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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