RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1855. CUL-DAR242[.19]. 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. RN3
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 1855 began with many parties to go to and dinners out. There was a bitter frost with "horrid snow & wind''. It is not clear who had rheumatism and was suffering in bed for three full days. Darwin was "very poorly" in February. Three of the children fell ill in the same week in May with William contracting scarlet fever a week later.
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Wm Howitt
Boy's adventure in Australia
Oil cloth 2 1/4 length, 6 ft 6 wide
Dussek Son. a b op 71
Fry's Jan 3. 7.
Lady L. Jan 8. 8 o'clock
Les petit émigrés
Mme du Genlis
Land at Inversnaid
Sleep at Trosachs
Baden Powells
Unity of world
Huc's China
23 in Pong
Sleeves 14 in
[Front Matter]
Took Etty to Mr Bell in Sep.
29 Princes St Leicester Sq.
[page break]
[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1855
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January 1855
[1 January – 20 January 1855 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 21 January 1855
dined at Cumberland
Monday, 22 January 1855
party at Horners
Tuesday, 23 January 1855
I bad.
X
Wednesday, 24 January 1855
I bad
Thursday, 25 January 1855
Phil club.
I dined at Cumberland to meet G. Allens
Friday, 26 January 1855
Saturday, 27 January 1855
ch
went to Robinsons & Pantechnicon
January 1855
Sunday, 28 January 1855
Ch to Zoolog.
children & Ch. dined at Cumberland T.
Monday, 29 January 1855
dined Lyells & pleasant evg. party
Tuesday, 30 January 1855
Went to Jullien's concert
bitter frost
Wednesday, 31 January 1855
horrid snow & wind
Thursday, 1 February 1855
went to Robinson
took G. & F to Langham Baz.
Friday, 2 February 1855
F. unwell.
horrid day
Saturday, 3 February 1855
Thaw
dined at Cumberland T. Groves Clough &c
February 1855
Sunday, 4 February 1855
rheumatism
in bed
Monday, 5 February 1855
in bed
Tuesday, 6 February 1855
in bed till afternoon
ball at Cumberland T
Wednesday, 7 February 1855
Took children to the Pantomime
Thursday, 8 February 1855
Snow.
I went shopping
W. went to school
Friday, 9 February 1855
Saturday, 10 February 1855
dinner party of cousins
February 1855
Sunday, 11 February 1855
Ch very poorly.
went to ch [church] with Etty
Monday, 12 February 1855
riding
dinner party Horners &c
Tuesday, 13 February 1855
party of children at Q. Anne St
Wednesday, 14 February 1855
Walked to Cumberland Phil concert
Beet Symph 3
Cherubim mass
Thursday, 15 February 1855
came home
Calm & bright
Friday, 16 February 1855
Saturday, 17 February 1855
February 1855
Sunday, 18 February 1855
Monday, 19 February 1855
Tuesday, 20 February 1855
old Skye died
Wednesday, 21 February 1855
Thursday, 22 February 1855
Called on Mrs Turnbull.
X
Friday, 23 February 1855
Thaw began Therm 38
S. wind
Saturday, 24 February 1855
March 1855
[25 February to 3 March 1855 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 4 March 1855
Monday, 5 March 1855
Tuesday, 6 March 1855
Wednesday, 7 March 1855
went to Woolwich
Thursday, 8 March 1855
Eliz came
Friday, 9 March 1855
went with Eliz to Clapham to fetch Suzanne
Saturday, 10 March 1855
Hooping cough began
March 1855
Sunday, 11 March 1855
Monday, 12 March 1855
Tuesday, 13 March 1855
Wednesday, 14 March 1855
Thursday, 15 March 1855
came to Mr Robinson
Friday, 16 March 1855
Saturday, 17 March 1855
March 1855
Sunday, 18 March 1855
Monday, 19 March 1855
Tuesday, 20 March 1855
Ch. went to London
Wednesday, 21 March 1855
Thursday, 22 March 1855
X
Friday, 23 March 1855
Saturday, 24 March 1855
Ch came home
March 1855
Sunday, 25 March 1855
Monday, 26 March 1855
Tuesday, 27 March 1855
Wednesday, 28 March 1855
Thursday, 29 March 1855
Friday, 30 March 1855
Saturday, 31 March 1855
April 1855
Sunday, 1 April 1855
Monday, 2 April 1855
Tuesday, 3 April 1855
Wednesday, 4 April 1855
Thursday, 5 April 1855
Took Suzanne to Cumberland T.
