RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1839. CUL-DAR242[.5]. Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker and John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker and John van Wyhe 9.2008, further corrections by Christine Chua 3.2019. RN5
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:
Emma Darwin recorded her birthday on 2 May 1839. It is unclear who was 24 years old in the entry. She wrote many letters, mostly to her sister Elizabeth. The 'zoological evenings' were regularly held from May to December 1839. In June she started suffering from symptoms of pregnancy which lasted until August, where she remarked "half way now I think from symptoms". William was born two days after Christmas but the birth was not recorded in her diary.
[front cover]
[title page] Harwoods Diamond Diary, with almanack for 1839
Emma Darwin 1st year of marriage
Eliz owes me 18-0
The Dr M's journey 1-10-0
[Front matter]
[illeg] 7 - From At F 13
From Eliz. 19 - 5
From At F shoes 7 – 6
Charles lent me 10 –
Margery & Betty Philips 5 -
Diaper 1 - 17 - 6
dressing case 2 - 5 -
Anne Shrews 5[s]
Barber 4[s]
turnpikes 2[s] 6[d]
postage 3[s] 6[d]
lace 6[s]
tape muster 5[s]
[illeg] Maer 10
[printed page]
January 1839
[printed page] Overseers
[01 January-9 January 1839 not microfilmed]
Thursday, 10 January 1839
Mrs Milman, Chelsea
Mrs Williams
Mrs Owen
Friday, 11 January 1839
Lady Symonds
Miss Bent 171 Regent
Mr R Wedgwood 46 Q. Anne St
Saturday, 12 January 1839
Half Moon St
Mrs Owen, 4 Queen St
Mrs [illeg]
Mrs Pratt, Sackville Hotel
January 1839
Sunday, 13 January 1839
Miss Sedgwick, 37 Half Moon St
Monday, 14 January 1839
from At Em
shoes 7-[0]
letter 1-2
apothecary 4-6
Tuesday, 15 January 1839
Charles came
Wednesday, 16 January 1839
Thursday, 17 January 1839
At Emm. tooth brush -1-6
Friday, 18 January 1839
Charles went
Saturday, 19 January 1839
January 1839
Sunday, 20 January 1839
Monday, 21 January 1839
X
Tuesday, 22 January 1839
Wednesday, 23 January 1839
Thursday, 24 January 1839
Friday, 25 January 1839
Saturday, 26 January 1839
Charlotte came
January - February 1839
Sunday, 27 January 1839
Monday, 28 January 1839
Tollet Mr Stevens Darwin came
Tuesday, 29 January 1839
came to town
Wednesday, 30 January 1839
went out to buy arm chair
Thursday, 31 January 1839
Carolines baby died [Sophia Mary Ann W 1838-39]
went to Broadwoods for P.F. [piano forte]
Friday, 01 February 1839
Saturday, 02 February 1839
February 1839
Sunday, 03 February 1839
church
Monday, 04 February 1839
Tuesday, 05 February 1839
Hensleighs & Erasmus dined
heard of H. getting registrarship
Wednesday, 06 February 1839
Aldridges
Lyells called
Heard from M. & Eliz.
Thursday, 07 February 1839
[07 February-20 February 1839 not microfilmed]
Thursday, 21 February 1839
wrote Aunt Emma wrote Georgina Tollet
Friday, 22 February 1839
wrote Emma Bent. Mr & Mrs Lyell dined
Saturday, 23 February 1839
Shopping Miss [Wigley] & Erasmus dined
February 1839
Sunday, 24 February 1839
church at Kings College
called Sir Wm Symonds
Monday, 25 February 1839
wrote Catherine
Tuesday, 26 February 1839
drank tea at Horners
Wednesday, 27 February 1839
Mr Morels Geolog wrote At Sarah [Aunt Sarah]
Mrs Gd. Holland
Thursday, 28 February 1839
Friday, 01 March 1839
heard from F.F. & Bessy Holland
feverish Mr Henslow Eras. Hens. dined
Saturday, 02 March 1839
dined at the Clives
Mr Nihill Mr Russell Mr Henslow.
February - March 1839
Sunday, 03 March 1839
walk in morning
church Regent Sq.
Monday, 04 March 1839
wrote Eliz.
