RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1845. CUL-DAR242[.11]. 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 had been married for seven years when in July 1845, baby George was added to the brood. There was no mention in the diary of Doddy and the rest with only a note "Anne & Barber 1£…" Darwin travelled to London a few times and he was recorded as being poorly for three continuous days due to work. He maintained an average weight of 10 stone, 6 lbs. A string of visitors came and went and the children also received playmates.
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[Printed title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1845
January 1845
15 words
Wednesday, 1 January 1845
Thursday, 2 January 1845
Friday, 3 January 1845
Saturday, 4 January 1845
January 1845
[5 January – 18 January 1845 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 19 January 1845
Monday, 20 January 1845
Tuesday, 21 January 1845
Wednesday, 22 January 1845
[23 January – 29 January 1845 not microfilmed]
January - February 1845
Thursday, 30 January 1845
Friday, 31 January 1845
came up to London
Saturday, 1 February 1845
came to Maer
February 1845
Sunday, 2 February 1845
Frank & Fanny
Monday, 3 February 1845
Jessie & Eliza
Tuesday, 4 February 1845
Wednesday, 5 February 1845
Thursday, 6 February 1845
Friday, 7 February 1845
dined at Camp Hill
Saturday, 8 February 1845
February 1845
Sunday, 9 February 1845
Monday, 10 February 1845
came up to town
Tuesday, 11 February 1845
came home
Wednesday, 12 February 1845
Thursday, 13 February 1845
Friday, 14 February 1845
Saturday, 15 February 1845
February 1845
Sunday, 16 February 1845
Monday, 17 February 1845
C's weight 10 st – 7 lb
at Shrewsbury 10 - 3
Tuesday, 18 February 1845
9 – 6 [+] 4 – 9 [+] 5 – 3 [=] 19 - 6
Wednesday, 19 February 1845
Thursday, 20 February 1845
C. very bad night having been poorly 3 days though doing his work
Friday, 21 February 1845
Saturday, 22 February 1845
February 1845
Sunday, 23 February 1845
C much better good night
Monday, 24 February 1845
Do
Tuesday, 25 February 1845
Do
Wednesday, 26 February 1845
February – March 1845
Thursday, 27 February 1845
Friday, 28 February 1845
Saturday, 1 March 1845
March 1845
Sunday, 2 March 1845
Monday, 3 March 1845
Macks came
Tuesday, 4 March 1845
Wednesday, 5 March 1845
Thursday, 6 March 1845
Friday, 7 March 1845
Saturday, 8 March 1845
Mary Mack went
Cath & Robert P. came
March 1845
Sunday, 9 March 1845
Monday, 10 March 1845
Tuesday, 11 March 1845
Wednesday, 12 March 1845
Therm. 20 all day.
Thursday, 13 March 1845
Therm 12°
Friday, 14 March 1845
Saturday, 15 March 1845
March 1845
[16 March – 22 March 1845 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 23 March 1845
