RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1867. CUL-DAR242[.31]. 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:
Mrs Darwin noted two astronomical events in 1867, the annular solar eclipse on 6 March and the Leonid meteor shower on 14 November, simply noting "Star shower in mg". Apart from a few headaches in which the sufferer is presumably Darwin, nothing of a more serious nature was recorded.
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[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1867
13 1/2 passage
5 1/2
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January 1867
Tuesday, 1 January 1867
Wednesday, 2 January 1867
Snow storm
Thursday, 3 January 1867
Friday, 4 January 1867
Saturday, 5 January 1867
Alfred
January 1867
Sunday, 6 January 1867
Thaw
Monday, 7 January 1867
Strickland.
Ronald & Eva
Hen. fell ill of influenza &c
Tuesday, 8 January 1867
Wednesday, 9 January 1867
Thursday, 10 January 1867
L. & F. Lyell came
Friday, 11 January 1867
Saturday, 12 January 1867
Lyells went
Snow
January 1867
Sunday, 13 January 1867
Frost
Monday, 14 January 1867
Tuesday, 15 January 1867
Wednesday, 16 January 1867
Thursday, 17 January 1867
Friday, 18 January 1867
Hen came down
Saturday, 19 January 1867
I went to Ravensbourne pond
January 1867
Sunday, 20 January 1867
Monday, 21 January 1867
Tuesday, 22 January 1867
Wednesday, 23 January 1867
H. 3 1/2
Thursday, 24 January 1867
Friday, 25 January 1867
Saturday, 26 January 1867
Camilla & Louisa
January 1867
Sunday, 27 January 1867
Monday, 28 January 1867
Tuesday, 29 January 1867
Wednesday, 30 January 1867
January – February 1867
Thursday, 31 January 1867
Penny Reading.
Elinor came –
Friday, 1 February 1867
Saturday, 2 February 1867
Louisa went
February 1867
Sunday, 3 February 1867
Monday, 4 February 1867
Camilla went
Hen. to London with Elinor
Tuesday, 5 February 1867
Wednesday, 6 February 1867
Headache
Thursday, 7 February 1867
Do –
not bad in afternoon
Podoph-
Friday, 8 February 1867
Headache
Podoph-
Saturday, 9 February 1867
Hen. to Pop. concert
February 1867
Sunday, 10 February 1867
Monday, 11 February 1867
Tuesday, 12 February 1867
Penny Reading
Mrs Neale
Wednesday, 13 February 1867
came to London
concert Leslies Choir
Thursday, 14 February 1867
drank tea Cumb –
Friday, 15 February 1867
Called on Mass.
Cumb dined
Saturday, 16 February 1867
Boys came
went to the play.
February 1867
Sunday, 17 February 1867
Monday, 18 February 1867
Monday Pop.
Mme Schumann
Joachim
C. unwell
Tuesday, 19 February 1867
C. unwell –
Wednesday, 20 February 1867
Thursday, 21 February 1867
Came home
leaving Hen.
Friday, 22 February 1867
called on the Reeds & Thompsons
Saturday, 23 February 1867
February 1867
Sunday, 24 February 1867
Monday, 25 February 1867
Tuesday, 26 February 1867
Henrietta came home –
Wednesday, 27 February 1867
February - March 1867
Thursday, 28 February 1867
Friday, 1 March 1867
Saturday, 2 March 1867
March 1867
Sunday, 3 March 1867
Monday, 4 March 1867
Tuesday, 5 March 1867
Wednesday, 6 March 1867
eclipse from 8.30 to 9.30
Harry came
Thursday, 7 March 1867
Snow
Georgina came
Friday, 8 March 1867
Penny Reading
Saturday, 9 March 1867
Harry went
March 1867
Sunday, 10 March 1867
Monday, 11 March 1867
Eliz came
Tuesday, 12 March 1867
Snow
Wednesday, 13 March 1867
Thursday, 14 March 1867
Friday, 15 March 1867
Saturday, 16 March 1867
Lenny & H from school.
