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.
[page break]
[Printed title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1850
1850
[page break]
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.
[page break]
[Printed February 1850]
[Printed March 1850]
Frank
[page break]
[Printed April 1850]
[Printed May 1850]
Frank
[page break]
[Printed June 1850]
at Em
W
Mary
Croydon 12.20
[Printed July 1850]
Lucerne
Interlaken
Geneva
Geneva
[page break]
[Printed August 1850]
Frank
1st
2
3rd
[Printed September 1850]
4th
5th
6th
7th
[page break]
[Printed October 1850]
DURHA
8
9
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
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
File last updated 25 September, 2022