RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1857. CUL-DAR242[.21]. 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:
1857 was a peaceful year for the Darwins. Mrs Darwin kept careful account of expenses. Nothing was said about the family's health with only Etty noted as being "very poorly" in the Spring.
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4 – 35
2/- Sydney Grey
author of Mon & C.
acting Charades
Mayhew
Hist of out cat Aspasia –
Contes le Savinien Lapointe
Reverie Heller No 3
Son. Heller No 3
Tales that might be true.
Any other Fruhlings Lied Henselt
Dussek. D. Op. 69
Schubert son. Op 10
Thoughts on truth & Error Hamilton
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[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1857
24 Henrietta St Cavendish Sq Mr Paget.
March Triumphal Paver
Schnee pevlen.
[Hassan & Tuluka]
Mendelsohn
Privere Heller
Western Border Life What Fanny Hunter saw
Morning Clouds Longman
January 1857
[1 January – 3 January 1857 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 4 January 1857
Monday, 5 January 1857
[sketch]
Tuesday, 6 January 1857
Emily Th. went
Wednesday, 7 January 1857
Thursday, 8 January 1857
Miss Pugh came
Erny & Tim
Lubbocks ball
Friday, 9 January 1857
Saturday, 10 January 1857
January 1857
Sunday, 11 January 1857
Monday, 12 January 1857
Erny & Tim went
Tuesday, 13 January 1857
Papa & Willy went to London
Wednesday, 14 January 1857
Thursday, 15 January 1857
Friday, 16 January 1857
Ch. & Willy came home
Saturday, 17 January 1857
F E W. Erny Tim Snow & Dot came
January 1857
Sunday, 18 January 1857
Monday, 19 January 1857
Tuesday, 20 January 1857
Wednesday, 21 January 1857
Thursday, 22 January 1857
Friday, 23 January 1857
Saturday, 24 January 1857
Went to London
In hand 22£ 12 – 6
drank tea with Langtons
party at Cumberland
January 1857
Sunday, 25 January 1857
velvet slip. 11 –
tickets 2 [crossed out]
cabs 2 [crossed out]
4 [crossed out]
4 – 6
Monday, 26 January 1857
called on Mrs Hawkshaw & on Molly.
Tuesday, 27 January 1857
breakfast at Tollets
dined [crossed out] lunch at Horners
Brandon [crossed out] Dickson
Caps £2- 6 Pole £1
Wednesday, 28 January 1857
came home with Etty.
Thursday, 29 January 1857
Friday, 30 January 1857
Saturday, 31 January 1857
February 1857
Sunday, 1 February 1857
went to church sacrament
Monday, 2 February 1857
G. went to church [crossed out] school
Tuesday, 3 February 1857
Wednesday, 4 February 1857
Thursday, 5 February 1857
Friday, 6 February 1857
Saturday, 7 February 1857
February 1857
Sunday, 8 February 1857
Monday, 9 February 1857
Tuesday, 10 February 1857
Wednesday, 11 February 1857
In hand £16 - 19 – 6
caps & collars 15
cabs 3 – 6
went to London with W. play
Thursday, 12 February 1857
drank tea at C.T.
Mr Robinson 1 – 11 – 6
work 2 – 3
play w. &c 17 – 0
Friday, 13 February 1857
valentines &c 5 – 5
Mr Paget.
lip done
Saturday, 14 February 1857
table cover &c – 2 – 1 - 0
February 1857
Sunday, 15 February 1857
Monday, 16 February 1857
came home
Harry came with me
Tuesday, 17 February 1857
Snow came
Wednesday, 18 February 1857
Thursday, 19 February 1857
Friday, 20 February 1857
Saturday, 21 February 1857
February 1857
Sunday, 22 February 1857
Monday, 23 February 1857
Tuesday, 24 February 1857
Wednesday, 25 February 1857
Thursday, 26 February 1857
Friday, 27 February 1857
L. H. P. came
Saturday, 28 February 1857
March 1857
Sunday, 1 March 1857
Monday, 2 March 1857
Tuesday, 3 March 1857
Wednesday, 4 March 1857
C. went to London
Thursday, 5 March 1857
L. H. P. went
Friday, 6 March 1857
Saturday, 7 March 1857
C. brought G. home
March 1857
Sunday, 8 March 1857
Monday, 9 March 1857
Tuesday, 10 March 1857
Wednesday, 11 March 1857
G. Tollet came
Thursday, 12 March 1857
Friday, 13 March 1857
Saturday, 14 March 1857
March 1857
[15 March – 21 March 1857 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 22 March 1857
Monday, 23 March 1857
Georgina went
Tuesday, 24 March 1857
Etty very poorly since Sunday.