H. fever
March 1867
Sunday, 17 March 1867
Monday, 18 March 1867
L. went back.
Tuesday, 19 March 1867
Wednesday, 20 March 1867
Thursday, 21 March 1867
Georgina & Eliza went –
snow & N. wind for a fortnight
Friday, 22 March 1867
weather changed
Saturday, 23 March 1867
March 1867
Sunday, 24 March 1867
Monday, 25 March 1867
Tuesday, 26 March 1867
Wednesday, 27 March 1867
Hen. to Ravensbourne
fever at 4
Thursday, 28 March 1867
Friday, 29 March 1867
Saturday, 30 March 1867
March - April 1867
Sunday, 31 March 1867
fine weather
blue pill
Monday, 1 April 1867
H. began quinine
Eliz came
well E.D.
blue pill me [line crossed out]
Tuesday, 2 April 1867
Headache
well ED
Wednesday, 3 April 1867
headache
Thursday, 4 April 1867
Friday, 5 April 1867
Saturday, 6 April 1867
April 1867
Sunday, 7 April 1867
Monday, 8 April 1867
Tuesday, 9 April 1867
Wednesday, 10 April 1867
Thursday, 11 April 1867
Friday, 12 April 1867
fine
Ad Thomson called_
Saturday, 13 April 1867
rain
H. E. D to L. H P.
April 1867
Sunday, 14 April 1867
Monday, 15 April 1867
G. & F to L. H. P.
Tuesday, 16 April 1867
Lenny home
went to Union
Wednesday, 17 April 1867
Wm came
Thursday, 18 April 1867
H. E D. & Boys from L. H P.
Friday, 19 April 1867
Saturday, 20 April 1867
Mr Swettenham
Lizzy & Rose came
April 1867
Sunday, 21 April 1867
Monday, 22 April 1867
Lawrence
Lenny's arm -
Tuesday, 23 April 1867
Ball at High Elms
Wednesday, 24 April 1867
Mr Strickland
Thursday, 25 April 1867
Bromley hall
Friday, 26 April 1867
Saturday, 27 April 1867
New Phil
Lawrence & Strick went
April – May 1867
Sunday, 28 April 1867
Monday, 29 April 1867
Rose & Amanda went
Swettenham went
Tuesday, 30 April 1867
heard of Harry's illness
Wednesday, 1 May 1867
Thursday, 2 May 1867
Friday, 3 May 1867
beautiful day
Saturday, 4 May 1867
New phil
called on H Normans
Ravens - & Mrs Ed
May 1867
Sunday, 5 May 1867
Monday, 6 May 1867
Tuesday, 7 May 1867
Wednesday, 8 May 1867
Thursday, 9 May 1867
Frank & Hens. came
Friday, 10 May 1867
Hen. to Cressys
Thunderstorm
Saturday, 11 May 1867
May 1867
Sunday, 12 May 1867
Monday, 13 May 1867
Tuesday, 14 May 1867
Wednesday, 15 May 1867
Thursday, 16 May 1867
Friday, 17 May 1867
Saturday, 18 May 1867
New Phil
May 1867
Sunday, 19 May 1867
Monday, 20 May 1867
Tuesday, 21 May 1867
In hand 12 -10
Wednesday, 22 May 1867
Parslow £5
Went to Cambridge
Snow & bitter cold
Thursday, 23 May 1867
cold
Friday, 24 May 1867
Saturday, 25 May 1867
Came home with Amy Croft
May 1867
Sunday, 26 May 1867
weather warmer
Monday, 27 May 1867
Tuesday, 28 May 1867
Amy Crofton went
Wednesday, 29 May 1867
Home 3.
May – June 1867
Thursday, 30 May 1867
Friday, 31 May 1867
Saturday, 1 June 1867
New Phil
Hope Eff. & Jenny
Lovely day
June 1867
Sunday, 2 June 1867
Do –
Monday, 3 June 1867
Girls went
Tuesday, 4 June 1867
Wednesday, 5 June 1867
Thursday, 6 June 1867
Lizzy ll
Friday, 7 June 1867
Saturday, 8 June 1867
Boys from school
June 1867
Sunday, 9 June 1867
Monday, 10 June 1867
Tuesday, 11 June 1867
Wednesday, 12 June 1867
Thursday, 13 June 1867
Friday, 14 June 1867
Called on Mrs Leonard
Fry
Turnbull
Saturday, 15 June 1867
New Phil
June 1867
Sunday, 16 June 1867
In hand 11-4-6
Monday, 17 June 1867
16 300 18 16 140 8
Tuesday, 18 June 1867
Wednesday, 19 June 1867
went to concert at St G. Hall.
Thursday, 20 June 1867
went to Royal. Acad.
