RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1858. CUL-DAR242[.22]. 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. RN2
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:
In 1858 Mrs Darwin used a different diary after many years of using the Harwood's Diamond Diaries. The year was beset with illnesses for the children, with George contracting measles, Lenny was unwell for months and the tragic death of yet another of their children – Charles Waring. He was only two years old when he succumbed to scarlet fever. Mrs Darwin stoically recorded "death" on 28 June, followed by "G. holidays". The rest of the weeks were her usual daily records.
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[Printed Title] The Royal Pocket Book for 1858
Sunday Etty sat up 3 or 4 times
Sat up a long time in the evg.
150 17 1 5 9
2550 [divided by] 20 [=] 127 – 10
Mems of Marg. of Hastings
Old gingerbread
Homely Ballads Sewell
Trust & Trial Howitt
Lectures on Social
Chain cushion length [illeg] 1/2
Width 18 1/2
Height of elbow 7 1/4
Miss Meek 11 Oxton Rd Birkenhead
January 1858
[Printed page]
January 1858
Friday, 1 January 1858
W. went to London
Saturday, 2 January 1858
January 1858
Sunday, 3 January 1858
Monday, 4 January 1858
Tuesday, 5 January 1858
Miss Kirks came. Lizzy went to L.
Wednesday, 6 January 1858
X
Thursday, 7 January 1858
Friday, 8 January 1858
Saturday, 9 January 1858
January 1858
Sunday, 10 January 1858
Monday, 11 January 1858
G went to London
Tuesday, 12 January 1858
Wednesday, 13 January 1858
Thursday, 14 January 1858
Friday, 15 January 1858
L. H P. came
Took blue pill
Saturday, 16 January 1858
January 1858
Sunday, 17 January 1858
Monday, 18 January 1858
Tuesday, 19 January 1858
L. H. P. went
Wednesday, 20 January 1858
Young Macks came
Thursday, 21 January 1858
Friday, 22 January 1858
Saturday, 23 January 1858
Party of Fays & Reeds Ernest came
January 1858
Sunday, 24 January 1858
Monday, 25 January 1858
Tuesday, 26 January 1858
Wednesday, 27 January 1858
Macks & Ernest went
Thursday, 28 January 1858
Friday, 29 January 1858
Saturday, 30 January 1858
January – February 1858
Sunday, 31 January 1858
Monday, 1 February 1858
G. went to school
Tuesday, 2 February 1858
Wm went to tutors
X
Wednesday, 3 February 1858
L. well
Thursday, 4 February 1858
L. well
Friday, 5 February 1858
L. well
Harry came
Saturday, 6 February 1858
February 1858
Sunday, 7 February 1858
Lenny well all day
Monday, 8 February 1858
Harry went
Do
Tuesday, 9 February 1858
Do
Wednesday, 10 February 1858
Do
Thursday, 11 February 1858
Do
Friday, 12 February 1858
Saturday, 13 February 1858
Lenny not quite well
February 1858
Sunday, 14 February 1858
L. almost well
Monday, 15 February 1858
In hand 11 – 1
Tuesday, 16 February 1858
came to London
Etty tooth out
concert St Martins
Wednesday, 17 February 1858
children came up
headache
Thursday, 18 February 1858
Ditto
Friday, 19 February 1858
called on Mrs Horner
dinner party Buckle
Saturday, 20 February 1858
February 1858
Sunday, 21 February 1858
G. came from school.
Monday, 22 February 1858
P. F. chosen
dined at Mrs Hawks
Tuesday, 23 February 1858
party at Lady Drysdale
Wednesday, 24 February 1858
Elyah
Thursday, 25 February 1858
came home
Friday, 26 February 1858
bitter cold N.E. for a fortnight
Snow came
Saturday, 27 February 1858
February - March 1858
Sunday, 28 February 1858
Monday, 1 March 1858
Snow storm
Tuesday, 2 March 1858
Snow storm
Wednesday, 3 March 1858
Thursday, 4 March 1858
Lenny not quite well
Friday, 5 March 1858
Etty came
Snow went
Saturday, 6 March 1858
G came from school.
