 1835
Tuesday, 24 March 1835
Wednesday, 25 March 1835
M. ill
Thursday, 26 March 1835
Friday, 27 March 1835
Saturday, 28 March 1835
Sunday, 29 March 1835
March - April 1835
Monday, 30 March 1835
Tuesday, 31 March 1835
Wednesday, 1 April 1835
calomel
went to Nigel's sale.
Thursday, 2 April 1835
drank tea at Camp Hill
Friday, 3 April 1835
breakfasted at Betley
Saturday, 4 April 1835
Sunday, 5 April 1835
April 1835
Monday, 6 April 1835
heard from Charlotte
No 7. 8.
Harry & Jess came
Tuesday, 7 April 1835
F. F. s went.
Wednesday, 8 April 1835
rode out
Thursday, 9 April 1835
Friday, 10 April 1835
Saturday, 11 April 1835
Sunday, 12 April 1835
April 1835
Monday, 13 April 1835
Harry's accident
Tuesday, 14 April 1835
Wednesday, 15 April 1835
Thursday, 16 April 1835
Papa & Eliz came from town
Friday, 17 April 1835
Saturday, 18 April 1835
Sunday, 19 April 1835
April 1835
Monday, 20 April 1835
X
Tuesday, 21 April 1835
Wednesday, 22 April 1835
Thursday, 23 April 1835
came home from Keel
Friday, 24 April 1835
Saturday, 25 April 1835
Sunday, 26 April 1835
April – May 1835
Monday, 27 April 1835
Tuesday, 28 April 1835
The Dr came & Caroline
Wednesday, 29 April 1835
Thursday, 30 April 1835
Friday, 1 May 1835
Dr went
Caroline [crossed] Jessie came
Harry went to town.
Saturday, 2 May 1835
Sunday, 3 May 1835
May 1835
Monday, 4 May 1835
Tuesday, 5 May 1835
Wednesday, 6 May 1835
Thursday, 7 May 1835
Friday, 8 May 1835
Saturday, 9 May 1835
Sunday, 10 May 1835
May 1835
Monday, 11 May 1835
Tuesday, 12 May 1835
Wednesday, 13 May 1835
went to Parkfield
Thursday, 14 May 1835
Friday, 15 May 1835
dined at the Smiths
came home.
Saturday, 16 May 1835
Sunday, 17 May 1835
wrote to At Fanny
May 1835
Monday, 18 May 1835
Tuesday, 19 May 1835
X
Wednesday, 20 May 1835
went to Betley
Thursday, 21 May 1835
Friday, 22 May 1835
Saturday, 23 May 1835
came home
Sunday, 24 May 1835
wrote to Bessy Holland
May 1835
Monday, 25 May 1835
Tuesday, 26 May 1835
Wednesday, 27 May 1835
Thursday, 28 May 1835
Friday, 20 May 1835
Saturday, 30 May 1835
Sunday, 31 May 1835
May - June 1835
Monday, 1 June 1835
fine day
Tuesday, 2 June 1835
Fanny & Hensleigh came
ditto
Wednesday, 3 June 1835
ditto
Thursday, 4 June 1835
ditto
Friday, 5 June 1835
ditto
Saturday, 6 June 1835
hot
Sunday, 7 June 1835
very hot
Therm 76
June 1835
Monday, 8 June 1835
therm 76
Tuesday, 9 June 1835
fine
not so hot
Wednesday, 10 June 1835
Thursday, 11 June 1835
Friday, 12 June 1835
hot.
Mrs Northen & Misses came
Saturday, 13 June 1835
hot
Sunday, 14 June 1835
hot
June 1835
Monday, 15 June 1835
hot
went to the Sheridan Knoles
Tuesday, 16 June 1835
came to Shrewsbury
hot
Wednesday, 17 June 1835
hot
Thursday, 18 June 1835
hot
rain & the evening
Friday, 19 June 1835
came to Onsbury
Saturday, 20 June 1835
to Luinston & Hereford
showery
Sunday, 21 June 1835
went to the Cathedral twice
June 1835
Monday, 22 June 1835
Tuesday, 23 June 1835
Wednesday, 24 June 1835
Thursday, 25 June 1835
Friday, 26 June 1835
Saturday, 27 June 1835
Sunday, 28 June 1835
June - July 1835
Monday, 29 June 1835
Tuesday, 30 June 1835
Wednesday, 1 July 1835
Thursday, 2 July 1835
Friday, 3 July 1835
Saturday, 4 July 1835
Hen. & Fanny went to Shrewsbury
Sunday, 5 July 1835
July 1835
Monday, 6 July 1835
Tuesday, 7 July 1835
Wednesday, 8 July 1835
H & F came home
Thursday, 9 July 1835
Friday, 10 July 1835
Shipley's came
Saturday, 11 July 1835
Sunday, 12 July 1835
July 1835
Monday, 13 July 1835
Shipley's came
Tuesday, 14 July 1835
Wednesday, 15 July 1835
fine weather
Thursday, 16 July 1835
Langtons & C. Darwin came.