Friday, 6 April 1855
Saturday, 7 April 1855
April 1855
[8 April – 14 April 1855 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 15 April 1855
Monday, 16 April 1855
came to town
beautiful day
bonnet 1 – 1
fare – 1
Tuesday, 17 April 1855
concert 10/6
cab 1/
spent the day with Ellen
Wednesday, 18 April 1855
Thursday, 19 April 1855
Friday, 20 April 1855
Saturday, 21 April 1855
April 1855
Sunday, 22 April 1855
Monday, 23 April 1855
Tuesday, 24 April 1855
Wednesday, 25 April 1855
Thursday, 26 April 1855
X
I in bed with headache
Friday, 27 April 1855
Ditto
Saturday, 28 April 1855
Ditto
April – May 1855
Sunday, 29 April 1855
Got up staid up stairs
Monday, 30 April 1855
Tuesday, 1 May 1855
Wednesday, 2 May 1855
Thursday, 3 May 1855
Friday, 4 May 1855
went to Mr Bell with Etty.
aztec & Earthmen Play. Little witch girl
Saturday, 5 May 1855
breakfasted with Ellen & the Arch.
came home
May 1855
Sunday, 6 May 1855
Monday, 7 May 1855
Tuesday, 8 May 1855
Wednesday, 9 May 1855
Thursday, 10 May 1855
Horace feverish
G. Headache
Friday, 11 May 1855
Lenny feverish
G. headache
Saturday, 12 May 1855
G. fever in morning pulse irreg. in afternoon
no bad day since Jan 18
May 1855
Sunday, 13 May 1855
Monday, 14 May 1855
Tuesday, 15 May 1855
Wednesday, 16 May 1855
Thursday, 17 May 1855
Friday, 18 May 1855
Pulse 130 G.
went off afternoon
W. scarlet fever
Saturday, 19 May 1855
May 1855
Sunday, 20 May 1855
heard of W. illness came to Q. A. St.
11. 2/6 [line crossed out]
Monday, 21 May 1855
Came to Rugby 15/. [crossed out]
W. pocket [h] £1 - x
envelopes 2/2d x
cakes 6 x
X
Tuesday, 22 May 1855
paper 8d
sponges & brushes 9/9
cap 2/
languid
Wednesday, 23 May 1855
lozenges cake &c 2/6
Thursday, 24 May 1855
&c. 1/.
Friday, 25 May 1855
Sleeves &c 1 – 2 – 10
umbrella 10 – 6
fringe 3 - 0
Saturday, 26 May 1855
drawing book &c 1/6 ✓
May 1855
Sunday, 27 May 1855
church 1/.
Monday, 28 May 1855
marm 2/9
knives 2/
bill £2 / 17
books 4 – 6
W x 10/ x
Mrs J x 10/.
Mrs O. 1/
came home
Tuesday, 29 May 1855
Wednesday, 30 May 1855
May - June 1855
Thursday, 31 May 1855
Friday, 1 June 1855
Saturday, 2 June 1855
June 1855
[3 June – 9 June 1855 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 10 June 1855
Monday, 11 June 1855
came to town with Lizzy & Etty.
tickets & cab 10- 6 x
photographs 1-1-0 x
Tuesday, 12 June 1855
Sir B. B £1 - 1 x
Stockings 16 - -6 ✓
Ditto 10 – 0 ✓
[woollin] 14 – 0 x
[illeg] 19 – 0 x
hat trim 10 – 0 ✓
cabs 2 – 6 x
Lenny & baby 3 – 0 ✓
train 2 – 0 ✓
Wednesday, 13 June 1855
Thursday, 14 June 1855
Crystal P. 1.
