RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1856. CUL-DAR242[.20]. 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:

Charles and Emma Darwin now had seven children aged from 5 to 17 years old, had Mary and Annie lived, there would have been nine. Mrs Darwin was expecting their last child. She seemed to have a very difficult pregnancy as she recorded many days as "bad".


[not microfilmed]

Ferrabee & sons

Phoenix works stand

Reverie Heller No. 3

Leaves London 8/-

Bristol at 6.56

9/6    22/

7/6

 

Mrs W. Lansford

46 Up. Bedford Place

 

Shortened 3 in.

Narrowed 4'

Miss [Padurica]

[Cheasis] de

Shirt maker 7/6

Son. Heller No. 3

[not microfilmed]

1/6 The Quadroon

Marque Reid

Dredges Heal all

Little things Miss

Brewster

Takes that night be true

The cherry stones

Cola Monte

 

Cockburns memorial of his time

Good boy Henry 1/

Groombridge

 

[Lumartines] mems of celebrated [Charat]

Ruskins Madame Painters.

 

Fortunes of the Corville family

Modern Soc. at Rome

Frank Fairlegh

English Boy at the [Casie] or Cafe ?

[page break]

[Front matter]

Mems of a prisoner State Andryane

Tales of the ancient British Church H Evans

[Nun] Mrs Sherwood

Brampton Rectory Compton Merivale

Helen Tyrell

Anna Ross

Father Clement

Stories of an old maid Mme de Girardin [line crossed out]

[title page]

[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1856

Rev G Tooth

Great Longstone Bakewell

January 1856

[1 January – 12 January 1856 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 13 January 1856

Monday, 14 January 1856

Tuesday, 15 January 1856

Lenny's birthday six year's old

Wednesday, 16 January 1856

Thursday, 17 January 1856

Friday, 18 January 1856

Saturday, 19 January 1856

February 1856

[20 January – 2 February 1856 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 3 February 1856

Monday, 4 February 1856

Tuesday, 5 February 1856

Wednesday, 6 February 1856

Thursday, 7 February 1856

Friday, 8 February 1856

Saturday, 9 February 1856

went to London with Etty & Willy

February 1856

Sunday, 10 February 1856

Monday, 11 February 1856

Lady L's ball

Tuesday, 12 February 1856

Came home

Wednesday, 13 February 1856

[page break] Thursday, 14 February 1856

Friday, 15 February 1856

Saturday, 16 February 1856

A very fine day. Went to Leavesgreen

Franky very well.

February 1856

Sunday, 17 February 1856

Very foggy and cold

Went to church in the afternoon

Finished Guy Manering.

Monday, 18 February 1856

Cold day, snowed a little in the afternoon.

Tuesday, 19 February 1856

Wet and miserable. Went a walk with Miss Thorley.

Wednesday, 20 February 1856

Thursday, 21 February 1856

Children went to Hartfield

Friday, 22 February 1856

Saturday, 23 February 1856

Followed them to Hartfield

February - March 1856

Sunday, 24 February 1856

beautiful day

Monday, 25 February 1856

Tuesday, 26 February 1856

Ditto

Wednesday, 27 February 1856

Thursday, 28 February 1856

Cold.

drove to E. Grinstead

Friday, 29 February 1856

beautiful day

sunshine walked on road to Hartfield

Saturday, 1 March 1856

Cold E. wind

Came home with G

March 1856

Sunday, 2 March 1856 

Monday, 3 March 1856

Mlle Wenger came

Tuesday, 4 March 1856    

Wednesday, 5 March 1856

Thursday, 6 March 1856

Friday, 7 March 1856

Saturday, 8 March 1856

March 1856

Sunday, 9 March 1856 

Monday, 10 March 1856

in hand 15 – 1 – 0

went to London spent evg w Cumberland

Tuesday, 11 March 1856 

x cab Ex 2/6 work 1 x  x 3. 3

went to Exeter H

mendelsohn's Hymn

Wednesday, 12 March 1856

Came home by [illeg]

