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[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1863

3 – 13

1863

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January 1863

Thursday, 1 January 1863

Friday, 2 January 1863

Elinor came

Saturday, 3 January 1863

Robert M. came

Snow went to Ravensbourne

January 1863

Sunday, 4 January 1863

Monday, 5 January 1863

Robert M. & Angus went.

Tuesday, 6 January 1863

Hen went to London with Hope Effie & Ed.

Wednesday, 7 January 1863

[8 January – 14 January 1863 excised]

Thursday, 15 January 1863

Milicent came

Friday, 16 January 1863

G. & F from London

Clement came

Lucy came

Saturday, 17 January 1863

Edmund & Lenny from London

Lizzy Turnbull

January 1863

Sunday, 18 January 1863

Monday, 19 January 1863

Tuesday, 20 January 1863

Milicent went

Wednesday, 21 January 1863

Hen. Lucy Clemet & Ed. went

Thursday, 22 January 1863

went to London for ball at C.P.

Friday, 23 January 1863

Came home

Saturday, 24 January 1863

January 1863

Sunday, 25 January 1863

Monday, 26 January 1863

Tuesday, 27 January 1863

took Lizzy to Miss B

Wednesday, 28 January 1863

Susan came

Thursday, 29 January 1863

boys went to school

Friday, 30 January 1863

Saturday, 31 January 1863

February 1863

Sunday, 1 February 1863

Monday, 2 February 1863

Susan went.

Ch very languid in mg

Tuesday, 3 February 1863

Ch. ditto –

sick after great faintness

Wednesday, 4 February 1863

Came to Q. Anne with Ch. Hen & Horace

Thursday, 5 February 1863

Friday, 6 February 1863

Saturday, 7 February 1863

5/6

Lizzy came

went to Duke's Mote

February 1863

Sunday, 8 February 1863

went to church & tea at C.T

2/6

Monday, 9 February 1863

3/. 1/ -

Lizzy went

Called on Mrs Huxley

lunched at Chester P.

Tuesday, 10 February 1863

headache

Wednesday, 11 February 1863

Went to Kew

Thursday, 12 February 1863

4/6

went to Sydenham

dined at C.T. 2/.

Friday, 13 February 1863

F. E. W. & I dined at Q. Anne

Saturday, 14 February 1863

came home

frost bright sun

cabs 1/6 1/6 1/6

February 1863

Sunday, 15 February 1863

frost

H. quite well all day

Monday, 16 February 1863

not well in mg.

Tuesday, 17 February 1863

H rode –

Harry R. to tea

Wednesday, 18 February 1863

Thursday, 19 February 1863

Friday, 20 February 1863

Saturday, 21 February 1863

Ch. well all this fortnight

February 1863

Sunday, 22 February 1863

John Lubbock dined

Monday, 23 February 1863

Tuesday, 24 February 1863

Ch. faint in night

Wednesday, 25 February 1863

every morng languid & heavy

Thursday, 26 February 1863

sick several times in course of week

Friday, 27 February 1863

Saturday, 28 February 1863

March 1863

Sunday, 1 March 1863

very languid in mg-

Monday, 2 March 1863

Ditto faintness & sickness

Tuesday, 3 March 1863 

Wednesday, 4 March 1863

Ch. better but occasional sickness

Thursday, 5 March 1863

Friday, 6 March 1863

Saturday, 7 March 1863

Boys from school.

weather changed.

March 1863

Sunday, 8 March 1863 

Monday, 9 March 1863

G. went back

Lizzy & Miss Hutch. came-

Tuesday, 10 March 1863   

Wednesday, 11 March 1863

Boys & girls went

Thursday, 12 March 1863

Friday, 13 March 1863

Saturday, 14 March 1863

Mr Latter 12-

Harry Lizzie & Eliz came.

Hen. went to London

March 1863

Sunday, 15 March 1863 

Monday, 16 March 1863

Went.

Harry to tea

Tuesday, 17 March 1863 

Horace not well & [head]✓

Wednesday, 18 March 1863

poorly

Thursday, 19 March 1863

very feverish & throat

Friday, 20 March 1863

fever almost gone

Eliz came

Saturday, 21 March 1863

March 1863

Sunday, 22 March 1863

downstairs a short time

Monday, 23 March 1863

out fine day

no flat

Tuesday, 24 March 1863

out fine day

Do -

Wednesday, 25 March 1863

Thursday, 26 March 1863

G. Tollet

Friday, 27 March 1863

Ellen came

Saturday, 28 March 1863

March - April 1863

Sunday, 29 March 1863 

Monday, 30 March 1863

Out fine day

Harry Rich –

no flat.

