RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1841. CUL-DAR242[.7]. 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. RN3
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:
The new year of 1841 was to see Darwin have a "baddish night" on 2 January. On 29 January, Mrs Darwin wrote "I bad" without elaborating but recorded "good day'' & "good night", no doubt referring to her husband. The next day she was still unwell but recorded that Darwin was "uncommonly well" and had a good night. The last week of February, she wrote worryingly "I very bad". When "broke" was recorded on 18 March, it becomes clear that the digits she indicated next to 'months' were the number of weeks into her pregnancy, with week 2 back in third week of June 1840. 'Broke" must also have been recorded retrospectively as Annie arrived on 2 March, which she recorded "confined". Could her 'bad' days then be due to third trimester lethargy? Mrs Darwin drafted an advertisement seeking a "lady's maid or to wait on young ladies…'', an unusual entry for the diaries. Darwin's well-being was noted almost on a daily basis but dropped from mention for nine weeks. In May, Mrs Darwin recorded four continuous sick days in one entry on 20 May and was poorly again in June. After the last entry on 27 June about Darwin's illness, there was no record of any illness the second half of the year except a few records of the small family's weights.
[Front matter]
Fanny Frank [2 words crossed out]
Sep 44 37 1/2 46 42 1/2 [=] 170 106 666 -2-7 1/2
Oct 48 3/4 49 1/2 44 1/4 67 1/4 [=] 209 1/2
Miss Spencer 32 [illeg] St [illeg] St [line erased]
42 Harley St [line erased]
[Title page] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1841
Grove, Mr Fuller 32 Poultry Epson. 11 Grapes. Reigate An 1841
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5 ft. 9 3 ft wide 1 ft. 5 wide [1 word crossed out] long 1 ft 1 wide 10 inches wide [illeg] [table] [doodle] Mrs Hibbs 28 Circus St Bayswater Square
Mr [illeg] Langley 40 acres [illeg] Hatchetts Hotel Mr Dupree. Lawrence Lane Cheapside 7. Oct. sold
Stafford Place Edgware Road
[Printed page] Overseer
January 1841
30th
Friday, 1 January 1841
wrote Caroline
Saturday, 2 January 1841
wrote Susan
drank tea at Clives
C. baddish night
January 1841
Sunday, 3 January 1841
pretty good night
Monday, 4 January 1841
began letter to At Jessie
much flatulence in night
Tuesday, 5 January 1841
wrote Eliz.
bad afternoon from working after dinner
Wednesday, 6 January 1841
very bad night
January 1841
31
Thursday, 7 January 1841
wrote At Jessie
rather better night but much flat.
Friday, 8 January 1841
much better night
Saturday, 9 January 1841
Good day middling night
No 16 drank tea with us
January 1841
Sunday, 10 January 1841
wrote Eliz
Monday, 11 January 1841
wrote Susan
very wakeful night
Tuesday, 12 January 1841
wrote At Em
very good night
Wednesday, 13 January 1841
I unwell with headache C. pretty good night
January 1841
32 January
Thursday, 14 January 1841
Friday, 15 January 1841
Saturday, 16 January 1841
Drank tea at Clives
wrote Charlotte
Wakeful night but not much flat.
January 1841
Sunday, 17 January 1841
very languid
Monday, 18 January 1841
Ditto pretty good night great lassitude
Tuesday, 19 January 1841
wrote Eliz & Cath
Ditto uncomf all day 2 grs calomel very good night
Wednesday, 20 January 1841
Bessy Harding came
mending all day tolerable night
January 1841
33
Thursday, 21 January 1841
at his work
wrote Eliz
Susan came
31. 6 [-] 1.11:6 [=] 1 – 3 – 0
Friday, 22 January 1841
pretty good day good night
12/32 – 2_8 24 8 8 12 96
Saturday, 23 January 1841
good day good night
12/ 1664 138 6 – 18
32 52 64 160 1664
January 1841
Sunday, 24 January 1841
wrote Eliz.