March 1858
Sunday, 7 March 1858
Monday, 8 March 1858
G. went
Tuesday, 9 March 1858
snow [crossed out] frost
Wednesday, 10 March 1858
Langstons [crossed out]
Etty turned back [line crossed out]
Thursday, 11 March 1858
Th 25
Lenny not quite well
Friday, 12 March 1858
Th. 21
Snow went [ line crossed out]
Pleasant d
Saturday, 13 March 1858
Storm & thaw
March 1858
Sunday, 14 March 1858
Soft blustering day
Monday, 15 March 1858
fine day.
Lenny not quite well
Tuesday, 16 March 1858
X
fine
Wednesday, 17 March 1858
Lenny not well
very fine & calm
Thursday, 18 March 1858
fine
Friday, 19 March 1858
fine
Saturday, 20 March 1858
fine
Georgina came
March 1858
Sunday, 21 March 1858
fine hot
toothache
Monday, 22 March 1858
Do. quite hot
Tuesday, 23 March 1858
Do
Wednesday, 24 March 1858
fine
Thursday, 25 March 1858
Friday, 26 March 1858
cold fine
Saturday, 27 March 1858
cold fine
Hope came
Georgina went
March - April 1858
Sunday, 28 March 1858
warm fine
Monday, 29 March 1858
warm fine
Tuesday, 30 March 1858
Etty
Wednesday, 31 March 1858
Cumberland T. & Jenny came
Thursday, 1 April 1858
W. & G came
horrid weather
Friday, 2 April 1858
Saturday, 3 April 1858
April 1858
Sunday, 4 April 1858
X
Monday, 5 April 1858
Tuesday, 6 April 1858
Wednesday, 7 April 1858
Effie Snow & Jenny went
Miss Pugh came
Thursday, 8 April 1858
Hensleigh went
lunched at Kelsey met Miss Marsh
Friday, 9 April 1858
Saturday, 10 April 1858
April 1858
Sunday, 11 April 1858
Monday, 12 April 1858
Fanny Hope & Erny went. George back to school.
Tuesday, 13 April 1858
L. not well
Wednesday, 14 April 1858
L . not well
W. went to London
Thursday, 15 April 1858
L. not well
Friday, 16 April 1858
L. not well.
hot for a week
Saturday, 17 April 1858
not well
Fanny F. came
April 1858
Sunday, 18 April 1858
Monday, 19 April 1858
Allen came
Tuesday, 20 April 1858
Ch. went to Moor Pk
Wednesday, 21 April 1858
L. well
Thursday, 22 April 1858
not well
F. F. went to L. H P.
Friday, 23 April 1858
Saturday, 24 April 1858
April – May 1858
Sunday, 25 April 1858
Lenny well
Monday, 26 April 1858
not well
Tuesday, 27 April 1858
Wednesday, 28 April 1858
Went to London with Etty to Mr Bell
John Allen & arch [illeg] ..
Thursday, 29 April 1858
Shopping.
Archer Clives
Friday, 30 April 1858
headache
X
Saturday, 1 May 1858
French Exhib
came home
May 1858
Sunday, 2 May 1858
Monday, 3 May 1858
Tuesday, 4 May 1858
Ch came home
Wednesday, 5 May 1858
Etty do
Thursday, 6 May 1858
Friday, 7 May 1858
Lenny well
Saturday, 8 May 1858
Lenny well
May 1858
Sunday, 9 May 1858
well
Monday, 10 May 1858
Tuesday, 11 May 1858
L. not well.
Wednesday, 12 May 1858
X E.
