RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1840. CUL-DAR242[.6]. Transcribed by Christine Chua, edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua, corrections by John van Wyhe 3.2019. 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:
Many or most health notes refer to Charles Darwin although the sufferer is not normally identified. The first record of Darwin being unwell began on 1 March with the entry "Ch. unwell" Another entry on 12 April "sick from half past 12 til 5. 9 [on] 10", presumably it was Darwin taken ill as there was no mention of who it was. A more serious case was recorded on 30 July, "C. sick in night" and another just two nights later on 1 August. On 3 August there was yet another entry "C taken ill", with 4 August describing in more detail the condition he was in, "trembling & cold fit in morning".
The first week of August must have been a distressing time for the whole household. From 5-9 August, Mrs Darwin recorded faintness, numbness, shaking bad sickness, chattering of teeth, weakness, languidness and exhaustion. Dr. Darwin came on 8 August. There was no record of Dr. Darwin being called to attendance or coming to visit before the 8th.
There was a brief respite on 12 August with Darwin being "comfortable all afternoon" with "middling night". The next day saw Darwin spending a "very good night" with the following day as feeling "a great deal better", only to be sick again from the evening of 15 August with "much shivering".
Dr. Darwin was to come again on 21 August. Mrs Darwin noted "C better" and herself "I mending". It would appear that Mrs Darwin was not feeling too well herself at this point. She wrote the next day "I well so to speak". The illness persisted though some days passed tolerably well but it did not entirely go away. The month of August ended with yet another visit from a doctor, "C sick in night Dr came". Darwin had suffered a prolonged illness from end of July into October with a record of "8 weeks of C.s illness" on 28 September. The first mention of Darwin going out-of-doors to the gravel walk appeared in the third week of October. The week before, saw several "very good days" with mentions of Darwin going downstairs more often and visiting the nursery. Mrs Darwin continued to monitor his condition. There was hardly mention of anything else. "Wrote to Eliz" which she recorded from February to May, with six letters in March alone, stopped appearing with last entry on May 17.
For a man just 31 years of age in 1840, Darwin's constant ill health must have puzzled and frustrated him and those around him. The need for constant care and supervision must have made him feel bad but also very much loved.
Emma Darwin wrote very little about herself. She loved to weigh the baby. Occasionally there were records of her weighing herself and her husband. The bulk of her entries were about her husband being unwell but not once was there any complaint about her own exhaustion. She was ''taken bad" on one occasion and was on the mend very quickly.
It is a puzzle why baby's activities were crossed.
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[Printed page] Overseers
January 1840
Messrs Hopkinson & Co. 3 Regent Street R. Gray Esq Brompton Crescent
January 1840
Henry Harold 1839
Mrs Holland Mrs Hope Mrs Shipley Lyells Horners Mrs Rowland Mrs [B] Rowland Georgina T Mrs Fitton Mrs Thomson [doodle]
Wednesday, 1 January 1840
Mrs Beaufort Mrs Parkes Mrs J. Allen
Thursday, 2 January 1840
Lady Symond
No occasion anchovies artichokes bottoms John recover
Friday, 3 January 1840
app. good better Broomhall [doodle]
Saturday, 4 January 1840
W cakish
eat well. pretty good night flat took only 14 days head. [sketch]
January 1840
[5 January – 18 January 1840 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 19 January 1840
Monday, 20 January 1840
weighed the baby 3 wks & 3 days old 8 lbs 3 oz [-] 1 – 6 [=] lbs 6 – 13 oz [+] 13 [=] 7 – 10
Tuesday, 21 January 1840
Wednesday, 22 January 1840
Thursday, 23 January 1840
Friday, 24 January 1840
Saturday, 25 January 1840
January 1840
Sunday, 26 January 1840
Monday, 27 January 1840
Tuesday, 28 January 1840
Wednesday, 29 January 1840
Thursday, 30 January 1840
Friday, 31 January 1840
Lecture Royal Institution
Saturday, 1 February 1840
February 1840
Sunday, 2 February 1840
Monday, 3 February 1840
baby's 7 lbs 10
Tuesday, 4 February 1840
Wednesday, 5 February 1840
Thursday, 6 February 1840
Friday, 7 February 1840
Saturday, 8 February 1840
February 1840
Sunday, 9 February 1840
Monday, 10 February 1840
baby smiled for the 1st time
wrote cath & At Jessie
Tuesday, 11 February 1840
baby made little noises.
