RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1862. CUL-DAR242[.26]. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua, corrections by John van Wyhe 4.2019. 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:

At the beginning of January the Darwin boys became ill with influenza. William came home from Cambridge and also fell ill along with Darwin who was not spared. Then Henrietta, Lizzy and Mrs Darwin too caught it. Darwin was plagued with 27 "attacks" from February to March which had him in hysteric and "crying at night".


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[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1862

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H. Parker 1 Carlisle Place Victoria St

scheme diamond

January 1862

Wednesday, 1 January 1862

Tu 31 came from St L. found boys ill of influenza

6.30 a.m

Paris 4-15. p.m

3 - 10' – 1-10. am

Thursday, 2 January 1862

death of C.L. in afternoon

Friday, 3 January 1862

Miss Ludwig went to Mrs [Malthus]

Miss P. Rose & M. went

Saturday, 4 January 1862

Ch. ill with influ.

Amanda went

Wm came from Cambridge

Wm fell ill

January 1862

Sunday, 5 January 1862

Monday, 6 January 1862

Hen began influ

Lizzy & F. to town with Jane for Woodhouse

Tuesday, 7 January 1862

Lizzy & I fell sick

Wednesday, 8 January 1862

Frank came from London

Ch pain & vomiting left him

Thursday, 9 January 1862

I up

bad night

Friday, 10 January 1862

Saturday, 11 January 1862

January 1862

Sunday, 12 January 1862

3rd feverish night

Monday, 13 January 1862

all mending

Miss Ludwig returned

Tuesday, 14 January 1862

Wednesday, 15 January 1862

Thursday, 16 January 1862

Came to Q. Anne with Lenny to Mr Woodhouse [line crossed out]

Friday, 17 January 1862

H. F dined 2 Anne [line crossed out]

Saturday, 18 January 1862

came home with Lenny. [line crossed out]

January 1862

Sunday, 19 January 1862

Horace very poorly at night

Monday, 20 January 1862

Wm came from Cambridge [line crossed out]

Tuesday, 21 January 1862

Boys went to school [line crossed out]

Wednesday, 22 January 1862

Thursday, 23 January 1862

Came to Q. Anne with Lenny to Mr W.

Friday, 24 January 1862

H. & F. dined at Q. Anne

Saturday, 25 January 1862

came home with Lenny

January 1862

Sunday, 26 January 1862

Monday, 27 January 1862

Wm came from Cambridge

Tuesday, 28 January 1862

boys went to school

Wednesday, 29 January 1862

January – February 1862

Thursday, 30 January 1862

Friday, 31 January 1862

Saturday, 1 February 1862

February 1862

Sunday, 2 February 1862

Monday, 3 February 1862

F. F came

Eliz cam [line crossed out]

Tuesday, 4 February 1862

Eliz came

Wednesday, 5 February 1862

good day

went to Holwd [Holwood]

very bad in evg. with con.

Thursday, 6 February 1862

Q in village

bad in evening

Friday, 7 February 1862

very bad day.

began pepsine

hardly an hour comf in day

Saturday, 8 February 1862

good day

Miss L. went to London

one attack in evg

February 1862

Sunday, 9 February 1862

good day no attack

Monday, 10 February 1862

Miss Lud returned

F. F. went

one at 3.   11

Tuesday, 11 February 1862

Took Horace to Mr Headland

7 or 8 times more after

Baddish night

(Horace or CD) [not in Emma Darwin's handwriting]

Wednesday, 12 February 1862

baddish day

hysteric sort.

Thursday, 13 February 1862

much more comf.

Slight att. 12 – 30

Friday, 14 February 1862

slightly uncomf all mg.

began acid

3 bad times in day.

very bad before tea

Saturday, 15 February 1862

bad after tea & at 3

2.

