The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1843. CUL-DAR242[.9]. 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.

There were a lot of comings and goings of friends and family in 1843. Darwin also travelled quite a bit. He was taken ill periodically with autumn being the worst months. Two births, that of Arthur and Henrietta were recorded and there were also deaths in the family, that of Uncle Allen and Josiah Wedgwood on 12 July.

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Owe F E W 10d for little book [line crossed out]

1 – 9 washing lace [line crossed out]

ask Frank whether he ever glazes without lead.

Mrs Lock 9 Observatory St St Giles Oxford.

19 10 [illeg] 16 1839

[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1843

An Almanack 1843 [doodle]

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Ed. Rev vol. 58. Walpole

Life in Mexico by Mme C. de B

The Jewess a Tale 4th Mme d 'Arblay

Borrow's Bible in Spain

Macauley's lays of ancient Rome

Ed & Q. Rev.

Mme d'Arblay's mems of father

Washington par Guizot 2nd Ed. 3/ Nutt 15 8 Fleet St.

Schillers works 18/

Susan Hopley 3/ W. orr & Co

Caleb in the country

1/ shillings worth nonsense

Mrs Locke.

St Giles Oxford

Bolt in Tun Fleet St

31/4 coach

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Miss Tucker

Miss Hale

Mrs Hutchinson

1 calves foot boiled 5 hours in 3 pints of water strain thro sieve into an earthen pot

JANUARY, 1843. 1 st 2 3 4 – 1st 5 49 50 42

January 1843

FEBRUARY, 1843.

6 47 47

29 33

30 32

7 33 36

35 37

34 35

34 37

8 36 37

9 36

MARCH, 1843.

10 37

11 35 x

12 60 began to mend

13 G. v [go, crossed] nice

v bad

14 v bad

bad

nice

good

bad

[not microfilmed]

APRIL, 1843.

15 x

G. g

16 b

v g

17 g

v g

18 g

g 13b

b 14g

v g 3x

v g

MAY, 1843.

19 v g

v g

[illeg]

v b

20 b

v b b

v g

21 v g

v b

22 +

g 14 g

v g 10 b

b 7 x

v b

v g

[not microfilmed]

JUNE, 1843.

23 g

24 +

b came to M

25 +

v g g

26 v g g

v g g

v g

27 +

v g

g 13+

+ 14 g

+ 3 b

JULY, 1843.

28 v g

v g

v g 76

29 g

g came home

30 g came home

31 v b

g 20 g

b 6 +

+ 4 b

[not microfilmed]

AUGUST, 1843.

32 g

33 +

v g

34 g 22 g

v g 4 +

v g 5 b

v g

35 +

36 v g

g M

v g

SEPTEMBER, 1843.

N W M M

v g g

v g S W

g N W

v g N

v g N W

37 v g N W

v g S E

v g

38 g S E

g S E

v g g

v g

v g N E a

39 v g N E a

v g.

g Henrietta born

40 W

Sunday, 1 January 1843

wrote Cath. frost set in

Monday, 2 January 1843

wrote Caroline

Tuesday, 3 January 1843

wrote Eliz.

Wednesday, 4 January 1843

Thursday, 5 January 1843

Friday, 6 January 1843

Saturday, 7 January 1843

January 1843

1 – 10 3 -

Sunday, 8 January 1843

Monday, 9 January 1843

J. Jordan

Tuesday, 10 January 1843

play things 3/6

came to town

play K. Arthur

travel & J. 2 14 [number crossed out] 5

W.m & Sowerby 13 – 6

pd F. 5 – 6

Wednesday, 11 January 1843

Church 18/6

flyman 2/6

Thursday, 12 January 1843

play ticket & Cabs 9/

Shoes 8/3

ribbon 3/6

Sloper 1 - 12 – Tucker 8 – 6 [illeg] 8 – 0 wool. 0 – 7. a's rib. 1 - -6 binding 4 – 3