Got the Hyacinths
X
Wednesday, 12 February 1840
gave Anne 1 lb tea
Thursday, 13 February 1840
wrote Charlotte & Eliz.
heard from Georgina T.
Friday, 14 February 1840
wrote to Susan Holland. Heard from [2 words crossed]
Saturday, 15 February 1840
Went to Lady Alderson
February 1840
Sunday, 16 February 1840
Monday, 17 February 1840
gave Eliza 1 lb tea
10 – [illeg] [-] 1 – 11 [=] baby weight 8 lb – 5 oz
7 – 10 [illeg] – 5 11 oz more than a fortnight ago
Tuesday, 18 February 1840
Wednesday, 19 February 1840
Finished
wrote Cath
Thursday, 20 February 1840
Friday, 21 February 1840
Saturday, 22 February 1840
February 1840
Sunday, 23 February 1840
Monday, 24 February 1840
wrote Mrs Acland
Tuesday, 25 February 1840
wrote Eliz
Wednesday, 26 February 1840
Thursday, 27 February 1840
Friday, 28 February 1840
wrote Harry
Saturday, 29 February 1840
wrote Eliz
March 1840
Sunday, 1 March 1840
Ch. unwell
Monday, 2 March 1840
Eliza lb tea
Tuesday, 3 March 1840
baby weight lb oz 11 – 3 3/4 [-] 1 – 11 Loss 9 – 7 1/4 last weight 8 – 5 [=] 1 -2 1/4
Wednesday, 4 March 1840
wrote Cath & Eliz
Thursday, 5 March 1840
lb 2 15 1/2 1/4
Friday, 6 March 1840
wrote Eliz
Saturday 7 March 1840
March 1840
Sunday, 8 March 1840
Monday, 9 March 1840
Phil.
buy half a piece Cambrie for Eliz.
Tuesday, 10 March 1840
Wednesday, 11 March 1840
Thursday, 12 March 1840
Friday, 13 March 1840
Saturday 14 March 1840
March 1840
Sunday, 15 March 1840
Monday, 16 March 1840
wrote Eliz
Tuesday, 17 March 1840
gave Anne 1 lb tea
Wednesday, 18 March 1840
Mr Morel. 12 o'clock.
Thursday, 19 March 1840
Eliza lb tea
wrote Eliz
Friday, 20 March 1840
weight baby 12 weeks old
clothes & basket 3 lb
baby's weight lb oz 10 – 14 1/2 last time 9 -7 1/4 increase 1 – 7 1/4
Saturday 21 March 1840
Cath came
March 1840
Sunday, 22 March 1840
John ill
Monday, 23 March 1840
Phil
wrote Eliz
Tuesday, 24 March 1840
Wednesday, 25 March 1840
Thursday, 26 March 1840
Friday, 27 March 1840
Saturday 28 March 1840
wrote Eliz
March - April 1840
Sunday, 29 March 1840
wrote Ellen Tollet
Monday, 30 March 1840
Tuesday, 31 March 1840
Wednesday, 1 April 1840
Went to Mrs Evans's with Cath.
Thursday, 2 April 1840
Friday, 3 April 1840
Saturday, 4 April 1840
weighed baby. lb 14 – 3/4 [-] 3 [=] lb 11-3/4
April 1840
Sunday, 5 April 1840
Monday, 6 April 1840
Phil
Mrs Kennedy's baby 13 lb 14 oz gained in a fortnight 17 oz 1/2
Tuesday, 7 April 1840
[doodle]
Wednesday, 8 April 1840
Thursday, 9 April 1840
Friday, 10 April 1840
wrote Eliz
Saturday, 11 April 1840
[doodle]
April 1840
Sunday, 12 April 1840
Sick from half past 12 till 5. 9 or 10
[doodle]
Monday, 13 April 1840
[Triggers] not copiously turned slightly acid took only [illeg] 2 raw eggs
[doodle]
Tuesday, 14 April 1840
gave quinine & Eliza 1 lb tea
afternoon & evening slept tolerably but much flatulence.