Wednesday, 25 March 1857
Thursday, 26 March 1857
Friday, 27 March 1857
Saturday, 28 March 1857
March – April 1857
Sunday, 29 March 1857
Monday, 30 March 1857
Tuesday, 31 March 1857
Wednesday, 1 April 1857
Lizzy & Miss Pugh went to Mrs Hawkshaw
Thursday, 2 April 1857
In hand £7 - 5
Went to London to see my aunts in Jermyn St
Friday, 3 April 1857
came home
Saturday, 4 April 1857
April 1857
Sunday, 5 April 1857
Monday, 6 April 1857
Tuesday, 7 April 1857
Wednesday, 8 April 1857
G. & Lizzy came from London.
Thursday, 9 April 1857
In hand £11 - 6 – 0
fr. Ch 25
came to Hastings
tickets £2 – 1 [crossed out] ✓
fly 1 – 6 [crossed out] ✓
bill at a 11 – 0 ✓
Friday, 10 April 1857
beautiful day
walked on shore & castle hill.
Saturday, 11 April 1857
Bill at –
Castle £3 - 1 – 2 [crossed out] ✓
Cakes 1/5 [1 crossed out]
drank tea with Albion
Hooker [illeg]
cab 160 [crossed out] 6 [crossed out]
April 1857
Sunday, 12 April 1857
bright & blustering
walked out early
Monday, 13 April 1857
bitter cold
Tuesday, 14 April 1857
drove to dripping well &c
cold
Wednesday, 15 April 1857
rather bright & pleasant.
Thursday, 16 April 1857
Friday, 17 April 1857
Miss Pugh came
X
Saturday, 18 April 1857
I returned home
April 1857
Sunday, 19 April 1857
Monday, 20 April 1857
Tuesday, 21 April 1857
Wednesday, 22 April 1857
Ch went to Moor Park.
Thursday, 23 April 1857
In hand 5 – 6 6
I came to Hastings
Journey 15/. [crossed out] music 1/- [crossed out]
Miss Pugh & Lizzy returned home
Friday, 24 April 1857
Miss P.
gambroon &c 8/ ✓
Saturday, 25 April 1857
pin cush
cakes &c 1/2 ✓
2 lb tea 7/4 ✓
1 lb coffee 1/6 ✓
April 1857
Sunday, 26 April 1857
bitter cold
went to church
Dr G. £
1 - 1 [crossed out]
Monday, 27 April 1857
wash.
6/7 [crossed out]
bread & [illeg] library
2/6 [crossed out]
Miss P wash 1/
wk bills
6 – 7 – 11 [line crossed out]
Tuesday, 28 April 1857
5/.✓ stamps
cakes 9d ✓
hats 17/6 ✓
shawl. 16/✓
Wednesday, 29 April 1857
Jane &c
2/6 [crossed out]
Mary window &c £
1 [crossed out]
check for boys 7/9✓
bath & bread
April – May 1857
Miss T. journey
1 – 1 – 6 [line crossed out]
Thursday, 30 April 1857
left with Miss T. £13 dress. 11/6 ✓
fare & fly
17/. [crossed out]
came to Moor Park
Friday, 1 May 1857
from C £1- 10
fare & fly
12/6 [crossed out]
came home.
