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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