Thursday, 13 May 1858
went to paper mills
Friday, 14 May 1858
Etty went to Mr Bell
Saturday, 15 May 1858
Etty to go up [line crossed out]
May 1858
Sunday, 16 May 1858
Monday, 17 May 1858
Susan came
G. went to school
Tuesday, 18 May 1858
Wednesday, 19 May 1858
Thursday, 20 May 1858
Friday, 21 May 1858
Saturday, 22 May 1858
rain about this time
May 1858
Sunday, 23 May 1858
Monday, 24 May 1858
Tuesday, 25 May 1858
Wednesday, 26 May 1858
Thursday, 27 May 1858
Friday, 28 May 1858
Saturday, 29 May 1858
Cath came
May - June 1858
Sunday, 30 May 1858
Monday, 31 May 1858
Tuesday, 1 June 1858
Wednesday, 2 June 1858
Thursday, 3 June 1858
Blazing hot for a week
Friday, 4 June 1858
Saturday, 5 June 1858
came to L. H P.
Cath went
fare 14/- flys 19/-
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June 1858
Sunday, 6 June 1858
Monday, 7 June 1858
Tuesday, 8 June 1858
lovely weather
Wednesday, 9 June 1858
came home
Thursday, 10 June 1858
Friday, 11 June 1858
Eliz. & Char came
Saturday, 12 June 1858
Ge. measles
June 1858
Sunday, 13 June 1858
fine no rain
Monday, 14 June 1858
Tuesday, 15 June 1858
Eliz. & Char went
Therm. 85
Wednesday, 16 June 1858
Thursday, 17 June 1858
Ellen & Robt came
Friday, 18 June 1858
Etty taken ill
Saturday, 19 June 1858
June 1858
Sunday, 20 June 1858
Monday, 21 June 1858
Robt went
Tuesday, 22 June 1858
Wednesday, 23 June 1858
Ellen went
Baby taken ill
Thursday, 24 June 1858
X Etty.
Friday, 25 June 1858
Bessy came
Saturday, 26 June 1858
Jane sore throat
June – July 1858
Sunday, 27 June 1858
Baby worse
Monday, 28 June 1858
Death [Charles Waring Darwin]
G. holidays
Tuesday, 29 June 1858
Eliz came
Wednesday, 30 June 1858
Thursday, 1 July 1858
Friday, 2 July 1858
Children & Eliz went to Hartfield
Saturday, 3 July 1858
July 1858
Sunday, 4 July 1858
Miss P. went.
X
Monday, 5 July 1858
Tuesday, 6 July 1858
Sent for the order
Wednesday, 7 July 1858
Thursday, 8 July 1858
Friday, 9 July 1858
Came to Hartfield
Saturday, 10 July 1858
heavy rain
July 1858
Sunday, 11 July 1858
very fine
Monday, 12 July 1858
Tuesday, 13 July 1858
Wednesday, 14 July 1858
fine
Thursday, 15 July 1858
thunder storm
Friday, 16 July 1858
came with Etty & Ch. to Portsmouth
Saturday, 17 July 1858
on to Ryde & Sandown in evg.
July 1858
Sunday, 18 July 1858
headache
very fine
Marianne died [Charles Darwin's sister, Marianne D Parker]
Monday, 19 July 1858
Do.
children came from Hartfield
Tuesday, 20 July 1858
calm evg. sat out
Wednesday, 21 July 1858
went to Shanklin
Thursday, 22 July 1858
Friday, 23 July 1858
Saturday, 24 July 1858
July 1858
Sunday, 25 July 1858
Monday, 26 July 1858
Tuesday, 27 July 1858
came to Shanklin
rain
Wednesday, 28 July 1858
Etty poorly
rain
Thursday, 29 July 1858
Etty poorly
Wm went.
X
Friday, 30 July 1858
went in a boat to Larcombe.
