RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1854. CUL-DAR242[.18]. 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:

The Darwins enjoyed a busy social life in 1854, having guests every other week with some staying up to a week. There was dancing, music, dining out, and they must have also read a great deal as Mrs Darwin listed many fun and interesting books for the children. Her own choice of books was quite admirable. She noted the opening of the Great Exhibition on 10 June.


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[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1854

Guizots life of Cromwell

DIAMOND

Youth &c of Helen Tyrell

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[Printed January 1854 excised]

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Em. J.

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X

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X

E & L. [illeg]

ball

X

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X

13 – 16 – 6

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[Printed June 1854]

Miss Th went

[Printed July 1854]

7th week

Jane Gibbs 6£

9th week

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10

11

12

13

14 Maria 7

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15 Ch. iron & rhub

16

17

18

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[Printed October 1854]

19 G & Etty in bed

G & g. Steel wine

G. quite well

20

[Printed November 1854]

Back G

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[Printed December 1854]

G. left off back

[Printed page] List of Bankers

1 – 15 12 2 [2] 7

140 [divided by] 12 [=] 12 –

January 1854

Leith Hill came 31st

Sunday, 1 January 1854

Monday, 2 January 1854

Cumberland T. came from Hartfield

Tuesday, 3 January 1854

Swelled face

Wednesday, 4 January 1854

Thursday, 5 January 1854

Xmas Tree

Friday, 6 January 1854

Mrs Fry's party

Saturday, 7 January 1854

Snow & Erny went

January 1854

Sunday, 8 January 1854

Monday, 9 January 1854

All the party went

Etty with Joyce & W. to Cumberland T.

Tuesday, 10 January 1854

Wednesday, 11 January 1854

Thursday, 12 January 1854

Friday, 13 January 1854

Saturday, 14 January 1854

January 1854

[15 January - 21 January 1854 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 22 January 1854

Monday, 23 January 1854

Hope's fever

Tuesday, 24 January 1854

Wednesday, 25 January 1854

Thursday, 26 January 1854

Friday, 27 January 1854

Saturday, 28 January 1854

January – February 1854

Sunday, 29 January 1854

Monday, 30 January 1854

Tuesday, 31 January 1854

Wednesday, 1 February 1854

dined at High Elms

[2 February – 8 February 1854 not microfilmed]

Thursday, 9 February 1854

3rd lesson

Friday, 10 February 1854

Saturday, 11 February 1854

February 1854

Sunday, 12 February 1854

Monday, 13 February 1854

Tuesday, 14 February 1854

Miss Martin

Wednesday, 15 February 1854

Thursday, 16 February 1854

Friday, 17 February 1854

W. went to school

Saturday, 18 February 1854

Mrs Norman dinner

Ld overstone K. Bruce

February 1854

Sunday, 19 February 1854

Monday, 20 February 1854

Tuesday, 21 February 1854

Wednesday, 22 February 1854

Thursday, 23 February 1854

C. Etty Lenny & I went to London.

E. 4 teeth out

Friday, 24 February 1854

Called on Ellen T.

Daguerre.

Saturday, 25 February 1854

came home

March 1854

[26 February – 4 March 1854 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 5 March 1854 

Monday, 6 March 1854

Tuesday, 7 March 1854    

Wednesday, 8 March 1854

Cath came from Hastings

G & F. went to Hartfield

Thursday, 9 March 1854

Friday, 10 March 1854

Saturday, 11 March 1854

March 1854

Sunday, 12 March 1854 

Franky ill.

Monday, 13 March 1854

C. & I went to Hartfield

Tuesday, 14 March 1854     

Wednesday, 15 March 1854

Thursday, 16 March 1854

Friday, 17 March 1854

C. went home.

Saturday, 18 March 1854

March 1854

Sunday, 19 March 1854 

Monday, 20 March 1854

Came home with G. & Franky

Tuesday, 21 March 1854     

Wednesday, 22 March 1854

Thursday, 23 March 1854

Friday, 24 March 1854

Saturday, 25 March 1854

March – April 1854

Sunday, 26 March 1854 

Monday, 27 March 1854

Tuesday, 28 March 1854     

Wednesday, 29 March 1854

went to London Etty & Lizzy

Thursday, 30 March 1854

dined at 17 Al. Smith

Friday, 31 March 1854

headache

Saturday, 1 April 1854

came home

April 1854

[2 April – 8 April 1854 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 9 April 1854

Monday, 10 April 1854

Snow came

Tuesday, 11 April 1854

Wednesday, 12 April 1854

F & Ellen Tollet

At Fanny

Thursday, 13 April 1854

Snow went to Hartfield

Friday, 14 April 1854

Saturday, 15 April 1854

Eras came

April 1854

Sunday, 16 April 1854

Lip bad no L.