Friday, 17 July 1835
went to Etruria
Saturday, 18 July 1835
fine
Sunday, 19 July 1835
Fanny Mosley brought to bed.
Aclands called
Shipley's went.
July 1835
Monday, 20 July 1835
beautiful weather with brisk E. wind till Sunday next.
Tuesday, 21 July 1835
Wednesday, 22 July 1835
Thursday, 23 July 1835
Friday, 24 July 1835
Dr D. came.
Saturday, 25 July 1835
Miss Mainwaring
Misses Russel & Smith dined
Sunday, 26 July 1835
July – August 1835
Monday, 27 July 1835
Tuesday, 28 July 1835
Wednesday, 29 July 1835
Thursday, 30 July 1835
Mrs Marsh came
Friday, 31 July 1835
beautiful weather til today when it was not so hot.
Saturday, 1 August 1835
went to Overton
hot.
Sunday, 2 August 1835
hot thunder storm
August 1835
Monday, 3 August 1835
hot
Tuesday, 4 August 1835
hot
came home.
Wednesday, 5 August 1835
Thursday, 6 August 1835
Friday, 7 August 1835
Hen. & Fanny went
cold
Saturday, 8 August 1835
cold
Sunday, 9 August 1835
hot
August 1835
Monday, 10 August 1835
X
hot
Tuesday, 11 August 1835
Do
Wednesday, 12 August 1835
Do
Thursday, 13 August 1835
Do
Friday, 14 August 1835
Northen's came
went to the Concert at Newcastle
Saturday, 15 August 1835
Sunday, 16 August 1835
August 1835
Monday, 17 August 1835
Charlotte & I went to see Sheridan Knowles
Tuesday, 18 August 1835
C & I went to Shrewsbury
Wednesday, 19 August 1835
Thursday, 20 August 1835
Friday, 21 August 1835
to Onsbury
Saturday, 22 August 1835
To Hereford where Charles met us.
rain
Sunday, 23 August 1835
August 1835
Monday, 24 August 1835
to the Hill.
Thunderstorm & rain
Tuesday, 25 August 1835
met Uncle Allen at Breca & slept at Carmarthen
Wednesday, 26 August 1835
came to Cresselly
cold
Tom Allen & Mr Barnett
Thursday, 27 August 1835
cold & rainy.
walked in wood.
Friday, 28 August 1835
Mr & Mrs James Allen called
walked to Cressell quay
fine
Saturday, 29 August 1835
fine.
picnic at Carew Castle
Sunday, 30 August 1835
rode to church
hot
August - September 1835
Monday, 31 August 1835
rode with Uncle Allen
Lavrenny
Tuesday, 1 September 1835
Miss Puxley's called
Wednesday, 2 September 1835
went to Dockyard with U. Allen
Thursday, 3 September 1835
Friday, 4 September 1835
went to Tenby with U. Baugh
R. Mack. came
Saturday, 5 September 1835
Sunday, 6 September 1835
fine
church at Carew
wrote Jessie
September 1835
Monday, 7 September 1835
Ma
walked in wood
Mr Hughes & sons called.
Tuesday, 8 September 1835
dined at Freestone
wrote Charlotte
rainy.
Wednesday, 9 September 1835
dined at Freestone
wrote F E W.
Thursday, 10 September 1835
Friday, 11 September 1835
Saturday, 12 September 1835
Rode to Ridgway
Sunday, 13 September 1835
rode to Jefferstone
September 1835
Monday, 14 September 1835
rain.
Uncle Allen & Harry went to High Mead.
Tuesday, 15 September 1835
rode with At Fanny on the ould mare.
Wednesday, 16 September 1835
walked to Freestone
Mary Allen came back with us.
Thursday, 17 September 1835
rode to Penally
Friday, 18 September 1835
Saturday, 19 September 1835
went to Tenby
wrote Fanny Hen.
Sunday, 20 September 1835
went to Tenby
walked on sands
Penally in afternoon
September 1835
Monday, 21 September 1835
came back
Tuesday, 22 September 1835
Wednesday, 23 September 1835
Thursday, 24 September 1835
went to the Ruxley's
Friday, 25 September 1835
went to Manorburn
Saturday, 26 September 1835
came back
Sunday, 27 September 1835
September – October 1835
Monday, 28 September 1835
called at Freestone
wrote C. L.