February 1862

Sunday, 16 February 1862

several slight att but good day.

crying at night

Monday, 17 February 1862

very good day

some slight att

Tuesday, 18 February 1862

very good after [nine]

2 att. afternoon

went to Sydenham to see Mrs Hawk & Mary

Wednesday, 19 February 1862

v. g. morning

bad before tea (jaw)

Thursday, 20 February 1862

very good day very slight attack

Friday, 21 February 1862

very good day

wakeful in night

called on Frys. Norman & Nevile Lubbocks

Saturday, 22 February 1862

languid all day 1/2 pepsine

February 1862

Sunday, 23 February 1862

H. E. D – 8 – 11

Miss 8 – 4

Lizzy 8 – 2

Horace 5 – 5

languid morg double pep afternoon evg.

Monday, 24 February 1862

pain in side & slight attack

4 att. in day one bad

Called at Kelsey

Etty to Sudbrooke

Tuesday, 25 February 1862

uncomf till dinner v.g. all afternoon

Wednesday, 26 February 1862

v.g. till slight att before dinner

v.g. afternoon

February - March 1862

Thursday, 27 February 1862

v.g.

att. 1/2 [crossed out] hour

9 to 10 at night

9 to 10 at night [line erased]

Friday, 28 February 1862

slight att. 3/4 10 from [crossed]

att: 4 to 5 & after tea slight

Saturday, 1 March 1862

slight att. about 3

March 1862

Sunday, 2 March 1862

slight after dinner rather bad att. before tea

Monday, 3 March 1862

2 very slight att.

Tuesday, 4 March 1862   

v g day left off pepsine

very slight after dinner

Wednesday, 5 March 1862

long slight att before dinner bad starting after tea

Thursday, 6 March 1862

slight discomfort mg.

att. starting 3 1/2

after tea slight att.

Friday, 7 March 1862

bad from 10 – 30 to 1 –

began pepsine at dinner slight from 3 to 4-

Saturday, 8 March 1862

att. from 10 – to 12.

dined at B. Cartters [line crossed out]

March 1862

Sunday, 9 March 1862 

most of mg bad. good evening.

Monday, 10 March 1862

Slight att all mg.

Tuesday, 11 March 1862

Slight att mg.

Boys went to school

Jessie came.

Wednesday, 12 March 1862

not up to break. Slight att 12.

Thursday, 13 March 1862

blister.

one slight att in mg

Friday, 14 March 1862

Slight before and after dinner

Saturday, 15 March 1862

Jessie went

dined at Ravensb.

March 1862

Sunday, 16 March 1862 

uncomf mg. & about 4

Monday, 17 March 1862

Slight before dinner & 3.

Tuesday, 18 March 1862

baddish at 4 much fear

very good evening 

Wednesday, 19 March 1862

languid after castor oil

much fear bad all mg.

Thursday, 20 March 1862

all the symptoms the same as before

Friday, 21 March 1862

very little better

Saturday, 22 March 1862

blister on. the worst att. of restlessness about 12 lasted 10 m. less of any other symp than usual

March 1862

Sunday, 23 March 1862

att of 20 m. worse 2nd att evg.

Monday, 24 March 1862

Tuesday, 25 March 1862

Wednesday, 26 March 1862

Thursday, 27 March 1862

v. g. day

Lizzy & I to Bromley

Friday, 28 March 1862

languid

Saturday, 29 March 1862

run out after bath

g. day

March - April 1862

Sunday, 30 March 1862

J. Lubbock & Dr Hooker

Monday, 31 March 1862

drove out 1 - & 8.30

Tuesday, 1 April 1862

5.30

Wednesday, 2 April 1862

Ch. went to London

Thursday, 3 April 1862

Miss Thorley came

Friday, 4 April 1862

came home

Saturday, 5 April 1862

April 1862

Sunday, 6 April 1862

J. Lubbock Mr Busk & Mr Huxley

Monday, 7 April 1862

Hen. went to London

Tuesday, 8 April 1862

Wednesday, 9 April 1862

went to Cudham on donkey with Lizzy

Thursday, 10 April 1862

Eliz & Julia came

Friday, 11 April 1862

Saturday, 12 April 1862

April 1862

Sunday, 13 April 1862

Church in mg

very cold.

Monday, 14 April 1862

fine cold.

