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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