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.


[not microfilmed]

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

[page break]

[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


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