Hen out in sand walk

Tuesday, 15 April 1862

rode to Cudham

Wednesday, 16 April 1862

Thursday, 17 April 1862

Wm. Cath & Dr Hooker

Friday, 18 April 1862

Mr Bates came

Saturday, 19 April 1862

Miss Thorley went

April 1862

Sunday, 20 April 1862

Monday, 21 April 1862

Dr Hooker & Mr Bates

Tuesday, 22 April 1862

Cath went.

Wednesday, 23 April 1862

Went to London with 3 boys & Lizzy to the play

Thursday, 24 April 1862

dined at Cumberland P.

Friday, 25 April 1862

came home

very hot

young Sager here

Saturday, 26 April 1862

Fine

April 1862

Sunday, 27 April 1862

fine

Monday, 28 April 1862

fine

Boys went to school

Tuesday, 29 April 1862

fine

Miss Thorley came

Wednesday, 30 April 1862

Staples K. 2/-

fine

May 1862

Thursday, 1 May 1862

Miss L. & Horace went to Hartfield

1 [crossed out] 2

Friday, 2 May 1862

Etty 8 st. 10 1/2

Mrs Birkin 3/

Saturday, 3 May 1862

cold E. wind

May 1862

Sunday, 4 May 1862

rain afternoon

Monday, 5 May 1862

fine hot.

Tuesday, 6 May 1862

C. went to London

fine hot

Emily T. came

Thunder storm

Wednesday, 7 May 1862

cold

Thursday, 8 May 1862

Etty went to Cath

opera

Friday, 9 May 1862

Came home with H A W & Ch.

Saturday, 10 May 1862

Emily T went

May 1862

Sunday, 11 May 1862

Monday, 12 May 1862

Miss Thorley & Harry went

Tuesday, 13 May 1862

Went to Clapham

Miss L. & Horace came home

Wednesday, 14 May 1862

Thursday, 15 May 1862

Cold rain

came to L. H. P.

Friday, 16 May 1862

headache

Saturday, 17 May 1862

fine

drove with C. to Ockley.

May 1862

Sunday, 18 May 1862

very fine

headachy

Monday, 19 May 1862

lovely day drove to Broome Hall.

Tuesday, 20 May 1862

walked out with pony.

Coldish.

Wednesday, 21 May 1862

Eliz Amy & Hen to London.

Thursday, 22 May 1862

came home

finish

Friday, 23 May 1862

Saturday, 24 May 1862

fine

May 1862

Sunday, 25 May 1862

fine

Monday, 26 May 1862

Went to Internat with Lizzy

fine

Tuesday, 27 May 1862

Wednesday, 28 May 1862

Thursday, 28 May 1862

Friday, 30 May 1862

rain

Miss Luds went to Internat

Saturday, 31 May 1862

Boys came from sch

June 1862

Sunday, 1 June 1862

Monday, 2 June 1862

Frank feverish did not return

Tuesday, 3 June 1862

came Southampton

Wednesday, 4 June 1862

drove out on common

walked out late

Thursday, 5 June 1862

Cath & Hen. came

Miss Pugh came to Down

Friday, 6 June 1862

rainy day

Saturday, 7 June 1862

June 1862

Sunday, 8 June 1862

fine walked to docks

Monday, 9 June 1862

lunched at Mrs Ath.

walked out

Tuesday, 10 June 1862

Stormy day.

H. walked with Wm

Wednesday, 11 June 1862

drove out in mg

wind & rain

H. not brisk

Thursday, 12 June 1862

Came home

Lenny came home with SC fever

Friday, 13 June 1862

Saturday, 14 June 1862

June 1862

Sunday, 15 June 1862

Monday, 16 June 1862

George came from sch.

Tuesday, 17 June 1862

Wednesday, 18 June 1862

Thursday, 19 June 1862

Lenny went to Mrs Parslow

Friday, 20 June 1862

Saturday, 21 June 1862

June 1862

Sunday, 22 June 1862

Monday, 23 June 1862

Wm. came

Tuesday, 24 June 1862

Godfrey's wedding [Married Mary Jane Jackson Hawkshaw]

Wednesday, 25 June 1862

Went to Handel. fest

Etty came home

Thursday, 26 June 1862

Wm. went to South.

