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
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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
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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
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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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