RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1868. CUL-DAR242[.32]. Transcribed by Christine Chua, 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:
Down House was busy during 1868 with many visitors, including Mr and Mrs Alfred Russel Wallace in September. Darwin seemed to be in relatively good health. Like the year before, he suffered a few headaches but nothing serious was noted.
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[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1868
Mae m
Mrs K.
Tom Taylor's Esq
Lavender Sweep
Clapham London.
Sorensen Boxes
13 Brook [crossed out] St Duke St
11 st – 3
16 – 6
Lady C Legge Roger
Camille de Rodea
Jules Margotin
January 1868
[1 January – 18 January 1868 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 19 January 1868
Monday, 20 January 1868
Tuesday, 21 January 1868
Wednesday, 22 January 1868
L. Lud. came
Thursday, 23 January 1868
Friday, 24 January 1868
H. E. D. London
Saturday, 25 January 1868
Boys from school.
January 1868
Sunday, 26 January 1868
Monday, 27 January 1868
Tuesday, 28 January 1868
Penny Reading
Wednesday, 29 January 1868
L. Lud. went
January – February 1868
Thursday, 30 January 1868
Friday, 31 January 1868
Saturday, 1 February 1868
February 1868
Sunday, 2 February 1868
Peggy died
Monday, 3 February 1868
called at Holwood & Ravensbourne
Tuesday, 4 February 1868
Called on Mr H Lub
Wednesday, 5 February 1868
Thursday, 6 February 1868
Friday, 7 February 1868
Saturday, 8 February 1868
February 1868
Sunday, 9 February 1868
Monday, 10 February 1868
Tuesday, 11 February 1868
Wednesday, 12 February 1868
Thursday, 13 February 1868
Friday, 14 February 1868
Saturday, 15 February 1868
Eliz came
February 1868
Sunday, 16 February 1868
Monday, 17 February 1868
Tuesday, 18 February 1868
Wednesday, 19 February 1868
Eliz. went
Thursday, 20 February 1868
George went to Cambridge
Friday, 21 February 1868
Came to L.H P.
Saturday, 22 February 1868
marriage
February 1868
Sunday, 23 February 1868
bright day
went to church
Monday, 24 February 1868
went home
Tuesday, 25 February 1868
G. from Cambridge
Wednesday, 26 February 1868
Thursday, 27 February 1868
Friday, 28 February 1868
Saturday, 29 February 1868
Boys from school
March 1868
Sunday, 1 March 1868
Monday, 2 March 1868
Tuesday, 3 March 1868
Came to Q.A –
Wednesday, 4 March 1868
Went to Garrick
Thursday, 5 March 1868
Friday, 6 March 1868
Called on Mrs Hux
Saturday, 7 March 1868
Mond Pop –
Schubert Octette
March 1868
Sunday, 8 March 1868
Tollets dined
Monday, 9 March 1868
drove out
Amy Crofton
Tuesday, 10 March 1868
Wednesday, 11 March 1868
Came to No. 4.
Thursday, 12 March 1868
Friday, 13 March 1868
Miss Thorleys dined
Saturday, 14 March 1868
Influenza began
March 1868
Sunday, 15 March 1868
in bed
Monday, 16 March 1868
Do
Tuesday, 17 March 1868
Do
Wednesday, 18 March 1868
partly up
Thursday, 19 March 1868
down
Friday, 20 March 1868
Saturday, 21 March 1868
Sat concert!!
March 1868
Sunday, 22 March 1868
Hensleigh Allen & Ernest dined.
Monday, 23 March 1868
did Shopping
Tuesday, 24 March 1868
called on Mrs G. Allen
Wednesday, 25 March 1868
called on Mrs Mack
Thursday, 26 March 1868
Friday, 27 March 1868
Saturday, 28 March 1868
Mr Farrer & Lushingtons
March - April 1868
Sunday, 29 March 1868
Called on Mrs W. & Miss Shipley
Monday, 30 March 1868
headache
Tuesday, 31 March 1868
dined at No 1
Miss Cobbe
Wednesday, 1 April 1868
Came home
Thursday, 2 April 1868
Friday, 3 April 1868
girls came home
Saturday, 4 April 1868
Hope G. & F. came
April 1868
[5 April – 11 April 1868 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 12 April 1868
Monday, 13 April 1868
Tuesday, 14 April 1868
Wednesday, 15 April 1868
Thursday, 16 April 1868
At Eliz came
Called at Oakley & Holwood
Friday, 17 April 1868
Normans called
Elinor Do
Miss Thompson
Miss Thorley came
Saturday, 18 April 1868
Huxleys came
April 1868
Sunday, 19 April 1868
rain & wet
Monday, 20 April 1868
Tuesday, 21 April 1868
Wednesday, 22 April 1868
Miss Th. went
Thursday, 23 April 1868
Friday, 24 April 1868
Saturday, 25 April 1868
April 1868
Sunday, 26 April 1868
Monday, 27 April 1868
Tuesday, 28 April 1868
Wednesday, 29 April 1868
Horace went
April – May 1868
Thursday, 30 April 1868
Hor
Friday, 1 May 1868
Saturday, 2 May 1868
fine & hot
May 1868
Sunday, 3 May 1868
Lovely day.