Friday, 27 June 1862

Saturday, 28 June 1862

Horace well all day

hay carried

June – July 1862

Sunday, 29 June 1862

Wm came

Monday, 30 June 1862

fine day

Wm went back

Wednesday, 1 July 1862

Thursday, 2 July 1862

H 5 st. 9 lb 1/2 [line crossed out]

F. 7 st 10

Lizz 8 . 9

L 6 st – 9

H. 5 st – 4

Thursday, 3 July 1862

Friday, 4 July 1862

Saturday, 5 July 1862

Lenny neck swelled

July 1862

Sunday, 6 July 1862

bad symptoms of kydney

Monday, 7 July 1862

Tuesday, 8 July 1862

Shivering fever & sick

Wednesday, 9 July 1862

Sick once

much exhausted

shivering

better on the whole

Thursday, 10 July 1862

throat plagued him much

bad night

Friday, 11 July 1862

finish day

sore throat & fever

rash some slight appetite.

bad restless night

Saturday, 12 July 1862

rain showers

cold in the head bleeding at nose

more appetite fever gone

ex. night

July 1862

Sunday, 13 July 1862

very fine day.

Feverish all afternoon & bad night

Monday, 14 July 1862

Tuesday, 15 July 1862

comf mg

restless first pt of night good sleep after

Wednesday, 16 July 1862

Eliz. came

Erysipelas

beef tea disagreed

sick

Thursday, 17 July 1862

no food hardly

less fever

sick

began wine

bad night till 2.30 sick

Friday, 18 July 1862

good day – till about 10

restless till 2.30

Sick twice in night

Saturday, 19 July 1862

children went to seven oaks

grey powder, bad night

July 1862

Sunday, 20 July 1862

good day & afternoon sick twice

Monday, 21 July 1862

decidedly mending

good night

Tuesday, 22 July 1862

Comf all day

great [crossed out] excitmt

sick 2. at night & pulse high at night.

good night after

Wednesday, 23 July 1862

marked improvement

drop of milk tea &c.

Thursday, 24 July 1862

bit of ice cream quite comf all day

little tea crumb of bun

heated & restless at night

Friday, 25 July 1862

Strawberries & cream!

Saturday, 26 July 1862

comf all day

July 1862

Sunday, 27 July 1862

chicken

sick 3 times in night

Monday, 28 July 1862

grey powder

sleepy day

sick 3 times

Tuesday, 29 July 1862

Wednesday, 30 July 1862

July – August 1862

Thursday, 31 July 1862

mulligatawny

Friday, 1 August 1862

I went to 7 oaks

mutton pie

comf. day

sick after tea

Saturday, 2 August 1862

Comf day

sick after tea

August 1862

Sunday, 3 August 1862

Sat up in chair

no sickness

bread & milk

Monday, 4 August 1862

Tuesday, 5 August 1862

Wednesday, 6 August 1862

Thursday, 7 August 1862

went to London to see children & returned

Friday, 8 August 1862

Saturday, 9 August 1862

went to London hearing Etty was ill

August 1862

Sunday, 10 August 1862

returned

Monday, 11 August 1862

Lenny drove out

Tuesday, 12 August 1862

20 – 12 6

M.C £2.4.6

Wednesday, 13 August 1862

me to South.

Lenny high fever [1 word crossed out] pulse all night

my fever began

Thursday, 14 August 1862

high fever

Friday, 15 August 1862

Ditto

Saturday, 16 August 1862

rash & perspiration

feverish night

August 1862

Sunday, 17 August 1862

comf day feverish night

Eliz came

Monday, 18 August 1862

Ditto

Tuesday, 19 August 1862

Lenny drove out every day.

