RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1848. CUL-DAR242[.12]. 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. RN1
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:
It is very curious why the entries in January and February 1848 were crossed out. The Darwins entertained the comings and goings of family and friends as they had always done. Darwin fell ill at intervals and the death of Dr Darwin in November brought on another episode of illness. There were no records of family weights, no record of expenses and hardly any mention of the children.
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[Printed title] Overseers
January 1848
Saturday, 1 January 1848
Came home from Hartfield [line crossed out]
Hensleigh came [line crossed out]
January 1848
Sunday, 2 January 1848
Monday, 3 January 1848
Tuesday, 4 January 1848
Wednesday, 5 January 1848
Thursday, 6 January 1848
Hensleigh went to Hartfield [line crossed out]
Friday, 7 January 1848
Saturday, 8 January 1848
January 1848
[9 January – 22 January 1848 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 23 January 1848
Monday, 24 January 1848
Tuesday, 25 January 1848
Wednesday, 26 January 1848
Thursday, 27 January 1848
Friday, 28 January 1848
Cath came from Leith Hill [line crossed out]
Saturday, 29 January 1848
January - February 1848
Sunday, 30 January 1848
Monday, 31 January 1848
Tuesday, 1 February 1848
Wednesday, 2 February 1848
Thursday, 3 February 1848
Friday, 4 February 1848
Cath went [crossed out]
Saturday, 5 February 1848
February 1848
Sunday, 6 February 1848
Monday, 7 February 1848
Tuesday, 8 February 1848
[Hermits] & Johnny came [line crossed out]
Wednesday, 9 February 1848
Thursday, 10 February 1848
Friday, 11 February 1848
Had the small chairs covered [line crossed out]
Saturday, 12 February 1848
Lyells Owen Forbes & Ramsay came [line crossed out]
February 1848
Sunday, 13 February 1848
Monday, 14 February 1848
Messrs Owen Forbes & Ramsay went [line crossed out]
Tuesday, 15 February 1848
Lyells went [line crossed out]
Wednesday, 16 February 1848
[Hermits] went from At Sarah [line crossed out]
Thursday, 17 February 1848
Friday, 18 February 1848
Ch. went to London & back in the same day [line crossed out]
sickness [word crossed out]
Saturday, 19 February 1848
February 1848
Sunday, 20 February 1848
Ch taken ill [line crossed out]
Monday, 21 February 1848
violent headache sickness & depression [line crossed out]
Tuesday, 22 February 1848
Do [crossed out]
Wednesday, 23 February 1848
better [line crossed out]
Thursday, 24 February 1848
much better [line crossed out]
Friday, 25 February 1848
Saturday, 26 February 1848
March 1848
Sunday, 12 March 1848
[27 February – 11 March 1848]
storms
Monday, 13 March 1848
Tuesday, 14 March 1848
Wednesday, 15 March 1848
Thursday, 16 March 1848
Friday, 17 March 1848
Saturday, 18 March 1848
March 1848
Sunday, 19 March 1848
Monday, 20 March 1848
Ellen Tollet came
Tuesday, 21 March 1848
Wednesday, 22 March 1848
Thursday, 23 March 1848
Friday, 24 March 1848
went to Ch Terrace with Eliz & Ellen
F E W & Ellen
Saturday, 25 March 1848
March 1848
Sunday, 26 March 1848
Monday, 27 March 1848
Phil
Tuesday, 28 March 1848
came home
Wednesday, 29 March 1848
March – April 1848
Thursday, 30 March 1848
Friday, 31 March 1848
Saturday, 1 April 1848
April 1848
Sunday, 2 April 1848
Monday, 3 April 1848
came to Leith Hill with 3 eldest
Tuesday, 4 April 1848
Wednesday, 5 April 1848
Thursday, 6 April 1848
Friday, 7 April 1848
went to the Hermitage
Saturday, 8 April 1848
April 1848
Sunday, 9 April 1848
Monday, 10 April 1848
Tuesday, 11 April 1848
Wednesday, 12 April 1848
came home
Thursday, 13 April 1848
Friday, 14 April 1848
Saturday, 15 April 1848
April – May 1848
[16 April – 29 April 1848 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 30 April 1848
lovely weather
Monday, 1 May 1848
Ditto
Tuesday, 2 May 1848
Wednesday, 3 May 1848
May 1848
Thursday, 4 May 1848
Friday, 5 May 1848
Saturday, 6 May 1848
May 1848
[7 May – 13 May 1848 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 14 May 1848
Monday, 15 May 1848
Tuesday, 16 May 1848
Wednesday, 17 May 1848
weather changed
Charles went
Thursday, 18 May 1848
Eliz Char & Ed. came.
