RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1859. CUL-DAR242[.23]. 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:
1859 was the year Charles Darwin's Origin of species was published, no record of this can be found in this diary except Darwin's stay at Ilkley. The household functioned, it seems, as it always had; children going to school and back, visitors came and went. There is an entry of Darwin having a second attack (2 February) but what kind of an attack was not explained.
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Wilson Lienny
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E 2 1/2 [*] 5 [=] 12 -
W Elliot
W
320 [/] 40 [=] 8. 0
Hellers 3 [Ecleques] Op 92
2 nocturne
Bijous [Rendus]
4 1/2 yds 40
3 1/2
8 yrds [shiot]
11 yrds
Melle [illeg]
[sketch]
knitted go stitches
52 Marine Parade
Brighton
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1/6 36 Eversfield House St Leonards
Miss Norgate
61 Warwick St
Belgrave Rd
Pimlico
48017 light gr 12d /
104 392 18d
42965 20d
Mr Latter
16 Morden Terrace
Lewisham Rd
Greenwich
Arum Arisarum
2 ft 2 in by 14
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[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1859
January 1859
Saturday, 1 January 1859
Cumberlanders came Dec 27.
L. H. P. & Edmund 29th.
Eliz. 30 -
January 1859
Sunday, 2 January 1859
Monday, 3 January 1859
Tuesday, 4 January 1859
Mr. Rob. 12 o'clock
Wednesday, 5 January 1859
18 – 13 – 6.
cab &c 6
went to London with Lizzy
all the party left us
Thursday, 6 January 1859
head ache
Miss P. & Lizzy returned home
Friday, 7 January 1859
came home
maids 6/6
fly & milliner 10/
Etty frock £1 – 4
1 – 6 [+] 3 – 6 [=] 5 – 0
X [crossed out]
Saturday, 8 January 1859
January 1859
Sunday, 9 January 1859
Monday, 10 January 1859
Tuesday, 11 January 1859
G. went to London
Wednesday, 12 January 1859
Thursday, 13 January 1859
Friday, 14 January 1859
Saturday, 15 January 1859
W & G. came from London
January 1859
Sunday, 16 January 1859
Monday, 17 January 1859
Tuesday, 18 January 1859
Wednesday, 19 January 1859
Thursday, 20 January 1859
went to London with W.
came home Etty poorly
Friday, 21 January 1859
Ditto
X
Saturday, 22 January 1859
In bed
January 1859
Sunday, 23 January 1859
Etty in bed much of day
Monday, 24 January 1859
In bed
went up to London engaged Mrs Grut
Tuesday, 25 January 1859
in bed
Wednesday, 26 January 1859
Thursday, 27 January 1859
Miss Pugh went to Brighton
Friday, 28 January 1859
Saturday, 29 January 1859
January – February 1859
Sunday, 30 January 1859
Monday, 31 January 1859
Mrs Grut came
Tuesday, 1 February 1859
Willy went to Camb. George not well
Wednesday, 2 February 1859
Ch attack 2nd
G went to school
Thursday, 3 February 1859
Friday, 4 February 1859
Saturday, 5 February 1859
Ch. went to Moor Pk.
February 1859
Sunday, 6 February 1859
Monday, 7 February 1859
Came to Hartfield
Etty came down to tea
Tuesday, 8 February 1859
Mrs Grut & children followed us
Wednesday, 9 February 1859
pouring rain
Eliz went to Tenby hearing of Mrs B. Allen's death [Bayly, Georgina Sarah, second wife of Baugh L Allen]
Thursday, 10 February 1859
Friday, 11 February 1859
Eliz. Returned
X
Saturday, 12 February 1859
February 1859
Sunday, 13 February 1859
beautiful weather
went to church
Monday, 14 February 1859
Tuesday, 15 February 1859
Wednesday, 16 February 1859
drove out.
Thursday, 17 February 1859
headache
Friday, 18 February 1859
came home with Mrs G. & all the children
Saturday, 19 February 1859
February 1859
Sunday, 20 February 1859
Monday, 21 February 1859
Tuesday, 22 February 1859
Wednesday, 23 February 1859
Thursday, 24 February 1859
Friday, 25 February 1859
Saturday, 26 February 1859
Ch. had threatening after breakfast which went off
February - March 1859
Sunday, 27 February 1859
Monday, 28 February 1859
G. Tollet came
beautiful weather all week.