Tuesday, 31 March 1863

Ditto

no flat

Wednesday, 1 April 1863

Cath came from L. H. P.

Thursday, 2 April 1863

G Tollet came [line crossed out]

Tollets went

Wm came.

Friday, 3 April 1863

Ellen T. came [line crossed out]

Hen came home [line crossed out]

Saturday, 4 April 1863

William came [line crossed out]

April 1863

Sunday, 5 April 1863

Monday, 6 April 1863

Harry Rich

H. brisk all day [line crossed out]

Cath went

Tuesday, 7 April 1863

Mr Cresy to lunch

Wm went

Alfred came

Lawrence came

Camilla

Mary's death [Hawkshaw, Mary Jane Jackson, Godfrey Wedgwood's wife, at childbed]

Wednesday, 8 April 1863

Thursday, 9 April 1863

Friday, 10 April 1863

Saturday, 11 April 1863

fine.

April 1863

Sunday, 12 April 1863

fine day

Monday, 13 April 1863

Lawrence & girls went

Tuesday, 14 April 1863

Went to Westerham

Wednesday, 15 April 1863

Fine

Camilla went

Thursday, 16 April 1863

Fine

walked to cut down wood

began reading with H.

Friday, 17 April 1863

H not so well

Saturday, 18 April 1863

April 1863

Sunday, 19 April 1863

H. poorly.

Monday, 20 April 1863

Ditto left off reading

Tuesday, 21 April 1863

Elinor came

H. went to conjuror in village

Wednesday, 22 April 1863

frequent flat

walked part way with Julia to Raven

Thursday, 23 April 1863

G. came from school

Friday, 24 April 1863

Saturday, 25 April 1863

went with Elinor & G. to New Phil.

Ch skin very bad

April 1863

Sunday, 26 April 1863

beautiful day

Ch. very poorly

Monday, 27 April 1863

Came to Hartfield

Tuesday, 28 April 1863

Cold windy day

H. stomach very bad the next 3 days but brisk

bad at night

Wednesday, 29 April 1863

walked out with pony

rain.

April – May 1863

Thursday, 30 April 1863

dismal day

walked over common & in wood.

Friday, 1 May 1863

Hen rode –

went shopping to E.G

children to Brambletye

Saturday, 2 May 1863

walked in Mr M's wood.

took G. to E. Grinstead

May 1863

Sunday, 3 May 1863

beautiful day.

walked to Brook on common_

Monday, 4 May 1863

beautiful weather

drove to Buckhurst

Horace went also

Tuesday, 5 May 1863

Ch. poorly & languid all week

Wednesday, 6 May 1863

Came to L. H. P.

Thursday, 7 May 1863

Ch. better

Friday, 8 May 1863

Saturday, 9 May 1863

May 1863

Sunday, 10 May 1863

went to church

Monday, 11 May 1863

Cold

did not go out

Tuesday, 12 May 1863

rain

Wednesday, 13 May 1863

came home

cold wind

Thursday, 14 May 1863

rain & cold

no flat

Friday, 15 May 1863

rain

Ch. taken with pain in bowels –

no flat

Saturday, 16 May 1863

very unwell

Camilla & Lizzy

boys from sch.

no flat

May 1863

Sunday, 17 May 1863

Ch very unwell with pain

Monday, 18 May 1863

Hen went to London & children to school

Tuesday, 19 May 1863

pain left & sickness came on

Wednesday, 20 May 1863

Ditto

Emily T. came

Thursday, 21 May 1863

sick in mg.