[doodle]
Wednesday, 15 April 1840
had an egg & toast this morning
Thursday, 16 April 1840
feels pretty [1 word crossed] well.
Friday, 17 April 1840
[doodle]
Saturday, 18 April 1840
wrote Eliz
April 1840
Sunday, 19 April 1840
Monday, 20 April 1840
[sketch]
Tuesday, 21 April 1840
Wednesday, 22 April 1840
wrote Eliz.
Thursday, 23 April 1840
Friday, 24 April 1840
Saturday, 25 April 1840
Babbage
April 1840
Sunday, 26 April 1840
Monday, 27 April 1840
Phil
Tuesday, 28 April 1840
Wednesday, 29 April 1840
April - May 1840
Thursday, 30 April 1840
Friday, 1 May 1840
party at Dr Holland's
Saturday, 2 May 1840
Cath went
wrote Charlotte
May 1840
Sunday, 3 May 1840
Monday, 4 May 1840
Tuesday, 5 May 1840
Wednesday, 6 May 1840
X
Thursday, 7 May 1840
Friday, 8 May 1840
C. Stevens death
Saturday, 9 May 1840
Mr Babbage
May 1840
Sunday, 10 May 1840
Monday, 11 May 1840
Phil
Tuesday, 12 May 1840
Wednesday, 13 May 1840
Thursday, 14 May 1840
16 3 48 – 51
Friday, 15 May 1840
Weight [sht] clothes. lb 2 -9
Saturday, 16 May 1840
weigh baby lb 14 15
Effie 15 11
14 - 15
less 4
last time 11 12 [=] 3 -3
increase in 42 days 51 oz
May 1840
Sunday, 17 May 1840
wrote Eliz.
Monday, 18 May 1840
Tuesday, 19 May 1840
Wednesday, 20 May 1840
Thursday, 21 May 1840
Friday, 22 May 1840
Saturday, 23 May 1840
12 lb cocoa nuts 10
12 lb [common] 6 6 [line crossed] 16
May 1840
Sunday, 24 May 1840
wrote Ellen T.
Monday, 25 May 1840
Phil
Tuesday, 26 May 1840
Wednesday, 27 May 1840
Thursday, 28 May 1840
Friday, 29 May 1840
Saturday, 30 May 1840
May – June 1840
Sunday, 31 May 1840
M a
Monday, 1 June 1840
Tuesday, 2 June 1840
Mrs Horner.
Sismondi's came
Wednesday, 3 June 1840
June 1840
Thursday, 4 June 1840
X
Friday, 5 June 1840
Came to Maer
Saturday, 6 June 1840
June 1840
Sunday, 7 June 1840
[doodle]
Monday, 8 June 1840
Phil
[doodle]
Tuesday, 9 June 1840
Wednesday, 10 June 1840
[11 June - 17 June 1840 not microfilmed]
Thursday, 18 June 1840
Sismondis left
No. 12
[doodle]
Friday, 19 June 1840
Saturday, 20 June 1840
June 1840
2nd week
Sunday, 21 June 1840
Monday, 22 June 1840
Phil
Tuesday, 23 June 1840
Wednesday, 24 June 1840
Thursday, 25 June 1840
Friday, 26 June 1840
Saturday, 27 June 1840
June – July 1840
3rd week
Sunday, 28 June 1840
Monday, 29 June 1840
Tuesday, 30 June 1840
10 st. 5 lb me & Doddy. 9 – 1 3/4 my weight [=] 1 – 3 1/4 1 6 [illeg] 1 – 14 oz
Wednesday, 1 July 1840
Thursday, 2 July 1840
Friday, 3 July 1840
Saturday, 4 July 1840
July 1840
4th week.