x cab 2/6 [illeg] 4/x

Thursday, 13 March 1856

Friday, 14 March 1856

Saturday, 15 March 1856

F. F & the Rowlands came.

March 1856

Sunday, 16 March 1856 

Monday, 17 March 1856

Tuesday, 18 March 1856

went to London

Messiah

Wednesday, 19 March 1856

Came home

Fanny F. went to Hartfield

Thursday, 20 March 1856

Cumberland T. & Meta Gaskell came also Frank

Miss Thorley went

Friday, 21 March 1856

Saturday, 22 March 1856

March 1856

Sunday, 23 March 1856 

Monday, 24 March 1856

Tuesday, 25 March 1856  

Lubbocks ball

Wednesday, 26 March 1856

Thursday, 27 March 1856

Harry came

Friday, 28 March 1856

Frank went

Dinner party of Kirks Carter & Lubbocks

Saturday, 29 March 1856

Hensleigh & Harry went

April 1856

[30 March – 5 April 1856 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 6 April 1856

Monday, 7 April 1856

Mlle Wenger went

Tuesday, 8 April 1856

Wednesday, 9 April 1856

Thursday, 10 April 1856

came to London 5. cabs & Tickets

Friday, 11 April 1856

Play £1 -5

[illeg] Dickens £1 - 2

blace lace 1 - 13

Saturday, 12 April 1856

April 1856

6th w

Sunday, 13 April 1856

Lyells came

Monday, 14 April 1856

dinner party

H. Normans

Miss Carter

Tuesday, 15 April 1856

Lyells dined at

Wednesday, 16 April 1856

Lyells went

Thursday, 17 April 1856

I began to be bad

Friday, 18 April 1856

Saturday, 19 April 1856

April 1856

7th

Sunday, 20 April 1856

Monday, 21 April 1856

Eliz went to London

Tuesday, 22 April 1856

Hookers came

Wednesday, 23 April 1856

Thursday, 24 April 1856

Friday, 25 April 1856

Mr Wollaston

Saturday, 26 April 1856

Mr & Mrs Huxley

J. Lubbock dined

April 1856

Sunday, 27 April 1856

8th

Monday, 28 April 1856

Wollaston Hooker & Huxleys went

Tuesday, 29 April 1856

Wednesday, 30 April 1856

Mr Hooker went

May 1856

Thursday, 1 May 1856

Friday, 2 May 1856

Saturday, 3 May 1856

May 1856

9th

Sunday, 4 May 1856

I very bad

Monday, 5 May 1856

ditto

Ch went to London

Tuesday, 6 May 1856

Wednesday, 7 May 1856

Thursday, 8 May 1856

headache

Ch. came home

Friday, 9 May 1856

Saturday, 10 May 1856

weather changed

warm & windy

better

May 1856

10th

Sunday, 11 May 1856

Monday, 12 May 1856

Tuesday, 13 May 1856

Horace's birthday 5 year's old

better in mg. after blue pill

Wednesday, 14 May 1856

Thursday, 15 May 1856

worse than ever

Friday, 16 May 1856

Came to Hartfield

much better at night

Saturday, 17 May 1856

May 1856

11th

Sunday, 18 May 1856

Storm of wind

from Charlotte 14/.

Monday, 19 May 1856

pd Eliz. 1 – 2 – 6

Cap & fly

Stamps 2 -

Tuesday, 20 May 1856

beautiful day

drove to Buckhurst.

Wednesday, 21 May 1856

fine day

walked

Hensleigh came

Thursday, 22 May 1856

Walked to the Beeches

Friday, 23 May 1856

very bad.

