RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1850. CUL-DAR242[.14]. 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 welcomed baby Leonard, their eighth child on 15 January. Willy's coming and going to school were regularly recorded. Towards the end of June, Annie's health started to fail. Mrs Darwin was expecting again in the autumn. Darwin appeared to be in good health as there was no mention of any illness. There were records of Latin lessons, writing practice, drawing and dancing. It was an activity filled year bustling with visits from family and friends, dining out, taking the children visiting and going on excursions.


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[Printed title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1850

1850

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June 28.

Recd [blotter] 7 – 7 1/2

Willy for &c 2 – 0

Knole Park 3 3 [crossed out] 0

Mrs C.

Recd from Cicely for F E W 6/3 –

Hayes 6d

Parents Cabinet of instruction & a Smith & elder vol 1

[Printed January 1850]

50 48 – 48 40 3 4 3

holidays end.

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[Printed February 1850]

[Printed March 1850]

Frank

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[Printed April 1850]

[Printed May 1850]

Frank

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[Printed June 1850]

at Em

W

Mary

Croydon 12.20

[Printed July 1850]

Lucerne

Interlaken

Geneva

Geneva

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[Printed August 1850]

Frank

1st

2

3rd

[Printed September 1850]

4th

5th

6th

7th

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[Printed October 1850]

DURHA

W

10

11

12

[Printed November 1850]

W

Frank

January 1850 

Tuesday, 1 January 1850

Cath came

Wednesday, 2 January 1850

[sketch]

Thursday, 3 January 1850

[sketch]

Friday, 4 January 1850

[sketch]

Saturday, 5 January 1850

[sketch]

January 1850

Sunday, 6 January 1850

Monday, 7 January 1850

Eliz. came

Tuesday, 8 January 1850

Hensleighs came

Wednesday, 9 January 1850

Thursday, 10 January 1850

Friday, 11 January 1850

H's went to Aunt J.

Saturday, 12 January 1850

January 1850

Sunday, 13 January 1850

Monday, 14 January 1850

Tuesday, 15 January 1850

Leonard.

Wednesday, 16 January 1850

Thursday, 17 January 1850

[sketch]

Friday, 18 January 1850

[sketch]

Saturday, 19 January 1850

[sketch]

January 1850

Sunday, 20 January 1850

Monday, 21 January 1850

My dear Fanny

I hope you are well your affect

Tuesday, 22 January 1850

My dear Fanny

I hope you are well [illeg]

[doodle]

Wednesday, 23 January 1850

Thursday, 24 January 1850

[sketch]

Friday, 25 January 1850

[sketch]

Saturday, 26 January 1850

[sketch]

January 1850

Sunday, 27 January 1850

Monday, 28 January 1850

Willy went to school.

Tuesday, 29 January 1850

Wednesday, 30 January 1850

January - February 1850

Thursday, 31 January 1850

Friday, 1 February 1850

Saturday, 2 February 1850

February 1850

Sunday, 3 February 1850

Monday, 4 February 1850

Eliz. went home

Tuesday, 5 February 1850

Wednesday, 6 February 1850

Thursday, 7 February 1850

Friday, 8 February 1850

Saturday, 9 February 1850

February 1850

[10 February - 16 February 1850 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 17 February 1850

Monday, 18 February 1850

Tuesday, 19 February 1850

Hermitage came

Wednesday, 20 February 1850

Thursday, 21 February 1850

Friday, 22 February 1850

Franky's fit

Saturday, 23 February 1850

Willy came from school

Hermitage went

March 1850

[24 February – 2 March 1850 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 3 March 1850 

In

Monday, 4 March 1850

Tuesday, 5 March 1850    

Wednesday, 6 March 1850

Thursday, 7 March 1850

Friday, 8 March 1850

Saturday, 9 March 1850

Franky poorly

March 1850

[10 March - 16 March 1850 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 17 March 1850 

Monday, 18 March 1850

Tuesday, 19 March 1850     

Wednesday, 20 March 1850

Thursday, 21 March 1850

Friday, 22 March 1850

W. came for Easter holidays

Saturday, 23 March 1850

March – April 1850

[24 March - 30 March 1850 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 31 March 1850 

Monday, 1 April 1850

Charles Parker came

Tuesday, 2 April 1850

Wednesday, 3 April 1850

Thursday, 4 April 1850

Friday, 5 April 1850

Saturday, 6 April 1850

Allen came

C. Parker went

April 1850

[7 April  - 13 April 1850 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 14 April 1850

Monday, 15 April 1850

Allen went

Tuesday, 16 April 1850

Wednesday, 17 April 1850

Willy went to school

[18 April – 24 April 1850 not microfilmed]

Thursday, 25 April 1850

Friday, 26 April 1850

Saturday, 27 April 1850

Miss Thorley went to town

April – May 1850

Sunday, 28 April 1850

Lyells came

Monday, 29 April 1850

Tuesday, 30 April 1850

Lyells went

Miss T returned.

