RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1866. CUL-DAR242[.30]. 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. RN1

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:

The Darwins lost two close relations in 1866, in the deaths of Emily Catherine Langton and Susan Darwin. The adult children began to travel abroad. Mrs Darwin noted the Leonid meteor showers on 13 November.


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[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1866

January 1866

31st not so good.

Monday, 1 January 1866

!!

Uncomf evening

Tuesday, 2 January 1866

Wednesday, 3 January 1866

Baddish day

Thursday, 4 January 1866

!!

Amy Crofton

Lawrence

Friday, 5 January 1866

Saturday, 6 January 1866

January 1866

Sunday, 7 January 1866

!

Monday, 8 January 1866

!

Tuesday, 9 January 1866

!!

Amy C. & Lawrence went

Wednesday, 10 January 1866

Ed. went

Thursday, 11 January 1866

Uncomf afternoon

Snow storm

Friday, 12 January 1866

slight staggering

Saturday, 13 January 1866

!

January 1866

Sunday, 14 January 1866

slight staggering

Mr & Mrs Cresy.

Monday, 15 January 1866

L.H P. came

Aunt Eliz & Harry

Tuesday, 16 January 1866

Wednesday, 17 January 1866

Went

!

Wm came

Thursday, 18 January 1866

!

L.H. P. went

Friday, 19 January 1866

!!

Saturday, 20 January 1866

uncomf afternoon

January 1866

Sunday, 21 January 1866

!!

Monday, 22 January 1866

slight sickness at night

Tuesday, 23 January 1866

ED. 10 1/2 st

C.D. 10. st 4 1/2

!.

Wednesday, 24 January 1866

slight frost

Thursday, 25 January 1866

Mr Woodhouse

2 1/2

Lady Lub called

Friday, 26 January 1866

Louisa Lud came

Saturday, 27 January 1866

headache me in bed

1g cal

January 1866

Sunday, 28 January 1866

Monday, 29 January 1866

Tuesday, 30 January 1866

!

Wednesday, 31 January 1866

!

bad evg

boys went

February 1866

Thursday, 1 February 1866

!

Friday, 2 February 1866

death of C. L. [Emily Catherine Langton]

Saturday, 3 February 1866

!

February 1866

Sunday, 4 February 1866

headache 1 g. cal-

Monday, 5 February 1866

Tuesday, 6 February 1866

!

Wednesday, 7 February 1866

!!

bad evening [line crossed out]

Thursday, 8 February 1866

! C.D. 10 – 7. 1/2

Friday, 9 February 1866

Death of Cath. L. [line crossed out]

Saturday, 10 February 1866

February 1866

Sunday, 11 February 1866

furious storm

Monday, 12 February 1866

Tuesday, 13 February 1866

! [crossed out]

Wednesday, 14 February 1866

! [crossed out]

Thursday, 15 February 1866

Sir J. Lubbock called

Friday, 16 February 1866

Saturday, 17 February 1866

Wm came

Hen dined at High Elms

a good deal of rocking &c

tol day

February 1866

Sunday, 18 February 1866

Frost.

Monday, 19 February 1866

Called on Mrs Turnbull

Tuesday, 20 February 1866

Headache

Wednesday, 21 February 1866

Thursday, 22 February 1866

Hen. ill

Friday, 23 February 1866

Saturday, 24 February 1866

put off Hensleigh

February 1866

Sunday, 25 February 1866

Monday, 26 February 1866

dazzling

Ch. went to bed.

much better in evg.

Fanny H. came

Tuesday, 27 February 1866

!! Hensleigh

Wednesday, 28 February 1866

Godfrey Amy.

March 1866

Thursday, 1 March 1866

!

Friday, 2 March 1866

!

Saturday, 3 March 1866

!

Boys from school

March 1866

Sunday, 4 March 1866

!

fine day-

Mr Woolner called

I went to church

Monday, 5 March 1866

!! Godfrey & Co went

Tuesday, 6 March 1866 

!! Hen & Lizzy to London

Wednesday, 7 March 1866

!!

Thursday, 8 March 1866

!!

Friday, 9 March 1866

!! Hen. from London

Saturday, 10 March 1866

!! Wm came

March 1866

Sunday, 11 March 1866

!!

Headache me slight

C. bad at night

Monday, 12 March 1866

Hope came

!

Tuesday, 13 March 1866

Lizzy came

!

Wednesday, 14 March 1866

!

Lizzy poorly

Thursday, 15 March 1866

Hope went

!!

Hen went abroad.

Friday, 16 March 1866

!!

Lizzy poorly with cold & back ache since Wed.

Saturday, 17 March 1866

Slight headache every mg. ED.

!!

March 1866

Sunday, 18 March 1866 

headache all day.

