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.


[not microfilmed]

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

[page break]

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

W    R   G

       3   4

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]          

 

G        F        L        H        E        Etty

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1        1        1        1        6

1        1        1        1        16

2        1        2        1        8

2        7        7        1        7

2        6        1        1

7        7        7        2

2        2        2        1

1        3        2        7

7                  1

7                  1

4                  1

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