Sunday, 5 July 1840
Monday, 6 July 1840
Tuesday, 7 July 1840
Wednesday, 8 July 1840
10 – 8 [-] 9 – 3 1/4 [=] 1 – 4 3/4
Thursday, 9 July 1840
baby's weight st lb oz 1 - 3 - 6 [-] 1 – 1 - 14 [=] 1 - 8 in 9 days
came home from Shrewsby
Friday, 10 July 1840
I have gained st lb oz 9 -3 -4 [-] 9 -1 -12 [=] -1 -8 in same time
Saturday, 11 July 1840
July 1840
5th week
Sunday, 12 July 1840
Monday, 13 July 1840
Tuesday, 14 July 1840
Wednesday, 15 July 1840
[16 July - 22 July 1840 not microfilmed]
Thursday, 23 July 1840
I taken bad.
Friday, 24 July 1840
Saturday, 25 July 1840
July 1840
7th week
Sunday, 26 July 1840
Monday, 27 July 1840
Tuesday, 28 July 1840
Wednesday, 29 July 1840
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Thursday, 30 July 1840
C sick in night
Friday, 31 July 1840
Saturday, 1 August 1840
C. sick in night
August 1840
8th
Sunday, 2 August 1840
Monday, 3 August 1840
C. taken ill
Tuesday, 4 August 1840
X
C taken ill
trembling & cold fit in morning
Wednesday, 5 August 1840
sick several times
Thursday, 6 August 1840
faintness numbness & shaking bad sickness teeth chattered
Friday, 7 August 1840
sickness began at 6 abt 7 fits of it very weak & languid.
Saturday, 8 August 1840
X
Dr Darwin came
sick often in day very bad.
August 1840
9th
Sunday, 9 August 1840
sick 5 1/2 in morning very bad day with C. weak exhausted. great flatulence
Monday, 10 August 1840
Tuesday, 11 August 1840
Wednesday, 12 August 1840
comfortable all afternoon middling night, much flatulence sick
Thursday, 13 August 1840
very good night
Friday, 14 August 1840
felt a great deal better.
Saturday, 15 August 1840
sick from 5 till half past 10 & again at one. Much shivering
August 1840
10th 18 [illeg]
Sunday, 16 August 1840
X
bad day with C wretched feelings. good night
Monday, 17 August 1840
calves foot violent sickness
Tuesday, 18 August 1840
Wednesday, 19 August 1840
Thursday, 20 August 1840
Friday, 21 August 1840
Dr Darwin came
C. better I mending.
Saturday, 22 August 1840
raw eggs
I well so to speak
Sismondis came
C. pretty well all day. very much flat in night
August 1840
11th
Sunday, 23 August 1840
uncomf. in morning pretty well afterwards tolerable night good deal flat
Monday, 24 August 1840
Mrs Roscoe
Jos's cames
Tuesday, 25 August 1840
X
much flat & fatigue in evening at night sick water brash macaroni & toast
Wednesday, 26 August 1840
pretty good day. Slight acid sickness til night
Did not get up at all but read a good deal
Thursday, 27 August 1840
X
Eggs sago
bad felt better all day
C. sick slightly in night
Friday, 28 August 1840
Sismondis went
I bad felt better & stronger
C. sick once in morning
Saturday, 29 August 1840
August – September 1840
12th [doodle]
Sunday, 30 August 1840
C. sick once in night
Monday, 31 August 1840
C sick in night Dr came.
rather uneasy night good deal of flat
Tuesday, 1 September 1840
C. moved into another room.
comfortable all day. pretty good night
Wednesday, 2 September 1840
1st period
C. badly sick from 11 till 5.
Thursday, 3 September 1840
C sick from 1 1/2 till 9. not frequent every much exhausted
Friday, 4 September 1840
Pulse high. languid no appetite. sick from 5 till 9 baddish night
Saturday, 5 September 1840
better pulse 60 sick twice sick till 9 pulse fell good night
September 1840
13th
Sunday, 6 September 1840
pretty well sick once in evening from rhubarb
Monday, 7 September 1840
Dr came -
Charles comfortable all day except a good deal of nausea. not sick pulse 50 60
Tuesday, 8 September 1840
very brisk eat partridge pulse 70 – 60 good night.
