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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crimson rose & superbe
Cramoisi superieur
Coupe d'Hebe
Collinsia grandiflora & bicolor.
Harrisonia yellow rose
Fabvier.
Beauty of Billiard
Fulgen's
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[Printed title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1849
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
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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
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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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