Friday, 13 January 1843

Saturday, 14 January 1843

January 1843

Sunday, 15 January 1843

Monday, 16 January 1843

Tuesday, 17 January 1843

C. went to town

Wednesday, 18 January 1843

Therm 50

Thursday, 19 January 1843

C. came home

Friday, 20 January 1843

wrote Georgina Tollet

Saturday, 21 January 1843

January 1843

Sunday, 22 January 1843

Monday, 23 January 1843

Tuesday, 24 January 1843

Harry came

beautiful soft weather

Wednesday, 25 January 1843

Thursday, 26 January 1843

Friday, 27 January 1843

tea nursery

Saturday, 28 January 1843

gave tea kitchen

January - February 1843

Sunday, 29 January 1843

Monday, 30 January 1843

Harry went.

Tuesday, 31 January 1843

I began to be bad.

Wednesday, 1 February 1843

Thursday, 2 February 1843

Friday, 3 February 1843

Saturday, 4 February 1843

February 1843

Sunday, 5 February 1843

Monday, 6 February 1843

Tuesday, 7 February 1843

Wednesday, 8 February 1843

Thursday, 9 February 1843

Friday, 10 February 1843

Susan came

Saturday, 11 February 1843

February 1843

Sunday, 12 February 1843

Monday, 13 February 1843

Tea Kitchen

Tea

Tuesday, 14 February 1843

Wednesday, 15 February 1843

Thursday, 16 February 1843

Friday, 17 February 1843

Saturday, 18 February 1843

March 1843

[19 February – 1 March 1843 not microfilmed]

Thursday, 2 March 1843

Arthur born

Friday, 3 March 1843

Saturday, 4 March 1843

Susan went

March 1843

Sunday, 5 March 1843

Monday, 6 March 1843

Tuesday, 7 March 1843

Wednesday, 8 March 1843

Thursday, 9 March 1843

Friday, 10 March 1843

Saturday, 11 March 1843

gave tea kitch & nursery

very bad for a week past.

March 1843

Sunday, 12 March 1843

walked out.

Monday, 13 March 1843

Tuesday, 14 March 1843

Wednesday, 15 March 1843

Thursday, 16 March 1843

Friday, 17 March 1843

beautiful weather

I mending

Saturday, 18 March 1843

Therm 60

March 1843

Sunday, 19 March 1843

[doodle]

Monday, 20 March 1843

Tuesday, 21 March 1843

Wednesday, 22 March 1843

Thursday, 23 March 1843

Friday, 24 March 1843

Saturday, 25 March 1843

Tea kitch

April 1843

[26 March – 1 April 1843 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 2 April 1843

Monday, 3 April 1843

Tea nursery

Tuesday, 4 April 1843

Ch. went to town

Wednesday, 5 April 1843

Thursday, 6 April 1843

Friday, 7 April 1843

Saturday, 8 April 1843

H. & F came

Tea kitch

April 1843

15th

Sunday, 9 April 1843

Monday, 10 April 1843

began to sit up later & be more comf. in evening

Tuesday, 11 April 1843

Wednesday, 12 April 1843

Thursday, 13 April 1843

Fanny H. went

Friday, 14 April 1843

Uncle Allen's death

Saturday, 15 April 1843

April 1843

Sunday, 16 April 1843

My dear Madam

My father in law's gardener who is at present here & on his way to see the D of B's garden is very anxious to be allowed a sight of your hot houses & garden. I trust you will excuse the liberty.

Monday, 17 April 1843

Tuesday, 18 April 1843

Wednesday, 19 April 1843

[20 April – 26 April 1843 not microfilmed]

Thursday, 27 April 1843

[doodle]

Friday, 28 April 1843

Saturday, 29 April 1843

April – May 1843

Sunday, 30 April 1843

Monday, 1 May 1843

Tuesday, 2 May 1843

Wednesday, 3 May 1843

went to London

Thursday, 4 May 1843

Friday, 5 May 1843

comfits 6

subscrip 2/6

playthings 3/

raisins &c. 1/6

Saturday, 6 May 1843

mousseline 1 £/5

pencil c 4 – 6

hat & bont 11 – 6

moore 6 – 0

pills 2 £ – 7 1

came home

May 1843

20th

Sunday, 7 May 1843

Charles sick & for the 3 days before. took soap [illeg]

Monday, 8 May 1843

C. much better

I quickened

Tuesday, 9 May 1843

Tea kitch & nursery.

