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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