Friday, 15 June 1855
paid Andrew 17/6 x
Saturday, 16 June 1855
June 1855
Sunday, 17 June 1855
Monday, 18 June 1855
X
Tuesday, 19 June 1855
W. came to Sales
Wednesday, 20 June 1855
Thursday, 21 June 1855
Friday, 22 June 1855
Saturday, 23 June 1855
[24 June – 30 June 1855 not microfilmed]
July 1855
Sunday, 1 July 1855
Monday, 2 July 1855
Tuesday, 3 July 1855
Wednesday, 4 July 1855
Thursday, 5 July 1855
Friday, 6 July 1855
Saturday, 7 July 1855
went to Hartfield with W. G. F & Brodie
July 1855
Sunday, 8 July 1855
Monday, 9 July 1855
Tuesday, 10 July 1855
came home
lovely weather for more than a week
Wednesday, 11 July 1855
rain
Thursday, 12 July 1855
went to Hartfield with Etty & Lizzy
Friday, 13 July 1855
Saturday, 14 July 1855
July 1855
Sunday, 15 July 1855
Monday, 16 July 1855
Mr & Mrs Horner
Susan & Joanna
Tuesday, 17 July 1855
Mr H. Carter & Alice dined
Mr & Mrs Innes
Wednesday, 18 July 1855
Allen came
Thursday, 19 July 1855
Horners went
Friday, 20 July 1855
Saturday, 21 July 1855
July 1855
Sunday, 22 July 1855
Monday, 23 July 1855
Tuesday, 24 July 1855
Wednesday, 25 July 1855
Thursday, 26 July 1855
Friday, 27 July 1855
Ras came
Saturday, 28 July 1855
Mack came
July - August 1855
Sunday, 29 July 1855
Monday, 30 July 1855
Tuesday, 31 July 1855
Wednesday, 1 August 1855
Thursday, 2 August 1855
Fry's & Reids came
Friday, 3 August 1855
Saturday, 4 August 1855
August 1855
[5 August – 18 August 1855 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 19 August 1855
Monday, 20 August 1855
Tuesday, 21 August 1855
Wednesday, 22 August 1855
Thursday, 23 August 1855
W went to school
thunder storm at night
Friday, 24 August 1855
X
Saturday, 25 August 1855
drove to Chevening with Ch. & G.
September 1855
[26 August – 1 September 1855 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 2 September 1855
Monday, 3 September 1855
Tuesday, 4 September 1855
Wednesday, 5 September 1855
H. & Fanny & Ras came from Hartfield
Thursday, 6 September 1855
Friday, 7 September 1855
Saturday, 8 September 1855
September 1855
Sunday, 9 September 1855
Monday, 10 September 1855
came to town
£7 - 7 – 0
bonnet 1 – 8 – 0
bracelets 7 – 6 – 0
caps. 1 – 14 – 6 - 0
Tuesday, 11 September 1855
Slept at Carlisle
Wednesday, 12 September 1855
came to Glasgow
habit shirt £1 - 8s
work.
Thursday, 13 September 1855
plums & raisins 1/.
from Ch 2£_ & 9£
called on Mrs Robinson
Friday, 14 September 1855
Campbell £9 - s
[hoplin] £3. 1
Section in morning saw Persia & foundry
Saturday, 15 September 1855
went to Sections
Mrs Robinson called
Soiree & electric light
September 1855
Sunday, 16 September 1855
walked in the park
went to church
Monday, 17 September 1855
bad cold
Ch. went to Col Rawlinson's lecture
Tuesday, 18 September 1855
headache & cold
Ch. went to the dinner.