Saturday, 24 May 1856

Hens. went with me to Edinbridge

May 1856

12th

Sunday, 25 May 1856

very sick

Monday, 26 May 1856

Ditto

Blue Pill

Tuesday, 27 May 1856

Better

Wednesday, 28 May 1856

Tolerable

Mr Wms

Blue Pill

Thursday, 29 May 1856

not sick but very exhausted

Ch. Etty & G went to London

Friday, 30 May 1856

Better

Saturday, 31 May 1856

June 1856

13

Sunday, 1 June 1856

Monday, 2 June 1856

Ditto

Tuesday, 3 June 1856

lovely day

Wednesday, 4 June 1856

Mrs Marsh came

Thursday, 5 June 1856

Eliz Amy & Cicely

Friday, 6 June 1856

headache

Saturday, 7 June 1856

better

Mrs M. went

Do Eliz & Amy & Co

fine

June 1856

14

Sunday, 8 June 1856

Monday, 9 June 1856

Tuesday, 10 June 1856

Wednesday, 11 June 1856

Thursday, 12 June 1856

Ch. went to London & back

Friday, 13 June 1856

Saturday, 14 June 1856

June 1856

15

Sunday, 15 June 1856

much better

Monday, 16 June 1856

Cath came

Tuesday, 17 June 1856

Wednesday, 18 June 1856

worse

Ch went to London

Thursday, 19 June 1856

worse

Friday, 20 June 1856

rather better

Miss Th. went

Saturday, 21 June 1856

Ditto

Ch came back

Blue Pill

June 1856

16

Sunday, 22 June 1856

Monday, 23 June 1856

Tuesday, 24 June 1856

Wednesday, 25 June 1856

Willy & Hope came

June 1856

Thursday, 26 June 1856

Edmund came from Crystal P. with Cath

Friday, 27 June 1856

Saturday, 28 June 1856

Mlle Wenger went

Effie came

June - July 1856

17

Sunday, 29 June 1856

very bad

Monday, 30 June 1856

Tuesday, 1 July 1856

Wednesday, 2 July 1856

F E W Hensleigh [line crossed out]

Thursday, 3 July 1856

Cumberland T. came

Friday, 4 July 1856

Snow came

Saturday, 5 July 1856

July 1856

18

Sunday, 6 July 1856

dry weather for a fortnight

Monday, 7 July 1856

Cumberland T. went

Tuesday, 8 July 1856

Lizzy's birthday 9 years old

Wednesday, 9 July 1856

Georgy's birthday 11

10 [crossed out]

Willy & hope went

Thursday, 10 July 1856

Friday, 11 July 1856

Charlotte & Ed went home

Saturday, 12 July 1856

Stormy afternoon

Miss Thorley came home

July 1856

19

Sunday, 13 July 1856

Monday, 14 July 1856

Tuesday, 15 July 1856

Wednesday, 16 July 1856

G rode to Hartfield

Thursday, 17 July 1856

Friday, 18 July 1856

Saturday, 19 July 1856

bad day for me

July 1856

20

Sunday, 20 July 1856

Monday, 21 July 1856

Tuesday, 22 July 1856

G. came from Hartfield

Wednesday, 23 July 1856

Thursday, 24 July 1856

Friday, 25 July 1856

Saturday, 26 July 1856

July 1856

21st

Sunday, 27 July 1856

Monday, 28 July 1856

beautiful hot weather for some days

Tuesday, 29 July 1856

Willy came home from Tenby

Wednesday, 30 July 1856

Mr Lakers 1st lesson

July - August 1856

Thursday, 31 July 1856

Friday, 1 August 1856

Col. W. came

Saturday, 2 August 1856

August 1856

22

Sunday, 3 August 1856

Monday, 4 August 1856

Tom went

Tuesday, 5 August 1856

Wednesday, 6 August 1856

2

Thursday, 7 August 1856

Friday, 8 August 1856

Cricket match at High Elms

cloudy day & slight rain

Saturday, 9 August 1856

August 1856

23

Sunday, 10 August 1856

Monday, 11 August 1856

Tuesday, 12 August 1856

Wednesday, 13 August 1856

very hot

3

Thursday, 14 August 1856

G. went to school

Ch. to London

Friday, 15 August 1856

Saturday, 16 August 1856

Franky's birthday 8 years old

Thunder storm in night

August 1856

24

Sunday, 17 August 1856

Monday, 18 August 1856

Tuesday, 19 August 1856

Storms & rain

Wednesday, 20 August 1856

for some days

4

Thursday, 21 August 1856

Friday, 22 August 1856

cleared

Saturday, 23 August 1856

Robt M. Ronny & Eva came

August 1856

25

Sunday, 24 August 1856

fine

Monday, 25 August 1856

Robt M. & Eva went.