Monday, 17 April 1854

Lip bad no L

Tuesday, 18 April 1854

very bad.

Ellen went

Wednesday, 19 April 1854

Thursday, 20 April 1854

Friday, 21 April 1854

all the party went

lovely weather for a week.

Saturday, 22 April 1854

better

April – May 1854

[23 April – 29 April 1854 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 30 April 1854

Monday, 1 May 1854

In hand £7 - 10

came to London

boots & shoes £1 - 2

cab 2 – 6

Robinson 10 – 6

Tuesday, 2 May 1854

Wednesday, 3 May 1854

came home

Thursday, 4 May 1854

Friday, 5 May 1854

Saturday, 6 May 1854

Susan Mary H & Jessie

Wm Fox came

May 1854

Sunday, 7 May 1854

Monday, 8 May 1854

went

rain came

Tuesday, 9 May 1854

Wednesday, 10 May 1854

[Pame]

Thursday, 11 May 1854

Friday, 12 May 1854

went to Westerham

home by Knockholt

Saturday, 13 May 1854

dined at the Lubbocks

May 1854

Sunday, 14 May 1854

Monday, 15 May 1854

Tuesday, 16 May 1854

went to the dancing & Bromley

Wednesday, 17 May 1854

Ch went to London [line crossed out]

Thursday, 18 May 1854

Friday, 19 May 1854

Saturday, 20 May 1854

went to Hartfield

May 1854

Sunday, 21 May 1854

Monday, 22 May 1854

came home from Hartfield

Tuesday, 23 May 1854

went to dancing

Wednesday, 24 May 1854

Ch went to London

Thursday, 25 May 1854

Friday, 26 May 1854

Saturday, 27 May 1854

went to town with Etty to Mr Robinson

May 1854

Sunday, 28 May 1854

Monday, 29 May 1854

Tuesday, 30 May 1854

Wednesday, 31 May 1854

came to L H. P. tickets 13/6 fly 13/

June 1854

Thursday, 1 June 1854

bad headache

Friday, 2 June 1854

rain all day. Miss Thorley went

Saturday, 3 June 1854

Cold N E wind

June 1854

Sunday, 4 June 1854

Ditto bright

Monday, 5 June 1854

Ditto

came home

Tuesday, 6 June 1854

horridly cold

Wednesday, 7 June 1854

Thursday, 8 June 1854

Leith Hill Etty & Cath came

Friday, 9 June 1854

Susan came

Saturday, 10 June 1854

Opening Crystal Pal

June 1854

Sunday, 11 June 1854

Monday, 12 June 1854

Henry Parker & [Cryst.] Harrisons [line crossed out]

Tuesday, 13 June 1854

Wednesday, 14 June 1854

L. H. P. went

Thursday, 15 June 1854

Robt Parker came

Friday, 16 June 1854

Saturday, 17 June 1854

June 1854

Sunday, 18 June 1854

Monday, 19 June 1854

Henry Parker

Harrisons

Tuesday, 20 June 1854

Wednesday, 21 June 1854

Cath & Henry P. went to Devonshire

Thursday, 22 June 1854

Friday, 23 June 1854

Saturday, 24 June 1854

June 1854

Sunday, 25 June 1854

Monday, 26 June 1854

Tuesday, 27 June 1854

Wednesday, 28 June 1854

dined at Kelsey

Col & Mrs Yorke

Mr & Mrs Jo. Y.

June – July 1854

Thursday, 29 June 1854

Friday, 30 June 1854

Saturday, 1 July 1854

Cumberland T. & Farrers came

July 1854

Sunday, 2 July 1854

Monday, 3 July 1854

Tuesday, 4 July 1854

Farrers went

Wednesday, 5 July 1854

Thursday, 6 July 1854

Friday, 7 July 1854

Ras came with F & Hens.

