RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1844. CUL-DAR242[.10]. 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:
There are few entries in the 1844 diary. The Darwins seemed to enjoy a fair bit of social life having visitors and paying visits in return. They also went on several trips. Darwin was ill in February and March. Thereafter there were no further records of his health. Taking notes on the growing family's weight seemed to be a favourite pastime in previous years, but in 1844 it was mentioned only once. It appeared to be a rather pleasant year overall.
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January 1844
Monday, 1 January 1844
13 1/2 yds of baize if yd wide if yd & 1/2 9 yds
Tuesday, 2 January 1844
162 13 – 6 rings 14 dozen
& 1/2 [line crossed out]
27 [crossed out] yds 30 yds binding
30 yds strong black tape
strong thread
Wednesday, 3 January 1844
Thursday, 4 January 1844
flannel for 3
Diaper for baby
Heck clothes for child
tapes cottons
hooks & eyes
Friday, 5 January 1844
Saturday, 6 January 1844
January 1844
[7 January – 13 January 1844 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 14 January 1844
Monday, 15 January 1844
Tuesday, 16 January 1844
Wednesday, 17 January 1844
Thursday, 18 January 1844
Friday, 19 January 1844
Macks came
Saturday, 20 January 1844
Harry & Hensleigh
January 1844
Sunday, 21 January 1844
Monday, 22 January 1844
Tuesday, 23 January 1844
Harry & Hen. went
Wednesday, 24 January 1844
Thursday, 25 January 1844
Friday, 26 January 1844
Macks went
Saturday, 27 January 1844
January 1844
Sunday, 28 January 1844
Monday, 29 January 1844
Marianne P. came
7 £
Tuesday, 30 January 1844
Wednesday, 31 January 1844
February 1844
Thursday, 1 February 1844
Friday, 2 February 1844
Saturday, 3 February 1844
February 1844
Sunday, 4 February 1844
Monday, 5 February 1844
Tuesday, 6 February 1844
Wednesday, 7 February 1844
Thursday, 8 February 1844
wrote At Jessie
Louisa & Susan H.
Friday, 9 February 1844
Saturday, 10 February 1844
February 1844
Sunday, 11 February 1844
Monday, 12 February 1844
very unwell
Tuesday, 13 February 1844
Wednesday, 14 February 1844
Brodie went
M a Drewe came
7 £
Thursday, 15 February 1844
Hall shoemaker
Wellington St
Waterloo Bridge
London [crossed out]
Friday, 16 February 1844
Saturday, 17 February 1844
March 1844
[18 February – 2 March 1844 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 3 March 1844
Monday, 4 March 1844
Tuesday, 5 March 1844
dined at Mr Martins
Wednesday, 6 March 1844
C. very sick & unwell for 10 days
Thursday, 7 March 1844
Friday, 8 March 1844
Saturday, 9 March 1844
March 1844
[10 March – 16 March 1844 not microfilmed]
1836 18 18 1844
Sunday, 17 March 1844
Monday, 18 March 1844
C. bad night sick.
Tuesday, 19 March 1844
C. unwell.
Wednesday, 20 March 1844
C & I went to London
March 1844
X [doodle]
Thursday, 21 March 1844
came home
X
bonnet cap 2/.
ring 1
playthings 2/.