Tuesday, 1 March 1859
Wednesday, 2 March 1859
Thursday, 3 March 1859
Friday, 4 March 1859
Saturday, 5 March 1859
March 1859
Sunday, 6 March 1859
Monday, 7 March 1859
Tuesday, 8 March 1859
X
Wednesday, 9 March 1859
Thursday, 10 March 1859
Harry & Louisa came
Etty
Friday, 11 March 1859
George came from school.
Saturday, 12 March 1859
John came
March 1859
Sunday, 13 March 1859
Monday, 14 March 1859
Harry & Louisa & John went
Tuesday, 15 March 1859
Wednesday, 16 March 1859
Mrs Grut went
Thursday, 17 March 1859
Friday, 18 March 1859
Saturday, 19 March 1859
March 1859
Sunday, 20 March 1859
Monday, 21 March 1859
Tuesday, 22 March 1859
Miss Pugh came
Wednesday, 23 March 1859
Thursday, 24 March 1859
Friday, 25 March 1859
Saturday, 26 March 1859
went to the C.P. Fidelio
March 1859
Sunday, 27 March 1859
Monday, 28 March 1859
Called at Normans Carters & Lubbocks
Tuesday, 29 March 1859
Wednesday, 30 March 1859
Miss P. went.
March - April 1859
Thursday, 31 March 1859
Friday, 1 April 1859
Went to London with Etty.
12 – 11
Tickets cabs 7 –
Servant. 1 – 6
Saturday, 2 April 1859
headache
April 1859
Sunday, 3 April 1859
X
Mrs Sutherland 5/.
dined at Cumberland T.
lunched with Lyells
Monday, 4 April 1859
lunched with Tollets
came home
Tuesday, 5 April 1859
Wednesday, 6 April 1859
Thursday, 7 April 1859
Friday, 8 April 1859
Saturday, 9 April 1859
Miss Latter came
Wm came
April 1859
Sunday, 10 April 1859
Monday, 11 April 1859
Tuesday, 12 April 1859
Wednesday, 13 April 1859
hail storm & thunder
Thursday, 14 April 1859
very cold
Friday, 15 April 1859
Saturday, 16 April 1859
April 1859
Sunday, 17 April 1859
Monday, 18 April 1859
went to Moor P
In hand 21 – 7 - 3.
Tuesday, 19 April 1859
Wednesday, 20 April 1859
Thursday, 21 April 1859
Miss Thorley & Dr Hooker came
Friday, 22 April 1859
Saturday, 23 April 1859
Barlastons came
April 1859
Sunday, 24 April 1859
Monday, 25 April 1859
Tuesday, 26 April 1859
Wednesday, 27 April 1859
Peters to tea
Ronny & Eva
Thursday, 28 April 1859
Friday, 29 April 1859
Saturday, 30 April 1859
Miss Thorley went
G. went to school.
Ronny & Eva went
May 1859
Sunday, 1 May 1859
X
Monday, 2 May 1859
W. & Erny
F. & F went
Tuesday, 3 May 1859
Wednesday, 4 May 1859
Thursday, 5 May 1859
Amy went
Friday, 6 May 1859
Saturday, 7 May 1859
Lizzy iron
May 1859
Sunday, 8 May 1859
Monday, 9 May 1859
Hope went
began putting down meat.
Tuesday, 10 May 1859
Wednesday, 11 May 1859
Thursday, 12 May 1859
went to Bromley
Friday, 13 May 1859
Saturday, 14 May 1859
St. mutt. rump st
beef st.
May 1859
Sunday, 15 May 1859
Monday, 16 May 1859
[loin] mutton
Fanny Bruce
Tuesday, 17 May 1859
ribs
neck mutt.
Wednesday, 18 May 1859
Thursday, 19 May 1859
Friday, 20 May 1859
Saturday, 21 May 1859
beef
leg mutton
rump steak
C. went to Moor P.
May 1859
Sunday, 22 May 1859
Monday, 23 May 1859
Cath. came
Tuesday, 24 May 1859
Wednesday, 25 May 1859
went up with children
Thursday, 26 May 1859
Friday, 27 May 1859
came home from London
X
Saturday, 28 May 1859
Penelope & Fanny came
Ch. came from Moor Pk.
May - June 1859
Sunday, 29 May 1859
Monday, 30 May 1859
Tuesday, 31 May 1859
lunched at B. Carter
Wednesday, 1 June 1859
Tollets went
Thursday, 2 June 1859
Cath. went
Friday, 3 June 1859
Saturday, 4 June 1859
June 1859
Sunday, 5 June 1859
Monday, 6 June 1859
In hand £22 – 9..