L. Ludwig came
Johnson bill 8/6
Royal acad. 7.
Friday, 21 June 1867
Anne ex 11-
ad. anne £1
10 from C.
£4 to HED
Lizzy lent £6
Saturday, 22 June 1867
June 1867
Sunday, 23 June 1867
Monday, 24 June 1867
returned from London
Tuesday, 25 June 1867
Harry came
Wednesday, 26 June 1867
Thursday, 27 June 1867
Friday, 28 June 1867
beautiful weather
Mr Norman dined
Elinor & Eva
Saturday, 29 June 1867
June – July 1867
Sunday, 30 June 1867
Monday, 1 July 1867
Harrys went
Tuesday, 2 July 1867
Wednesday, 3 July 1867
Thursday, 4 July 1867
Girls from London
Friday, 5 July 1867
Fanny & H.
Saturday, 6 July 1867
Allen
July 1867
Sunday, 7 July 1867
Monday, 8 July 1867
All went.
fine
Hen to Tregeare
Tuesday, 9 July 1867
Wednesday, 10 July 1867
Anne ill
Hen came back
Thursday, 11 July 1867
Friday, 12 July 1867
Saturday, 13 July 1867
July 1867
Sunday, 14 July 1867
Monday, 15 July 1867
F & Lizzy came from Plas Mawr.
Tuesday, 16 July 1867
Wednesday, 17 July 1867
Thursday, 18 July 1867
F & L. to Lendridge
Friday, 19 July 1867
Saturday, 20 July 1867
Anne came home
July 1867
Sunday, 21 July 1867
Monday, 22 July 1867
Tuesday, 23 July 1867
Wednesday, 24 July 1867
Thursday, 25 July 1867
Horners came
fine
Friday, 26 July 1867
rain all day
Saturday, 27 July 1867
went to Ravensbourne
July 1867
Sunday, 28 July 1867
Monday, 29 July 1867
Boys from school
Tuesday, 30 July 1867
Wednesday, 31 July 1867
August 1867
Thursday, 1 August 1867
Friday, 2 August 1867
Saturday, 3 August 1867
August 1867
Sunday, 4 August 1867
Monday, 5 August 1867
Tuesday, 6 August 1867
F. F. came
Wednesday, 7 August 1867
Thursday, 8 August 1867
Friday, 9 August 1867
Croquet Mrs Norman
Amanda came
Saturday, 10 August 1867
Fine.
August 1867
Sunday, 11 August 1867
Fine
Monday, 12 August 1867
Do
Tuesday, 13 August 1867
F. F. went
Wednesday, 14 August 1867
went to Much ado
very hot
Thursday, 15 August 1867
Storm at night
Friday, 16 August 1867
Saturday, 17 August 1867
August 1867
Sunday, 18 August 1867
Monday, 19 August 1867
Lenny & H. to Southampton
Tuesday, 20 August 1867
Wednesday, 21 August 1867
Lizzy & I to Dr Garrod
Called on Lyells
Thursday, 22 August 1867
Friday, 23 August 1867
Saturday, 24 August 1867
L. H P came
August 1867
Sunday, 25 August 1867
Monday, 26 August 1867
Tuesday, 27 August 1867
Wednesday, 28 August 1867
Thursday, 28 August 1867
Friday, 30 August 1867
Lena & Ed. came
Saturday, 31 August 1867
Jos C. & Sophy went
September 1867
Sunday, 1 September 1867
Frank came
Monday, 2 September 1867
Em. Th. Came
Mr Horsman
Tuesday, 3 September 1867
Wednesday, 4 September 1867
Ed. & Lena
Margt & Lucy went
Thursday, 5 September 1867
Friday, 6 September 1867
Saturday, 7 September 1867
drove in Holwood
went in boat
September 1867
Sunday, 8 September 1867
bad
Monday, 9 September 1867
Tuesday, 10 September 1867
Em. Th. went
Wednesday, 11 September 1867
Thursday, 12 September 1867
Friday, 13 September 1867
Saturday, 14 September 1867
drove out
September 1867
Sunday, 15 September 1867
feverish
in bed
Monday, 16 September 1867
do –
Tuesday, 17 September 1867
Lizzy & boys from L. H. P
Wednesday, 18 September 1867
Boys to sch.