Tuesday, 05 March 1839
wrote Bessy Holland
Wednesday, 06 March 1839
Lady Inglis party
Hensleighs came
Thursday, 07 March 1839
snow all day.
Friday, 08 March 1839
dined Dr Hollands Mr Marsh
wrote Ellen Harrison
Saturday, 09 March 1839
refused Huttons President Roy. Soc.
wrote Eliz heard fr. At Emma
March 1839
Sunday, 10 March 1839
to college
Monday, 11 March 1839
6 candles wax
wrote Susan
Tuesday, 12 March 1839
Mrs Williams did not go because C. was unwell
Wednesday, 13 March 1839
Thursday, 14 March 1839
candles wax & tallow
wrote Fanny F.
play Richelieu
Ellen dined
Friday, 15 March 1839
wrote Charlotte
Saturday, 16 March 1839
Miss Martineau
Mr Babbage
March 1839
Sunday, 17 March 1839
Monday, 18 March 1839
6 candles
called on Mrs Williams
Murchison & Strutt
Tuesday, 19 March 1839
wrote Eliz.
called on M. Clive
Wednesday, 20 March 1839
Thursday, 21 March 1839
dine Marlb. St.
Blagrove's Concert
heard from Frances A.
Friday, 22 March 1839
X
dine at Dulwich 6.
Invited by Hope's.
went down with John Allen.
Saturday, 23 March 1839
Lord Northampton Roy. Society
wrote Eliz
M. Clive brought to bed. [Marianne Clive née Tollet]
March 1839
Sunday, 24 March 1839
Monday, 25 March 1839
Marianne's baby died
Tuesday, 26 March 1839
F. & H. came [Fanny & Hensliegh Wedgewood]
Wednesday, 27 March 1839
Thursday, 28 March 1839
Henslieghs went
Friday, 29 March 1839
wrote Eliz.
Saturday, 30 March 1839
called in Manchester Sq
Marianne better
March - April 1839
Sunday, 31 March 1839
Monday, 01 April 1839
Mr & Mrs Henslow came Dr Fitton Mr Brown Lyells
Tuesday, 02 April 1839
wrote Eliz.
Wednesday, 03 April 1839
Sir R. Inglis party.
party at Lyells
Thursday, 04 April 1839
dine at Dr Fittons
Friday, 05 April 1839
Messiah
invited to Dr Holland & Horners
Saturday, 06 April 1839
April 1839
Sunday, 07 April 1839
Marianne & Susan drank tea
Monday, 08 April 1839
Geographical Society
Philharmonia
Wrote Eliz
dined Marlow St
Tuesday, 09 April 1839
home
Wednesday, 10 April 1839
G.S.
drank tea in M St
Thursday, 11 April 1839
house owes me 5-9
Friday, 12 April 1839
dined Marb St
went to Lady of Lyons
Charlotte came
Saturday, 13 April 1839
invited to dinner by Strutts
Lord Northampton
opera Sonnambula Persian
wrote Eliz.
April 1839
Sunday, 14 April 1839
wrote F.F's
Monday, 15 April 1839
dine at Lyells 1/2 past 6
Tuesday, 16 April 1839
Wednesday, 17 April 1839
Thursday, 18 April 1839
call from house[?]
E garters 1-6
Musk 1[s]
coach 2[s]
bonnet 1-8[s]
play 5[s] [=] 1-17-6
Friday, 19 April 1839
Invited to Sir Wm Symonds
Edward & Margarets board wages began
Saturday, 20 April 1839
Babbage-
April 1839
Sunday, 21 April 1839
Ethics Mack.
1 vol Paley's sermons
Monday, 22 April 1839
Charles Journal
life of Lady R. Russel
Fitz Roy. King
Life of Buone
Life of Cowper
Tuesday, 23 April 1839
Yates invites us to dine
Shepherds Thoughts & Essays
Life of Columbus
Wednesday, 24 April 1839
G.S.
dined Mrs Williams play
Thursday, 25 April 1839
dined Sir Wm Symonds
Friday, 26 April 1839
came to Maer
Saturday, 27 April 1839
wrote F Acland
April - May 1839
Sunday, 28 April 1839
Monday, 29 April 1839
Tuesday, 30 April 1839
Zool. Anniversary
Wednesday, 01 May 1839
Zool.