Mr Innes
Carters & Mr Dicey
Monday, 4 May 1868
Huxleys went
girls to Pyt House
Tuesday, 5 May 1868
Bitter cold
Wednesday, 6 May 1868
fine to end of week
Thursday, 7 May 1868
Camilla came
Friday, 8 May 1868
Saturday, 9 May 1868
Girls from Pyt H.
May 1868
Sunday, 10 May 1868
Monday, 11 May 1868
Tuesday, 12 May 1868
Wednesday, 13 May 1868
Thursday, 14 May 1868
Friday, 15 May 1868
Lizzy to London for Plas Mawr
Saturday, 16 May 1868
May 1868
Sunday, 17 May 1868
Monday, 18 May 1868
Tuesday, 19 May 1868
S. E. W. came
Wednesday, 20 May 1868
Camilla went
Thursday, 21 May 1868
Friday, 22 May 1868
Saturday, 23 May 1868
rain all day
Erny & Eva
May 1868
Sunday, 24 May 1868
rain all day
Monday, 25 May 1868
Em. T. came
Tuesday, 26 May 1868
Holwood
Lovely weather
Wednesday, 27 May 1868
Em went
Thursday, 28 May 1868
Friday, 29 May 1868
Hen to Cum. T.
Thunder –
Saturday, 30 May 1868
June 1868
Sunday, 31 May 1868
fine
Monday, 1 June 1868
fine
Tuesday, 2 June 1868
fine
Wednesday, 3 June 1868
fine
Thursday, 4 June 1868
Lizzy & Hen home
rain
Friday, 5 June 1868
fine
Saturday, 6 June 1868
Clem came
June 1868
Sunday, 7 June 1868
Blazing hot
Monday, 8 June 1868
Blazing hot
John D. W.
came
Tuesday, 9 June 1868
Blazing hot
Wednesday, 10 June 1868
Blazing hot
to Knockholt
Thursday, 11 June 1868
drove to Lady C. Legge
Friday, 12 June 1868
Saturday, 13 June 1868
June 1868
Sunday, 14 June 1868
Monday, 15 June 1868
Tuesday, 16 June 1868
Langtons came
Wednesday, 17 June 1868
Thursday, 18 June 1868
Friday, 19 June 1868
Saturday, 20 June 1868
Swettenham
Lenny & Horace
Shower of rain
June 1868
Sunday, 21 June 1868
Lenny went.
Monday, 22 June 1868
Tuesday, 23 June 1868
Wednesday, 24 June 1868
Thursday, 25 June 1868
Friday, 26 June 1868
Saturday, 27 June 1868
Gordon came
June – July 1868
Sunday, 28 June 1868
Monday, 29 June 1868
Wednesday, 30 June 1868
Rowland came
Thursday, 1 July 1868
Alfred came
Thursday, 2 July 1868
F. & G. went also Rowland & Alfred
Friday, 3 July 1868
Saturday, 4 July 1868
July 1868
Sunday, 5 July 1868
Monday, 6 July 1868
Tuesday, 7 July 1868
Wednesday, 8 July 1868
Thursday, 9 July 1868
H. & Jessie came
Friday, 10 July 1868
Saturday, 11 July 1868
F. Hensleigh & the girls came
Thunder storm
July 1868
Sunday, 12 July 1868
Monday, 13 July 1868
Tuesday, 14 July 1868
Wednesday, 15 July 1868
Thursday, 16 July 1868
went to London
very hot
Friday, 17 July 1868
Came to Freshwater
T. Appleton called
Saturday, 18 July 1868
We called on Longfellow
July 1868
Sunday, 19 July 1868
Tennyson called
Monday, 20 July 1868
Cap. Speedy & little Prince
Tuesday, 21 July 1868
Wednesday, 22 July 1868
Thursday, 23 July 1868
Friday, 24 July 1868
F. & Hen came
Saturday, 25 July 1868
July 1868
Sunday, 26 July 1868
Monday, 27 July 1868
Went to Alum Bay.