went to town
£20-6-2
Play £2.5
Esther £2
Thursday, 19 September 1867
Lizzy £5 –
& 7 - 12
Present Lizzy & H. 1£
Friday, 20 September 1867
25 from Ch
Saturday, 21 September 1867
Ch very unwell with exema all week
September 1867
Sunday, 22 September 1867
Saw Miss P £1
Monday, 23 September 1867
Andrew. Wm_ 10/ [line crossed out]
Spect. 7/6 [line crossed out]
Anne £ [line crossed out]
Tuesday, 24 September 1867
Wednesday, 25 September 1867
Thursday, 26 September 1867
C. bad
Friday, 27 September 1867
Saturday, 28 September 1867
September – October 1867
Sunday, 29 September 1867
Monday, 30 September 1867
G. F. W & Lizzy to Pyt House
Tuesday, 1 October 1867
Hen followed
Wednesday, 2 October 1867
Thursday, 3 October 1867
Friday, 4 October 1867
Saturday, 5 October 1867
October 1867
Sunday, 6 October 1867
Monday, 7 October 1867
Tuesday, 8 October 1867
returned from Pyt H. with Amy C.
Wednesday, 9 October 1867
Thursday, 10 October 1867
Friday, 11 October 1867
Saturday, 12 October 1867
October 1867
Sunday, 13 October 1867
Monday, 14 October 1867
Tuesday, 15 October 1867
Hen to L. H. P
Wednesday, 16 October 1867
beautiful weather
Thursday, 17 October 1867
Friday, 18 October 1867
Saturday, 19 October 1867
October 1867
Sunday, 20 October 1867
Monday, 21 October 1867
Tuesday, 22 October 1867
Wednesday, 23 October 1867
Thursday, 24 October 1867
Hen from L. H. P.
Friday, 25 October 1867
Saturday, 26 October 1867
October 1867
Sunday, 27 October 1867
Monday, 28 October 1867
Tuesday, 29 October 1867
Wednesday, 30 October 1867
October - November 1867
Thursday, 31 October 1867
Friday, 1 November 1867
Saturday, 2 November 1867
Boys from sch.
November 1867
[3 November – 9 November 1867 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 10 November 1867
Monday, 11 November 1867
Tuesday, 12 November 1867
Wednesday, 13 November 1867
Thursday, 14 November 1867
Star shower mg.
Friday, 15 November 1867
Saturday, 16 November 1867
November 1867
Sunday, 17 November 1867
Monday, 18 November 1867
Tuesday, 19 November 1867
Wednesday, 20 November 1867
went to Knockholt
Thursday, 21 November 1867
Hen. from L.H.P [line crossed out]
F E. W & Effie came
Friday, 22 November 1867
Saturday, 23 November 1867
Crystal P.
F. E W & Effie home
November 1867
Sunday, 24 November 1867
Monday, 25 November 1867
Mrs H Lubbock & Miss Fitzg. lunch
Tuesday, 26 November 1867
called on Mrs H Norman
Wednesday, 27 November 1867
Mrs os. 8/.
Mrs Saund. 2/.
apples £1-3 ..
In hand £4-7..
Thursday, 28 November 1867
Came to London
saw Ellen
From C £10
Friday, 29 November 1867
to H.E.D £2
fly bill 5/
Saturday, 30 November 1867
Play boys
December 1867
Sunday, 1 December 1867
Monday, 2 December 1867
Tuesday, 3 December 1867
Wednesday, 4 December 1867
Woodhouse 3 1/2
Soirée Cumb
Thursday, 5 December 1867
Cumb dined
headache
Op. Hen 15/.
Friday, 6 December 1867
Saturday, 7 December 1867
December 1867
Sunday, 8 December 1867
Monday, 9 December 1867
Tuesday, 10 December 1867
Wednesday, 11 December 1867
Thursday, 12 December 1867
Friday, 13 December 1867
Saturday, 14 December 1867
Cresy's & Frank W. came.
December 1867
Sunday, 15 December 1867
Monday, 16 December 1867
Cresy's went
Tuesday, 17 December 1867
Rose & Mabel
Wednesday, 18 December 1867
Frank D
Thursday, 19 December 1867
Friday, 20 December 1867
Saturday, 21 December 1867
Dr Hooker
Wm.
L. Rich & Cunningham
December 1867
Sunday, 29 December 1867
Monday, 30 December 1867
Lizzy 12.30
Tuesday, 31 December 1867
[Printed January, 1867]
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