Thursday, 02 May 1839
my birth day. 24 years old.
Car & Jos came
Friday, 03 May 1839
Harry & Jessie came
Saturday, 04 May 1839
F.F. S
May 1839
Sunday, 05 May 1839
Monday, 06 May 1839
Col & Mrs Anne
walked in the woods
wrote Charlotte
Tuesday, 07 May 1839
went to Seabridge
Etruria Fenton
Wednesday, 08 May 1839
G.S.
Thursday, 09 May 1839
Friday, 10 May 1839
Saturday, 11 May 1839
May 1839
Sunday, 12 May 1839
Monday, 13 May 1839
came to Shrewsbury.
Tuesday, 14 May 1839
Margaret Johnson. 109s or 12-10.
Eliz. Hughson. 129s or 15£
Wednesday, 15 May 1839
Thursday, 16 May 1839
Friday, 17 May 1839
Saturday, 18 May 1839
May 1839
Sunday, 19 May 1839
Monday, 20 May 1839
came home to Gower St
Tuesday, 21 May 1839
Wednesday, 22 May 1839
G.S.
Thursday, 23 May 1839
Friday, 24 May 1839
wrote Eliz.
Saturday, 25 May 1839
May - June 1839
Sunday, 26 May 1839
Monday, 27 May 1839
Mr Henslow came
Uncle Baugh
M. de Candolle
Tuesday, 28 May 1839
Wednesday, 29 May 1839
Thursday, 30 May 1839
wrote Eliz.
Friday, 31 May 1839
wrote Ellen Tollet
went Zoolog. gardens
Saturday, 01 June 1839
June 1839
Sunday, 02 June 1839
84 [x] 20 [=] 1680 [divided by] 16 [=] 105
Monday, 03 June 1839
went to Chelsea called on Owens & Williams's
Tuesday, 04 June 1839
went to the Exhibition with Charles
Wednesday, 05 June 1839
G.S.
wrote Eliz.
Thursday, 06 June 1839
Roberts.
Mr Herbert. Capt Bird dined
Friday, 07 June 1839
wrote Susan
Saturday, 08 June 1839
dined at Huttons
June 1839
Sunday, 09 June 1839
Monday, 10 June 1839
Tuesday, 11 June 1839
Zool.Soc. Evening
At Em called
Wednesday, 12 June 1839
wrote Eliz.
Thursday, 13 June 1839
Friday, 14 June 1839
Saturday, 15 June 1839
June 1839
Sunday, 16 June 1839
Monday, 17 June 1839
Mrs Holland
At Emma went with us
Tuesday, 18 June 1839
went to Windsor
Wednesday, 19 June 1839
Mrs Warren [deleted]
Mr Holland & Susan dined
Thursday, 20 June 1839
Friday, 21 June 1839
Saturday, 22 June 1839
Babbage
old not do
F & H drank tea
June 1839
Sunday, 23 June 1839
took to my room
Monday, 24 June 1839
Tuesday, 25 June 1839
Evening meet. Zool.
Wednesday, 26 June 1839
wrote Eliz.
Thursday, 27 June 1839
Friday, 28 June 1839
Saturday, 29 June 1839
At Em F & H went
June - July 1839
Sunday, 30 June 1839
Monday, 01 July 1839
Z.
wrote Eliz.
Tuesday, 02 July 1839
wrote Charlotte
Mr Henslow came
wrote Louisa H
Mrs Rich drank tea
Wednesday, 03 July 1839
wrote Susan
Eras drank tea
Thursday, 04 July 1839
monthly meeting Z.
Friday, 05 July 1839
Saturday, 06 July 1839
July 1839
Sunday, 07 July 1839
Monday, 08 July 1839
Tuesday, 09 July 1839
Evening Zool
Eliz Hensleigh came
Wednesday, 10 July 1839
Thursday, 11 July 1839
Friday, 12 July 1839
Saturday, 13 July 1839
Sunday, 14 July 1839
Monday, 15 July 1839
Tuesday, 16 July 1839
Evening Zool.
