RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1852. CUL-DAR242[.16]. 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. RN1
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:
1852 was a rather peaceful year with the regular string of visits with friends and family. Mrs Darwin recorded a very interesting array of books for her growing children. Although one or two of the children fell ill, nothing serious happened. Darwin also seemed to enjoy a trouble free year.
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Mudie 1852
[Marq]. Fuller
Stone mason St Point
Brit. Q. Rev
N. Brit Rev
Q. Review
black mantle 1/.
fly Mrs Jones 4 –
washing 2 – 9
childrens tickets 1 – 6
W. J. Crawford 82 Newgate St No VIII Cat. of 2nd Hand Bks
[Printed title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1852
Miss Th. drawings &c 5/ [line crossed out]
Diana sheets & drawer 8/8 [line crossed out]
Mrs Cornwall sheets 6 [line crossed out]
Ettys cloak 2/. [line crossed out]
gloves [Kingly] 5 – 6 [line crossed out]
Sweets & [illeg] 1 – 6
Cotton &c 6 [line crossed out]
In hand 12 – 8 – 6
140 [divided by] 12 [=] 11 – 8
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[Printed January – July 1852 excised]
[Printed August 1852]
L & F calomel
[Printed September 1852]
Etty left off threat
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[Printed October 1852]
[Printed November 1852]
Mrs Ev went to hosp.
[Printed December 1852 excised]
January 1852
[Printed page]
Thursday, 1 January 1852
Xtian aspects of faith & duty by John James Taylor
X
Friday, 2 January 1852
Saturday, 3 January 1852
January 1852
Sunday, 4 January 1852
Brachycome hot bed.
I [viridi] folia
Monday, 5 January 1852
[Atbromeria]
Spirea Rosea hardy bush
Tuesday, 6 January 1852
Lobelia Ramosa
Penstemon argutum
Wednesday, 7 January 1852
W. came home
Asclepius 1/6
Thursday, 8 January 1852
Dielytra spectabilis
Friday, 9 January 1852
[doodle]
Saturday, 10 January 1852
January 1852
Sunday, 11 January 1852
Monday, 12 January 1852
Tuesday, 13 January 1852
Mrs Normans dance
Wednesday, 14 January 1852
[15 January – 21 January 1852 not microfilmed]
Thursday, 22 January 1852
Harry & Erny came.
Friday, 23 January 1852
Saturday, 24 January 1852
January 1852
Sunday, 25 January 1852
Monday, 26 January 1852
Willy went to London
Tuesday, 27 January 1852
X
Wednesday, 28 January 1852
Thursday, 29 January 1852
Ch. went to London & brought back W.
Friday, 30 January 1852
Langtons & Eliz came
Saturday, 31 January 1852
February 1852
Sunday, 1 February 1852
[doodle]
Monday, 2 February 1852
Tuesday, 3 February 1852
F & Arabella Hoare came.
Wednesday, 4 February 1852
Thursday, 5 February 1852
went
Ch Langton went to London
Friday, 6 February 1852
[doodle]
Saturday, 7 February 1852
February 1852
Sunday, 8 February 1852
Monday, 9 February 1852
Charlotte went to meet Ch. at Eden – in way home
Tuesday, 10 February 1852
Wednesday, 11 February 1852
Thursday, 12 February 1852
Friday, 13 February 1852
Saturday, 14 February 1852
March 1852
[15 February – 6 March 1852 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 7 March 1852
Monday, 8 March 1852
Tuesday, 9 March 1852
Eliz. came from London
Wednesday, 10 March 1852
Thursday, 11 March 1852
Friday, 12 March 1852
Saturday, 13 March 1852
Eliz. went to Hartfield
I went to London with Etty & Miss Th.
Ras dined
March 1852
Sunday, 14 March 1852
headache
Monday, 15 March 1852
Philharmonic Eroica
Tuesday, 16 March 1852
drank tea at Carlyles
Wednesday, 17 March 1852
came home called at Rowlands
Thursday, 18 March 1852
Friday, 19 March 1852
Saturday, 20 March 1852
March 1852
Sunday, 21 March 1852
X
Monday, 22 March 1852
Tuesday, 23 March 1852
Wednesday, 24 March 1852
Came to Rugby with Etty & G.