Saturday, 8 July 1854

July 1854

7th wk

Sunday, 9 July 1854

Monday, 10 July 1854

Tuesday, 11 July 1854

death of Emma B.

Wednesday, 12 July 1854

I very bad

Thursday, 13 July 1854

Cumberland T went to L. H. P.

Ch & I to Hartfield

Friday, 14 July 1854

Saturday, 15 July 1854

came home

July 1854

8th

Sunday, 16 July 1854

Monday, 17 July 1854

Tuesday, 18 July 1854

Wednesday, 19 July 1854

Thursday, 20 July 1854

Friday, 21 July 1854

Saturday, 22 July 1854

very hot

July 1854

9th

Sunday, 23 July 1854

hot

Monday, 24 July 1854

hot

lay out under trees

Tuesday, 25 July 1854

Wednesday, 26 July 1854

Thursday, 27 July 1854

Friday, 28 July 1854

Saturday, 29 July 1854

July - August 1854

10th

Sunday, 30 July 1854

Monday, 31 July 1854

Tuesday, 1 August 1854

Wednesday, 2 August 1854

[3 August – 11 August 1854 excised]

Saturday, 12 August 1854

Willy & Etty to Dover

Mrs Thorley & Sarah

[13 August – 15 August 1854 excised]

Wednesday, 16 August 1854

Thursday, 17 August 1854

12

Friday, 18 August 1854

Sarah Th. went

Saturday, 19 August 1854

August 1854

13th wk

Sunday, 20 August 1854

Monday, 21 August 1854

Tuesday, 22 August 1854

Wednesday, 23 August 1854

Thursday, 24 August 1854

Willy went to Rugby.

Friday, 25 August 1854

Saturday, 26 August 1854

August 1854

Sunday, 27 August 1854

14th

Monday, 28 August 1854

Tuesday, 29 August 1854

Miss Th. Etty & Lizzy to Mrs Kirk

Wednesday, 30 August 1854

August - September 1854

Thursday, 31 August 1854

Friday, 1 September 1854

Saturday, 2 September 1854

September 1854

[3 September – 9 September 1854 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 10 September 1854

Monday, 11 September 1854

G began to be unwell

Tuesday, 12 September 1854

Wednesday, 13 September 1854

Thursday, 14 September 1854

Friday, 15 September 1854

Saturday, 16 September 1854

September 1854

Sunday, 17 September 1854

Monday, 18 September 1854

Tuesday, 19 September 1854

Wednesday, 20 September 1854

Eliz. came from Hartfield

Thursday, 21 September 1854

Friday, 22 September 1854

Chalk iron & rhub to G. did not do good.

Saturday, 23 September 1854

October 1854

[24 September – 30 September 1854 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 1 October 1854

Monday, 2 October 1854

Gi & Etty in bed

Eliz went

Tuesday, 3 October 1854

Wednesday, 4 October 1854

G. pulse very weak in evg.

Thursday, 5 October 1854

Friday, 6 October 1854

Saturday, 7 October 1854

October 1854

Sunday, 8 October 1854

Monday, 9 October 1854

went to Leith Hill with all but Horace

met Langtons & Eliz.

Tuesday, 10 October 1854

G: played all day & bad at night

Williams lunched.

Wednesday, 11 October 1854

Do –

Thursday, 12 October 1854

very languid all day

Friday, 13 October 1854

better

Saturday, 14 October 1854

better

came home

October 1854

Sunday, 15 October 1854

very well

Monday, 16 October 1854

Do

Tuesday, 17 October 1854

Languid

wakeful at night

I went to London to shops

Wednesday, 18 October 1854

Thursday, 19 October 1854

Friday, 20 October 1854

Saturday, 21 October 1854

dined at Holwood

baddish

October 1854

Sunday, 22 October 1854

very bad night after [play] music

Monday, 23 October 1854

Langtons & Eliz went

Ch. & I to London

walked twice

Tuesday, 24 October 1854

well all day

walked 2.