Wednesday, 9 September 1840
oysters & artichokes.
pulse 60 uncomfortable afternoon sick once – pretty good night
Thursday, 10 September 1840
pulse 52 partridge & pudding- one fit of discomfort went off comfortable most of day, pretty good night
Friday, 11 September 1840
very good day. have oysters pulse about 54 good night
Mr Broomhall came
Saturday, 12 September 1840
good day pulse 60 have good night.
September 1840
14th
Sunday, 13 September 1840
Good day pulse 56 sat up by fire several times stronger.
Monday, 14 September 1840
languid in morning very brisk in evening sat up more good night
Tuesday, 15 September 1840
very good morning dinner disagreed & sick once uncomfortable all afternoon
Wednesday, 16 September 1840
very well till 6 p.m uncomf. till 8 not sick good night
Thursday, 17 September 1840
uncomf. in morning very good day after. chicken
goodnight
Friday, 18 September 1840
sat up most of the day very tired at night bad night.
Saturday, 19 September 1840
2nd period
badly sick with faintness & trembling about 11 1/2 got better as the day went on languid no more sick
tolerable night much flatulence
September 1840
15th
Sunday, 20 September 1840
pulse 57 & 50 rather languid sick 5 times till four bad night sick once very much flatulence
Monday, 21 September 1840
languid all day but not sick
Tuesday, 22 September 1840
very sick at 7 in morning from too much bitters. languid. not sick the rest of day. eat potatoes [ 2 words crossed] grew more comfortable pretty good night 54 calomel.
Wednesday, 23 September 1840
got better all day pulse 66
potatoes. Cal. again pretty good night
Thursday, 24 September 1840
fit of discomfort in morning sick badly from one till 5 1/2 5 or 6 times good night in the early part; a good deal of flatulence afterwards
Friday, 25 September 1840
much flatulence in morning pulse 56. raw egg in morning
pudding. pretty comfortable most of day. took bismuth pretty good night.
Saturday, 26 September 1840
Susan came.
Slight fit of faintness & discomf in the morning which went off. oyster & pudding
comfortable evening pretty good night less flatulence
September 1840
16th
Sunday, 27 September 1840
sinking fit went off abt 12. have good afternoon very good night
Monday, 28 September 1840
sinking fit 8 weeks of C.s illness.
[illeg] did not agree. rather uncomfortable most of day. very good night
Tuesday, 29 September 1840
Doddy weigh 1 - 6 - 8 last time June 3 1 – 1 - 14 [=] 4 -10
sinking in morning rather languid all day. partridge
Doddy's 1st tooth
Wednesday, 30 September 1840
very languid & uncomf all day headache occasionally rather better in evg. good night
Thursday, 1 October 1840
brisk in morning took no more bismuth escaped sinking fit began [illeg] spices comf till 4 or 5 have stomach & flatulence bad night much flat
Friday, 2 October 1840
Baby compared a shadow in the same way as glass
very uncomf & flatulence all day got better about 6 & had a tolerable night & a good deal of flatulence pudding twice
Saturday, 3 October 1840
brisk in morning & very well all day sat up a good deal. baddish night a good deal of flat
toast pudding turkey potatoes & [illeg]
October 1840
17th
Sunday, 4 October 1840
good deal flat till 11. comfort. till 5. Slight sinking fit went off very good night –
have pud. Do
Monday, 5 October 1840
3rd
Baby knows the word fire [crossed] had pheasant
very well all day sat up a great deal not much flatulence in night but sinking fit for an hour
Tuesday, 6 October 1840
3rd time
good deal of flatulence all day Prussic acid 6 drops fear of sickness but kept off very uncomf at bed time. baddish night much flatulence
pudding twice
Wednesday, 7 October 1840
a good deal flat. but not a very bad day. comf. in evening. better night but not very good
Thursday, 8 October 1840
comfortable all day
pheasant
not very good night much flat
Friday, 9 October 1840
languid morning
chicken
comfortable afternoon & evening pretty good night
Saturday, 10 October 1840
think [crossed] I have quickens
very comfortable all day. sat a good deal at window.
duck chicken
Susan went home
still better night
October 1840
18th
Sunday, 11 October 1840
very good day though stomach not comf walked about & sat up all day good night less flatulence, almost
Monday, 12 October 1840
very good day sat up & walked about all day.
