RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1851. CUL-DAR242[.15]. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua, corrections by John van Wyhe 4.2019. 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 year 1851 had a dreadful Spring with Annie becoming increasingly ill. Heavily expectant, Mrs Darwin duly recorded the poor child's condition, "dosed all day, asked to have hands and face washed". It was heartbreaking. On 14 April the doctor optimistically declared that Annie had "turned the corner" only to be alarmed the very next day. Annie rallied. Mrs Darwin wrote "12 o'clock'' on 23 April, the day her poor child died. Three weeks later, Horace was born.
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[illeg]
Paget's Records of E [illeg] 85 Fleet St
A E W G
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chocolate & 1/.
Junniper 1/6
Tea things & [illeg] 3/6
Life of Mary Powell
Mrs Milton
Stone cutter of St Point
Lady's Voyage round world
Travellers Lif 2/
[Printed title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1851
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[Printed January – May 1851 excised]
[Printed June 1851]
11 lb 1 oz
[Printed July 1851]
Mary Jones – Langton
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[Printed August – September 1851 excised]
[Printed October 1851]
E Chapman 12 £
W visits to L
14 lb 13 oz
15 lb 4 oz
[Printed November 1851]
15 lb – 9 3/4 oz
write to Florence [illeg] 17
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[Printed December 1851]
Etty P.F
[Printed page] List of stamps
January 1851
Wednesday, 1 January 1851
Thursday, 2 January 1851
Friday, 3 January 1851
Miss Thorley came back from London
Saturday, 4 January 1851
January 1851
Sunday, 5 January 1851
Monday, 6 January 1851
Tuesday, 7 January 1851
Wednesday, 8 January 1851
Thursday, 9 January 1851
Friday, 10 January 1851
Delphine went
Cath, Erny & Willy came from London
Saturday, 11 January 1851
F E W &c came
January 1851
[12 January - 18 January 1851 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 19 January 1851
Monday, 20 January 1851
Chester T. went
Tuesday, 21 January 1851
Wednesday, 22 January 1851
Cath went
Thursday, 23 January 1851
Willy went to school
Friday, 24 January 1851
Saturday, 25 January 1851
January 1851
Sunday, 26 January 1851
Monday, 27 January 1851
Tuesday, 28 January 1851
Wednesday, 29 January 1851
January - February 1851
Thursday, 30 January 1851
Friday, 31 January 1851
Saturday, 1 February 1851
went to London to Miss Darwins
E. Tollet & Chester T. to dinner.
February 1851
Sunday, 2 February 1851
Monday, 3 February 1851
came home
Tuesday, 4 February 1851
I was unwell
Wednesday, 5 February 1851
Thursday, 6 February 1851
Friday, 7 February 1851
Susan came
Saturday, 8 February 1851
February 1851
Sunday, 9 February 1851
Monday, 10 February 1851
Susan went.
Tuesday, 11 February 1851
Beautiful day
Children rode pony
got up
Wednesday, 12 February 1851
Thursday, 13 February 1851
Friday, 14 February 1851
Saturday, 15 February 1851
February 1851
[16 February – 22 February 1851 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 23 February 1851
Monday, 24 February 1851
Tuesday, 25 February 1851
Wednesday, 26 February 1851
Etty poorly lying down all morning
February - March 1851
Thursday, 27 February 1851
Miss Thorley went to London
Friday, 28 February 1851
Saturday, 1 March 1851
Willy came
March 1851
Sunday, 2 March 1851
Annie's birthday. -
Monday, 3 March 1851
Tuesday, 4 March 1851
Wednesday, 5 March 1851
Thursday, 6 March 1851
Eliza Jessie & 3 children came
Friday, 7 March 1851
Saturday, 8 March 1851
March 1851
Sunday, 9 March 1851
Monday, 10 March 1851
Tuesday, 11 March 1851
Wednesday, 12 March 1851
Thursday, 13 March 1851
Jessie & children went leaving Eliza in Influenza
Friday, 14 March 1851
Most of us sick with Influenza
Saturday, 15 March 1851
March 1851
Sunday, 16 March 1851
Monday, 17 March 1851
Eliza went
Tuesday, 18 March 1851
Wednesday, 19 March 1851
Thursday, 20 March 1851
Friday, 21 March 1851
Saturday, 22 March 1851
March 1851
Sunday, 23 March 1851
Monday, 24 March 1851
Ch. Annie & Etty went to Malvern
Tuesday, 25 March 1851
Wednesday, 26 March 1851
Thursday, 27 March 1851
Friday, 28 March 1851
Miss Thorley went to London & Malvern
Saturday, 29 March 1851
April 1851
[30 March – 5 April 1851 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 6 April 1851
Monday, 7 April 1851
Annie's sickness
Tuesday, 8 April 1851
Willy came for Easter holidays
sickness
Wednesday, 9 April 1851
Thursday, 10 April 1851
Friday, 11 April 1851
Saturday, 12 April 1851
April 1851
Sunday, 13 April 1851
Annie very weak
Monday, 14 April 1851
Better. Dr G. said she had turned the corner
Tuesday, 15 April 1851
Dr G alarmed wrote for Ch.