Etty drove out
Saturday, 31 July 1858
August 1858
Sunday, 1 August 1858
L. well
Monday, 2 August 1858
L. well
Tuesday, 3 August 1858
L. well.
Etty drove with us to Bonechurch
Wednesday, 4 August 1858
L. well
Etty bathed
Thursday, 5 August 1858
Ditto
Friday, 6 August 1858
L. well
Saturday, 7 August 1858
L. well
August 1858
Sunday, 8 August 1858
Fine
Went to church
Monday, 9 August 1858
drove to [illeg] & B. Gang
Tuesday, 10 August 1858
rain very hot
Wednesday, 11 August 1858
Etty bathed
Thursday, 12 August 1858
Friday, 13 August 1858
Saturday, 14 August 1858
August 1858
Sunday, 15 August 1858
Monday, 16 August 1858
Tuesday, 17 August 1858
Wednesday, 18 August 1858
Etty very well for a week
Thursday, 19 August 1858
Came home
Etty went to C. Terrace with Hope
Friday, 20 August 1858
Saturday, 21 August 1858
Lenny's attack
August 1858
Sunday, 22 August 1858
Had Mr Williams
Monday, 23 August 1858
Tuesday, 24 August 1858
G went to school
Wednesday, 25 August 1858
Thursday, 26 August 1858
Friday, 27 August 1858
Saturday, 28 August 1858
Cumberland T. Eras Dr Hooker & Harry came
August - September 1858
Sunday, 29 August 1858
Monday, 30 August 1858
Tuesday, 31 August 1858
Dr Hooker & Harry went
Snow came
Wednesday, 1 September 1858
Thursday, 2 September 1858
Friday, 3 September 1858
Fanny H. & Tim went
Saturday, 4 September 1858
Wm came home
September 1858
Sunday, 5 September 1858
Monday, 6 September 1858
Tuesday, 7 September 1858
Wednesday, 8 September 1858
W. went to Fornath
Thursday, 9 September 1858
X Etty
Friday, 10 September 1858
Saturday, 11 September 1858
September 1858
Sunday, 12 September 1858
Monday, 13 September 1858
Tuesday, 14 September 1858
Lenny poorly pulse irreg. before breakfast
Wednesday, 15 September 1858
Came to Moor P. with Etty.
cab 4.6
ticket 4.3
Do 19.6
fly 3.6
7 1 1 – 6 2 – 1 – 3
Thursday, 16 September 1858
went to Waverly
Friday, 17 September 1858
Headache
Saturday, 18 September 1858
came home left Etty £5
Lizzy back
September 1858
Sunday, 19 September 1858
Lizzy poorly since Monday.
Monday, 20 September 1858
Tuesday, 21 September 1858
Wednesday, 22 September 1858
Lizzy well.
Thursday, 23 September 1858
Friday, 24 September 1858
G. came from school.
Saturday, 25 September 1858
September – October 1858
Sunday, 26 September 1858
Monday, 27 September 1858
Tuesday, 28 September 1858
Crystal Concert with Miss P.
drank at Rowlds
Pill & quinine
Wednesday, 29 September 1858
Thursday, 30 September 1858
Friday, 1 October 1858
Saturday, 2 October 1858
October 1858
Sunday, 3 October 1858
Le Cure Marqué
Eugene de [Couraslon]
Monday, 4 October 1858
Tuesday, 5 October 1858
Wednesday, 6 October 1858
came to London with Lizzy
Tickets & cabs 5/9 purse 2/6
gown £1 – 10 Hodger 4/9.
Thursday, 7 October 1858
Do – 4.6 came home
Lenny not quite well
Friday, 8 October 1858
Saturday, 9 October 1858
October 1858
Sunday, 10 October 1858
Monday, 11 October 1858
Tuesday, 12 October 1858
Wednesday, 13 October 1858
Thursday, 14 October 1858
Friday, 15 October 1858
Called & lunched at Normans & H. Norman with Lizzy
Saturday, 16 October 1858
October 1858
Sunday, 17 October 1858
Monday, 18 October 1858
Cath. came
Tuesday, 19 October 1858
Wednesday, 20 October 1858
Etty came from L. H P.
