RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1842. CUL-DAR242[.8]. 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:
The Darwins did not have a propitious start to the new year of 1842 with Darwin being unwell and languid most of the time. Mrs Darwin recorded him going to the Athenaeum. It would appear that Darwin was not able to do any work while he was unwell. It was only towards the end of February that "Ch. got better & began work again". William, the first born, was taken rather ill at the end of August for nearly a month. The Darwins welcomed another baby on 23 September with the birth of Mary who sadly lived just 23 days before passing away on 16 October.
[Front matter]
Reigate 1 1/2 fr. Red Hill
G Purling owner 60 acres. Tickets from Mr Burton & Fraser Serle St Lincoln & Shuttleworth 28. Poultry Ray Farm Lingfield 100 acres Shuttleworth
Mrs Howorth 2 Somer's town terrace Somer's town
[Printed title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1842
[page break]
[illeg] Wms.
2 Pall Mall East
E. Grafton 18 Sussex St.
depth of foot warmer 3 in 1/2 opening 1 1/2 width 11 in.
[Mr W]
Mrs F 18
Mr Matthew No 18 Aldegate
Gilia [achr] Hoffman [Cassanula] [fragiles]
6)100 33 [crossed out] 16
Mary Reed.
Houston Esq 129 George Sq. Standard Liverpool 1835
[Printed page February ]
3 4 5
6 taken ill at this stage. last times
[Printed page March]
7 8 9
10 I got better a lot this time last times
11
[Printed page] Overseers
January 1842
Dec 30 weighed 8 st 2 lb. [crossed out] 8 st 9 lb 3/4
Journey 2. – 0 – 6
from Susan 1 – 1 – 0
tooth brush 1 – 6 – 0
January 1842
Saturday, 1 January 1842
January 1842
Sunday, 2 January 1842
Monday, 3 January 1842
Tuesday, 4 January 1842
came home from Maer
Wednesday, 5 January 1842
wrote Eliz
Thursday, 6 January 1842
wrote Susan.
Friday, 7 January 1842
Saturday, 8 January 1842
January 1842
Sunday, 9 January 1842
Monday, 10 January 1842
C weighed 11 st. 5 lb
Tuesday, 11 January 1842
wrote Cath. Called on Sara & Rachel.
X
Wednesday, 12 January 1842
Thursday, 13 January 1842
Friday, 14 January 1842
wrote Susan
Saturday, 15 January 1842
January 1842
Sunday, 16 January 1842
Monday, 17 January 1842
Tuesday, 18 January 1842
Wednesday, 19 January 1842
Thursday, 20 January 1842
wrote Eliz
Friday, 21 January 1842
Saturday, 22 January 1842
wrote Cath
January 1842
Sunday, 23 January 1842
Monday, 24 January 1842
Charles unwell & languid all week
wrote Eliz.
Tuesday, 25 January 1842
Wednesday, 26 January 1842
Thursday, 27 January 1842
Friday, 28 January 1842
Creation
Saturday, 29 January 1842
February 1842
[30 January – 5 February 1842 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 6 February 1842
Monday, 7 February 1842
Charles unwell & went to the Athenaeum
Tuesday, 8 February 1842
Wednesday, 9 February 1842
Thursday, 10 February 1842
Friday, 11 February 1842
Saturday, 12 February 1842
Eliz came
February 1842
Sunday, 20 February 1842
Monday, 21 February 1842
Charles poorly for a fortnight past went to Eastbury
Tuesday, 22 February 1842
Ch. got better & began work again
Wednesday, 23 February 1842
came home from Eastbury.
Thursday, 24 February 1842
Friday, 25 February 1842
French play
Saturday, 26 February 1842
February – March 1842
Sunday, 27 February 1842
Monday, 28 February 1842
Tuesday, 1 March 1842
Drury lane
Acis & Galatea
Lucy Acland.
Wednesday, 2 March 1842
March 1842
7th week
Thursday, 3 March 1842
began to be languid & unwell.
dined at 16 to meet the Scotes
Friday, 4 March 1842
Saturday, 5 March 1842
March 1842
Sunday, 6 March 1842
Monday, 7 March 1842
Charles went to Shrewsbury
Tuesday, 8 March 1842
Wednesday, 9 March 1842
Ch weighed at Shr 11 st. 2 1/2 lb
Thursday, 10 March 1842
Friday, 11 March 1842
Saturday, 12 March 1842
March 1842
Sunday, 13 March 1842
Monday, 14 March 1842
Tuesday, 15 March 1842
Wednesday, 16 March 1842
Eliz. went.
