RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1849. CUL-DAR242[.13]. 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. 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:

On 1 January 1849, the three older children William, Anne and Henrietta "went to London". Darwin was very unwell, often sick with headache. Mrs Darwin travelled to London on 10 January to bring the children home. Darwin was to be unwell throughout the year. One by one, the children fell ill at various times with a frightening entry of Annie having contracted scarlet fever in the middle of November, following which "Etty and Baby began with scarlet fever."


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Plymouth

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crimson rose & superbe

Cramoisi superieur

Coupe d'Hebe

Collinsia grandiflora & bicolor.

Harrisonia yellow rose

Fabvier.

Beauty of Billiard

Fulgen's

White Kelter Burns

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January 1849  

Monday, 1 January 1849

W. A. & Etty went to London

Ch very poorly sick. but not sinking

Tuesday, 2 January 1849

Wednesday, 3 January 1849

Sick 2 or 3 times headache & went to bed

Thursday, 4 January 1849

Ch much better

Friday, 5 January 1849

not quite so well

very well after  the morning

Saturday, 6 January 1849

Pretty well all day sick once in night

January 1849

Sunday, 7 January 1849

pretty well all day headache & sick 3 times at night

Monday, 8 January 1849

great discomfort after dinner righted after. 1/2 gr cal.

Tuesday, 9 January 1849

brisk in morning very uncomf. all afternoon

Wednesday, 10 January 1849

29 1/2 cal

Poorly all morning better in evening.

I brought the children home

Thursday, 11 January 1849

well & comf.

Friday, 12 January 1849

Well all day

boil much inflamed

Saturday, 13 January 1849

well all day

January 1849

Sunday, 14 January 1849

sinking & clammy. went off

Monday, 15 January 1849

pretty well all day

Tuesday, 16 January 1849

Ditto

Wednesday, 17 January 1849

pretty well

Thursday, 18 January 1849

Poorly

Friday, 19 January 1849

Pretty well

Saturday, 20 January 1849

Baby ill

Charles sick after lunch went to bed

January 1849

Sunday, 21 January 1849

sinking & clammy went off [line crossed out]

sick 3 times 1 1/2 cal.

Monday, 22 January 1849

pretty well all day [line crossed out]

2 bad bilious vomiting got up after a sleep

pretty well

Tuesday, 23 January 1849

Ditto

Wednesday, 24 January 1849

better escaped sickness in the morning

sick twice in night

Thursday, 25 January 1849

January January January

mending

Friday, 26 January 1849

At work began Bizmuth

[doodle]

Saturday, 27 January 1849

sham.

pretty well all day

Eliz went to London

slightly sick in night

January 1849

January 1849 1845

Sunday, 28 January 1849

surprisingly well

sham

Monday, 29 January 1849

sham

well

Tuesday, 30 January 1849

Well

Wednesday, 31 January 1849

Went to London with Ch.

February 1849

1848 1745

Thursday, 1 February 1849

Came home. C sick in the old way

Friday, 2 February 1849

Ditto

Saturday, 8 February 1849

pretty well

February 1849

Sunday, 4 February 1849

well

Monday, 5 February 1849

well

Tuesday, 6 February 1849

very uncomf, but righted without sickness

Wednesday, 7 February 1849

Thursday, 8 February 1849

Friday, 9 February 1849

Saturday, 10 February 1849

Sick twice in middle of the day

February 1849

Sunday, 11 February 1849

Monday, 12 February 1849

sick twice in evening

Tuesday, 13 February 1849

Sick before breakfast & about 3

very uncomf with boil

Wednesday, 14 February 1849

well in morning

sick in evening

Thursday, 15 February 1849

Friday, 16 February 1849

pretty well

Saturday, 17 February 1849

February 1849

Sunday, 18 February 1849

Monday, 19 February 1849

Tuesday, 20 February 1849

Wednesday, 21 February 1849

Thursday, 22 February 1849

Friday, 23 February 1849

Saturday, 24 February 1849

Sick 2 or 3 times & shivering

February 1849

Sunday, 25 February 1849

sick in afternoon

Monday, 26 February 1849

a little at work

sick at night

Cath came

Tuesday, 27 February 1849

bad sickness in morning

Wednesday, 28 February 1849

sick at night

March 1849

Thursday, 1 March 1849 

Friday, 2 March 1849

Susan came from Leith Hill.

Slightly sick at night

X

Saturday, 3 March 1849  

sick in middle of day

Langtons came to Petley's

March 1849

Sunday, 4 March 1849 

faint & sick after breakfast

Monday, 5 March 1849

went to Chevening

Tuesday, 6 March 1849     

Wednesday, 7 March 1849

Thursday, 8 March 1849

Ch & I went to London

Friday, 9 March 1849

on to Malvern

Saturday, 10 March 1849

Children arrived

Ch. sick once

March 1849

Sunday, 11 March 1849 

Monday, 12 March 1849

Tuesday, 13 March 1849

sick in middle of the day & twice more.