Tuesday, 7 June 1859
2/6
11/ tickets
5/C d-
turnpikes 2/
C. & me came to Hartfield with Etty
Wednesday, 8 June 1859
lovely weather
drove out
Langton Clarke
Thursday, 9 June 1859
Friday, 10 June 1859
Ditto rain
Saturday, 11 June 1859
Etty's over turn
June 1859
Sunday, 12 June 1859
Monday, 13 June 1859
Etty & I came home
Tuesday, 14 June 1859
Wm came
Wednesday, 15 June 1859
Thursday, 16 June 1859
Ellen T. came
Friday, 17 June 1859
Saturday, 18 June 1859
June 1859
Sunday, 19 June 1859
Monday, 20 June 1859
Crystal P. with Etty.
cold & rain
Tuesday, 21 June 1859
Ellen T. went
Wednesday, 22 June 1859
called on Kelsey
saw At Em
dined at Rowlands
Thursday, 23 June 1859
X
Friday, 24 June 1859
Saturday, 25 June 1859
June 1859
Sunday, 26 June 1859
Monday, 27 June 1859
Boys came
Tuesday, 28 June 1859
Jessie came
Wednesday, 29 June 1859
June – July 1859
Thursday, 30 June 1859
Friday, 1 July 1859
Jessie Arthur & Rowl went
Saturday, 2 July 1859
Hope Eva & Angus
July 1859
Sunday, 3 July 1859
Monday, 4 July 1859
Miss Pugh came
Tuesday, 5 July 1859
Wednesday, 6 July 1859
Went to Mr Salters
brought back Effie & Tim
Thursday, 7 July 1859
G. came from Hartfield
Friday, 8 July 1859
Saturday, 9 July 1859
July 1859
Sunday, 10 July 1859
Monday, 11 July 1859
Effie went
Tuesday, 12 July 1859
drank tea at Mrs Carters
Wednesday, 13 July 1859
Thursday, 14 July 1859
Friday, 15 July 1859
fine weather for more than a fortnight
Saturday, 16 July 1859
Hens. Eras & Louisa came
July 1859
Sunday, 17 July 1859
Monday, 18 July 1859
Tuesday, 19 July 1859
C went to Moor P.
Hens Eras Hope & Tim went
Wednesday, 20 July 1859
Thursday, 21 July 1859
Friday, 22 July 1859
Saturday, 23 July 1859
July 1859
Sunday, 24 July 1859
Monday, 25 July 1859
G. went to London to go to Shrewsbury
Tuesday, 26 July 1859
Ch. came home from M P
Wednesday, 27 July 1859
Thursday, 28 July 1859
Friday, 29 July 1859
Mme Mohl came
Saturday, 30 July 1859
Miss Horners
August 1859
[31 July – 6 August 1859 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 7 August 1859
Monday, 8 August 1859
Tuesday, 9 August 1859
Wednesday, 10 August 1859
Thursday, 11 August 1859
Brodie went
went to Bromley
Friday, 12 August 1859
Saturday, 13 August 1859
Susan Hens & Eras came [line crossed out]
August 1859
Sunday, 14 August 1859
Monday, 15 August 1859
went to London about P.F.
Tuesday, 16 August 1859
tea kitchen [line crossed out]
Eras Hen. Tim & Hope went [line crossed out]
G. went to school
Wednesday, 17 August 1859
tea nursery [line crossed out]
Thursday, 18 August 1859
Friday, 19 August 1859
Children went to L. H P.