Wednesday, 25 October 1854

well all day

Thursday, 26 October 1854

Lyells Hooker & dinner party

very uncomf in afternoon

good night

Friday, 27 October 1854

good day & night

Saturday, 28 October 1854

Lyells went

Ditto

uncomf afternoon

good night

October - November 1854

Sunday, 29 October 1854

Monday, 30 October 1854

Tuesday, 31 October 1854

Wednesday, 1 November 1854

very uncomf afternoon & bad night

bath

Thursday, 2 November 1854

came to town

Cumberland dined

good night

Friday, 3 November 1854

swords 8d

Lizzy – 2 – 6✓

Lenny – 1 – 0✓

[illeg] 1 – 0✓

cart 1 – 6✓

work 1 – 6✓

bag 5 – 6 ✓

shawl 7 – 6✓

box 2 -6

books 8 – 0✓

[illeg] hat 6

came home

good night

Saturday, 4 November 1854

November 1854

Sunday, 5 November 1854

uncomf ev.

good night

Monday, 6 November 1854

F. F & Amy came

Started up once

Tuesday, 7 November 1854

Started up once

Wednesday, 8 November 1854

Eliz came

Thursday, 9 November 1854

Friday, 10 November 1854

Saturday, 11 November 1854

November 1854

[12 November - 18 November 1854 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 19 November 1854

Monday, 20 November 1854

Tuesday, 21 November 1854

Wednesday, 22 November 1854

1st dancing lesson

Thursday, 23 November 1854

Friday, 24 November 1854

Saturday, 25 November 1854

November 1854

Sunday, 26 November 1854

Monday, 27 November 1854

Tuesday, 28 November 1854

Wednesday, 29 November 1854

November - December 1854

Thursday, 30 November 1854

Friday, 1 December 1854

Saturday, 2 December 1854

Willy came home

children went to Hartfield & Aunt S.

December 1854

[3 December – 9 December 1854 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 10 December 1854

Monday, 11 December 1854

Tuesday, 12 December 1854

Wednesday, 13 December 1854

Lenny came home unwell from At S.

Thursday, 14 December 1854

Friday, 15 December 1854

Franky came home unwell

Saturday, 16 December 1854

December 1854

Sunday, 17 December 1854

Monday, 18 December 1854

Tuesday, 19 December 1854

Wednesday, 20 December 1854

Thursday, 21 December 1854

Friday, 22 December 1854

Franky's fit

Saturday, 23 December 1854

December 1854

Sunday, 24 December 1854

Monday, 25 December 1854

Tuesday, 26 December 1854

Wednesday, 27 December 1854

Thursday, 28 December 1854

Mr Grogan 10 Stockbridge Terrace Regents Park.

Friday, 29 December 1854

Miss Ward 40 Albion St Hyde Park Sq.

Saturday, 30 December 1854

December 1854

Sunday, 31 December 1854

Franky got up

Swan & Edgar 4 -12/8

Shoes 6/6 –

Do 6/6

Cab 6/

Soup & 2/9

Smith's bill 1 – 2 – 0

Emily 1 – 2 – 0

[Printed January 1854]

Duvé 37 Maddox Regent St

Music Rapt. Jan.

Qual. an. 2/

[Pensei Silas] 3/

Nocturne Ravina 2/

[Printed February 1854]

Australian notes

Hewitts.

Lord Carlisles Diary

English prisoners in Russia

English woman in Russia

A month before Sebastopol

[Printed March 1854]

Grace Greenwood's Tour in Europe

[Printed June 1854]

John Crockford

Pub. of Critic will receive . P.O. orders

Twofold slavery of N.A Marshall Hall

Joan of Arc Ld Mahon

Mc Doner Abbot

[Printed July, August 1854 excised]

[Printed September 1854]

Theodolph of Iceland

The Birth day –

New nursery songs

Little folks books No 7

Mrs Follen 1/

Funny Rhymes No 1

Nursery Heroines No 3

Books [crossed out] Heroes No 2

5 Tales from Arab.

6 Aladdin & Sinbad.

Books for young reading

amusing tales Mrs Myrtle

[Printed October 1854]

Mudie

Hide & Seek

Rhemie Miller

B. Tulip

Clara Morrison

Matzi Shipwrecks

Sunny memories

Vivea

Crewe Rise

Edin Rev

[Printed November 1854]

Merino wool Brodie 7/

Shadows of the clouds

Kate Vernon

Pride of life

Christoph Schmidt

Rose de Tannebourg

Les Petits Coutes


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