Friday, 22 May 1863

Miss Th came

Horace & I to Bromley

Saturday, 23 May 1863

Henrietta returned

Horace to Bromley

May 1863

Sunday, 24 May 1863

Monday, 25 May 1863

Tuesday, 26 May 1863

Wednesday, 27 May 1863

hot to Sunday

Thursday, 28 May 1863

Hilary drank tea

Friday, 29 May 1863

Hen & Hilary to dog show

Saturday, 30 May 1863

went to Phil rehearsal

Horace to Dog show

May 1863

Sunday, 31 May 1863

In hand 21 – 6 - 0

Monday, 1 June 1863

12 1/3 by 8. 1/4

Tuesday, 2 June 1863

Wednesday, 3 June 1863

Thursday, 4 June 1863

Friday, 5 June 1863

Wm came

Saturday, 6 June 1863

Lizzy came & George

June 1863

Sunday, 7 June 1863

Monday, 8 June 1863

went to London taking Lizzy back

Pop. concert

Tuesday, 9 June 1863

shopping &c

Wednesday, 10 June 1863

came home headache

Hen. came up to Statue

Thursday, 11 June 1863

Friday, 12 June 1863

Saturday, 13 June 1863

June 1863

Sunday, 14 June 1863

Monday, 15 June 1863

Emily T went

Hen. to Cumberland

Tuesday, 16 June 1863

Wednesday, 17 June 1863

Ch. unwell with pain

Thursday, 18 June 1863

better

drove to Bromley common

Friday, 19 June 1863

rain.

Saturday, 20 June 1863

drove in pony carriage to Ravensb.

June 1863

Sunday, 21 June 1863

Monday, 22 June 1863

Tuesday, 23 June 1863

boys from school.

Wednesday, 24 June 1863

Thursday, 25 June 1863

Friday, 26 June 1863

Camilla came

Saturday, 27 June 1863

Horace rode had a fall –

faintish in evg.

June – July 1863

Sunday, 28 June 1863

Monday, 29 June 1863

Camilla went

Tuesday, 30 June 1863

Carpmaels

Wednesday, 1 July 1863

Thursday, 2 July 1863

boys with sore throat

Friday, 3 July 1863

Saturday, 4 July 1863

July 1863

Sunday, 5 July 1863

bad at night

Monday, 6 July 1863

good day

bad night

Tuesday, 7 July 1863

uncomf. after break.

Wednesday, 8 July 1863

Thursday, 9 July 1863

no fruit

Friday, 10 July 1863

H. rode

had strawberries

Saturday, 11 July 1863

bad morning

July 1863

Sunday, 12 July 1863

baddish days

H.

Monday, 13 July 1863

H. G. & Elinor to Canterbury

Tuesday, 14 July 1863

good day.

strawberries

Wednesday, 15 July 1863

very good day

had fruit

Thursday, 16 July 1863

Ditto

L. H P came

H Rode

Friday, 17 July 1863

good day

H. rode

Saturday, 18 July 1863

good day

July 1863

Sunday, 19 July 1863

fine

Monday, 20 July 1863

Tuesday, 21 July 1863

Eras. came

rain all day

Horace baddish

Wednesday, 22 July 1863

Lizzy & Strickland came

Thursday, 23 July 1863

L. H. P went leaving Sophy.

Friday, 24 July 1863

Saturday, 25 July 1863

Strickland & Ed. went. F.E W. Hen - & Eva came

July 1863

Sunday, 26 July 1863

Monday, 27 July 1863

Hor. 4. good day

Tuesday, 28 July 1863

In hand. 12 – 17 –

opera Faust

returned to London with FEW &c

Wednesday, 29 July 1863

from London

called on Miss P

Thursday, 30 July 1863

came from [line crossed out]

Friday, 31 July 1863

Saturday, 1 August 1863

Wm came

August 1863

Sunday, 2 August 1863

Mr Cresy –

H. very unwell -

Monday, 3 August 1863

Tuesday, 4 August 1863

Hor. well -

Wednesday, 5 August 1863

Thursday, 6 August 1863

rain

cricket

Hen. Tooth ache -

Friday, 7 August 1863

races

Mr Strickland

hot

Saturday, 8 August 1863

hot

August 1863

Sunday, 9 August 1863

very hot

Monday, 10 August 1863

Tuesday, 11 August 1863

Eliz. & Ed – came

Miss Pugh came

Wednesday, 12 August 1863

Thursday, 13 August 1863

went to London with E. & E

Friday, 14 August 1863

Saturday, 15 August 1863

August 1863

Sunday, 16 August 1863

Monday, 17 August 1863

went to London with Lizzy & Miss P_

Tuesday, 18 August 1863

returned with Louisa Amy & Ed_

G. came after woodhouse

Wednesday, 19 August 1863

Thursday, 20 August 1863

Friday, 21 August 1863

Camilla came

Saturday, 22 August 1863

August 1863

Sunday, 23 August 1863

Monday, 24 August 1863

Tuesday, 25 August 1863

Wednesday, 26 August 1863

ad. Betsy 1 Old Ring 3

Thursday, 27 August 1863

ad. Anne 10/-

In hand £24 – 12

came to Barlaston

Friday, 28 August 1863

drove out with F.