Saturday, 20 August 1859
In hand 19 – 5 – 6
C & I went
August 1859
Sunday, 21 August 1859
Monday, 22 August 1859
Tuesday, 23 August 1859
C. came from Moor Pk. [line crossed out]
L. H P
Wednesday, 24 August 1859
Children returned home
Thursday, 25 August 1859
Etty & I came home
Friday, 26 August 1859
Saturday, 27 August 1859
Tea nursery
August 1859
Sunday, 28 August 1859
Monday, 29 August 1859
Tuesday, 30 August 1859
Wednesday, 31 August 1859
Langtons came
September 1859
Thursday, 1 September 1859
Friday, 2 September 1859
Saturday, 3 September 1859
September 1859
Sunday, 4 September 1859
Monday, 5 September 1859
Tuesday, 6 September 1859
Jane Roffey came 9£
Langtons went
Wednesday, 7 September 1859
Thursday, 8 September 1859
Friday, 9 September 1859
Wm came
Saturday, 10 September 1859
Went to Bromley
Allen came
September 1859
Sunday, 18 September 1859
Monday, 19 September 1859
Tuesday, 20 September 1859
Wednesday, 21 September 1859
Thursday, 22 September 1859
Friday, 23 September 1859
G. came
Saturday, 24 September 1859
Hensleighs Erny & Ronny
September – October 1859
Sunday, 25 September 1859
Monday, 26 September 1859
Tuesday, 27 September 1859
Wednesday, 28 September 1859
Thursday, 29 September 1859
Friday, 30 September 1859
Send Sat Tue Wed Thur to Ch at Ilkley Wells House Otley York
L. H. P came
Saturday, 1 October 1859
October 1859
Sunday, 2 October 1859
Monday, 3 October 1859
Tuesday, 4 October 1859
Wednesday, 5 October 1859
L. H. P. went
Thursday, 6 October 1859
In hand 16. 16. 5
Lydia 2 – 10
Lydia £2 – 10
Parslow lb tea 3/4
Mundy bill £1 – 5 - 0
Friday, 7 October 1859
Came to Barlaston
Left for Mrs E. 2
Tickets 4 – 0
cabs 9.
writing c. 9.
Bessy. 10 – 0
[Para] 6.10.6
Saturday, 8 October 1859
October 1859
[9 October – 15 October 1859 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 16 October 1859
Monday, 17 October 1859
Came to Ilkley
Tuesday, 18 October 1859
Wednesday, 19 October 1859
Etty weight 7 st. 9 lb
Lizzy 6. 5
Thursday, 20 October 1859
Friday, 21 October 1859
Saturday, 22 October 1859
October - November 1859
[23 October – 29 October 1859 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 30 October 1859
Monday, 31 October 1859
Went to Bolton Ab
Tuesday, 1 November 1859
Wednesday, 2 November 1859
Thursday, 3 November 1859
Friday, 4 November 1859
Ch. came back from Estab.
Saturday, 5 November 1859
November 1859
[6 November – 19 November 1859 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 20 November 1859
Monday, 21 November 1859
Tuesday, 22 November 1859
Wednesday, 23 November 1859
Thursday, 24 November 1859
left Ilkley with Etty & Lizzy
Slept at Manchester
Friday, 25 November 1859
came to Shrewsbury
Saturday, 26 November 1859
December 1859
[27 November – 3 December 1859 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 4 December 1859
Monday, 5 December 1859
Tuesday, 6 December 1859
came from Shrewsbury
Etty staid in Cumberland. T
Wednesday, 7 December 1859
Thursday, 8 December 1859
Friday, 9 December 1859
Saturday, 10 December 1859
Miss Pugh came
December 1859
Sunday, 11 December 1859
Monday, 12 December 1859
£21 – 10
1 – 6
3 - 6
Tuesday, 13 December 1859
Wednesday, 14 December 1859
10 concert
1 – 1 Sir H H.
4 Miss Gass
chemisette. 11/6
Thursday, 15 December 1859
Came home with Harry & Wm
Friday, 16 December 1859
Saturday, 17 December 1859
[18 December – 31 December 1859 not microfilmed]
[Printed JULY, 1859]
X. Etty
X
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C. Clark
2 Barton Court
Hoxton Town
French Poetry by Prof. Ventorillac
2/- Parker Strand
Eda Morton –
Miss P.
- Simpson
4 Montpellier Villas
Stockwell
London
[not microfilmed]
Purveyor
22 Salisbury St
Strand
F. Armstrong
6. Greville St
106 Jermyn St
felt Ewen
Mrs Hawkshaw
2 The Recess
Richmond Hill
Avg. 57.
hall table 3 ft 26 by 17.
3£ 1 oak or mahogany
drawing room
2 ft 3 by 4 ft 8
21 – in 13 £100
12.15 64
Mrs Grut
61 Warwick St
S H Georges Rd
Pimlico
[not microfilmed]
Girl pd Cath Medici
Nuts & crackers 2/
Lamp lighter
Moorland Cottage
Struggles of a village lad 1/6
Ashley 1/15
pillow 15/
£11. 15
Deal 8 £5
Maple 6 – 10
Mlle Batticaz
162 Westbourne Terrace
Moetress
Twelth 12th
Zool h v n
Miss Meek
7 Thing Street
Rock Ferry Liverpool
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