W. & Erny came to dinner
Thursday, 25 March 1852
Friday, 26 March 1852
Saturday, 27 March 1852
March 1852
Sunday, 28 March 1852
Monday, 29 March 1852
Tuesday, 30 March 1852
Wednesday, 31 March 1852
April 1852
Thursday, 1 April 1852
Friday, 2 April 1852
came to Barlaston with Susan
Saturday, 3 April 1852
April 1852
Sunday, 4 April 1852
Monday, 5 April 1852
Went to Petley with Susan
Tuesday, 6 April 1852
Wednesday, 7 April 1852
Thursday, 8 April 1852
Friday, 9 April 1852
Saturday, 10 April 1852
came from Barlaston with Frank
April 1852
Sunday, 11 April 1852
Monday, 12 April 1852
Godfrey Louisa Snow & Effie came from Hartfield
Tuesday, 13 April 1852
Ball at the Lubbocks
Wednesday, 14 April 1852
Hensleighs H. G W & Frank
Thursday, 15 April 1852
Friday, 16 April 1852
Saturday, 17 April 1852
Dr & Mrs Hooker
April 1852
Sunday, 18 April 1852
Monday, 19 April 1852
Tuesday, 20 April 1852
2nd ball at Lubbock
Wednesday, 21 April 1852
Thursday, 22 April 1852
Friday, 23 April 1852
Saturday, 24 April 1852
April – May 1852
Sunday, 25 April 1852
Monday, 26 April 1852
Hookers went
Tuesday, 27 April 1852
Wednesday, 28 April 1852
Thursday, 29 April 1852
Friday, 30 April 1852
Saturday, 1 May 1852
May 1852
[2 May – 8 May 1852 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 9 May 1852
Lenny began irons. vomited 3 gr of grey powd
Monday, 10 May 1852
Bowel twice – vomited.
Tuesday, 11 May 1852
No motion
Wednesday, 12 May 1852
went to town
New Phil. Choral Symph.
Thursday, 13 May 1852
dinner party at 42
W. came from Rugby.
Friday, 14 May 1852
W. went back
Saturday, 15 May 1852
came home
called at Kelsey.
May 1852
Sunday, 16 May 1852
Monday, 17 May 1852
Tuesday, 18 May 1852
Wednesday, 19 May 1852
Thursday, 20 May 1852
Friday, 21 May 1852
Saturday, 22 May 1852
dined at High Elms
Sir F. Ouseley.
May 1852
Sunday, 23 May 1852
Ch. dined Ditto
Monday, 24 May 1852
Tuesday, 25 May 1852
Cold rainy week
Wednesday, 26 May 1852
Thursday, 27 May 1852
Friday, 28 May 1852
Saturday, 29 May 1852
May – June 1852
Sunday, 30 May 1852
Monday, 31 May 1852
Tuesday, 1 June 1852
Wednesday, 2 June 1852
Charles went to London
sick
Thursday, 3 June 1852
Friday, 4 June 1852
Saturday, 5 June 1852
Came home pretty well.
June 1852
Sunday, 20 June 1852
Monday, 21 June 1852
Tuesday, 22 June 1852
Willy came from school.
Cath came
Wednesday, 23 June 1852
Thursday, 24 June 1852
Friday, 25 June 1852
Bents came
X
Saturday, 26 June 1852
June 1852
Sunday, 27 June 1852
Louisa H.
Monday, 28 June 1852
Bents went
Tuesday, 29 June 1852
Louisa H.
Wednesday, 30 June 1852
Ernest Tim & Hope came
July 1852
Thursday, 1 July 1852
Went.
Friday, 2 July 1852
Saturday, 3 July 1852
Chester T. came & Susan
Boys from Mitcham
July 1852
Sunday, 4 July 1852
Monday, 5 July 1852
Tuesday, 6 July 1852
Wednesday, 7 July 1852
1st detachment went
Thursday, 8 July 1852
All gone!
Mary Cooper 10 £
Friday, 9 July 1852
Saturday, 10 July 1852
July 1852
Sunday, 11 July 1852
Monday, 12 July 1852
Miss Thorley went
Anne Proudly went
Tuesday, 13 July 1852
Wednesday, 14 July 1852
went to Hartfield with W. E. G.
Thursday, 15 July 1852
Friday, 16 July 1852
Saturday, 17 July 1852
came home
July 1852
[18 July – 24 July 1852 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 25 July 1852
Monday, 26 July 1852
Tuesday, 27 July 1852
Wednesday, 28 July 1852
Frank came from Hartfield
Thursday, 29 July 1852
Friday, 30 July 1852
Saturday, 31 July 1852
August 1852
Sunday, 1 August 1852
Monday, 2 August 1852
Frank came
Tuesday, 3 August 1852
Wednesday, 4 August 1852
Godfrey & Miss Penn. picnic at Hayes
Thursday, 5 August 1852
party all went but Row & Law.