Ch. & Etty to see Sir B. B.

Tuesday, 26 August 1856

Dance at Kirkpats

Wednesday, 27 August 1856

5

Thursday, 28 August 1856

W. goes to school

rain in afternoon

Friday, 29 August 1856

fine good day

Saturday, 30 August 1856

Looked at Etty's back

baddish

August - September 1856

26

Sunday, 31 August 1856

very bad heart

Monday, 1 September 1856

Tuesday, 2 September 1856

Wednesday, 3 September 1856

Aunt L. fall

6

Thursday, 4 September 1856

Friday, 5 September 1856

G came from school the boys meeting him at the Crystal.

Saturday, 6 September 1856

Eliza & Eliz came

September 1856

27

Sunday, 7 September 1856

Monday, 8 September 1856

G, went to school

Ch. dined at Holwood

Tuesday, 9 September 1856

Wednesday, 10 September 1856

Missed 7

Thursday, 11 September 1856

Miss L. marriage

Friday, 12 September 1856

Saturday, 13 September 1856

Came to L.H P.

September 1856

28

Sunday, 14 September 1856

fine day.

Monday, 15 September 1856

Cold & wind pipe

Tuesday, 16 September 1856

Wednesday, 17 September 1856

Missed

Thursday, 18 September 1856

better

Mrs G. Gifford & J. Giff called

Friday, 19 September 1856

came home

Saturday, 20 September 1856

September 1856

29

Sunday, 21 September 1856

went to church

Monday, 22 September 1856

Lizzy & Etty came

Tuesday, 23 September 1856

Tuesday

Wednesday, 24 September 1856

Thursday, 25 September 1856

My birthday 13. [Henrietta Darwin]

Mr Latter missed

Friday, 26 September 1856

-lb tea parlour

Saturday, 27 September 1856

At Eliz came

pouring rain

beautiful rainbow

September - October 1856

30

Sunday, 28 September 1856

Monday, 29 September 1856

Etty began steel wine

Tuesday, 30 September 1856

Eliz went

Langtons came

Wednesday, 1 October 1856

G. came

8th

Thursday, 2 October 1856

Friday, 3 October 1856

Saturday, 4 October 1856

Langtons went

October 1856

31

Sunday, 5 October 1856

very bad day with me

Monday, 6 October 1856

Tuesday, 7 October 1856

Wednesday, 8 October 1856

Thursday, 9 October 1856

Tea school room

rather better

Friday, 10 October 1856

fine day

Saturday, 11 October 1856

Rain

October 1856

32

Sunday, 12 October 1856

Rain

Monday, 13 October 1856

G. went to school

fine day

very bad

Tuesday, 14 October 1856

better

saw At Sarah

Wednesday, 15 October 1856

Stormy bad.

C. went to London

Thursday, 16 October 1856

Friday, 17 October 1856

fine day.