Tuesday, 29 September 1835
Wednesday, 30 September 1835
Freestone dined here
Thursday, 1 October 1835
wrote Mamma
Friday, 2 October 1835
Saturday, 3 October 1835
Sunday, 4 October 1835
October 1835
Monday, 5 October 1835
Tuesday, 6 October 1835
heard of Elizas illness & Harry Allens accident
Wednesday, 7 October 1835
Thursday, 8 October 1835
Friday, 9 October 1835
Saturday, 10 October 1835
Sunday, 11 October 1835
October 1835
Monday, 12 October 1835
Tuesday, 13 October 1835
Wednesday, 14 October 1835
set off from Cresselly
Thursday, 15 October 1835
came to Hill
Friday, 16 October 1835
went with Harry to Llantony
Saturday, 17 October 1835
Sunday, 18 October 1835
October 1835
Monday, 19 October 1835
Harry & Jessie went home
Tuesday, 20 October 1835
Wednesday, 21 October 1835
Thursday, 22 October 1835
Friday, 23 October 1835
Saturday, 24 October 1835
Sunday, 25 October 1835
October - November 1835
Monday, 26 October 1835
Tuesday, 27 October 1835
Wednesday, 28 October 1835
dined & slept at Mr & Mrs Ansdells.
Thursday, 29 October 1835
dined at Hanover
Friday, 30 October 1835
X
Saturday, 31 October 1835
Sunday, 1 November 1835
November 1835
Monday, 2 November 1835
Tuesday, 3 November 1835
Wednesday, 4 November 1835
Thursday, 5 November 1835
came to Onsbury
Friday, 6 November 1835
Saturday, 7 November 1835
Sunday, 8 November 1835
November 1835
Monday, 9 November 1835
Tuesday, 10 November 1835
Wednesday, 11 November 1835
Thursday, 12 November 1835
Friday, 13 November 1835
Saturday, 14 November 1835
came to Shrewsbury.
Sunday, 15 November 1835
November 1835
Monday, 16 November 1835
Tuesday, 17 November 1835
came home
Wednesday, 18 November 1835
Thursday, 19 November 1835
Friday, 20 November 1835
Saturday, 21 November 1835
wrote Harriet Gifford
Sunday, 22 November 1835
November 1835
Monday, 23 November 1835
Tuesday, 24 November 1835
X
Wednesday, 25 November 1835
Thursday, 26 November 1835
Friday, 27 November 1835
Saturday, 28 November 1835
Sunday, 29 November 1835
November - December 1835
Monday, 30 November 1835
Tuesday, 1 December 1835
Wednesday, 2 December 1835
Thursday, 3 December 1835
Friday, 4 December 1835
Saturday, 5 December 1835
Sunday, 6 December 1835
December 1835
Monday, 7 December 1835
Jessie came
Tuesday, 8 December 1835
Wednesday, 9 December 1835
Thursday, 10 December 1835
Friday, 11 December 1835
Saturday, 12 December 1835
Sunday, 13 December 1835
December 1835
Monday, 14 December 1835
H & Jessie went
Tuesday, 15 December 1835
Wednesday, 16 December 1835
Thursday, 17 December 1835
Cheadle ball
Friday, 18 December 1835
wrote F. Acland.
Saturday, 19 December 1835
Eliz. went Shrewsbury
Sunday, 20 December 1835
December 1835
Monday, 21 December 1835
X [crossed]
Tuesday, 22 December 1835
Wednesday, 23 December 1835
wrote F. E W.
Papa dines Trentham
Thursday, 24 December 1835
Friday, 25 December 1835
Saturday, 26 December 1835
Sunday, 27 December 1835
December 1835
Monday, 28 December 1835
Tuesday, 29 December 1835
Wednesday, 30 December 1835
Thursday, 31 December 1835
43 [/] 3 [=] 14 – 4
Quarterly
A
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holly [illeg]
In hand
took from house 15..0..0
from my own 5 - ..0
tea &c Hoduct 2 – 0
bill at Lloyds 13..6
Nelly Sairs pd 1 . 0 . 0 =
scissors & knife 3..6
stools 9..0
shoes 1..2..0
my bill at Luinston 3..0
Mary at Shrew & Wm Bight 5..0
coach fare 1..8..0
coachman &c 2..0
Do Uncle A. 2..0
letters 3..4
rib & gloves 3..6
woman at castle 6
lent U. Allen 2..6
bill at Tenby 13 – 9
bath 3 – 0
combs & camp st. 3..
rib 2 - 6
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