Susan drank tea Ch. bad sinking fit
pretty good night
Monday, 25 January 1841
Ch. well all morning sick 4 or 5 times 9 in evening.
good night
Tuesday, 26 January 1841
wrote Eliz.
very unwell all day after 10 o'clock better in evg. took cal. good night
Wednesday, 27 January 1841
wrote Cath. Hyacinths came tolerable night
January 1841
34
Thursday, 28 January 1841
middling day good night
Friday, 29 January 1841
I bad
good day good night
Saturday, 30 January 1841
Ditto
Uncommonly well good night
January - February 1841
Sunday, 31 January 1841
Ditto
very uncomfortable after 12 o'lock till bed time good night
Monday, 1 February 1841
good night
Tuesday, 2 February 1841
pretty good day. bad fit flat in night
Wednesday, 3 February 1841
indifferent day. sinking fit in evg very good night
February 1841
35
Thursday, 4 February 1841
very good day tolerable night
Friday, 5 February 1841
pretty good day
Ditto night
Saturday, 6 February 1841
good day good night
Susan came
February 1841
Sunday, 7 February 1841
good day pretty good night
Monday, 8 February 1841
Tuesday, 9 February 1841
long flat in night
Wednesday, 10 February 1841
middling day & night
February 1841
36
Thursday, 11 February 1841
wrote Eliz
baddish evening bad wakeful night
Friday, 12 February 1841
Saturday, 13 February 1841
February 1841
Sunday, 14 February 1841
languid evening
Monday, 15 February 1841
bad faintness in evening pretty good night
Tuesday, 16 February 1841
Susan went to M St. [Marlboro Street]
Wednesday, 17 February 1841
feverish attack in ev. 2 gr cal.
February 1841
37
Thursday, 18 February 1841
C. much better good night
Friday, 19 February 1841
wrote Eliz
good day
Saturday, 20 February 1841
Ch. rode out unwell all afternoon & evg.
February 1841
Sunday, 21 February 1841
good day.
Monday, 22 February 1841
at work in morning
I better.
Wednesday, 23 February 1841
Thursday, 24 February 1841
very good day & night
February 1841
38
Thursday, 25 February 1841
I very bad
Ch good day baddish night
Mrs Hibbs came
Friday, 26 February 1841
I better C. baddish afternoon
Saturday, 27 February 1841
bad headache middle of day. got better good night
February – March 1841
Sunday, 28 February 1841
very good day
Ch Rhub. baddish night
Monday, 1 March 1841
[sketch]
Tuesday, 2 March 1841
confined [Birth of Anne Elizabeth Darwin]
Wednesday, 3 March 1841
March 1841
39
Thursday, 4 March 1841
(wants a situation)
As Housemaid in a gentlemen's family, lady's maid or to wait on young ladies a respectable young woman 23 yrs of age who understands dress making & can have an excellent 2 years character from the lady she is now with.
Direct U. G. 12.
Friday, 5 March 1841
Saturday, 6 March 1841
March 1841
Sunday, 7 March 1841
Monday, 8 March 1841
began to be ill
Tuesday, 9 March 1841
Wednesday, 10 March 1841
March 1841
40
Thursday, 11 March 1841
Friday, 12 March 1841
Saturday, 13 March 1841
March 1841
Sunday, 14 March 1841
Monday, 15 March 1841
Tuesday, 16 March 1841
Wednesday, 17 March 1841
Thursday, 18 March 1841
broke
Friday, 19 March 1841
Saturday, 20 March 1841
March 1841
Sunday, 21 March 1841
Monday, 22 March 1841
calomel C.
Tuesday, 23 March 1841
Wednesday, 24 March 1841
Thursday, 25 March 1841
broke [crossed out]
Friday, 26 March 1841
came down stairs
Saturday, 27 March 1841
March 1841
Sunday, 28 March 1841
Monday, 29 March 1841
Tuesday, 30 March 1841
weighed annie 8 lb 12 clothes 1 – 2 1/2 [=] 7 – 9 1/2
Wednesday, 31 March 1841
April 1841
Thursday, 1 April 1841
Friday, 2 April 1841
Saturday, 3 April 1841
April 1841
Sunday, 4 April 1841
Monday, 5 April 1841
Tuesday, 6 April 1841
wrote Jessie
Mary cally came
Wednesday, 7 April 1841
Thursday, 8 April 1841
Friday, 9 April 1841
Saturday, 10 April 1841
April 1841
Sunday, 11 April 1841
Monday, 12 April 1841
Tuesday, 13 April 1841
weighed baby. Ib oz 9 – 5 1/2 [-] 1 - 6 [=] 7 -15 1/2 [+] 4 1/2 [=] 8 -4
Wednesday, 14 April 1841
Thursday, 15 April 1841
wrote Eliz.
Friday, 16 April 1841
gave a lb of tea to kitchen & one to nursery
Saturday, 17 April 1841
wrote Ellen Harrison
April 1841
Sunday, 18 April 1841
Monday, 19 April 1841
Tuesday, 20 April 1841
Wednesday, 21 April 1841
Thursday, 22 April 1841
Friday, 23 April 1841
dined at St Kaths met Mrs Jamieson & Mrs Butler.