Wednesday, 20 August 1862

Thursday, 21 August 1862

Friday, 22 August 1862

got up for short time

Saturday, 23 August 1862

got up twice

August 1862

Sunday, 24 August 1862

Ditto

Monday, 25 August 1862

Came down stairs

Tuesday, 26 August 1862

Ditto

Lenny not quite so well

Wednesday, 27 August 1862

down twice

Thursday, 28 August 1862

Friday, 29 August 1862

Saturday, 30 August 1862

drove out

August - September 1862

Sunday, 31 August 1862

Monday, 1 September 1862

Came to Bournemouth

Tuesday, 2 September 1862

fine weather all day

Wednesday, 3 September 1862

Thursday, 4 September 1862

Matron of Parker St Home

Parker St

Little Queen St High Holborne London -

Friday, 5 September 1862

L. P.

Home Sewing Class Blackburner

Saturday, 6 September 1862

Wm came

September 1862

Sunday, 7 September 1862

beautiful hot day

Monday, 8 September 1862

warm dry evenings

Tuesday, 9 September 1862

Wednesday, 10 September 1862

Thursday, 11 September 1862

drove to Boscombe Chine

Friday, 12 September 1862

weather changed

boys in boat

Saturday, 13 September 1862

Wm came

September 1862

Sunday, 14 September 1862

rain all day

Wm went back at night.

Monday, 15 September 1862

felt poorly 3 days

fine day

Tuesday, 16 September 1862

windy but fine

Wednesday, 17 September 1862

Thursday, 18 September 1862

beautiful day

drove out with Brodie

Friday, 19 September 1862

Saturday, 20 September 1862

Wm came

fine afternoon

September 1862

Sunday, 21 September 1862

weather changed

walked too much

Monday, 22 September 1862

windy & coldish

Tuesday, 23 September 1862

Wednesday, 24 September 1862

walked to first valley.

Thursday, 25 September 1862

beautiful day

walked with Brodie

Friday, 26 September 1862

Saturday, 27 September 1862

Wm came

September – October 1862

Sunday, 28 September 1862

Monday, 29 September 1862

left B.mouth

Slept at 6 Q. A. St

Tuesday, 30 September 1862

came home & children joined up

Wednesday, 1 October 1862

Thursday, 2 October 1862

Friday, 3 October 1862

Saturday, 4 October 1862

October 1862

Sunday, 5 October 1862

Monday, 6 October 1862

Tuesday, 7 October 1862

Wednesday, 8 October 1862

Thursday, 9 October 1862

Friday, 10 October 1862

Saturday, 11 October 1862

Boys home from school.

October 1862

Sunday, 12 October 1862

Monday, 13 October 1862

Etty poorly & weak

began oil.

all children poorly

Tuesday, 14 October 1862

Wednesday, 15 October 1862

Boys went

Thursday, 16 October 1862

came to London

Friday, 17 October 1862

went to Ex

Saturday, 18 October 1862

went to Ex. & the Adelphi

October 1862

Sunday, 19 October 1862

Monday, 20 October 1862

went to Mr Woodhouse

came home

Tuesday, 21 October 1862

Capt. Wickham, Sulivan & Mellersh –

Ch. very bad

Wednesday, 22 October 1862

Hen. & Emily T. came home

Thursday, 23 October 1862

Friday, 24 October 1862

Henrietta languid in mg as before

Saturday, 25 October 1862

I feverish & bad cold

in bed

October 1862

Sunday, 25 October 1862

in bed -

Monday, 27 October 1862

Tuesday, 28 October 1862

Wednesday, 29 October 1862

October - November 1862

Thursday, 30 October 1862

Hen. rode but headache in eg.

Friday, 31 October 1862

John Lubbock dined. Ch. attack of sickness in night but not so bad.

Saturday, 1 November 1862

Called at Baston with Hen.

She better but languid in mg all week

November 1862

Sunday, 2 November 1862

Monday, 3 November 1862

Miss Lud. came

Hen better

Tuesday, 4 November 1862

all week

Wednesday, 5 November 1862

Thursday, 6 November 1862

Friday, 7 November 1862

Saturday, 8 November 1862

Came to Cumb T.

Eras dined 4/9

November 1862

Sunday, 9 November 1862

went to unit chap. [Unitarian Chapel]

Mrs R. dined

lunched with Tollets 1/

Monday, 10 November 1862

went to Popular Conc.