Monday, 24 March 1845
Tuesday, 25 March 1845
Wednesday, 26 March 1845
Thursday, 27 March 1845
N. End school child.
Friday, 28 March 1845
Saturday, 29 March 1845
March – April 1845
Sunday, 30 March 1845
At Jessie broke her arm
Monday, 31 March 1845
Tuesday, 1 April 1845
Wednesday, 2 April 1845
Ch went to town & was unusually well till Thurs [crossed out] Friday
Thursday, 3 April 1845
Friday, 4 April 1845
Saturday, 5 April 1845
April 1845
Sunday, 6 April 1845
Monday, 7 April 1845
115 words
Tuesday, 8 April 1845
Wednesday, 9 April 1845
Thursday, 10 April 1845
Friday, 11 April 1845
Saturday, 12 April 1845
Ellen Tollet came
April 1845
Sunday, 13 April 1845
Monday, 14 April 1845
Tuesday, 15 April 1845
Wednesday, 16 April 1845
Thursday, 17 April 1845
Friday, 18 April 1845
Fanny & children
Saturday, 19 April 1845
Hensleigh
April 1845
Sunday, 20 April 1845
Monday, 21 April 1845
Tuesday, 22 April 1845
Wednesday, 23 April 1845
Thursday, 24 April 1845
Fanny H. & children went home
Friday, 25 April 1845
Saturday, 26 April 1845
April 1845
Sunday, 27 April 1845
Monday, 28 April 1845
Tuesday, 29 April 1845
Ch. went to London & Shrewsbury
Wednesday, 30 April 1845
May 1845
Thursday, 1 May 1845
Friday, 2 May 1845
Saturday, 3 May 1845
May 1845
Sunday, 4 May 1845
Monday, 5 May 1845
Tuesday, 6 May 1845
Wednesday, 7 May 1845
F E W came
Thursday, 8 May 1845
Friday, 9 May 1845
Langtons came
Saturday, 10 May 1845
F E W & Langton went
Ch. came home
May 1845
Sunday, 11 May 1845
Monday, 12 May 1845
Tuesday, 13 May 1845
Wednesday, 14 May 1845
Thursday, 15 May 1845
Lyells came
Friday, 16 May 1845
Saturday, 17 May 1845
Lyells went
May 1845
Sunday, 18 May 1845
Monday, 19 May 1845
Tuesday, 20 May 1845
Jos's came
Wednesday, 21 May 1845
Thursday, 22 May 1845
Felt much better about this time
Friday, 23 May 1845
Saturday, 24 May 1845
May 1845
Sunday, 25 May 1845
Monday, 26 May 1845
Jos's went
Tuesday, 27 May 1845
Wednesday, 28 May 1845
Ch went to town
fine weather
Thursday, 29 May 1845
Friday, 30 May 1845
Saturday, 31 May 1845
Lyells 2nd visit
June 1845
Sunday, 1 June 1845
very fine
Monday, 2 June 1845
Do
Tuesday, 3 June 1845
Lyells went
do
Wednesday, 4 June 1845
cold & stormy
Thursday, 5 June 1845
Do
Friday, 6 June 1845
Do
Saturday, 7 June 1845
Do
June 1845
Sunday, 8 June 1845
Monday, 9 June 1845
Tuesday, 10 June 1845
Fine
Wednesday, 11 June 1845
Do
Ch went to town
Thursday, 12 June 1845
Th. 76
Came back
Friday, 13 June 1845
74
Saturday, 14 June 1845
74
June 1845
[15 June – 21 June 1845 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 22 June 1845
Monday, 23 June 1845
Tuesday, 24 June 1845
Wednesday, 25 June 1845
Thursday, 26 June 1845
June 26 Ch. 10 st – 1 1/2 in light clothes which perhaps makes 2 lb diff.
Friday, 27 June 1845
Saturday, 28 June 1845
July 1845
[29 June – 5 July 1845 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 6 July 1845
Monday, 7 July 1845
Tuesday, 8 July 1845
Wednesday, 9 July 1845
George born
Thursday, 10 July 1845
Friday, 11 July 1845
Saturday, 12 July 1845
July 1845
Sunday, 13 July 1845
Monday, 14 July 1845
Tuesday, 15 July 1845
Wednesday, 16 July 1845
Thursday, 17 July 1845
Friday, 18 July 1845
got up
Saturday, 19 July 1845
August 1845
[20 July – 2 August 1845 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 3 August 1845
Frank came
Monday, 4 August 1845
Tuesday, 5 August 1845
Wednesday, 6 August 1845
Thursday, 7 August 1845
lay in bed 6 days
Frank went
Friday, 8 August 1845
Saturday, 9 August 1845
August 1845
Sunday, 10 August 1845
Monday, 11 August 1845
Tuesday, 12 August 1845
Mr Williams
Wednesday, 13 August 1845
got up
Thursday, 14 August 1845
Friday, 15 August 1845
Saturday, 16 August 1845
tooth ache
August 1845
Sunday, 17 August 1845
Monday, 18 August 1845
drove out did me harm
Mrs Hussey.