Monday, 19 March 1866

Mrs B. Carter

Miss Thackerays called

began 2 g. quinine

Tuesday, 20 March 1866

drove out called on High Elms & Ravens-

Wednesday, 21 March 1866

headache

deep snow

Thursday, 22 March 1866

Friday, 23 March 1866

headache in mg

Saturday, 24 March 1866

Mr & Mrs Norman called

Dr Hooker

G. came

March 1866

Sunday, 25 March 1866

Monday, 26 March 1866

Dr Hooker went

Tuesday, 27 March 1866

Wednesday, 28 March 1866

Frank came poorly

Mr & Miss Chadwick

Thursday, 29 March 1866

Boys from school & Wm

Friday, 30 March 1866

Saturday, 31 March 1866

F & Frank W. came

April 1866

Sunday, 1 April 1866

Monday, 2 April 1866

H. to call on Mr Reed.

Mr G. Henslow Mr Innes & Mr Stephens to dinner

Tuesday, 3 April 1866

Wednesday, 4 April 1866

horrid weather for a week

Thursday, 5 April 1866

Friday, 6 April 1866

C. went to bed with a cold

Saturday, 7 April 1866

Wm came

April 1866

Sunday, 8 April 1866

C. influenza

Monday, 9 April 1866

I. influenza

Tuesday, 10 April 1866

Wednesday, 11 April 1866

Thursday, 12 April 1866

Friday, 13 April 1866

!!

Saturday, 14 April 1866

!!

C. quite recovered

April 1866

Sunday, 15 April 1866

Monday, 16 April 1866

came down

Tuesday, 17 April 1866

Horace went to school

I drove out

Wednesday, 18 April 1866

Thursday, 19 April 1866

C. 10 -8

Friday, 20 April 1866

From C. £20 –

Mrs E £5

Anne 3-10

Betsey 3-15

Emily 3-5

Miss B. 12/

Saturday, 21 April 1866

Came to London on £14-4

April 1866

Sunday, 22 April 1866

Monday, 23 April 1866

Tuesday, 24 April 1866

drove out

Wednesday, 25 April 1866

Tollets dined

Thursday, 26 April 1866

Friday, 27 April 1866

Went to Hamlet

Saturday, 28 April 1866

£1

Lizzy owes me for hat &c [line crossed out]

C. went to soiree at Royal Soc.

April – May 1866

Sunday, 29 April 1866

Monday, 30 April 1866

picture frame 18-6

Phil – 15.6

Mdz. G. minor

Past Symph. Beet.

Tuesday, 1 May 1866

came home

cold rain

Therm. 40

Wednesday, 2 May 1866

Thursday, 3 May 1866

Friday, 4 May 1866

Alice Hutch

Mrs Carter called

Saturday, 5 May 1866

Girls to Crystal P

May 1866

Sunday, 6 May 1866

Monday, 7 May 1866

headache [crossed out]

Tuesday, 8 May 1866

drove out

Wednesday, 9 May 1866

Thursday, 10 May 1866

Friday, 11 May 1866

Saturday, 12 May 1866

Harrys came & Jenny

May 1866

Sunday, 13 May 1866

Harrys w [line crossed out]

Monday, 14 May 1866

Tuesday, 15 May 1866

Harrys went

Wednesday, 16 May 1866

Thursday, 17 May 1866

Friday, 18 May 1866

Saturday, 19 May 1866

May 1866

Sunday, 20 May 1866

nice day

Monday, 21 May 1866

fine day

Horace came

Tuesday, 22 May 1866

Wednesday, 23 May 1866

Thursday, 24 May 1866

Friday, 25 May 1866

bitter E. wind all week

Saturday, 26 May 1866

butter 1-3-9-

Mrs E 3-11-7

Boys from school

fine day

May 1866

Sunday, 27 May 1866

Mr Caspary –

Monday, 28 May 1866

Tuesday, 29 May 1866

went to L.H.P.

Wednesday, 30 May 1866

May – June 1866

Thursday, 31 May 1866

Miss Thacks called

Friday, 1 June 1866

Went to Ketlands

Saturday, 2 June 1866

came home

June 1866

Sunday, 3 June 1866

Monday, 4 June 1866

Ch. began riding

Tuesday, 5 June 1866

Wednesday, 6 June 1866

Lizzy to Barl. & Ireland

Thursday, 7 June 1866

Friday, 8 June 1866

Saturday, 9 June 1866

June 1866

Sunday, 10 June 1866

Monday, 11 June 1866

Tuesday, 12 June 1866

Wednesday, 13 June 1866

Thursday, 14 June 1866

Friday, 15 June 1866

Saturday, 16 June 1866

Ed 9 st. 1 3/4

H.E.D 7. 7 1/4

June 1866

Sunday, 17 June 1866

Monday, 18 June 1866

Tuesday, 19 June 1866

Wednesday, 20 June 1866

Thursday, 21 June 1866

feverish attack

fine weather

boys came.