Saturday, 24 April 1841
walked out
wrote Bessy Howarth
April 1841
1841
Sunday, 25 April 1841
walked out with C. bad afternoon with C. after several very good days
Monday, 26 April 1841
Tuesday, 27 April 1841
drank tea at 16 Ch. calomel
Wednesday, 28 April 1841
wrote F. Morley.
April - May 1841
Thursday, 29 April 1841
Cath came
Friday, 30 April 1841
Tea kitchen
Saturday, 1 May 1841
Tea nursery [line crossed out]
10 – 12 1/2 [-] 1 – 6 weight of present clothes [=] 9 – 6 1/2 8 weeks & 4 days
May 1841
Sunday, 2 May 1841
Monday, 3 May 1841
Tuesday, 4 May 1841
Tea nursery
wrote Jessie
Wednesday, 5 May 1841
Thursday, 6 May 1841
Friday, 7 May 1841
Saturday, 8 May 1841
May 1841
Sunday, 9 May 1841
Monday, 10 May 1841
Tuesday, 11 May 1841
Wednesday, 12 May 1841
Thursday, 13 May 1841
Friday, 14 May 1841
Saturday, 15 May 1841
Rolandi's subscription up.
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May 1841
Sunday, 16 May 1841
Monday, 17 May 1841
Tuesday, 18 May 1841
Wednesday, 19 May 1841
Thursday, 20 May 1841
Charles poorly this & 3 following days.
Friday, 21 May 1841
Cath went to Eras.
Saturday, 22 May 1841
Tea nursery
May 1841
Sunday, 23 May 1841
Monday, 24 May 1841
Tuesday, 25 May 1841
Wednesday, 26 May 1841
Thursday, 27 May 1841
Friday, 28 May 1841
Set out from town slept at Birm.
Saturday, 29 May 1841
came to Maer
May – June 1841
Sunday, 30 May 1841
Monday, 31 May 1841
1 3/0
Tuesday, 1 June 1841
I weighed 8 stone 3 lb Doddy 1 – 10 – 14 oz Charles 10 - 7
Wednesday, 2 June 1841
children christened
Thursday, 3 June 1841
beautiful weather
Friday, 4 June 1841
3 – 8 [+] 2 – 10 [=] 6 – 2
Saturday, 5 June 1841
[6 June – 12 June 1841 not microfilmed]
June 1841
Sunday, 13 June 1841
Walford came over
very poorly all this week
Monday, 14 June 1841
Tuesday, 15 June 1841
Doddy 1 st - 13 – 2 Ch. 11 – 0 – 0 8 – 8 – 12
Wednesday, 16 June 1841
Thursday, 17 June 1841
Friday, 18 June 1841
Saturday, 19 June 1841
June 1841
Sunday, 20 June 1841
Monday, 21 June 1841
Tuesday, 22 June 1841
Me 8 – 7 – 14 Ch. 12 – 0 – 0
Wednesday, 23 June 1841
called at Camp Hill
Thursday, 24 June 1841
Friday, 25 June 1841
I bad feverish sore throat.
Saturday, 26 June 1841
Frank & Fanny came
June 1841
Sunday, 27 June 1841
At the end of his illness he was 9 13 –
Monday, 28 June 1841
Ch 11 – 1 – 12 Me 8 – 7 – 0 Jessie 9 – 13 – 0
Tuesday, 29 June 1841
Ch. Walford called
Susan took Doddy to Shrewsbury.
Wednesday, 30 June 1841
Ch went to Shrews Temp. Fest H & Jessie & child came
July 1841
Thursday, 1 July 1841
Friday, 2 July 1841
Saturday, 3 July 1841
July 1841
Sunday, 4 July 1841
Monday, 5 July 1841
Tuesday, 6 July 1841
Me 8 st 7 lb
went to Shrewsbury at Sh 8 .6
Wednesday, 7 July 1841
Thursday, 8 July 1841
Friday, 9 July 1841
Saturday, 10 July 1841
July 1841
Sunday, 18 July 1841
Monday, 19 July 1841
Tuesday, 20 July 1841
Wednesday, 21 July 1841
Thursday, 22 July 1841
Set out from Shr slept at Birm.
Friday, 23 July 1841
came to London
Saturday, 24 July 1841
went to see the Hermitage
August 1841
[25 July - 31 July 1841 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 1 August 1841
Monday, 2 August 1841
Tuesday, 3 August 1841
wrote Susan & Eliz.
Wednesday, 4 August 1841
Thursday, 5 August 1841
Friday, 6 August 1841
Saturday, 7 August 1841
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August 1841
[8 August – 14 August 1841 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 15 August 1841
Monday, 16 August 1841
Tuesday, 17 August 1841
Wednesday, 18 August 1841
wrote Charlotte.