Tuesday, 19 August 1845
Mr Cresy
Wednesday, 20 August 1845
came down stairs 2nd time
Thursday, 21 August 1845
Friday, 22 August 1845
Saturday, 23 August 1845
August 1845
Sunday, 24 August 1845
Monday, 25 August 1845
Eras. came
Tuesday, 26 August 1845
Wednesday, 27 August 1845
Thursday, 28 August 1845
Friday, 29 August 1845
Saturday, 30 August 1845
August - September 1845
Sunday, 31 August 1845
Monday, 1 September 1845
Tuesday, 2 September 1845
Wednesday, 3 September 1845
bad
Thursday, 4 September 1845
better
Friday, 5 September 1845
bad
Saturday, 6 September 1845
September 1845
Sunday, 14 September 1845
Monday, 15 September 1845
Left Down & slept at Rugby
Tuesday, 16 September 1845
came to Shrewsbury
Wednesday, 17 September 1845
Thursday, 18 September 1845
Friday, 19 September 1845
Saturday, 20 September 1845
Jos & Caroline went
September - October 1845
[21 September – 27 September 1845 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 28 September 1845
Monday, 29 September 1845
Tuesday, 30 September 1845
Lady Gifford went
Wednesday, 1 October 1845
October 1845
Thursday, 2 October 1845
Charles came from his tour
Friday, 3 October 1845
Saturday, 4 October 1845
Mr Perry came
October 1845
Sunday, 5 October 1845
Monday, 6 October 1845
Tuesday, 7 October 1845
Mr Perry went
Wednesday, 8 October 1845
Thursday, 9 October 1845
Friday, 10 October 1845
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washing 1 sh 8
Anne & Barber 1 £ &c - 1s
cap 5
Saturday, 11 October 1845
Left Shrewsbury
posting to Drayton 1 £ – 14 –
Betty 1 – 6 – 6
Maid 3 – 6
October 1845
Sunday, 12 October 1845
advanced Jane 1 £
washing at Etruria 5/6
Monday, 13 October 1845
buns 1/. d
ditto 6d
messenger 6
Etruria servt 4/.
maids 5 - /6
Tuesday, 14 October 1845
Beth [crossed out]
came to Etruria
sucking bottle 1/
Henry B. 2/6
basket &c 4/
Wednesday, 15 October 1845
Thursday, 16 October 1845
Friday, 17 October 1845
Saturday, 18 October 1845
came to Camp Hill.
November 1845
[19 October – 1 November 1845 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 2 November 1845
Monday, 3 November 1845
Tuesday, 4 November 1845
Wednesday, 5 November 1845
Thursday, 6 November 1845
Friday, 7 November 1845
Saturday, 8 November 1845
C's weight 10 st 4 lb
November 1845
Sunday, 9 November 1845
Aunt Harriet died
Monday, 10 November 1845
Tuesday, 11 November 1845
Went to Chester Terrace
Wednesday, 12 November 1845
Thursday, 13 November 1845
Friday, 14 November 1845
poorly all the time
Saturday, 15 November 1845
Came home
November 1845
Sunday, 16 November 1845
Monday, 17 November 1845
Tuesday, 18 November 1845
Wednesday, 19 November 1845
Ch went to London
Thursday, 20 November 1845
London
Ch weight in thick boots 10 – 6 3/4
Subtract 1 lb for boots
Friday, 21 November 1845
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Saturday, 22 November 1845
November 1845
Sunday, 23 November 1845
Monday, 24 November 1845
Ch came home
Tuesday, 25 November 1845
Wednesday, 26 November 1845
[27 November – 31 December 1845 not microfilmed]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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