Tuesday, 11 November 1862

dined Cath. Henry P. Ellen T.

Wednesday, 12 November 1862

came home

frost

Thursday, 13 November 1862

Hen went to Ravensbourne

Friday, 14 November 1862

fog.

I went up to see Mr Harris returned with Effie & Hope

Saturday, 15 November 1862

November 1862

Sunday, 16 November 1862

fine day girls long walk

Monday, 17 November 1862

Emily T. went

Ellinor Carter came [Elinor Mary Bonham]

Tuesday, 18 November 1862

girls went

Wednesday, 19 November 1862

Thursday, 20 November 1862

Friday, 21 November 1862

Saturday, 22 November 1862

Boys came from school

November 1862

Sunday, 23 November 1862

Monday, 24 November 1862

Boys returned

Tuesday, 25 November 1862

Wednesday, 26 November 1862

went to London

Thursday, 27 November 1862

Hen returned to lesson at Ravensbourne

Friday, 28 November 1862

Saturday, 29 November 1862

November - December 1862

Sunday, 30 November 1862

Monday, 1 December 1862

Girls from Ravensbourne came to lunch.

Tuesday, 2 December 1862

Wednesday, 3 December 1862

Thursday, 4 December 1862

Friday, 5 December 1862

Saturday, 6 December 1862

December 1862

Sunday, 7 December 1862

Monday, 8 December 1862

went to Cath with Etty & Camilla Pop. Concert

Tuesday, 9 December 1862

returned

called on Horners

Wednesday, 10 December 1862

Thursday, 11 December 1862

Friday, 12 December 1862

Saturday, 13 December 1862

December 1862

Sunday, 14 December 1862

Monday, 15 December 1862

Tuesday, 16 December 1862

Wednesday, 17 December 1862

came up to Chester Place brought Lizzy from Miss Emma 3/6

Journey 5/9.

Thursday, 18 December 1862

Lizzy sore throat

4/. Lace collar

Friday, 19 December 1862

Saturday, 20 December 1862

came home leaving Lizzy in Chester P.

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December 1862

Sunday, 21 December 1862

[sketch] 1862

Monday, 22 December 1862

Tuesday, 23 December 1862

Wednesday, 24 December 1862

Thursday, 25 December 1862

Dicember [sketch]

Wheat & tares

Friday, 26 December 1862

Saturday, 27 December 1862

December 1862

Sunday, 28 December 1862

Voga voga –

Barcarol 3 voice Campana

Monday, 29 December 1862

Mr Latter. 7 Cornwall Terrace Belmont Hill Lee

H. fit of discomfort

Tuesday, 30 December 1862

de la Rive

Life of Cavour.

Wednesday, 31 December 1862

265 – Oxford St

[one page excised]

[Printed March, 1862]

Funf – Clavierstücke Schubert No. 1 –

St Benett

[illeg] Steam

Lake

3 – 10 – [+] 2 – 6 – 6 [=] 5 – 16 – 6

2 – 6 – 0 [crossed out]

6 – 2 – 6

Miss P.

Mm Hoffman

49 Amalienstraße

Carlsruhe

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Mendelsohn Letters Governess emigration

Miss Rye

12 Portugal St

Lincoln's Inn

 

Tickets & cab 11-3-

play 1-6- 0

cabs play 5 - 6

cabs & pict 4-6

Mrs Reed 12 – 0

Stays 12 – 6

boys 4.1

tickets & cabs 12-9

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Philps 317 Regent

Women's knitted vests 1/-

Pearce Lasse Logan

idiot

2 Adam's Terrace

Hampsted Road

 

Cap. 6

op. 33. Mendel

 

3-10 [-] 2 6 6 [=] 1 – 13

 

Measure for M. Novel

In hand 1- 12 -3.

20 -12 – 3

 

Pickman

Mrs Cole Brasted

Miss Butler

133 Sloane St

 

Queen Victoria

Pink Rhod

Chrom Mabley

143 Strand

12 Valse Heller –

 

2 -6 -6 [+] 3. 10 [=] 5 16 – 6


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