March 1842
9th week
Thursday, 17 March 1842
Ch came home weighed 11 st 5 lb
Friday, 18 March 1842
Saturday, 19 March 1842
Annie walked alone
I began to be a little better
March 1842
Sunday, 20 March 1842
Monday, 21 March 1842
Tuesday, 22 March 1842
Wednesday, 23 March 1842
March 1842
10th week
Thursday, 24 March 1842
Friday, 25 March 1842
Saturday, 26 March 1842
very bad again in the evenings
March 1842
Sunday, 27 March 1842
Monday, 28 March 1842
Continued very uncomf
Tuesday, 29 March 1842
Wednesday, 30 March 1842
March - April 1842
Thursday, 31 March 1842
wrote Cath
Friday, 1 April 1842
Saturday, 2 April 1842
April 1842
Sunday, 3 April 1842
Monday, 4 April 1842
Willy began powders
Tuesday, 5 April 1842
Wednesday, 6 April 1842
April 1842
12th week
Thursday, 7 April 1842
I very bad
Friday, 8 April 1842
drove out in Regents Pk
Saturday, 9 April 1842
called on Miss Galton
Willy ear ache
April 1842
Sunday, 17 April 1842
Monday, 18 April 1842
Cath came.
Tuesday, 19 April 1842
Wednesday, 20 April 1842
[21 April – 27 April 1842 not microfilmed]
Thursday, 28 April 1842
Friday, 29 April 1842
Saturday, 30 April 1842
May 1842
Sunday, 1 May 1842
Monday, 2 May 1842
Tuesday, 3 May 1842
came to Maer
Wednesday, 4 May 1842
I weigh 8 st. 7.
Thursday, 5 May 1842
Friday, 6 May 1842
Saturday, 7 May 1842
May 1842
Sunday, 8 May 1842
Monday, 9 May 1842
Tuesday, 10 May 1842
Wednesday, 11 May 1842
8 st 10 lb
Thursday, 12 May 1842
Heard from Ellen Harrison
Friday, 13 May 1842
Saturday, 14 May 1842
May 1842
Sunday, 15 May 1842
Monday, 16 May 1842
Tuesday, 17 May 1842
Wednesday, 18 May 1842
Ch. came to Maer
Thursday, 19 May 1842
Em 8 – 9 1/2
Ch. 11 st –
Friday, 20 May 1842
Saturday, 21 May 1842
May 1842
Sunday, 22 May 1842
Monday, 23 May 1842
Tuesday, 24 May 1842
Wednesday, 25 May 1842
Thursday, 26 May 1842
my weight 9 st 1 lb
Ch. 11 st 1 1/2
Friday, 27 May 1842
Saturday, 28 May 1842
May – June 1842
Sunday, 29 May 1842
Monday, 30 May 1842
Tuesday, 31 May 1842
Wednesday, 1 June 1842
Thursday, 2 June 1842
Friday, 3 June 1842
[2 words erased]
2. 1 oz
Saturday, 4 June 1842
June 1842
Sunday, 5 June 1842
Monday, 6 June 1842
Tuesday, 7 June 1842
Wednesday, 8 June 1842
C. 11 st 3
Me 9 st 3 1/2
[9 June – 22 June 1842 not microfilmed]
June 1842
23rd
Thursday, 23 June 1842
Friday, 24 June 1842
Saturday, 25 June 1842
I came to Shrewsbury
June 1842
Sunday, 26 June 1842
Monday, 27 June 1842
Tuesday, 28 June 1842
Wednesday, 29 June 1842
Ch. came fr. Wales
June – July 1842
24
Thursday, 30 June 1842
C. 11 st 1 lb
9 4 1/2
Friday, 1 July 1842
Saturday, 2 July 1842
July 1842
[3 July – 9 July 1842 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 10 July 1842
Monday, 11 July 1842
Tuesday, 12 July 1842
Wednesday, 13 July 1842
Thursday, 14 July 1842
Friday, 15 July 1842
Saturday, 16 July 1842
came to London
July 1842
Sunday, 17 July 1842
Hen. & Eras. dined
Monday, 18 July 1842
Tuesday, 19 July 1842
Wednesday, 20 July 1842
Thursday, 21 July 1842
Friday, 22 July 1842
went to Down
Saturday, 23 July 1842
came home.