Thursday, 19 August 1841
went to St James Pk with C. & old pictures
Friday, 20 August 1841
hot day went in evg. Gordon Sq.
Saturday, 21 August 1841
August 1841
Sunday, 22 August 1841
Monday, 23 August 1841
went in Regents Park
Tuesday, 24 August 1841
Eliza gave warn
Wednesday, 25 August 1841
wrote Cath.
Thursday, 26 August 1841
Friday, 27 August 1841
Saturday, 28 August 1841
C. weighed 11 st – 1 lb
August - September 1841
Sunday, 29 August 1841
wrote Eliz.
Monday, 30 August 1841
Tuesday, 31 August 1841
Wednesday, 1 September 1841
Thursday, 2 September 1841
Ch. began Iron
Friday, 3 September 1841
gave tea to nursery
Saturday, 4 September 1841
Willy began Iron
September 1841
Sunday, 5 September 1841
Monday, 6 September 1841
Tuesday, 7 September 1841
Wednesday, 8 September 1841
Thursday, 9 September 1841
Friday, 10 September 1841
C began iron –
Saturday, 11 September 1841
September 1841
[12 September – 25 September 1841 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 26 September 1841
Monday, 27 September 1841
Tuesday, 28 September 1841
Wednesday, 29 September 1841
September - - October 1841
Thursday, 30 September 1841
Ch began back.
X
Friday, 1 October 1841
Saturday, 2 October 1841
October 1841
Sunday, 3 October 1841
Monday, 4 October 1841
Tuesday, 5 October 1841
Wednesday, 6 October 1841
Thursday, 7 October 1841
Friday, 8 October 1841
Saturday, 9 October 1841
wrote Cath.
October 1841
Sunday, 10 October 1841
Monday, 11 October 1841
Tuesday, 12 October 1841
Wednesday, 13 October 1841
Ch. 11 st. 3 lb
[14 October – 20 October 1841 not microfilmed]
October 1841
Thursday, 21 October 1841
Friday, 22 October 1841
Saturday, 23 October 1841
November 1841
[24 October – 6 November 1841 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 7 November 1841
Monday, 8 November 1841
X
Tuesday, 9 November 1841
Tea nursery & kitchen
Wednesday, 10 November 1841
Thursday, 11 November 1841
Friday, 12 November 1841
Saturday, 13 November 1841
November 1841
Sunday, 14 November 1841
wrote Ellen T.
Charlotte's confinement [Birth of Edmund Langton]
Monday, 15 November 1841
wrote Eliz
T
Tuesday, 16 November 1841
Harry & Jessie came.
Wednesday, 17 November 1841
[18 November – 24 November 1841 not microfilmed]
November 1841
Thursday, 25 November 1841
gave tea kitchen & nursery.
Friday, 26 November 1841
Saturday, 27 November 1841
December 1841
[28 November – 4 December 1841 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 5 December 1841
Monday, 6 December 1841
Mr Henslow came
Tuesday, 7 December 1841
Wednesday, 8 December 1841
Mr
Thursday, 9 December 1841
Tea kitchen
Friday, 10 December 1841
Saturday, 11 December 1841
December 1841
Sunday, 12 December 1841
Monday, 13 December 1841
X
2 sauce boats 1 smaller sized plate.
1 large covered dish. 1 dozen plates
Tuesday, 14 December 1841
Wednesday, 15 December 1841
Thursday, 16 December 1841
Friday, 17 December 1841
Saturday, 18 December 1841
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[19 December – 31 December 1841 not microfilmed]
F minor op 57. D minor 29. Tempest
Messrs Wartnaby & Dampier Ware.
Hurst – 6 acres 5 mile Reading
Mrs Cully. 34 Chichester Place Grey's Inn Road
Harrow Weald.
W&C. Wilkinson 14 Ludgate Hill good house 25 acres
[Printed title] Harwood's Diaries
Fine Running
Text
[Printed page]
106 [illeg] [Near Bar] [Fantasia] 77 Battle symph [Vittorica] Overture C major double fugue
Overt: C Ops 115 33 var. Diabelli op 120
Mr Hook 32 New Bond St. Gregg Son Op 81 Clementi no 3 Op. 50 [illeg] minor op 27 op 57 Cheval de Bat.
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17 Marybone Lane
Messrs Hawkins (John)
2 New Boswell Court 11 – 1
[huckaback] 1 -19 – 0
live long 14 – 0
6 [crossed out]
Ed Rev 6
2 – 19 – 0
3 – 10
1 – 19
11
boiled water with a little salt. when boiling crumble in rice. boil quick for 12 minute. put in a sieve & drain quite dry. put in the empty sauce on the fire for 5 minutes.
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