shoolbred 1 – 12 – 6
H's bonnet 8 – 0
Cab 2 – 0
Mrs C. 2 – 6
Cab 1 – 0
hat. 3 – 0
braid & c. 1 – 6
Spencer 14 - 6
Friday, 22 March 1844
Saturday, 23 March 1844
March 1844
Sunday, 24 March 1844
Monday, 25 March 1844
Tuesday, 26 March 1844
Wednesday, 27 March 1844
Thursday, 28 March 1844
Friday, 29 March 1844
Saturday, 30 March 1844
Cath came
March – April 1844
Sunday, 31 March 1844
Monday, 1 April 1844
Tuesday, 2 April 1844
Wednesday, 3 April 1844
Thursday, 4 April 1844
Fan. & H came
Friday, 5 April 1844
Saturday, 6 April 1844
Eras. Came
April 1844
[7 April – 13 April 1844 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 14 April 1844
Monday, 15 April 1844
Tuesday, 16 April 1844
Wednesday, 17 April 1844
Thursday, 18 April 1844
Friday, 19 April 1844
Cath went
Saturday, 20 April 1844
April 1844
Sunday, 21 April 1844
Monday, 22 April 1844
Tuesday, 23 April 1844
came to Maer
Wednesday, 24 April 1844
X
Thursday, 25 April 1844
Friday, 26 April 1844
mend Annie's book
Saturday, 27 April 1844
May 1844
[28 April – 4 May 1844 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 5 May 1844
Monday, 6 May 1844
Tuesday, 7 May 1844
Wednesday, 8 May 1844
Jos & C. & Eliza came
Thursday, 9 May 1844
Friday, 10 May 1844
Saturday, 11 May 1844
May 1844
Sunday, 12 May 1844
Monday, 13 May 1844
Tuesday, 14 May 1844
Wednesday, 15 May 1844
Thursday, 16 May 1844
went to Shrewsbury
Friday, 17 May 1844
Saturday, 18 May 1844
May 1844
Sunday, 19 May 1844
Monday, 20 May 1844
Tuesday, 21 May 1844
Wednesday, 22 May 1844
Thursday, 23 May 1844
Friday, 24 May 1844
Saturday, 25 May 1844
X
came from Shrewsbury
May 1844
Sunday, 26 May 1844
Monday, 27 May 1844
Tuesday, 28 May 1844
Wednesday, 29 May 1844
May – June 1844
Thursday, 30 May 1844
Friday, 31 May 1844
went to Etruria & Leabridge
Saturday, 1 June 1844
June 1844
Sunday, 2 June 1844
Monday, 3 June 1844
Tuesday, 4 June 1844
Wednesday, 5 June 1844
went home
took Bessy 8 £
Thursday, 6 June 1844
Friday, 7 June 1844
Saturday, 8 June 1844
June – July 1844
[9 June – 29 June 1844 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 30 June 1844
Monday, 1 July 1844
Eliz came
Tuesday, 2 July 1844
Wednesday, 3 July 1844
Thursday, 4 July 1844
Friday, 5 July 1844
Saturday, 6 July 1844
went to 7 oaks with the Langtons & Eliz.
July 1844
Sunday, 7 July 1844
Monday, 8 July 1844
Tuesday, 9 July 1844
Uncle Baugh & Mrs. called.
Wednesday, 10 July 1844
Thursday, 11 July 1844
dined at Dr Husseys
Friday, 12 July 1844
Saturday, 13 July 1844
July 1844
Sunday, 14 July 1844
Monday, 15 July 1844
Tuesday, 16 July 1844
Wednesday, 17 July 1844
went to town with Ch. ancient lectures
Thursday, 18 July 1844
went to Kew & returned home
Friday, 19 July 1844
Saturday, 20 July 1844
August 1844
[21 July – 10 August 1844 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 11 August 1844
Monday, 12 August 1844
Tuesday, 13 August 1844
Wednesday, 14 August 1844
Mr Waterhouse came
Thursday, 15 August 1844
Friday, 16 August 1844
Saturday, 17 August 1844
August 1844
Sunday, 18 August 1844
Monday, 19 August 1844
Tuesday, 20 August 1844
Wednesday, 21 August 1844
Thursday, 22 August 1844
Friday, 23 August 1844
Saturday, 24 August 1844
Dine at the Atkins
October 1844
[25 August – 5 October 1844 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 6 October 1844
Monday, 7 October 1844
Tuesday, 8 October 1844
Wednesday, 9 October 1844
Thursday, 10 October 1844
Friday, 11 October 1844
Susan came
Saturday, 12 October 1844
Hensleigh & Mr Apppleton came
October 1844
Sunday, 13 October 1844
Monday, 14 October 1844
went to London with Susan
Tuesday, 15 October 1844
Wednesday, 16 October 1844
came to Dover
C went to Shrewsbury
Thursday, 17 October 1844
Friday, 18 October 1844
Saturday, 19 October 1844
At Emma came from Paris
October 1844
[20 October – 9 November 1844 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 10 November 1844
Monday, 11 November 1844
Tuesday, 12 November 1844
Wednesday, 13 November 1844
Thursday, 14 November 1844
Friday, 15 November 1844
Saturday, 16 November 1844
Ch weighed 10 - 12 1/2
[17 November – 31 December 1844 not microfilmed]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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