Wednesday, 1 May 1850

Thursday, 2 May 1850

Friday, 3 May 1850

Saturday, 4 May 1850

May 1850

[5 April – 11 April 1850 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 12 May 1850

Monday, 13 May 1850

Tuesday, 14 May 1850

Wednesday, 15 May 1850

Thursday, 16 May 1850

Friday, 17 May 1850

Saturday, 18 May 1850

Willy came from school

May 1850

Sunday, 19 May 1850

Monday, 20 May 1850

W. went back.

Tuesday, 21 May 1850

Wednesday, 22 May 1850

Thursday, 23 May 1850

Miss Bents came

Friday, 24 May 1850

Saturday, 25 May 1850

Miss T & Annie went to town

May 1850

Sunday, 26 May 1850

Monday, 27 May 1850

Miss Bents went to Hartfield

Tuesday, 28 May 1850

I & Etty & baby went to Leith Hill

Wednesday, 29 May 1850

May – June 1850

Thursday, 30 May 1850

Friday, 31 May 1850

Saturday, 1 June 1850

Went to the Hermitage

June 1850

Sunday, 2 June 1850

Monday, 3 June 1850

Tuesday, 4 June 1850

Wednesday, 5 June 1850

came home

Aunt Em came

Thursday, 6 June 1850

Friday, 7 June 1850

Saturday, 8 June 1850

June 1850

Sunday, 9 June 1850

Monday, 10 June 1850

Langtons & Eliz.

Tuesday, 11 June 1850

Langtons & Eliz came [line crossed out]

Ch. went to Malvern

Wednesday, 12 June 1850

went to London & Quartett concert

Thursday, 13 June 1850

came home

Friday, 14 June 1850

Saturday, 15 June 1850

June 1850

Sunday, 16 June 1850

Monday, 17 June 1850

Tuesday, 18 June 1850

Wednesday, 19 June 1850

M. Parker came.

Langtons came from London

Thursday, 20 June 1850

Friday, 21 June 1850

Saturday, 22 June 1850

Willy Erny Effie Ronny Amy Cicely & Clem came

June 1850

Sunday, 23 June 1850

Monday, 24 June 1850

Tuesday, 25 June 1850

Wednesday, 26 June 1850

Thursday, 27 June 1850

Annie first failed about this time

Friday, 28 June 1850

Saturday, 29 June 1850

June - July 1850

Sunday, 30 June 1850

Monday, 1 July 1850

Tuesday, 2 July 1850

Amy Ci & Clem went to Hartfield

Wednesday, 3 July 1850

Thursday, 4 July 1850

Friday, 5 July 1850

X

Saturday, 6 July 1850

July 1850

Sunday, 7 July 1850

Monday, 8 July 1850

Tuesday, 9 July 1850

Mr & Mrs Horner & Joanna.

Wednesday, 10 July 1850

Mr & Mrs Robt

W. dined

Thursday, 11 July 1850

Friday, 12 July 1850

Saturday, 13 July 1850

July 1850

Sunday, 14 July 1850

Monday, 15 July 1850

Tuesday, 16 July 1850

Wednesday, 17 July 1850

Thursday, 18 July 1850

dined at Martins

Friday, 19 July 1850

Saturday, 20 July 1850

Went to Hartfield [line crossed out]

£5 [illeg] [crossed out]

July 1850

Sunday, 21 July 1850

Monday, 22 July 1850

Tuesday, 23 July 1850

Wednesday, 24 July 1850

Thursday, 25 July 1850

Friday, 26 July 1850

Saturday, 27 July 1850

Dined at Lady L's

July 1850

Sunday, 28 July 1850

Monday, 29 July 1850

Tuesday, 30 July 1850

Wednesday, 31 July 1850

August 1850

Thursday, 1 August 1850

Friday, 2 August 1850

Saturday, 3 August 1850

Frank came

August 1850

Sunday, 4 August 1850

X

Monday, 5 August 1850

Mrs Rowland came

Tuesday, 6 August 1850

went to Knole

Annie & Miss Th.

Wednesday, 7 August 1850

Frank went

Thursday, 8 August 1850

Friday, 9 August 1850

Miss Thorley went

Saturday, 10 August 1850

went to Leith Hill Pl. with Ch 3 eldest & baby Lenny

August 1850

Sunday, 11 August 1850

Monday, 12 August 1850

Tuesday, 13 August 1850

Wednesday, 14 August 1850

Thursday, 15 August 1850

Friday, 16 August 1850

came home.

Saturday, 17 August 1850

August 1850

Sunday, 18 August 1850

Monday, 19 August 1850

Eras Erny & Effie came

Tuesday, 20 August 1850

Hen Fanny & the rest came

Wednesday, 21 August 1850

Thursday, 22 August 1850

Friday, 23 August 1850

Saturday, 24 August 1850

Cath came

September 1850

[25 August – 31 August 1850 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 1 September 1850

4th

Monday, 2 September 1850

H & F went to Aunt S.