Tuesday, 13 October 1840
very good day came down stairs bad night owing to me
Wednesday, 14 October 1840
uncomf languid morning got better sat up & walked a little. very good night
Thursday, 15 October 1840
very good day came in nursery. baddish night
Friday, 16 October 1840
Cath came
languid all day but stomach not bad better night one longish fit flatulence. 3 times in nursery
Saturday, 17 October 1840
very good day. often in nursery. good night
October 1840
19th
Sunday, 18 October 1840
very good day. Came down stairs twice
sat up 12 hours baddish night
Monday, 19 October 1840
very languid all day. only went in nursery good night
Tuesday, 20 October 1840
good day. came down in morning & to tea overtired & trembling after he was in bed. good night
Wednesday, 21 October 1840
very well in afternoon walked on gravelwalk good night
Friday, 23 October 1840
languor & sinking in evening = went off Mr B. languid morning very good afternoon came down & out of doors. Ch. weighed 9 st 13 lbs middling night often flatulence.
Thursday, 22 October 1840
very good day. bad night bowels –
Saturday, 24 October 1840
went out in field very good morning languid afternoon middling night
October 1840
20th
Sunday, 25 October 1840
very good day. 3 times out of doors very fair night
Monday, 26 October 1840
very brisk till 5 o'clock out twice languid evening
Papa says we shall not go in a fortnight
worse night
Tuesday, 27 October 1840
languid all day came down once brisk in evening better night
Wednesday, 28 October 1840
very well all day talked a great deal. good night
Thursday, 29 October 1840
very good day walked out at usual paces 20 minutes
Baby put his finger in mouth to pull out what he was eating.
tolerable night
Friday, 30 October 1840
During previous fortnight imitated C. making noise with hand to his mouth
stomach not quite so well.
weight 10 st. 3 lb 1/2 pretty good night
Saturday, 31 October 1840
9 st 10. [illeg]
Doddy 1 [crossed] - 8 [crossed] 1 – 7 – 6
C. took 2 walks uncomf. & stomach after 4 – better night than usual
November 1840
21th
Sunday, 1 November 1840
walked twice to Bathing house & once to gate
dinner disagreed eat [illeg] late
baddish night
Monday, 2 November 1840
very good day.
Doddy said "[frown]" [ line crossed]
pretty good night
Tuesday, 3 November 1840
Uncle John & Eliza
Well till one languid & pulse high better in evening. Slept well but much flat
Wednesday, 4 November 1840
languid morning very good afternoon & evening better night.
Thursday, 5 November 1840
quicken
very good day indeed
Marianne Cath went
very good night
Friday, 6 November 1840
same weight as last Friday
very good night
Saturday, 7 November 1840
rather languid day hardly went out not quite so good night
November 1840
22nd
Sunday, 8 November 1840
walked round pool very good day middling night
Monday, 9 November 1840
walked up to yew trees in birches not good night
Tuesday, 10 November 1840
feverish & uncomfortable all day. no meat much flat. but slept well
Wednesday, 11 November 1840
very languid & uncomf all day. 19 gr cal. very good night indeed
Thursday, 12 November 1840
Friday, 13 November 1840
left Maer slept at Birm pretty good night
Saturday, 14 November 1840
came on to London. nausea went off
November 1840
23rd
Sunday, 15 November 1840
Doddy stared at pictures even miniatures
Shivering abt 4. flatulence for 2 hours
Monday, 16 November 1840
good day pretty good night
Tuesday, 17 November 1840
very good day pretty good night
Wednesday, 18 November 1840
Thursday, 19 November 1840
Friday, 20 November 1840
Saturday, 21 November 1840
November 1840
24
Sunday, 22 November 1840
Drank tea at 16
Monday, 23 November 1840
went in fly to Pantechnicon felt sick in evening pretty good night
Tuesday, 24 November 1840
good day wakeful night
Wednesday, 25 November 1840
Thursday, 26 November 1840
Friday, 27 November 1840
Saturday, 28 November 1840
rather uncomf. day good night
November – December 1840
25
Sunday, 29 November 1840
Monday, 30 November 1840
Tuesday, 1 December 1840
good deal of flat day & night
Wednesday, 2 December 1840
bad sinking fit shivering good night
December 1840
Thursday, 3 December 1840
mending all day good deal flat in night
Friday, 4 December 1840
slight sinking good deal flat in night
Saturday, 5 December 1840
good day. I walked to 16
awake till 1/2 past 12 with much flat.