Wednesday, 17 July 1839
Thursday, 18 July 1839
wrote Jessie
Friday, 19 July 1839
Saturday, 20 July 1839
Eliz went
July 1839
Sunday, 21 July 1839
[14 July - 20 July 1839 not microfilmed]
Monday, 22 July 1839
Tuesday, 23 July 1839
evening Zool
Wednesday, 24 July 1839
Thursday, 25 July 1839
wrote Jessie
Friday, 26 July 1839
Saturday, 27 July 1839
Eliz went
July - August 1839
Sunday, 28 July 1839
Monday, 29 July 1839
Tuesday, 30 July 1839
Wednesday, 31 July 1839
Thursday, 01 August 1839
monthly Zool
wrote
F. Hensl. came
Friday, 02 August 1839
wrote Mamma
Saturday, 03 August 1839
August 1839
Sunday, 04 August 1839
6 Saville Place
Monday, 05 August 1839
Anne Abberley came
Tuesday, 06 August 1839
Wednesday, 07 August 1839
Thursday, 08 August 1839
8 lb. 3 oz. [+] 1 - 6 [=] 6 - 13 oz
Friday, 09 August 1839
Jan. 20. 3 weeks & 3 days old.
Saturday, 10 August 1839
August 1839
Sunday, 11 August 1839
Monday, 12 August 1839
Tuesday, 13 August 1839
evening Zool.
21 weeks
Wednesday, 14 August 1839
Thursday, 15 August 1839
half way now I think from symptoms
Friday, 16 August 1839
Saturday, 17 August 1839
Hensleighs went to Maer
August 1839
Sunday, 18 August 1839
Monday, 19 August 1839
Tuesday, 20 August 1839
Wednesday, 21 August 1839
Thursday, 22 August 1839
Friday, 23 August 1839
Saturday, 24 August 1839
came to Maer
August 1839
Sunday, 25 August 1839
Monday, 26 August 1839
Charles went to Birm.
Tuesday, 27 August 1839
Association Birmingh.
[Abom.] & I down to Maer
Wednesday, 28 August 1839
fine day.
Mrs Blunt & Mrs Child
Thursday, 29 August 1839
rain
Friday, 30 August 1839
rain
Mr Clifford came
Saturday, 31 August 1839
Charles came
rain
September 1839
Sunday, 01 September 1839
rain
Monday, 02 September 1839
rain
Mr Clifford went in the evening.
Tuesday, 03 September 1839
cold but little rain
Wednesday, 04 September 1839
Fine
Stevens called
Thursday, 05 September 1839
rained dined Seabridge
Friday, 06 September 1839
fine
Saturday, 07 September 1839
rain
Uncle John Eliza & Jessie came
September 1839
Sunday, 08 September 1839
Monday, 09 September 1839
Mrs Greener
W.C. Ross Esq A.R.A.
52 Charlotte St., Fitz Roy Sq.
Tuesday, 10 September 1839
On Mr Fuller, Temple of Fancy, Rathbone Place
Wednesday, 11 September 1839
Thursday, 12 September 1839
Charles went to Shrewsbury
Friday, 13 September 1839
Go to Shrewsbury
Saturday, 14 September 1839
R.J. went
September 1839
Sunday, 15 September 1839
Monday, 16 September 1839
Tuesday, 17 September 1839
Wednesday, 18 September 1839
Thursday, 19 September 1839
Friday, 20 September 1839
Saturday, 21 September 1839
went to Shr.
with Langtons
Make paste a little white pounded sugar & egg in it & sugar & water over the top. No cream. yoke & white of egg.
September 1839
Sunday, 22 September 1839
25 -
Monday, 23 September 1839
come back
20-16.8
24 1 20 12
12/240/20
1-8
10
16-8
Tuesday, 24 September 1839
Wednesday, 25 September 1839
Thursday, 26 September 1839
Friday, 27 September 1839
Saturday, 28 September 1839
returned from Shr with Ch. & Susan fine day
September - October 1839
Sunday, 29 September 1839
Monday, 30 September 1839
go home
25 [x] 5 [=] 125 [divided by] 6
Tuesday, 01 October 1839
left Maer slept at Birm.
Wednesday, 02 October 1839
come to town.
Thursday, 03 October 1839
wrote Catherine
Friday, 04 October 1839
wrote Elizabeth.