Wednesday, 10 May 1843

Thursday, 11 May 1843

Cath. came.

Friday, 12 May 1843

Saturday, 13 May 1843

May 1843

[14 May – 20 May 1843 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 21 May 1843

Monday, 22 May 1843

Tuesday, 23 May 1843

Wednesday, 24 May 1843

Thursday, 25 May 1843

Friday, 26 May 1843

Saturday, 27 May 1843

Mr Fox came

May 1843

Sunday, 28 May 1843

Monday, 29 May 1843

Tuesday, 30 May 1843

Wednesday, 31 May 1843

June 1843

Thursday, 1 June 1843

Friday, 2 June 1843

Ellen came

Saturday, 3 June 1843

H. Allen came

June 1843

Sunday, 4 June 1843

For C. 25 £

Monday, 5 June 1843

Miss Hale's shoes 5/9

Brodie's ex. 4.

W's shoes 3.

To Leighton 2 – 4

Tuesday, 6 June 1843

bill at Leighton 18 – 6

tickets to Birm 3 – 16 – 0

Whit 2 - 6 - 6 - 0

Wednesday, 7 June 1843

Thursday, 8 June 1843

Ellen T. came with me to town

Slept at Leighton

Friday, 9 June 1843

Came to Maer

Saturday, 10 June 1843

2 – 4 [+] 3 – 16 [+] 2 – 6 [=] 8 – 6

June 1843

Sunday, 11 June 1843

Monday, 12 June 1843

Tuesday, 13 June 1843

Wednesday, 14 June 1843

Thursday, 15 June 1843

Friday, 16 June 1843

Saturday, 17 June 1843

my father worse

June 1843

Sunday, 18 June 1843

Monday, 19 June 1843

Tuesday, 20 June 1843

Wednesday, 21 June 1843

Thursday, 22 June 1843

my father better had toasted cheese for 1st time for 5 or 6 days

Friday, 23 June 1843

Saturday, 24 June 1843

p.d N. Harding 1 £ 4/4d too much

July 1843

[25 June to 1 July 1843 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 2 July 1843

Monday, 3 July 1843

Tuesday, 4 July 1843

Wednesday, 5 July 1843

Thursday, 6 July 1843

Friday, 7 July 1843

Saturday, 8 July 1843

Charles came

July 1843

July July

Sunday, 9 July 1843

Monday, 10 July 1843

Tuesday, 11 July 1843

Wednesday, 12 July 1843

Died. [Josiah Wedgwood]

Thursday, 13 July 1843

Friday, 14 July 1843

C. came from Shrewsbury

Saturday, 15 July 1843

Slept at Leighton [word crossed out] Tring.

July 1843

Sunday, 16 July 1843

C. unwell in London

Monday, 17 July 1843

came home

Tuesday, 18 July 1843

Wednesday, 19 July 1843

Thursday, 20 July 1843

Friday, 21 July 1843

Saturday, 22 July 1843

July 1843

Sunday, 23 July 1843

Monday, 24 July 1843

Tuesday, 25 July 1843

Wednesday, 26 July 1843

Thursday, 27 July 1843

Friday, 28 July 1843

C. sick in night

Saturday, 29 July 1843

Allen & Hensleigh came.

July - August 1843

Sunday, 30 July 1843

Monday, 31 July 1843

Eras came from tour

C. badly sick

Tuesday, 1 August 1843

C. badly sick [line crossed out]

Wednesday, 2 August 1843

Thursday, 3 August 1843

Eras went home

Friday, 4 August 1843

C dined at Sir J L's

Saturday, 5 August 1843

August 1843

Sunday, 6 August 1843

Monday, 7 August 1843

Tuesday, 8 August 1843

Wednesday, 9 August 1843

Thursday, 10 August 1843

Eliza came

[doodle]