Tuesday, 3 September 1850

Wednesday, 4 September 1850

Thursday, 5 September 1850

went to London

Friday, 6 September 1850

To Bruce Castle

came home with Ch

Saturday, 7 September 1850

September 1850

Sunday, 8 September 1850

5th

Monday, 9 September 1850

Tuesday, 10 September 1850

Wednesday, 11 September 1850

Thursday, 12 September 1850

Friday, 13 September 1850

Saturday, 14 September 1850

John H. came [illeg] [crossed out]

September 1850

Sunday, 15 September 1850

6th

Monday, 16 September 1850

Tuesday, 17 September 1850

Frank & Godfrey

Wednesday, 18 September 1850

Thursday, 19 September 1850

went.

Friday, 20 September 1850

Saturday, 21 September 1850

Jane Holledge came 12 – 12 –

September 1850

Sunday, 22 September 1850

7th

Monday, 23 September 1850

Tuesday, 24 September 1850

Wednesday, 25 September 1850

Thursday, 26 September 1850

I went to Brighton to see Mrs Lawford.

Friday, 27 September 1850

Joses came

Saturday, 28 September 1850

September - October 1850

Sunday, 29 September 1850

8th

Monday, 30 September 1850

Tuesday, 1 October 1850

Wednesday, 2 October 1850

Joses went to Aunt S

Thursday, 3 October 1850

children & Miss T. to Ramsgate.

Friday, 4 October 1850

Saturday, 5 October 1850

October 1850

Sunday, 6 October 1850

9th

Monday, 7 October 1850

before break. Latin gram drilling

1/4 to 10 till 12 1/4 prosody

play till 1/2 past one.

1/4 to 4 1/4 past 6 Ovid

Trans latin exercise or verses till 8 1/4

Tuesday, 8 October 1850

same

Wednesday, 9 October 1850

Thursday, 10 October 1850

Latin exercise instead

drawing master from 3 till 4 no evening.

Friday, 11 October 1850

Same

exercise in ev.

Saturday, 12 October 1850

no morning

W. came

10 1/4 French till one

3 writing master till 5.

October 1850

Sunday, 13 October 1850

10th

Monday, 14 October 1850

W. went to Hartfield

Tuesday, 15 October 1850

Wednesday, 16 October 1850

Thursday, 17 October 1850

Friday, 18 October 1850

came to Ramsgate

Saturday, 19 October 1850

October 1850

Sunday, 20 October 1850

Monday, 21 October 1850

Annie feverish

Tuesday, 22 October 1850

others went home & Annie & I staid

Wednesday, 23 October 1850

Thursday, 24 October 1850

came home

Eliz came to At S.

Friday, 25 October 1850

Saturday, 26 October 1850

October 1850

Sunday, 27 October 1850

Monday, 28 October 1850

Tuesday, 29 October 1850

Langtons came

Wednesday, 30 October 1850

October - November 1850

Thursday, 31 October 1850

Friday, 1 November 1850

took Annie to London to see Dr H.

Saturday, 2 November 1850

November 1850

Sunday, 3 November 1850

Monday, 4 November 1850

Tuesday, 5 November 1850

Wednesday, 6 November 1850

Thursday, 7 November 1850

Jane Edwards came 7 £

Friday, 8 November 1850

Saturday, 9 November 1850

November 1850

Sunday, 10 November 1850

Monday, 11 November 1850

Tuesday, 12 November 1850

Wednesday, 13 November 1850

Friday, 14 November 1850

Saturday, 15 November 1850

Ch & I went to Mitcham & brought home W.

November 1850

Sunday, 17 November 1850

Monday, 18 November 1850

Willy went back

Tuesday, 19 November 1850

Wednesday, 20 November 1850

Thursday, 21 November 1850

Friday, 22 November 1850

Saturday, 23 November 1850

November 1850

Sunday, 24 November 1850

Monday, 25 November 1850

Tuesday, 26 November 1850

Wednesday, 27 November 1850

Annie better

Thursday, 28 November 1850

Annie better

Friday, 29 November 1850

Saturday, 30 November 1850

December 1850

Sunday, 1 December 1850

Monday, 2 December 1850

Tuesday, 3 December 1850

Wednesday, 4 December 1850

Thursday, 5 December 1850

went to London with Annie & Etty

dined at Mr Feanons

Friday, 6 December 1850

Louisa Marsh

Mr Clough Eves

Saturday, 7 December 1850

called on Mrs Roscoe

came home

December 1850

Sunday, 8 December 1850

Annie began back

Monday, 9 December 1850

Tuesday, 10 December 1850

Miss Thorley came home with Delphine

Wednesday, 11 December 1850

W's holidays

Thursday, 12 December 1850

Friday, 13 December 1850

Saturday, 14 December 1850

December 1850

[15 December – 21 December 1850 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 22 December 1850

Monday, 23 December 1850

Tuesday, 24 December 1850

Miss Th. went to London

Wednesday, 25 December 1850

Thursday, 26 December 1850

[doodle]

Friday, 27 December 1850

Saturday, 28 December 1850

December 1850

Sunday, 29 December 1850

Monday, 30 December 1850

Normans & Lubbocks came to tea

Tuesday, 31 December 1850

[Printed January 1850]

Azaleas nos 1 & 2 to change places

Ditto 3 & 4

No 5. to be thrown away


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