Saturday, 05 October 1839
C & I called on Horners
drank tea at No. 16
October 1839
Sunday, 06 October 1839
tumbled down
Monday, 07 October 1839
Mr Henslow came
Tuesday, 08 October 1839
Mrs H. called
Wednesday, 09 October 1839
Thursday, 10 October 1839
Friday, 11 October 1839
Saturday, 12 October 1839
October 1839
Sunday, 13 October 1839
Monday, 14 October 1839
wrote Eliz.
Tuesday, 15 October 1839
Wednesday, 16 October 1839
Thursday, 17 October 1839
Friday, 18 October 1839
Saturday, 19 October 1839
October 1839
Sunday, 20 October 1839
Monday, 21 October 1839
Tuesday, 22 October 1839
I drank tea at No. 16
Scotts & Miss Farrer
Wednesday, 23 October 1839
No. 16 & Eras. dined with us
Thursday, 24 October 1839
wrote Eliz.
Friday, 25 October 1839
wrote Cath
Saturday, 26 October 1839
called on Lyells
October - November 1839
Sunday, 27 October 1839
Monday, 28 October 1839
Tuesday, 29 October 1839
Wednesday, 30 October 1839
wrote Georgina T. [Tollet]
Thursday, 31 October 1839
wrote Eliz.
Friday, 01 November 1839
Saturday, 02 November 1839
wrote Frances A.
November 1839
Sunday, 03 November 1839
Monday, 04 November 1839
Tuesday, 05 November 1839
Wednesday, 06 November 1839
Thursday, 07 November 1839
Friday, 08 November 1839
Fanny's baby born. [Katherine Euphemia (Effie) Wedgwood, 1839-1931]
Mrs Henslow came
Saturday, 09 November 1839
November 1839
Sunday, 10 November 1839
wrote Mamma
Monday, 11 November 1839
Tuesday, 12 November 1839
Z.
Wednesday, 13 November 1839
Thursday, 14 November 1839
Friday, 15 November 1839
Saturday, 16 November 1839
November 1839
Sunday, 17 November 1839
Charlotte Lisney
Mr Haydons
Monday, 18 November 1839
No. 7 Upper Union Pl Battle Bridge
Tuesday, 19 November 1839
Wednesday, 20 November 1839
Thursday, 21 November 1839
hooks 1-10 1/2
cord 10
cotton-binding 5
Friday, 22 November 1839
5 days 7 - 6 [total] 10 - 7 1/2
feathers 10 - 0
Saturday, 23 November 1839
November 1839
Sunday, 24 November 1839
Monday, 25 November 1839
Tuesday, 26 November 1839
Geographical Schomberg
Wednesday, 27 November 1839
Z.
Thursday, 28 November 1839
Friday, 29 November 1839
Saturday, 30 November 1839
Royal Soc. 1 o'clock
December 1839
Sunday, 01 December 1839
Pulvis Gallarum Zii
Monday, 02 December 1839
Adips Suilla Zi for Ung-
Tuesday, 03 December 1839
Wednesday, 04 December 1839
Thursday, 05 December 1839
[illeg] is owing to
[Jan.T.] 1-12-6
Eliz 4-12-6
Friday, 06 December 1839
Saturday, 07 December 1839
[08 December-21 December 1839 not microfilmed]
December 1839
Sunday, 22 December 1839
Monday, 23 December 1839
Z.
Tuesday, 24 December 1839
Wednesday, 25 December 1839
Thursday, 26 December 1839
first half year 133£
from July to end Nov. 85£
Friday, 27 December 1839
I had 50£ first half year
2nd half to Nov. 45
Saturday, 28 December 1839
December 1839
Sunday, 29 December 1839
Miss Carrs.
Charles Corpe, Margaret St 47 Cavendish Sq.
Monday, 30 December 1839
Improved moulded wax. 1/6 lb W.S. Hale, 21 Cateaton St
Tuesday, 31 December 1839
Weep oh Sion
Quartet Mozart from Oratorio of Judah
Fleche's 6th set of Quad The onds of Honem
[printed page] Harwood's Diaries
4 17 - 2
80 [/] 12 [=] 6-
9 1/2
10 10
5 5
2 12 6
£4 – [+] 1-5 [=] 5-6
2 1/2 [+] 1 1/4 [=] 3 3/4
3/4
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