July 1842
Sunday, 24 July 1842
Monday, 25 July 1842
Tuesday, 26 July 1842
Wednesday, 27 July 1842
Thursday, 28 July 1842
went to Down
Friday, 29 July 1842
came home
Saturday, 30 July 1842
July - August 1842
Sunday, 31 July 1842
Monday, 1 August 1842
Tuesday, 2 August 1842
Tea kitch
Wednesday, 3 August 1842
gave tea nursery
Thursday, 4 August 1842
Friday, 5 August 1842
Saturday, 6 August 1842
August 1842
Sunday, 7 August 1842
Monday, 8 August 1842
Tuesday, 9 August 1842
Wednesday, 10 August 1842
Therm 87.
went to dentist
Thursday, 11 August 1842
Friday, 12 August 1842
Ch. met Mr Cresy
Saturday, 13 August 1842
very hot for a fortnight
went to Lamberts
August 1842
Sunday, 14 August 1842
w. cut 2 double teeth.
Monday, 15 August 1842
Riots in Potteries
Tuesday, 16 August 1842
Wednesday, 17 August 1842
Tea kitch.
Thursday, 18 August 1842
Friday, 19 August 1842
Ch began Iron
Saturday, 20 August 1842
August 1842
Sunday, 21 August 1842
Monday, 22 August 1842
tea nursery
Tuesday, 23 August 1842
Wednesday, 24 August 1842
Thursday, 25 August 1842
Friday, 26 August 1842
Saturday, 27 August 1842
W. good
September 1842
Sunday, 28 August 1842
W. bad
went to Z. gardens
Monday, 29 August 1842
1 £ John
W. good
Tuesday, 30 August 1842
W bad
tea kitch
Wednesday, 31 August 1842
W good
September 1842
Thursday, 1 September 1842
W. good
Hensleigh came
Friday, 2 September 1842
W good
Saturday, 3 September 1842
W good
September 1842
Sunday, 4 September 1842
W good
C. went to Down.
Monday, 5 September 1842
W middling
Tuesday, 6 September 1842
W. middling
Wednesday, 7 September 1842
W middling
Thursday, 8 September 1842
W pretty good
Friday, 9 September 1842
Middling
Saturday, 10 September 1842
Do
Tea nursery
September 1842
Sunday, 11 September 1842
W. good
Monday, 12 September 1842
Tuesday, 13 September 1842
W. feverish
Wednesday, 14 September 1842
I & children came to Down
Thursday, 15 September 1842
W. feverish
Friday, 16 September 1842
called on Mr Price
Saturday, 17 September 1842
W unwell with sickness
Ch came from Lond
September 1842
Sunday, 18 September 1842
rain
Monday, 19 September 1842
showers
Tuesday, 20 September 1842
Do
W. pretty good
Wednesday, 21 September 1842
Thursday, 22 September 1842
Very feverish & violent headache
Friday, 23 September 1842
Mary born.
Saturday, 24 September 1842
September 1842
Sunday, 25 September 1842
Monday, 26 September 1842
1 £ John
Tuesday, 27 September 1842
Cath came
Wednesday, 28 September 1842
September - October 1842
Thursday, 29 September 1842
Friday, 30 September 1842
Saturday, 1 October 1842
October 1842
Sunday, 2 October 1842
Monday, 3 October 1842
got up to sofa
Tuesday, 4 October 1842
Wednesday, 5 October 1842
[6 October – 12 October 1842 not microfilmed]
Thursday, 13 October 1842
Friday, 14 October 1842
Saturday, 15 October 1842
October 1842
Sunday, 16 October 1842
died [Death of Mary Eleanor Darwin]
Monday, 17 October 1842
Tuesday, 18 October 1842
Wednesday, 19 October 1842
Thursday, 20 October 1842
Friday, 21 October 1842
Saturday, 22 October 1842
October 1842
Sunday, 23 October 1842
Monday, 24 October 1842
1 £ John
Tuesday, 25 October 1842
Mr Cresy & Price
Wednesday, 26 October 1842
Thursday, 27 October 1842
wrote Jessie & Charlotte
Friday, 28 October 1842
wrote Mrs Marsh & aunt Emma
Mr Haycock came
Saturday, 29 October 1842
November 1842
[30 October – 5 November 1842 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 6 November 1842
Monday, 7 November 1842
wash basket & chair
give Dairy book to Lucy
Tuesday, 8 November 1842
Wednesday, 9 November 1842
Thursday, 10 November 1842
Friday, 11 November 1842
Saturday, 12 November 1842
November 1842
Sunday, 13 November 1842
Monday, 14 November 1842
Uncle John £ 1 -7 – 0
children went home
Tuesday, 15 November 1842
X
Wednesday, 16 November 1842
came to 16
Thursday, 17 November 1842
came to Maer
Friday, 18 November 1842
Saturday, 19 November 1842
November 1842
Sunday, 20 November 1842
Monday, 21 November 1842
1 £
Tuesday, 22 November 1842
Wednesday, 23 November 1842
[24 November – 30 November 1842 not microfilmed]
December 1842
Thursday, 1 December 1842
[doodle]
Friday, 2 December 1842
[doodle]
Saturday, 3 December 1842
December 1842
Sunday, 4 December 1842
Monday, 5 December 1842
Tuesday, 6 December 1842
Wednesday, 7 December 1842
Thursday, 8 December 1842
Friday, 9 December 1842
Mr Cockell
Bessy.