December 1840
26
Sunday, 6 December 1840
languid with cal all day lay awake good while. very little flat
Monday, 7 December 1840
Tuesday, 8 December 1840
pretty well all day very bad night with pudding
Wednesday, 9 December 1840
stomach bad all day. very good night
Thursday, 10 December 1840
well all day baddish night awake till 1/2 past 1.
Friday, 11 December 1840
good day pretty good night
Saturday, 12 December 1840
Good day till dinner disagreed & sinking fit middling night
December 1840
27
Sunday, 13 December 1840
good morning till 4 sinking fit good night
Monday, 14 December 1840
good day very good night
Tuesday, 15 December 1840
very good all day awake till 2.
Wednesday, 16 December 1840
very good day & night took milk & pepper
Thursday, 17 December 1840
good day & night.
Friday, 18 December 1840
tough beef steak slight sinking fit abt 4 good night
Saturday, 19 December 1840
good day not quite so good night
December 1840
28
Sunday, 20 December 1840
good day slight sinking at 5 wakeful night owing to Doddy.
Monday, 21 December 1840
rather knocked up brisk afternoon
Tuesday, 22 December 1840
Ellen T Lyells & Fittons called
languid day pretty good night
Wednesday, 23 December 1840
very good day & night
wrote Susan
Mrs Chadwick called
Thursday, 24 December 1840
very good day & good night
Friday, 25 December 1840
languid [crossed]
Saturday, 26 December 1840
Ditto
December 1840
29
Sunday, 27 December 1840
Ditto
Monday, 28 December 1840
Ditto
Tuesday, 29 December 1840
Ditto
Wednesday, 30 December 1840
pretty well
Thursday, 31 December 1840
3 ft. 8 1 – 10 1 -11
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4.2/ - 8
Do – 8
4 1/2 6 – 2 – 3
1 1/2 2 / 2 – 3 – 3
1 – 1 – 6
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Mr Wm Patten 23 Howland St Fitzroy Sq St
1 st = 8 – 32 oz. 1 – 6
London 7 – 6 1 26 1 – 7 – 6
2 Stanhope St 22 Oxford Square
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32 Burton Crescent 1 drop 6 oz water 6) 32/ 5
Rolandi 20 Berners St
Anne Martin 1014
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Messrs Hammersley & Co Pall Mall Mrs Bevan
Mrs Cully 10 Pleasant Place Acre Lane
Me & Doddy Oct 28 11 st 5 lb 1/4 [-] 9 10 1/4 [=] 11 - 9 1/4
1-9 4 1 -6 [illeg] – 8
Mr Herbert 15 Hertford St
1 st 8 3/4 9 – 3 1 – 5 - 3/4 1 – 6
Eff 1 – 4 – 6
Me & Doddy 10 – 10 – 14 9 -3 [crossed] – 8 [crossed] 1 – 7 [0 crossed] 14 [=] 1 – 6
1 – 6 – 8
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Mr J Wisk Lucy Springfield Marcassie Stafford
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4 month bet. Jos & Eliz
9 – J & Marianne
7 – M & Charlotte
9 – C & Harry
9 – J & Frank
17 – [illeg ] & H [illeg]
30 [illeg] 15 [illeg] 100 9
Half pint milk boiled. Take 1 table spoonful arrowroot wet with cold milk pour the boiling milk on it stir it up with a bit of butter & sugar & yolk of 3 eggs. whip the whites to a froth put them to it, put in mould boil 3/4 hours
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