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
leave Bromley 8.39
Moore 349 Oxford St
58 Durham Rd Seven sisters Holloway
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
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Funf – Clavierstücke Schubert No. 1 –
St Benett
[illeg] Steam
Lake
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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 –
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