Friday, 19 May 1848
Saturday, 20 May 1848
May 1848
Sunday, 21 May 1848
Monday, 22 May 1848
Tuesday, 23 May 1848
Wednesday, 24 May 1848
Thursday, 25 May 1848
Charlotte & Edmund went
Friday, 26 May 1848
Saturday, 27 May 1848
May 1848
Sunday, 28 May 1848
Monday, 29 May 1848
Eliz went to the Hermitage
Tuesday, 30 May 1848
Wednesday, 31 May 1848
June 1848
Thursday, 1 June 1848
Charles came home [line erased]
Friday, 2 June 1848
Went to the [illeg] [line erased]
Saturday, 3 June 1848
Sent for Eliz from Hermitage [line erased]
June 1848
Sunday, 4 June 1848
Monday, 5 June 1848
Tuesday, 6 June 1848
Wednesday, 7 June 1848
Dined at At J met Louisa H.
Louise Holland
Thursday, 8 June 1848
Eliz & they went to London
Friday, 9 June 1848
Isabella came [line crossed out]
10 gs
The Dr
quite ill since Sunday
Saturday, 10 June 1848
June 1848
[11 June – 17 June 1848 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 18 June 1848
Monday, 19 June 1848
children went to Etruria
Miss Mack went
Tuesday, 20 June 1848
Wednesday, 21 June 1848
Thursday, 22 June 1848
Friday, 23 June 1848
Saturday, 24 June 1848
July 1848
[25 June – 1 July 1848 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 2 July 1848
Monday, 3 July 1848
Tuesday, 4 July 1848
Wednesday, 5 July 1848
Thursday, 6 July 1848
Friday, 7 July 1848
Willy & Annie came
Saturday, 8 July 1848
Eras & Chester Terrace came
July 1848
[9 July – 15 July 1848 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 16 July 1848
Monday, 17 July 1848
Chester Terrace went
Tuesday, 18 July 1848
Wednesday, 19 July 1848
Thursday, 20 July 1848
Friday, 21 July 1848
Saturday, 22 July 1848
Ch. & Willy went to Swanage [line crossed out]
July 1848
Sunday, 23 July 1848
Monday, 24 July 1848
Tuesday, 25 July 1848
Wednesday, 26 July 1848
Eliz. came
Etty & G. went to Hartfield
Thursday, 27 July 1848
Friday, 28 July 1848
Saturday, 29 July 1848
October 1848
[30 July – 7 October 1848 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 8 October 1848
X
Monday, 9 October 1848
Tuesday, 10 October 1848
Charles went to Shrewsbury
Wednesday, 11 October 1848
Thursday, 12 October 1848
Friday, 13 October 1848
Saturday, 14 October 1848
October 1848
[15 October – 21 October 1848 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 22 October 1848
Monday, 23 October 1848
Tuesday, 24 October 1848
Ch. came back
Wednesday, 25 October 1848
Thursday, 26 October 1848
Friday, 27 October 1848
Saturday, 28 October 1848
October - November 1848
Sunday, 29 October 1848
Quinine
Monday, 30 October 1848
Tuesday, 31 October 1848
Wednesday, 1 November 1848
Thursday, 2 November 1848
C shivering & sick at night
Friday, 3 November 1848
Bess medicine
Saturday, 4 November 1848
November 1848
Sunday, 5 November 1848
Monday, 6 November 1848
Tuesday, 7 November 1848
Wednesday, 8 November 1848
went to Hartfield
Thursday, 9 November 1848
Effie's birthday
Friday, 10 November 1848
Saturday, 11 November 1848
November 1848
Sunday, 12 November 1848
Monday, 13 November 1848
Death of Dr D.
Tuesday, 14 November 1848
Wednesday, 15 November 1848
came home
Thursday, 16 November 1848
Friday, 17 November 1848
Ch went to Shrewsbury
Saturday, 18 November 1848
November 1848
Sunday, 19 November 1848
Monday, 20 November 1848
Tuesday, 21 November 1848
Wednesday, 22 November 1848
Thursday, 23 November 1848
Friday, 24 November 1848
C. taken ill
Saturday, 25 November 1848
November 1848
Sunday, 26 November 1848
Ch. came home
Monday, 27 November 1848
Tuesday, 28 November 1848
Wednesday, 29 November 1848
November – December 1848
Thursday, 30 November 1848
Friday, 1 December 1848
Saturday, 2 December 1848
December 1848
Sunday, 3 December 1848
Monday, 4 December 1848
Tuesday, 5 December 1848
Wednesday, 6 December 1848
Thursday, 7 December 1848
Miss Davis came [line crossed out]
16 £ [line crossed out]
Friday, 8 December 1848
Saturday, 9 December 1848
December 1848
Sunday, 10 December 1848
Monday, 11 December 1848
Tuesday, 12 December 1848
Wednesday, 13 December 1848
C. went to London.
sick.
Thursday, 14 December 1848
Ch. ill
Friday, 15 December 1848
Saturday, 16 December 1848
[17 December - 23 December 1848 not microfilmed]
December 1848
[17 December – 23 December 1848]
Sunday, 24 December 1848
Monday, 25 December 1848
Tuesday, 26 December 1848
dined at Mrs Atkins
Wednesday, 27 December 1848
dance at Lubbocks
Thursday, 28 December 1848
Friday, 29 December 1848
Saturday, 30 December 1848
[31 December 1848 not microfilmed]
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