Confirmation at Fam

Saturday, 18 October 1856

Lizzy Turnbull

October 1856

33

Sunday, 19 October 1856

fine

Monday, 20 October 1856

fine

Tuesday, 21 October 1856

fine

Wednesday, 22 October 1856

fine

Thursday, 23 October 1856

foggy fine after

Emily Thorley came

Friday, 24 October 1856

Saturday, 25 October 1856

Miss Th. went

fine

October 1856

34

Sunday, 26 October 1856

Monday, 27 October 1856

Tuesday, 28 October 1856

Wednesday, 29 October 1856

Georgina T. came

October - November 1856

Thursday, 30 October 1856

fine

Friday, 31 October 1856

rain & fog

Saturday, 1 November 1856

calm & fine

November 1856

35

Sunday, 2 November 1856

Monday, 3 November 1856

Georgina went to join Ellen at Tunbridge

Tuesday, 4 November 1856

Wednesday, 5 November 1856

Thursday, 6 November 1856

Aunt S. death

Friday, 7 November 1856

Eliz went home

Saturday, 8 November 1856

O

November 1856

36

Sunday, 9 November 1856

Monday, 10 November 1856

Tuesday, 11 November 1856

Brothers came

Wednesday, 12 November 1856

Funeral

Thursday, 13 November 1856

Brothers went

Friday, 14 November 1856

Saturday, 15 November 1856

November 1856

37.

Sunday, 16 November 1856

Monday, 17 November 1856

Tuesday, 18 November 1856

Etty returned

Wednesday, 19 November 1856

Thursday, 20 November 1856

Friday, 21 November 1856

Saturday, 22 November 1856

George came from school

fine day

November 1856

38

Sunday, 23 November 1856

fine day

Monday, 24 November 1856

Tuesday, 25 November 1856

G. very poorly

Wednesday, 26 November 1856

Thursday, 27 November 1856

G. went to school.

Eliz came

Friday, 28 November 1856

Saturday, 29 November 1856

November - December 1856

39

Sunday, 30 November 1856

Hard frost Th. 24

Monday, 1 December 1856

Th. 25

Tuesday, 2 December 1856

Th. 22

change to rain at night

Wednesday, 3 December 1856

Thursday, 4 December 1856

Friday, 5 December 1856

Saturday, 6 December 1856

Birth of. Baby [Charles Waring Darwin]

December 1856

[7 December – 20 December 1856 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 21 December 1856

Monday, 22 December 1856

Tuesday, 23 December 1856

Wednesday, 24 December 1856

Thursday, 25 December 1856

Friday, 26 December 1856

came down to Breakfast

Eliz. went to Kelsey

Saturday, 27 December 1856

Willys birthday 17.

W. & G. came from Cumberland T.

[28 December – 31 December 1856 not microfilmed]

[not microfilmed]

N. 15

Ellen W W

Harwood

These

Illustrated wood

Illustrated

[not microfilmed]

[doodle]

Harwood

on Friday leave 1/4 before ten; put up

at Hanover Arms, Rye Lane Peckham

Width of shelf 18 in or 2 ft

length 4 f 1/2 or so

Fruhlings Lied Henselt

Dussek. D. op. 69

[not microfilmed]

L        F        Lizzy   H

1        8        2        1

1        1        1        1

1        1        1        1

1        1        1        1

1                           1

1                           1

1                           1

1                           1

1

1

1

1

1

1

£6.15   27  59

 5.10    27  55

height 3 ft 9.

width 1 . 6

length 3 -6 7 4 ft

 

What water plants grow about Hast.

Mary Elliots 4d books

cold plates

Village model

Croston Milliner

Young Neighbours

Peace maker

Mrs Sherwood 6d

Martin Crook

Heron's Plume

Lost Trunk Idder

Dudley South Darton

[not microfilmed]

702 [/] 12 [=] 58

60

102 [-] 96 [=]  6 2.18

 

3 – 6 – 6 [+] 6 6 [+] 2 6 [=] 3 – 15 – 6

 

Les Pechés de M. Antoine

Le compagnon du tour de France

 

Cinerarias to be planted out when flowering over,

divided & potted all in the autumn

 

H. E. Darwin

Midhurst

Herne's Green.

10 1/2/ weeks at 11£

 

24 [*] 3.6 [=] 72

84 [+] 11 [+] 3.4 [=] 4 – 18 – 4

 

220 [/] 52 ( 4- 6)

220 [-] 208 [=] 12

 

4 – 6 [+]  10 [=] 2 – 5 [illeg]

 

4-6

2 3  2 6  1 6 2 5 4 7 6 2


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