Lyells came
Friday, 6 August 1852
Saturday, 7 August 1852
August 1852
Sunday, 8 August 1852
X
Monday, 9 August 1852
Lyells went
Eliz came to Aunt S.
Tuesday, 10 August 1852
Wednesday, 11 August 1852
Thursday, 12 August 1852
Miss Thorley & John [John Thorley, brother]
Friday, 13 August 1852
Saturday, 14 August 1852
August 1852
Sunday, 15 August 1852
Monday, 16 August 1852
Lyells went [line crossed out]
went with Eliz to tea at Hoares
Tuesday, 17 August 1852
Eliz went home to Hartfield
X
Wednesday, 18 August 1852
Willy went to school
Thursday, 19 August 1852
Friday, 20 August 1852
Saturday, 21 August 1852
August - September 1852
[22 August – 28 August 1852 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 29 August 1852
Monday, 30 August 1852
Tuesday, 31 August 1852
Wednesday, 1 September 1852
Thursday, 2 September 1852
Friday, 3 September 1852
Took blue pill
Saturday, 4 September 1852
September 1852
Sunday, 5 September 1852
Monday, 6 September 1852
Tuesday, 7 September 1852
Wednesday, 8 September 1852
Thursday, 9 September 1852
Friday, 10 September 1852
Saturday, 11 September 1852
Went to Leith H. G. Etty Lizzy & Baby
September 1852
Sunday, 12 September 1852
Monday, 13 September 1852
Tuesday, 14 September 1852
Wednesday, 15 September 1852
Thursday, 16 September 1852
X
came home
Friday, 17 September 1852
Saturday, 18 September 1852
October 1852
[19 September – 2 October 1852 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 3 October 1852
Monday, 4 October 1852
Tuesday, 5 October 1852
Wednesday, 6 October 1852
went to Bromley
called on Mrs Hussey Miss Traill & Miss Hall
Thursday, 7 October 1852
Friday, 8 October 1852
Saturday, 9 October 1852
October 1852
Sunday, 10 October 1852
Monday, 11 October 1852
X
Tuesday, 12 October 1852
Wednesday, 13 October 1852
Thursday, 14 October 1852
Friday, 15 October 1852
dined at the Normans
Saturday, 16 October 1852
Miss Th went home & had the influenza
October 1852
[17 October – 23 October 1852 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 24 October 1852
Monday, 25 October 1852
Mr Sowerby came
Tuesday, 26 October 1852
Wednesday, 27 October 1852
Thursday, 28 October 1852
Friday, 29 October 1852
Saturday, 30 October 1852
October - November 1852
Sunday, 31 October 1852
Monday, 1 November 1852
Miss Th. came
Tuesday, 2 November 1852
Wednesday, 3 November 1852
Thursday, 4 November 1852
Friday, 5 November 1852
Saturday, 6 November 1852
November 1852
Sunday, 7 November 1852
Monday, 8 November 1852
Ch went to London
X
Tuesday, 9 November 1852
Wednesday, 10 November 1852
Thursday, 11 November 1852
Friday, 12 November 1852
came home
Saturday, 13 November 1852
December 1852
[14 November – 18 December 1852 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 19 December 1852
Monday, 20 December 1852
Harvey's Fairy Tale 3rd vol Family Tutor
Tuesday, 21 December 1852
Wednesday, 22 December 1852
Thursday, 23 December 1852
Willy came home
Little folks books Far famed tales 1/.
New nursery songs
Friday, 24 December 1852
Mrs Follen. /
The little Fortune teller
Indes [illeg] reading
Saturday, 25 December 1852
Book 1/.
Hist of an adopted child Miss Jewsbury
December 1852
Sunday, 26 December 1852
Lews's school days 5/
Monday, 27 December 1852
Young travellers journey in S & N. America 6/
Tuesday, 28 December 1852
The [Chevron] 100 [pictures] 5/
[Chevron] Almanack 6
Wednesday, 29 December 1852
Laughter Book Mme de Chablaine 2/6
Hist. pour les enfans 2/6 by Mme Chatin de la [Jour]
Thursday, 30 December 1852
Child's own coloured scrap book 3/6
Friday, 31 December 1852
Mrs Myrtle's Day of pleasure 3/6
Dickens round of stories 3d.
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