Friday, 11 August 1843

Saturday, 12 August 1843

August 1843

[13 August – 26 August 1843 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 27 August 1843

Monday, 28 August 1843

Tuesday, 29 August 1843

Wednesday, 30 August 1843

August - September 1843

Thursday, 31 August 1843

Friday, 1 September 1843

Eliz went to Eastbury

Saturday, 2 September 1843

September 1843

[3 September – 9 September 1843 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 10 September 1843

Monday, 11 September 1843

Willy weighed 2 st. 6 lb

Annie 2 st 2 lb

Tuesday, 12 September 1843

Wednesday, 13 September 1843

Thursday, 14 September 1843

bad after being well for 4 or 5 days

Friday, 15 September 1843

Saturday, 16 September 1843

September 1843

[17 September – 23 September 1843 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 24 September 1843

Monday, 25 September 1843

Henrietta born

Tuesday, 26 September 1843

C. dined at Sir J. L's

Wednesday, 27 September 1843

Eliz came

[28 September – 4 October 1843 not microfilmed]

October 1843

Thursday, 5 October 1843

Friday, 6 October 1843

Saturday, 7 October 1843

October 1843

Sunday, 8 October 1843

Monday, 9 October 1843

Tuesday, 10 October 1843

Wednesday, 11 October 1843

C. unwell for 10 days past but not sick

Thursday, 12 October 1843

C. went to London & Shrewsbury

Friday, 13 October 1843

came down stairs

Saturday, 14 October 1843

October 1843

[15 October – 21 October 1843 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 22 October 1843

Monday, 23 October 1843

baby weight 9 lb 11 oz [-] 1 10 1/2 [=] 8 0 1/2

Tuesday, 24 October 1843

Wednesday, 25 October 1843

Thursday, 26 October 1843

Friday, 27 October 1843

Saturday, 28 October 1843

November 1843

[29 October – 18 November 1843 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 19 November 1843

Monday, 20 November 1843

11 lb 3 oz [-] 1 – 10 1/2 [=] 9 – 9 1/2

Tuesday, 21 November 1843

Wednesday, 22 November 1843

Thursday, 23 November 1843

Friday, 24 November 1843

Saturday, 25 November 1843

December 1843

[26 November – 2 December 1843 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 3 December 1843

11 lb 8 1/2 oz

Monday, 4 December 1843

Tuesday, 5 December 1843

Wednesday, 6 December 1843

Thursday, 7 December 1843

Friday, 8 December 1843

Saturday, 9 December 1843

December 1843

[10 December – 16 December 1843 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 17 December 1843

12 lb 5 oz [-] 11 8 1/2 [=] 13 1/2

Monday, 18 December 1843

mem I must write to E. Harrison

Tuesday, 19 December 1843

G. Tollet

Caroline & Jessie

12 – 5 [-] 1 – 10 1/2 [=] 10 - 10 1/2

Wednesday, 20 December 1843

Thursday, 21 December 1843

Friday, 22 December 1843

Saturday, 23 December 1843

December 1843

Sunday, 24 December 1843

Monday, 25 December 1843

Tuesday, 26 December 1843

Wednesday, 27 December 1843

Thursday, 28 December 1843

tuckers & box 3 – 6

collars 6 – 0

Mrs Hutch 4 – 0

Robert Shaw 9 – 0

Friday, 29 December 1843

Dickens

Silkgown

Saturday, 30 December 1843

December 1843

Sunday, 31 December 1843

Mrs Ferriday

Mrs Jones / Baker Belmont Shrewsbury

Mrs J. Allen

8 Cavendish Road

St. John's Wood

[Printed January 1843]

2 eggs.

9 – 6

8 –

7 – 6

1 – 16 – 6

18 – 10 bread tickets.

1 – 13 lb 6 butter.

[Printed April, 1843]

clarify the sugar

1/2 pint of water to 1 lb of sugar

Save the skimmings for servts fam.

boil up the fruit & sugar about 20 minutes strain it & put into the jar at once.

[Printed May, 1843]

West Stratton Andover Road Hants

Mrs Hutcheson 20 Warren St 3/9.

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