Wednesday, 14 March 1849

Thursday, 15 March 1849

Mrs Isaac & children came

Friday, 16 March 1849

Sick 4 or 5 times

Saturday, 17 March 1849

sick once

March 1849

Sunday, 18 March 1849 

Sick shivering at night

Monday, 19 March 1849

Tuesday, 20 March 1849     

Wednesday, 21 March 1849

Thursday, 22 March 1849

Friday, 23 March 1849

Saturday, 24 March 1849

March 1849

Sunday, 25 March 1849

Monday, 26 March 1849

Tuesday, 27 March 1849

Wednesday, 28 March 1849

Thursday, 29 March 1849

I went to Perristone

Friday, 30 March 1849

1st dancing lesson At

Saturday, 31 March 1849

Ch. not so well

April 1849

Sunday, 1 April 1849

Monday, 2 April 1849

Ch. poorly & weak

began the 2 bathings

Tuesday, 3 April 1849

Jessie & Johnny came [Johnny Allen]

X

Wednesday, 4 April 1849

2nd

3rd dancing.

Jessie & Johnny came [line crossed out]

Thursday, 5 April 1849

X

Mr Fancourt [line crossed out]

I went to Boughton

3rd lesson

Friday, 6 April 1849

Saturday, 7 April 1849

April 1849

Sunday, 8 April 1849

Monday, 9 April 1849

Ch. 10:8.8

Tuesday, 10 April 1849

Wednesday, 11 April 1849

Thursday, 12 April 1849

In Fancourt

Friday, 13 April 1849

Saturday, 14 April 1849

In Fancourt

April 1849

Sunday, 15 April 1849

Monday, 16 April 1849

10.9.6 [+] 4 Drawers [=] 10..9..10

Tuesday, 17 April 1849

In Fancourt

Wednesday, 18 April 1849

Thursday, 19 April 1849

Mr Fancourt

Friday, 20 April 1849

Saturday, 21 April 1849

April 1849

Sunday, 22 April 1849

Monday, 23 April 1849

10 – 10 – 12

Mr Fan.

Tuesday, 24 April 1849

Wednesday, 25 April 1849

Mr Fancourt

Thursday, 26 April 1849

[doodle]

Friday, 27 April 1849

Mr Fancourt

Saturday, 28 April 1849

April - May 1849

Sunday, 29 April 1849

Monday, 30 April 1849

10 – 11 – 12

Tuesday, 1 May 1849

Wednesday, 2 May 1849

Thursday, 3 May 1849

Friday, 4 May 1849

Georgina came

dancing

Saturday, 5 May 1849

W. to Mr F.

May 1849

Sunday, 6 May 1849

Monday, 7 May 1849

10 – 11 – 13

Tuesday, 8 May 1849

W. to Mr F

Wednesday, 9 May 1849

Thursday, 10 May 1849

W went to Mr F

Friday, 11 May 1849

dancing

Saturday, 12 May 1849

W went to Mr F

May 1849

Sunday, 13 May 1849

Monday, 14 May 1849

10 – 12 – 3

Georgina went

Tuesday, 15 May 1849

Mr Fan.

Wednesday, 16 May 1849

Thursday, 17 May 1849

Friday, 18 May 1849

Mr Fan.

Saturday, 19 May 1849

May 1849

Sunday, 20 May 1849

Monday, 21 May 1849

Mr Fan

Tuesday, 22 May 1849

Wednesday, 23 May 1849

Mr Fan

Thursday, 24 May 1849

Hermitage party returned

Friday, 25 May 1849

Mr Fan

Mr d'Eq. here

Saturday, 26 May 1849

May 1849

Sunday, 27 May 1849

Monday, 28 May 1849

Tuesday, 29 May 1849

Mr Fan.

Wednesday, 30 May 1849

Mr Fan [line crossed out]

May – June 1849

Thursday, 31 May 1849

Susan came

Friday, 1 June 1849

Saturday, 2 June 1849

June 1849

Sunday, 3 June 1849

Monday, 4 June 1849

Tuesday, 5 June 1849

[doodle]

Wednesday, 6 June 1849

Mr Fan.