Saturday, 29 August 1863

fine picnic

August – September 1863

Sunday, 30 August 1863

Hemmings & Mary Jones came

Monday, 31 August 1863

rain all day.

Tuesday, 1 September 1863

maids &c 3/6

came to Malvern

18 – 5

3.18.6   4.6   6   2.2

Wednesday, 2 September 1863

Thursday, 3 September 1863

Ch & Hen. came from London

Friday, 4 September 1863

Saturday, 5 September 1863

Gardeners Chron [See Vermin and traps, F1728]

September 1863

Sunday, 6 September 1863

Monday, 7 September 1863

Tuesday, 8 September 1863

Wednesday, 9 September 1863

Thursday, 10 September 1863

Friday, 11 September 1863

went to concert Messiah

Saturday, 12 September 1863

C regular acid sickness began

drove round hill

September 1863

Sunday, 13 September 1863

Wm came

C. very giddy & unwell

Monday, 14 September 1863

better

1 – 3 – 3   1 – 6

Tuesday, 15 September 1863

H. began water cure

better

Wednesday, 16 September 1863

Wm & girls drove to Eastnor

Ch. better

Thursday, 17 September 1863

C. bad sickness

came to London with Lizzy.

fares 2. 15 –

cab, Ken. & [illeg] 10 -.

hat 1 – 8 - .

Friday, 18 September 1863

C had a better day

Saturday, 19 September 1863

September 1863

Sunday, 20 September 1863

sick before break –

uncomf all day

Monday, 21 September 1863

Bad sickness after breakfast

languid all day

sick at 10 p.m.

Tuesday, 22 September 1863

sick before b.

better day

slightly sick at night

Wednesday, 23 September 1863

Hen went to Birm

good day

much distress at night & sick

Thursday, 24 September 1863

good day & good night

Friday, 25 September 1863

v. g. day.

Wm went

Saturday, 26 September 1863

v. g. day

outside gates

Hen. came home

September 1863

Sunday, 27 September 1863

not so good a day head swimming

great flat at night not sick

Horace not so well.

Monday, 28 September 1863

much better

walked a good deal.

much flat at night

Tuesday, 29 September 1863

bad swimming sinking &c

Wednesday, 30 September 1863

better day

October 1863

Thursday, 1 October 1863

much swimming in head all day.

much giddiness & shocks in evening.

good night

lunched with Mrs Holland

Friday, 2 October 1863

C. good day

Saturday, 3 October 1863

C. much better

Horace poorly several times in day

October 1863

Sunday, 4 October 1863

H. very uncomf.

Ch. very swimming in head all day.

H walked.

Monday, 5 October 1863

Ch. better

Tuesday, 6 October 1863

Wednesday, 7 October 1863

Thursday, 8 October 1863

Friday, 9 October 1863

very weak

swimming & with legs weak all this fortnight

Saturday, 10 October 1863

October 1863

Sunday, 11 October 1863

Monday, 12 October 1863

C sick

came to London

Tuesday, 13 October 1863

Slightly sick

came to London

Wednesday, 14 October 1863

much sick in night

came home

Thursday, 15 October 1863

C. much better

Friday, 16 October 1863

very good day

baddish night but no sickness

Saturday, 17 October 1863

v.g. day.

g. night

October 1863

Sunday, 18 October 1863

Monday, 19 October 1863

Tuesday, 20 October 1863

baddish day

Wednesday, 21 October 1863

bad day

sickness

Thursday, 22 October 1863

H. began reading

Friday, 23 October 1863

rheumatism

feverish

Saturday, 24 October 1863

with headache

sickness in afternoon & night

October 1863

Sunday, 25 October 1863

Monday, 26 October 1863

Tuesday, 27 October 1863

Eliz. Came

I went to Bromley

Wednesday, 28 October 1863

sickness at night

Thursday, 29 October 1863

Friday, 30 October 1863

Saturday, 31 October 1863

Lizzy came from sch.

Slight sickness at night

November 1863

Sunday, 1 November 1863

Monday, 2 November 1863

v. g. day. Lizzy went

Tuesday, 3 November 1863

Hen went to Everleigh

Dr Brinton came

Bad night with pain

H. sick

Wednesday, 4 November 1863

in bed all day.

Thursday, 5 November 1863

better

Friday, 6 November 1863

Saturday, 7 November 1863

acid sickness in mg.

November 1863

Sunday, 8 November 1863

swimming all day

sickness in evg.