Saturday, 2 May 1857
May 1857
Sunday, 3 May 1857
Monday, 4 May 1857
Tuesday, 5 May 1857
Wednesday, 6 May 1857
Thursday, 7 May 1857
I
Friday, 8 May 1857
came to Hastings
journey 15-8d [crossed out]
furniture at Croydon 1 – 1 - 6
Saturday, 9 May 1857
donkey & or
1/6 [crossed out]
Railway b –
6d [crossed out]
bright & fine drove out with Etty.
May 1857
4 - 10
– 7
Sunday, 10 May 1857
✓1 – 2 – 0
1 – 2 – 0 line crossed out]
long cloth
1 – 18 – [crossed out]
gloves 5 – 0
ruff 1 [number crossed out] – 0
handk ✓1 – 10 – 0
Monday, 11 May 1857
Miss Th. returned
3 – 7 – 6
music
7 – 6 [crossed out]
Tuesday, 12 May 1857
came home from Hastings
Wednesday, 13 May 1857
Thursday, 14 May 1857
Friday, 15 May 1857
Susan came
X
Saturday, 16 May 1857
Harry & Jessie Louisa & Carry came
May 1857
Sunday, 17 May 1857
Monday, 18 May 1857
F. F & Cicely came
Tuesday, 19 May 1857
Wednesday, 20 May 1857
Thursday, 21 May 1857
baby x [red]
Friday, 22 May 1857
Harrys went
Mrs H. A. W pd me 3/6 for ugly
Saturday, 23 May 1857
May 1857
Sunday, 24 May 1857
Monday, 25 May 1857
Tuesday, 26 May 1857
Wednesday, 27 May 1857
went to Westerham
Thursday, 28 May 1857
pd Mrs Wood for drawers
Mrs H
Friday, 29 May 1857
In hand 15 – 1
1 [crossed out] 6
fares & fly £1 - 2
rain
walked under avenue came to Moor P
Saturday, 30 May 1857
fine
lovely walk in evg.
May - June 1857
Sunday, 31 May 1857
went to Church & up in park.
Monday, 1 June 1857
Cold & bright
Tuesday, 2 June 1857
cold & rain
went to Farnham
flowers 2 – 6 boots 6/6
Wednesday, 2 June 1857
camp stool 2/6
socks & wool &c 3/-
Thursday, 4 June 1857
beautiful day Etty drove to Ash.
Friday, 5 June 1857
Saturday, 6 June 1857
went to L. H. P 16/
June 1857
Sunday, 7 June 1857
rain
X
Monday, 8 June 1857
wind
wash 1/4 ✓
Tuesday, 9 June 1857
cold & rain
Diaper 8/6
Wednesday, 10 June 1857
Thursday, 11 June 1857
£13. Mary 5/✓
fly & ticket 15/✓
came home
Friday, 12 June 1857
X
Saturday, 13 June 1857
June 1857
Sunday, 14 June 1857
Monday, 15 June 1857
Tuesday, 16 June 1857
Ch went to Moor Pk
Wednesday, 17 June 1857
Thursday, 18 June 1857
Friday, 19 June 1857
Saturday, 20 June 1857
June 1857
Sunday, 21 June 1857
Monday, 22 June 1857
In hand 60 – 3 59 [crossed out] - 13
55 – 13
Georgy came from school
Tuesday, 23 June 1857
We all came to Barlaston
Wednesday, 24 June 1857
Thursday, 25 June 1857
Friday, 26 June 1857
picnic in Trentham
Saturday, 27 June 1857
went to see Bessy
June - July 1857
Sunday, 28 June 1857
Monday, 29 June 1857
Came to Shrewsbury
Tuesday, 30 June 1857
comes home
rain
X
Wednesday, 1 July 1857
rain in morng.
went over the ferry & in the town with the children
Thursday, 2 July 1857
Georgy unwell.
went to Buldwas [Buildwas] Abbey
Friday, 3 July 1857
flower show & band on the island
Saturday, 4 July 1857
Parslow & children went home
July 1857
Sunday, 5 July 1857
Monday, 6 July 1857
came home with G. & Lizzy
Tuesday, 7 July 1857
Wednesday, 8 July 1857
Thursday, 9 July 1857
Friday, 10 July 1857
Saturday, 11 July 1857
hot & fine
July 1857
Sunday, 12 July 1857
very hot.