Friday, 22 June 1866

Saturday, 23 June 1866

Dr & Mrs Hooker

Mr Mogg

June 1866

Sunday, 24 June 1866

Monday, 25 June 1866

H.E D. 7 st.12-3/4

Dr H & Mogg. went

Tuesday, 26 June 1866

beautiful weather

Wednesday, 27 June 1866

Ed. came

Thursday, 28 June 1866

Friday, 29 June 1866

Mrs H. went

Saturday, 30 June 1866

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July 1866

Sunday, 1 July 1866

Monday, 2 July 1866

Wednesday, 3 July 1866

rain all week

Thursday, 4 July 1866

Thursday, 5 July 1866

Friday, 6 July 1866

Saturday, 7 July 1866

Boys went to Wales

July 1866

Sunday, 8 July 1866

Monday, 9 July 1866

Frank & Lizzy came home from Ireland

Tuesday, 10 July 1866

Wednesday, 11 July 1866

Thursday, 12 July 1866

Alfred came

Friday, 13 July 1866

Saturday, 14 July 1866

Beautiful hot dry. week

July 1866

Sunday, 15 July 1866

C. sick several times

Monday, 16 July 1866

Alfred went

Diarrhea

Lenny & H. came home

Tuesday, 17 July 1866

H. Woodhouse 10.

Diarrhea

C. sick in night.

Wednesday, 18 July 1866

Sick again in night

Thursday, 19 July 1866

Friday, 20 July 1866

Saturday, 21 July 1866

No rain for a fortnight

Ch. unusually well

July 1866

Sunday, 22 July 1866

began iron

Monday, 23 July 1866

Lent. L. 6.2/6

Tuesday, 24 July 1866

Wednesday, 25 July 1866

Thursday, 26 July 1866

Friday, 27 July 1866

headache

Saturday, 28 July 1866

went to fête at High Elms

No r

July – August 1866

Sunday, 29 July 1866

C. sick.

Diarrhea

Monday, 30 July 1866

Tuesday, 31 July 1866

Wednesday, 1 August 1866

Thursday, 2 August 1866

10.30 o'clock

Mr Woodhouse

Friday, 3 August 1866

Saturday, 4 August 1866

Hensleigh & Ernest

August 1866

Sunday, 5 August 1866

Monday, 6 August 1866

Rain all day

Tuesday, 7 August 1866

bad weather

Wednesday, 8 August 1866

Thursday, 9 August 1866

Friday, 10 August 1866

fine

Saturday, 11 August 1866

Frank Hen. & Erny

August 1866

Sunday, 12 August 1866

boys went to school.

Monday, 13 August 1866

rain all day [line crossed out]

Hensleighs went all but Hope

Tuesday, 14 August 1866

Wednesday, 15 August 1866

Thursday, 16 August 1866

Boys went to Norway

Hope went

Friday, 17 August 1866

Saturday, 18 August 1866

August 1866

Sunday, 19 August 1866

Monday, 20 August 1866

E.D. 9 st.6

C.D. 10.9

Tuesday, 21 August 1866

Wednesday, 22 August 1866

Thursday, 23 August 1866

Friday, 24 August 1866

Saturday, 25 August 1866

August 1866

Sunday, 26 August 1866

Monday, 27 August 1866

L.H.P. & Eras came

Tuesday, 28 August 1866

Wednesday, 29 August 1866

August - September 1866

Thursday, 30 August 1866

Eras went

Susan illness

Friday, 31 August 1866

Caroline went to Shrewsbury

Cicely confined

Saturday, 1 September 1866

Jos & girls went home

September 1866

Sunday, 2 September 1866

Monday, 3 September 1866

Tuesday, 4 September 1866

Wednesday, 5 September 1866

Heavy rain

Emily Th. came

fine afternoon

Thursday, 6 September 1866

Rain

Friday, 7 September 1866

Rain

Saturday, 8 September 1866

Pouring all day

September 1866

Sunday, 9 September 1866

no rain till night

Monday, 10 September 1866

Showers mg

Hen – went to Malvern

fine sun & wind

Godfrey came

Tuesday, 11 September 1866

Showers & steady rain till 11-30

Wednesday, 12 September 1866

drizzle all afternoon

Thursday, 13 September 1866

fine all day

Friday, 14 September 1866

furious showers early

Saturday, 15 September 1866

Emily T. & Godfrey went

Slight showers afternoon

September 1866

Sunday, 16 September 1866

pouring-

Monday, 17 September 1866

fine all day

Tuesday, 18 September 1866

Wednesday, 19 September 1866

Thursday, 20 September 1866

no rain till night

Down school

Friday, 21 September 1866

fine all day

rain at night

Saturday, 22 September 1866

pouring

Wm & Harry came

September 1866

Sunday, 23 September 1866

pouring afternoon

Monday, 24 September 1866

Ch. giddy & unwell

Harry went

Showers

Wm in afternoon

Tuesday, 25 September 1866

fine!!