Thursday, 21 October 1858
Friday, 22 October 1858
Saturday, 23 October 1858
called & lunched at Kelsey
October 1858
Sunday, 24 October 1858
Monday, 25 October 1858
Ch. went to M. Pk
Tuesday, 26 October 1858
12 10 10
cab &c 6 – 0
Wednesday, 27 October 1858
Moliere 7 – 0
wine 8
cab. 3 - 0
Thursday, 28 October 1858
Friday, 29 October 1858
Saturday, 30 October 1858
October - November 1858
Sunday, 31 October 1858
Monday, 1 November 1858
Ch. came from M. Pk
Tuesday, 2 November 1858
Cath came [crossed out] went
Wednesday, 3 November 1858
Etty not brisk
Thursday, 4 November 1858
Friday, 5 November 1858
Saturday, 6 November 1858
12 – 10 2 – [illeg] 14 – 4 -
November 1858
Sunday, 7 November 1858
Monday, 8 November 1858
Tuesday, 9 November 1858
Wednesday, 10 November 1858
Thursday, 11 November 1858
Etty
X
Friday, 12 November 1858
Saturday, 13 November 1858
George came
November 1858
Sunday, 14 November 1858
Monday, 15 November 1858
Tuesday, 16 November 1858
tooth ache
Wednesday, 17 November 1858
Etty went to London
Thursday, 18 November 1858
Friday, 19 November 1858
I followed.
Saturday, 20 November 1858
November 1858
Sunday, 21 November 1858
dined at C. T.
Monday, 22 November 1858
Teeth out
Tuesday, 23 November 1858
returned home
Wednesday, 24 November 1858
Thursday, 25 November 1858
Taken poorly
Mr Henslow came
Friday, 26 November 1858
in bed
Saturday, 27 November 1858
Do
Henslow went
November - December 1858
Stay 22 long
Sleeve 14 in
Sunday, 28 November 1858
Eric Rosslyn school
Monday, 29 November 1858
Der Schwatzer
Griffith & Farrer
Tuesday, 30 November 1858
Old Gingerbread
Wednesday, 1 December 1858
Thursday, 2 December 1858
Friday, 3 December 1858
Saturday, 4 December 1858
December 1858
Sunday, 5 December 1858
Monday, 6 December 1858
Tuesday, 7 December 1858
Wednesday, 8 December 1858
Thursday, 9 December 1858
Friday, 10 December 1858
Saturday, 11 December 1858
December 1858
Encore les Femmes A. Karr
Sunday, 12 December 1858
[Tornath].
Monday, 13 December 1858
England Scotland explained with an escutcheon bearing the 4th quarter of George I
[illeg] quarterly of 20 [illeg] gates of a sort of star or [several words illeg]
Tuesday, 14 December 1858
Wednesday, 15 December 1858
Thursday, 16 December 1858
Friday, 17 December 1858
Saturday, 18 December 1858
December 1858
a woman thoughts
Sunday, 19 December 1858
8th ----- 9th ----- as [illeg]
10 ----- 11th vary [several words illeg]
Monday, 20 December 1858
Tuesday, 21 December 1858
Mrs March story B. Longman
Debut & end it
Wednesday, 22 December 1858
Courtship of Miles Standish Longfellow
[Claude] de Bonneval
Thursday, 23 December 1858
Intellectual Ed. Miss Sherreff
Whites month in Yorkshire
Friday, 24 December 1858
Trust & Trail M Howitt
Passionate R
Saturday, 25 December 1858
Oulita A. Helps
[Chow Chow]
Sismondi Frag de son Journal
December 1858
mem look at bare spot on L. H P. count the plants
Sunday, 26 December 1858
2 yrs residence in a Levantine family
Monday, 27 December 1858
Nuts & crackers.
50 pictures Phiz
Tuesday, 28 December 1858
Gallenga's Piedmont
Wednesday, 29 December 1858
By Bashford's cash
Hartfield
Thursday, 30 December 1858
Bronze lamp no. 180
Mice Brum. Rayband
Friday, 31 December 1858
The Lathams
Temp. League London
cruise of Betsey Hugh Miller
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