Monday, 13 July 1857
Tuesday, 14 July 1857
Wednesday, 15 July 1857
Thursday, 16 July 1857
Friday, 17 July 1857
Saturday, 18 July 1857
Went to Moor Pk.
July 1857
Sunday, 19 July 1857
Monday, 20 July 1857
Tuesday, 21 July 1857
came home
Wednesday, 22 July 1857
little swans & Innes
headache
Thursday, 23 July 1857
Friday, 24 July 1857
Saturday, 25 July 1857
Eras. & Ellen came
July 1857
Sunday, 26 July 1857
Monday, 27 July 1857
Tuesday, 28 July 1857
Eras. & Ellen went
Wednesday, 29 July 1857
boys went to Darent [Darenth] Wood.
July - August 1857
Thursday, 30 July 1857
Langtons came
Friday, 31 July 1857
Saturday, 1 August 1857
Frank Miss P.
Rose Law & Mabel.
August 1857
Sunday, 2 August 1857
Monday, 3 August 1857
Tuesday, 4 August 1857
Wednesday, 5 August 1857
Langtons went
Thursday, 6 August 1857
Friday, 7 August 1857
Etty came home
Saturday, 8 August 1857
Frank went
August 1857
Sunday, 9 August 1857
Monday, 10 August 1857
Tuesday, 11 August 1857
Barlaston went
I came to London to Eliza.
G. went to school
Miss [Pen] & children left us
Wednesday, 12 August 1857
Collars [illeg] 15.6
Cap. 16. [illeg]
cabs & c. 5 – 0
caps toys 12 – 6
cap 17 - 0
Thursday, 13 August 1857
Friday, 14 August 1857
Saturday, 15 August 1857
August 1857
Sunday, 16 August 1857
Monday, 17 August 1857
Tuesday, 18 August 1857
Wednesday, 19 August 1857
Thursday, 20 August 1857
Willy went to sch.
Friday, 21 August 1857
Saturday, 22 August 1857
Etty went to Moor Park
September 1857
[23 August – 5 September 1857 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 6 September 1857
Monday, 7 September 1857
Tuesday, 8 September 1857
Wednesday, 9 September 1857
Thursday, 10 September 1857
Friday, 11 September 1857
Eliza's death [Sarah Elizabeth W]
Saturday, 12 September 1857
G. came from school
September 1857
[13 September – 19 September 1857 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 20 September 1857
Monday, 21 September 1857
Tuesday, 22 September 1857
Wednesday, 23 September 1857
Thursday, 24 September 1857
X
came to M. Pk
fly & ticket & music 12/6
Friday, 25 September 1857
beautiful day
Saturday, 26 September 1857
headache
September 1857
Sunday, 27 September 1857
came home
Monday, 28 September 1857
Margaret Evans £16 came
Tuesday, 29 September 1857
Wednesday, 30 September 1857
October 1857
Thursday, 1 October 1857
G. came
Friday, 2 October 1857
Saturday, 3 October 1857
October 1857
Sunday, 4 October 1857
Monday, 5 October 1857
Hensleighs came from Hartfield
Tuesday, 6 October 1857
G. went to school
Wednesday, 7 October 1857
Thursday, 8 October 1857
Hensleighs went
Friday, 9 October 1857
Saturday, 10 October 1857
October 1857
Sunday, 11 October 1857
Monday, 12 October 1857
Mrs Swingell 10/-
Tuesday, 13 October 1857
Hartfield.