Thursday, 7 June 1849

Friday, 8 June 1849

Saturday, 9 June 1849

[doodle]

June 1849

Sunday, 24 June 1849

Monday, 25 June 1849

Isaacs & Louisa drank tea with us

Tuesday, 26 June 1849

Wednesday, 27 June 1849

Thursday, 28 June 1849

Friday, 29 June 1849

left Malvern

slept at Chester Terrace

Saturday, 30 June 1849

came home

July 1849

Sunday, 1 July 1849

Monday, 2 July 1849

Tuesday, 3 July 1849

Wednesday, 4 July 1849

Thursday, 5 July 1849

Etty began to be ill with fever

Friday, 6 July 1849

Saturday, 7 July 1849

July 1849

Sunday, 8 July 1849

Monday, 9 July 1849

Tuesday, 10 July 1849

Wednesday, 11 July 1849

Willy's illness

Thursday, 12 July 1849

Friday, 13 July 1849

Saturday, 14 July 1849

F E W & Co went home

July - August 1849

[15 July – 28 July 1849 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 29 July 1849

Monday, 30 July 1849

Willy came down stairs

Tuesday, 31 July 1849

Wednesday, 1 August 1849

W. 61

A. 60

G. 40

Etty 41 1/2

Thursday, 2 August 1849

Friday, 3 August 1849

Saturday, 4 August 1849

August 1849

Sunday, 12 August 1849

Monday, 13 August 1849

At Fanny came to At J.

Ch. ill & sick in the night

Tuesday, 14 August 1849

Wednesday, 15 August 1849

Thursday, 16 August 1849

Willy poorly again.

Friday, 17 August 1849

Mrs Rich came from Hartfield & At F from At J.

Saturday, 18 August 1849

August 1849

Sunday, 19 August 1849

Monday, 20 August 1849

Tuesday, 21 August 1849

began chalk iron with Bessy.

Mrs Rich & At F went

Wednesday, 22 August 1849

Thursday, 23 August 1849

Friday, 24 August 1849

Saturday, 25 August 1849

August 1849

Sunday, 26 August 1849

Monday, 27 August 1849

Tuesday, 28 August 1849

Wednesday, 29 August 1849

Brodie W. & Annie went to Brighton

August - September 1849

Thursday, 30 August 1849

Friday, 31 August 1849

Saturday, 1 September 1849

September 1849

[2 September – 8 September 1849 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 9 September 1849

Franky had a fit

Monday, 10 September 1849

Tuesday, 11 September 1849

Ch. went to Birm

Wednesday, 12 September 1849

I followed

Thursday, 13 September 1849

Friday, 14 September 1849

Saturday, 15 September 1849

Set out to Warwick

Ch. unwell so did not go

[doodles across 2 pages]

September 1849

Sunday, 16 September 1849

Went to Malvern

Monday, 17 September 1849

returned to B.

Tuesday, 18 September 1849

Wednesday, 19 September 1849

Thursday, 20 September 1849

came home

Friday, 21 September 1849

Saturday, 22 September 1849

September 1849

Sunday, 23 September 1849

Monday, 24 September 1849

Eliz went home

Tuesday, 25 September 1849

Wednesday, 26 September 1849

Thursday, 27 September 1849

Friday, 28 September 1849

Saturday, 29 September 1849

October 1849

[30 September – 6 October 1849 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 7 October 1849

Monday, 8 October 1849

Tuesday, 9 October 1849

Wednesday, 10 October 1849

Thursday, 11 October 1849

Friday, 12 October 1849

Mrs Mack & Mr Appleton came

Saturday, 13 October 1849

October 1849

Sunday, 14 October 1849

Monday, 15 October 1849

Lyells came

Tuesday, 16 October 1849

Wednesday, 17 October 1849

Macks went

Thursday, 18 October 1849

Lyells went

Friday, 19 October 1849

Saturday, 20 October 1849

October 1849

Sunday, 21 October 1849

Monday, 22 October 1849

C & Jos came

Tuesday, 23 October 1849

Wednesday, 24 October 1849

Thursday, 25 October 1849

Friday, 26 October 1849

Saturday, 27 October 1849

October 1849

Sunday, 28 October 1849

Monday, 29 October 1849

Jos's went

Tuesday, 30 October 1849

Wednesday, 31 October 1849

November 1849

Thursday, 1 November 1849

Friday, 2 November 1849

Mr Fox came

Miss Thorley & children went to Lon

Saturday, 3 November 1849

November 1849

Sunday, 4 November 1849

Monday, 5 November 1849

Annie began scarlet fever [line crossed out]

Tuesday, 6 November 1849

Wednesday, 7 November 1849

Thursday, 8 November 1849

Friday, 9 November 1849

Saturday, 10 November 1849

November 1849

Sunday, 11 November 1849

Monday, 12 November 1849

Annie began scarlet fever

Tuesday, 13 November 1849

Wednesday, 14 November 1849

Thursday, 15 November 1849

Friday, 16 November 1849

Saturday, 17 November 1849

Annie went to At J

November 1849

Sunday, 18 November 1849

Monday, 19 November 1849

Etty & Baby began with scarlet fever

Tuesday, 20 November 1849

Wednesday, 21 November 1849

Thursday, 22 November 1849

Friday, 23 November 1849

Saturday, 24 November 1849

[25 November – 31 December 1849 not microfilmed]


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