began wine
Wednesday, 16 April 1851
Ch went in afternoon to London.
A slept well
Thursday, 17 April 1851
At F came
dreadful day
A dosed all day asked to have hands & face washed. Knew Ch.
bad pulse in evening
Friday, 18 April 1851
& next morning vomited 4 times
pulse better
gruel & brandy every 1/2 hour
rallied & slept well
Saturday, 19 April 1851
Slight sickness
spoke more
good night
April 1851
Sunday, 20 April 1851
sick 3 or 4 times & took brandy once
Monday, 21 April 1851
much better
Tuesday, 22 April 1851
Diarrhea came on
Eliz came
Wednesday, 23 April 1851
12 o'clock [death of Annie Darwin]
Thursday, 24 April 1851
Ch. came home
Friday, 25 April 1851
Eliz fetched Etty from Leith Hill
Saturday, 26 April 1851
May 1851
[27 April – 3 May 1851 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 4 May 1851
Monday, 5 May 1851
Willy went to school
Tuesday, 6 May 1851
Wednesday, 7 May 1851
Thursday, 8 May 1851
Friday, 9 May 1851
Saturday, 10 May 1851
Priscilla came 13 £
May 1851
Sunday, 11 May 1851
Monday, 12 May 1851
Tuesday, 13 May 1851
Birth of Horace
Wednesday, 14 May 1851
Thursday, 15 May 1851
Friday, 16 May 1851
Saturday, 17 May 1851
June 1851
[18 May – 31 May 1851 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 1 June 1851
[doodle]
Monday, 2 June 1851
Eliz went to London
Tuesday, 3 June 1851
Wednesday, 4 June 1851
Thursday, 5 June 1851
Friday, 6 June 1851
Saturday, 7 June 1851
June 1851
[8 June – 14 June 1851 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 15 June 1851
Came down stairs
Monday, 16 June 1851
Aunt F & Eliz went to Leith Hill
Tuesday, 17 June 1851
Wednesday, 18 June 1851
Thursday, 19 June 1851
Friday, 20 June 1851
Saturday, 21 June 1851
June 1851
Sunday, 22 June 1851
Monday, 23 June 1851
Tuesday, 24 June 1851
Wednesday, 25 June 1851
Thursday, 26 June 1851
Willy came
Friday, 27 June 1851
Susan came from Leith Hill
Saturday, 28 June 1851
June – July 1851
Sunday, 29 June 1851
Monday, 30 June 1851
Tuesday, 1 July 1851
Susan went to London
Willy went.
Wednesday, 2 July 1851
Thursday, 3 July 1851
Friday, 4 July 1851
Saturday, 5 July 1851
July 1851
Sunday, 6 July 1851
Monday, 7 July 1851
Tuesday, 8 July 1851
Wednesday, 9 July 1851
Thursday, 10 July 1851
Friday, 11 July 1851
Chester Terrace came.