Wednesday, 19 September 1855
Mrs Robinson called. Slept at Carlisle
Thursday, 20 September 1855
Came on to Shrewsbury
in hand £1 - 6 – 6
from Ch. 10. – 0 - 0
Friday, 21 September 1855
Saturday, 22 September 1855
Came to Barlaston 7/-
knife 1/6
September 1855
Sunday, 23 September 1855
X
Monday, 24 September 1855
Tuesday, 25 September 1855
came home
saw W at Rugby
Wednesday, 26 September 1855
Thursday, 27 September 1855
Friday, 28 September 1855
dined at Holwood
Saundersons
Saturday, 29 September 1855
September - October 1855
Sunday, 30 September 1855
Monday, 1 October 1855
Tuesday, 2 October 1855
Wednesday, 3 October 1855
Thursday, 4 October 1855
dined at High Elms
Friday, 5 October 1855
Saturday, 6 October 1855
October 1855
Sunday, 7 October 1855
Monday, 8 October 1855
Tuesday, 9 October 1855
Wednesday, 10 October 1855
Thursday, 11 October 1855
dined at Holwood
Loyds & Chapmans
Friday, 12 October 1855
Saturday, 13 October 1855
October 1855
Sunday, 14 October 1855
Monday, 15 October 1855
Tuesday, 16 October 1855
Wednesday, 17 October 1855
went to Brighton
Thursday, 18 October 1855
X
Party from Hartfield [line crossed out]
went
Friday, 19 October 1855
Saturday, 20 October 1855
Party from Hartfield
October 1855
Sunday, 21 October 1855
Monday, 22 October 1855
L. H. P. came
Tuesday, 23 October 1855
Wednesday, 24 October 1855
Thursday, 25 October 1855
Hartfield went
Friday, 26 October 1855
Saturday, 27 October 1855
October 1855
Sunday, 28 October 1855
Monday, 29 October 1855
L. H. P. went
Tuesday, 30 October 1855
Wednesday, 31 October 1855
November 1855
Thursday, 1 November 1855
Kirks
Henry Normans
Mrs Caton & Holland
Friday, 2 November 1855
Saturday, 3 November 1855
November 1855
Sunday, 4 November 1855
Monday, 5 November 1855
Tuesday, 6 November 1855
dined at Martins
Wednesday, 7 November 1855
Thursday, 8 November 1855
Friday, 9 November 1855
dined at Normans
Saturday, 10 November 1855
November 1855
Sunday, 18 November 1855
Monday, 19 November 1855
Tuesday, 20 November 1855
Wednesday, 21 November 1855
Harry Jessie & Rowland
Thursday, 22 November 1855
Friday, 23 November 1855
Saturday, 24 November 1855
November 1855
Sunday, 25 November 1855
Monday, 26 November 1855
Tuesday, 27 November 1855
Wednesday, 28 November 1855
November - December 1855
Thursday, 29 November 1855
Robert M. & Mary came
Friday, 30 November 1855
Eliza came
Saturday, 1 December 1855
December 1855
Sunday, 2 December 1855
Monday, 3 December 1855
Tuesday, 4 December 1855
Harry & Jessie went
Wednesday, 5 December 1855
Thursday, 6 December 1855
R. & M. Mack [line crossed out]
Eva & Angus C [line crossed out]
Robert M. came
Friday, 7 December 1855
Saturday, 8 December 1855
Macks went
December 1855
Sunday, 9 December 1855
Monday, 10 December 1855
Eliza went to Kelsey
Tuesday, 11 December 1855
Shoolbred 16/3
In hand 2. 14 – 6 from C. 10.
tickets 10 – fly 13
Wednesday, 12 December 1855
Thursday, 13 December 1855
Friday, 14 December 1855
Saturday, 15 December 1855
December 1855
Sunday, 16 December 1855
Monday, 17 December 1855
Came home
Tuesday, 18 December 1855
Wednesday, 19 December 1855
went to London to Mr Robinson
December 1855
Thursday, 20 December 1855
Friday, 21 December 1855
came home with Willy.
Saturday, 22 December 1855
December 1855
Sunday, 23 December 1855
Monday, 24 December 1855
Tuesday, 25 December 1855
Wednesday, 26 December 1855
Lizzy began oil & I quinine
Thursday, 27 December 1855
Friday, 28 December 1855
Saturday, 29 December 1855
December 1855
Sunday, 30 December 1855
Monday, 31 December 1855
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Fables for the nursery original & select London Grant & Griffith
[Printed January, February, April - December 1855 excised]
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Washing 1 – 4 1/2
church 2 – 0
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[PRINTED OCTOBER, 1855]
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1 1 1 1 16
2 1 2 1 8
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2 6 1 1
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