Monday, 9 November 1863

faint & acid

sickness in mg & again in evg.

Tuesday, 10 November 1863

began iodine?

Wednesday, 11 November 1863

Thursday, 12 November 1863

good

H. failed 1st time for near a fortnight

Friday, 13 November 1863

fine day.

Hen came home

Saturday, 14 November 1863

C. not quite so well

Horace rather poorly

November 1863

Sunday, 15 November 1863

Monday, 16 November 1863

Sudden dazzling & sickness

Tuesday, 17 November 1863

Sick once in after Savings Bank affairs

in afternoon also & in night

Wednesday, 18 November 1863

Sick in evg. [line crossed out]

Thursday, 19 November 1863

Sick at 6 p.m

Friday, 20 November 1863

left off iodine?

Sick at one

Saturday, 21 November 1863

pain in day.

sick 7. p. m

November 1863

Sunday, 22 November 1863

v. g day

Monday, 23 November 1863

slightly sick at night after v. g day

Tuesday, 24 November 1863

v. g day

a good deal of sickness & sinking at night

Wednesday, 25 November 1863

slight in mg.

Thursday, 26 November 1863

began. medicine again

sickness after dinner & in evg.

v. g. night

Friday, 27 November 1863

slight acid

sickness in mg.

sick at about 8 pm.

Saturday, 28 November 1863

tolerable day till 5/30 sick.

& several times in night

November – December 1863

Sunday, 29 November 1863

g. day till 4.30

sick 5.35 & 9.

3 times in night

Monday, 30 November 1863

sick 4 times in day

2 in night

in bed all day

Tuesday, 1 December 1863

sick much at 9.30

faint distress in mg

bilious sickness 12.30

once in night

Wednesday, 2 December 1863

once at 12 slightly comf all day.

12 at night

Thursday, 3 December 1863

Friday, 4 December 1863

began Quinine

sick about 12 at night

Saturday, 5 December 1863

sick 12.30

at 9. twice & slightly 1.

December 1863

Sunday, 6 December 1863

sick at 10.30   4.30   9.30   12.

H. better

flat —

Monday, 7 December 1863

slight flat

Tuesday, 8 December 1863

sick at 10.  4.30   5.30   12.

Horace grey powder

Wednesday, 9 December 1863

12.30   2.30   9

several times in night

very bad night

Thursday, 10 December 1863

in bed all day

Eliz came

Hen. to Ravensbourne

acid sickness twice in night

Friday, 11 December 1863

Came down stairs twice

sick 3 –

5.30

very bad night sick & flat till 2.30

Saturday, 12 December 1863

sick 12-

5 –

8.30

9.30

Colchicum

Eliz went

good night

December 1863

Sunday, 13 December 1863

comf till 3-30

sick

no sickness

2 3 struggles

Monday, 14 December 1863

Tuesday, 15 December 1863

much swimming all day

took quinine at night

violent flat & slight sickness

Wednesday, 16 December 1863

sick at 10 a.m.

Thursday, 17 December 1863

very bad sinking & faintness at night

Friday, 18 December 1863

3 times sick at 4.

Saturday, 19 December 1863

sick at 9.30

bad attack of sickness from 4 to 9.

opium once in night

December 1863

Sunday, 20 December 1863

much recovered

1 g opium dinner time

3 times sick at 8.

1g. op.

Monday, 21 December 1863

2 sick at 5.30

4 times in night

Tuesday, 22 December 1863

Lizzy came from school

sick 7.30

comf night but frequent sickness

Wednesday, 23 December 1863

once 8.

good day

9.30

sick 2 in night

Thursday, 24 December 1863

Wm came

1.15

5.30

6.30

heavy night no sickness

Friday, 25 December 1863

at 9.30

began compresse

3 times in night

Took opium comf after

Saturday, 26 December 1863

good day

sick at 9.30

December 1863

Sunday, 27 December 1863

v. g. day.

sick 8.30 & several more times till 11.

uncomf night

Monday, 28 December 1863

sick 11.30 slightly

3.30

9.  & 3 more in night

last dose of brandy at 9 p.m.

Tuesday, 29 December 1863

v. g.

9.30

2 or 3.

blue pill

Wednesday, 30 December 1863

v. good day

8. slightly [line crossed out]

uncomf but not sick [line crossed out]

sick once in mg.

good night [line crossed out]

left off pepsine

Thursday, 31 December 1863

8 acid sickness [line crossed out]

8 slightly b [crossed out] acid

uncomf much of day but not sick