Saturday, 12 July 1851
Langtons went to London
July 1851
Sunday, 13 July 1851
Monday, 14 July 1851
Eliz went
Tuesday, 15 July 1851
Innes's dined
Wednesday, 16 July 1851
Chester T. went
Thursday, 17 July 1851
Friday, 18 July 1851
Saturday, 19 July 1851
July 1851
Sunday, 20 July 1851
Monday, 21 July 1851
Tuesday, 22 July 1851
Rowlands & Armstrongs came
Wednesday, 23 July 1851
went
Thursday, 24 July 1851
Friday, 25 July 1851
Saturday, 26 July 1851
July 1851
Sunday, 27 July 1851
Monday, 28 July 1851
Tuesday, 29 July 1851
Wednesday, 30 July 1851
came to London met Mrs Thorley & Sarah on the road
July - August 1851
Thursday, 31 July 1851
went to the Ex British Inst in afternoon
Friday, 1 August 1851
Ex.
called on Mrs Rich
Saturday, 2 August 1851
Ex.
children to Z gardens
August 1851
Sunday, 3 August 1851
Z. gardens.
Monday, 4 August 1851
Polytechnic conjurors
Tuesday, 5 August 1851
Polytechnic overland mail
Wednesday, 6 August 1851
feverish
Mrs R. called C. & Willy to Kew
Thursday, 7 August 1851
Friday, 8 August 1851
Ex.
Saturday, 9 August 1851
Etty feverish
boys went home
August 1851
Sunday, 10 August 1851
Came home
Monday, 11 August 1851
Tuesday, 12 August 1851
Wednesday, 13 August 1851
Thursday, 14 August 1851
Friday, 15 August 1851
Saturday, 16 August 1851
August - September 1851
[17 August – 30 August 1851 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 31 August 1851
Monday, 1 September 1851
In hand = 4 = 16 –
went to Hartfield with Etty W. & G
Tuesday, 2 September 1851
Wednesday, 3 September 1851
Thursday, 4 September 1851
Friday, 5 September 1851
Saturday, 6 September 1851
came home
September 1851
[7 September - 13 September 1851 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 14 September 1851
Monday, 15 September 1851
Tuesday, 16 September 1851
Willy went to school
Wednesday, 17 September 1851
Thursday, 18 September 1851
Friday, 19 September 1851
X
Saturday, 20 September 1851
October 1851
[21 September – 11 October 1851 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 12 October 1851
X
Monday, 13 October 1851
Baby's weight 15 lb.
Tuesday, 14 October 1851
Wednesday, 15 October 1851
Thursday, 16 October 1851
Friday, 17 October 1851
Saturday, 18 October 1851
November 1851
[19 October – 1 November 1851 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 2 November 1851
Monday, 3 November 1851
Tuesday, 4 November 1851
Wednesday, 5 November 1851
Thursday, 6 November 1851
Friday, 7 November 1851
Saturday, 8 November 1851
W. came for a visit
November 1851
Sunday, 9 November 1851
X
Monday, 10 November 1851
Tuesday, 11 November 1851
Wednesday, 12 November 1851
Thursday, 13 November 1851
Friday, 14 November 1851
wrote to Cath
Saturday, 15 November 1851
November 1851
Sunday, 16 November 1851
Monday, 17 November 1851
Tuesday, 18 November 1851
Wednesday, 19 November 1851
Thursday, 20 November 1851
went to London.
Friday, 21 November 1851
saw Sir B. B.
went to the play.
Saturday, 22 November 1851
November 1851
Sunday, 23 November 1851
headache
Monday, 24 November 1851
came home.
Tuesday, 25 November 1851
Wednesday, 26 November 1851
Thursday, 27 November 1851
Cap Sulivan came dinner party of Husseys Innes & Lascelles.
Friday, 28 November 1851
Saturday, 29 November 1851
December 1851
[30 November – 20 December 1851 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 21 December 1851
Monday, 22 December 1851
Miss Thorley & W. went
Tuesday, 23 December 1851
Wednesday, 24 December 1851
Thursday, 25 December 1851
Friday, 26 December 1851
Saturday, 27 December 1851
[28 December – 31 December 1851 not microfilmed]
[doodle]
Mudie
N. Brit Rev,
Brit Q. Rev
Ed Rev
Marie
Nobody's son
Everand Tunstall
Q. Rev.
N. British Rev
Jamie Gordon
Lubig
Mrs Mathews
Mrs Milton
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[illeg] 2
[ ] Sackville
Pudhams [Maeyer]
National [Sch] Lib
Huc's Travels in
Tartary 2/6
Head of the Family
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