Wednesday, 26 September 1866

Thursday, 27 September 1866

Friday, 28 September 1866

Saturday, 29 September 1866

Boys from school

September – October 1866

Sunday, 30 September 1866

Henrietta came home

in hand £9.17-6

Monday, 1 October 1866

went to Pyt H. with Lizzy

Tuesday, 2 October 1866

Wednesday, 3 October 1866

Susan's death

went to Wardour Castle

Thursday, 4 October 1866

came home

Friday, 5 October 1866

Saturday, 6 October 1866

October 1866

Sunday, 7 October 1866

Monday, 8 October 1866

Tuesday, 9 October 1866

Wednesday, 10 October 1866

Thursday, 11 October 1866

Friday, 12 October 1866

Frank to Cam.

Saturday, 13 October 1866

October 1866

Sunday, 14 October 1866

fine cold weather

Monday, 15 October 1866

Tuesday, 16 October 1866

G. to Cam -

Wednesday, 17 October 1866

Thursday, 18 October 1866

Friday, 19 October 1866

Lizzy to London on her way abroad

Saturday, 20 October 1866

October 1866

Sunday, 21 October 1866

Prof. Haeckel came

Monday, 22 October 1866

Tuesday, 23 October 1866

Wednesday, 24 October 1866

Hope came

Thursday, 25 October 1866

Friday, 26 October 1866

Camilla came

Hope went

Saturday, 27 October 1866

October 1866

Sunday, 28 October 1866

Monday, 29 October 1866

Tuesday, 30 October 1866

Wednesday, 31 October 1866

November 1866

Thursday, 1 November 1866

Friday, 2 November 1866

Saturday, 3 November 1866

Boys from school

November 1866

Sunday, 4 November 1866

Monday, 5 November 1866

Tuesday, 6 November 1866

Wednesday, 7 November 1866

Thursday, 8 November 1866

Eliz. came

Friday, 9 November 1866

Saturday, 10 November 1866

November 1866

Sunday, 11 November 1866

Monday, 12 November 1866

Tuesday, 13 November 1866

Meteors

Wednesday, 14 November 1866

Camilla went

Thursday, 15 November 1866

Friday, 16 November 1866

Lyells came

Saturday, 17 November 1866

November 1866

Sunday, 18 November 1866

Monday, 19 November 1866

Lyells & Eliz went

Tuesday, 20 November 1866

Wednesday, 21 November 1866

Thursday, 22 November 1866

Came to London

Friday, 23 November 1866

Lob. gesang

Saturday, 24 November 1866

play ours

Boys from Clap & Wm

November 1866

Sunday, 25 November 1866

Hensleighs dined

Monday, 26 November 1866

Mendel octett !!

Wilhelms

Pop. concert

Tuesday, 27 November 1866

Wednesday, 28 November 1866

Drank tea Tollets

November - December 1866

Thursday, 29 November 1866

dined Cumb-

Kempsons

Ch. & Hen went home

Friday, 30 November 1866

bad cold

came home

Saturday, 1 December 1866

in bed

December 1866

Sunday, 2 December 1866

Ditto till afternoon

Lady L - & Mrs Burt called

Monday, 3 December 1866

Tuesday, 4 December 1866

Storm & rain all week.

Wednesday, 5 December 1866

Thursday, 6 December 1866

Friday, 7 December 1866

Saturday, 8 December 1866

Came down

December 1866

Sunday, 9 December 1866

Monday, 10 December 1866

Tuesday, 11 December 1866

Wednesday, 12 December 1866

Thursday, 13 December 1866

Friday, 14 December 1866

Boys from Clap. & Cambridge

Saturday, 15 December 1866

December 1866

Sunday, 16 December 1866

Monday, 17 December 1866

Hensleigh & Eras ill.

Tuesday, 18 December 1866

Wood. 11. o clock

Spent day in London

Wednesday, 19 December 1866

Hen. & Arthur to Barl

Thursday, 20 December 1866

Friday, 21 December 1866

Saturday, 22 December 1866

came home

Wm came

Sunday

December 1866

Sunday, 23 December 1866

Monday, 24 December 1866

F. & G. to Pyt House

Tuesday, 25 December 1866

Wednesday, 26 December 1866

All the rest to Pyt Ho

Thursday, 27 December 1866

Friday, 28 December 1866

Saturday, 29 December 1866

December 1866

Sunday, 30 December 1866

Monday, 31 December 1866

130 Jan 15

[Printed January, 1866]

move blue Larkspur – get more blue & white campanulas

Miss Brewer –

Miss Howitt

Mrs Huxley

26 Abbey Place

St John's wood

Mems of Eliz Smith


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