Saturday, 10 December 1842
Mr Cockell
December 1842
[11 December - 17 December 1842 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 18 December 1842
Monday, 19 December 1842
1 £ John Jordan (Last week)
Tuesday, 20 December 1842
Wednesday, 21 December 1842
Thursday, 22 December 1842
X
Friday, 23 December 1842
Saturday, 24 December 1842
December 1842
Sunday, 25 December 1842
Monday, 26 December 1842
F & Henr. came
Tuesday, 27 December 1842
Wednesday, 28 December 1842
Thursday, 29 December 1842
Friday, 30 December 1842
H. S went
Saturday, 31 December 1842
[Printed page]
[Printed January 1842]
1 piece braid
1 paper pins
tail comb
10 & 9 needles
Lining for sofa 20 yds
Wed. 34
Thurs. 42
[Printed June, 1842]
Smallish round bed 10 ft 6
broad walk 9 ft 6
narrow [f] 5 ft
[Printed July, 1842]
[Printed August, 1842]
Cav. House 4 – 6 – 2
Roberts 8 . 6
Pantheon 9 – 6
Flyman 3 – 0
Fly 10 – 6
F E W 3 – 0 – 0
[Printed September, 1842]
34 ft 6 altogether
[porch] 12 1/2
22 1/2 width
Height 10 ft. 11
Dining room 28 ft 6 by 18.
[Printed October, 1842]
Cambell's Po. 2/6
Sheridans Plays 5/
Dana's 2 yrs 3/
Lambs Ulysses & [illeg] 2/.
arsenick 1 – 6
ticket & tea 12 –
[Printed November, 1842]
[Printed December, 1842]
December 1842
silk handk. for me & children
cloak
lambs wool.
cottons
boots at Slopers cap.
Roberts 30 Wigmore St.
braid –
[Printed 1842]
3 gr caustic to 1 oz water
nitrate ointment
[Printed 1842]
Price of London meat
joint beef 8d a lb
Do mutton 8d
joint lamb 11d
joint veal 7d 8d & 9
veal cutlet 1/
Rump st 1/
mutton ch. 9d & 10
fresh butter sep. 1/4
Dorset 1/2
Milk 4d a quart
[Printed 1842]
drawing room carpet wants 4 ft where fire place 1 ft 1/4
[Printed 1842]
6 lb br sago
9 lb white
6 tapioca
4 lb maccaroni
6 lb currants
2 3 [3 crossed out] lb raisins
1 lb citron
2 [crossed out] 1 lb arrowroot
3 lb pearl barley
12 lb rice
24 lb brown sugar
12 lb white
nutmeg ginger
1 lb mustard
Heavy sauce
2 bottles vinegar
Tea & coffee
Starch soap
Jars for stores
Cinder grits
2 ft 19
4 ft.
[page break]
R. Ellis Esq 2 Cowper's Court Corn Hill
Simpson 18 Bucklebury [line crossed out]
30 acres near Epping sold 23 June
Cushion 13 ft
8 bread 1 ft & 1/2
12 ft
4 bread 1 1/2 6 ft
8 bread 12 [12 crossed out] 2 ft 1/2 24 ft
13 [+] 12 [+] 6 [+] 24 [=] 55/3 [=] 18
Write to Mrs Comfort to prepare on Tuesday
1 lb white sugar
2 lb brown
2 lb rice
1 lb currants
bread butter eggs & milk.
take dirty clothes with us.
[page break]
tell At Jessie what was paid for
books & pamphlets
21 breadths of yellow
8 breadth of red from study
10 feet 9 in long
Yellow 11 – 8
Melted Butter
[page break]
Mrs Seymour [Holly] [illeg]
5 York Gate
6 yds of fringe for top of bed
Micklefield Green
12 acres
Mr Tho [Lavender] Watford.
Ravensbourne Park [illeg] from Lewisham towards forest green.
6 miles – 3/4 from town
Mr Barnes 33 Fenchurch St
[doodle]
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