Jane 10/-
Mary 2 – 15
In hand 9.10
Wednesday, 14 October 1857
beautiful day
drove out
Thursday, 15 October 1857
muggy
Friday, 16 October 1857
beautiful day
drove to Withyham
Saturday, 17 October 1857
October 1857
[18 October – 24 October 1857 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 25 October 1857
Monday, 26 October 1857
Tuesday, 27 October 1857
Wednesday, 28 October 1857
Thursday, 29 October 1857
came to Q. Anne St
Friday, 30 October 1857
came home
Saturday, 31 October 1857
Etty came home
November 1857
Sunday, 1 November 1857
Monday, 2 November 1857
7 8 4 5 1 6 2 1
4 2 6 7 3 1 4 6
2 1 3 6 2 4 1 2
7 8 6 3 7 5 8 9
2 7 8 4 5 1 [6] 1 9
Tuesday, 3 November 1857
Wednesday, 4 November 1857
November 1857
10 100.
Thursday, 5 November 1857
C. went to Moor Pk
9.40
Friday, 6 November 1857
Etty X.
9.35
Saturday, 7 November 1857
G. came from sch-
9.
November 1857
Sunday, 8 November 1857
9.45
Monday, 9 November 1857
10 – 15
Tuesday, 10 November 1857
Wednesday, 11 November 1857
10 – 15
Thursday, 12 November 1857
Charles came home from M. Pk
Friday, 13 November 1857
dined at Mrs Normans
Saturday, 14 November 1857
November 1857
Sunday, 15 November 1857
Monday, 16 November 1857
Tuesday, 17 November 1857
Wednesday, 18 November 1857
Ch. went to town
Thursday, 19 November 1857
Friday, 20 November 1857
went to London
Ch. came home
Saturday, 21 November 1857
November - December 1857
[22 November – 28 November 1857 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 29 November 1857
Monday, 30 November 1857
Tuesday, 1 December 1857
Wednesday, 2 December 1857
Thursday, 3 December 1857
went to Bromley
Friday, 4 December 1857
Saturday, 5 December 1857
December 1857
Sunday, 6 December 1857
Monday, 7 December 1857
Tuesday, 8 December 1857
Wednesday, 9 December 1857
Thursday, 10 December 1857
Friday, 11 December 1857
X
Saturday, 12 December 1857
went to the Crystal P with Miss Pugh
December 1857
Sunday, 13 December 1857
Monday, 14 December 1857
G. Holidays
Tuesday, 15 December 1857
Wednesday, 16 December 1857
Thursday, 17 December 1857
Friday, 18 December 1857
Saturday, 19 December 1857
December 1857
Eliz Williams
Sunday, 20 December 1857
Mrs Finch
Knights Place Pembury Tunbridge
Monday, 21 December 1857
Tuesday, 22 December 1857
Wednesday, 23 December 1857
Thursday, 24 December 1857
Historical acting charades
Julia Maitland
Friday, 25 December 1857
Lives of good servants -
Mary Powell
Saturday, 26 December 1857
[27 December – 31 December 1857 not microfilmed]
4 yrds green gimp
Uncle Ralph by Dorothy
Xmas Tree Fanny K
Mungo Park. 2/6
Punch's 10 almanacks bound
wolf Boy of China 2/6
Eliz. de Valour. Miss Freer
Historical Acting Charades
Cat & Dog
Bertram Noel
[not microfilmed]
width & breadth of cushion 20 by 20
Round hand copies
N. Staffordshire
Railway shares
Maria's Bild
Seranade by [J, crossed] Franz Jüllig –
59. lunar caustic
one oz water
14 lbs 1/2 or
12 lb sugar
10
6.6
Eversfield Place
Imige Bitte
Franz Jüllig –
6 Dans les bois
Little Lychatts
author of Head of the family
[not microfilmed]
Miss Morran
372 Long Brown
Soho Bazaar
No 3. cotton
Miss Ward
4 Victoria Terrace
Beaufort St
Chelsea
Sarah Downs
3 Cross St
Old Kent Road
Mr Wm Downes
Dussek Op. 24 B. flat
Guildford 12 = 47
Ash. 12 33
[A, crossed] Dorking 6.44
Gomshell 6-59
Attoch neue Kinder
Leiden – [via Racerner ]
Ivors
whites holiday in Saxony
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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