one horse
Tuesday, 28 July 1868
Lenny came
Wednesday, 29 July 1868
Pony
July – August 1868
Thursday, 30 July 1868
Horace came
Friday, 31 July 1868
drove to Pony – call on [crossed out]
Needles
one horse
Saturday, 1 August 1868
Wm came
walk in valley
Call on Mrs Cotton
one horse
August 1868
Sunday, 2 August 1868
W went to S.
went in evg to Mrs C.
Monday, 3 August 1868
Brook
2 horse
Tuesday, 4 August 1868
White pony
Wednesday, 5 August 1868
Went to Mrs Crozier
Charming place
Thursday, 6 August 1868
Rain
Friday, 7 August 1868
Nice walk –
2 horse
Alum Bay
W. came
Saturday, 8 August 1868
August 1868
Sunday, 9 August 1868
Monday, 10 August 1868
Tennyson at Mrs C.
Tuesday, 11 August 1868
Wednesday, 12 August 1868
Boys 2 horses for ride
Thursday, 13 August 1868
Rain
walk on Down
Mrs C. dined
Friday, 14 August 1868
Saturday, 15 August 1868
August 1868
Sunday, 16 August 1868
Rain-
Monday, 17 August 1868
Rain
Tuesday, 18 August 1868
Do –
Wednesday, 19 August 1868
Rain all day
Thursday, 20 August 1868
rain
slept at Southampton
Friday, 21 August 1868
came home
headache
Saturday, 22 August 1868
Rain all day
G. & Lenny came
Do
August 1868
Sunday, 23 August 1868
Monday, 24 August 1868
Tuesday, 25 August 1868
Wednesday, 26 August 1868
Thursday, 27 August 1868
Friday, 28 August 1868
Horners & Mme Pertz
Saturday, 29 August 1868
Lenny & Frank.
Horner & Mrs Pertz. went –
August - September 1868
Sunday, 30 August 1868
Monday, 31 August 1868
Col. Moulinié
Hen went abroad
Lubbocks called
Tuesday, 1 September 1868
Wednesday, 2 September 1868
drove in park
called at Raven
Thursday, 3 September 1868
Friday, 4 September 1868
Saturday, 5 September 1868
75
Lenny
Horace
Party to Knole with Norton
September 1868
Sunday, 6 September 1868
76
Nortons lunch
Monday, 7 September 1868
Tuesday, 8 September 1868
Wednesday, 9 September 1868
Thursday, 10 September 1868
Friday, 11 September 1868
Saturday, 12 September 1868
Mr & Mrs Wallace
Mr Blyth & J. Weir
September 1868
Sunday, 13 September 1868
fine -
Monday, 14 September 1868
went
Horace to. Southwold
Tuesday, 15 September 1868
G. F. & Liz. To L.H P.
Wednesday, 16 September 1868
Mr Flower
Dr Duncan
Mr Gwyn Jeffries called
Thursday, 17 September 1868
Friday, 18 September 1868
G. F & Liz from L. H. P.
showers
Saturday, 19 September 1868
Rain
September 1868
Sunday, 20 September 1868
Monday, 21 September 1868
Amy C
Tuesday, 22 September 1868
Wednesday, 23 September 1868
Lunched at W. Wickham
Thursday, 24 September 1868
Beautiful day
Friday, 25 September 1868
Saturday, 26 September 1868
Col. & Mrs Crofton
October 1868
[27 September - 3 October 1868 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 4 October 1868
Monday, 5 October 1868
Tuesday, 6 October 1868
Called on Nortons & High Elms.
Wednesday, 7 October 1868
Thursday, 8 October 1868
Hensleigh came to Eliz.
Harry
Friday, 9 October 1868
Harry came
Saturday, 10 October 1868
fine
Lenny –
October 1868
Sunday, 11 October 1868
Monday, 12 October 1868
Tuesday, 13 October 1868
Kempsons came
Wednesday, 14 October 1868
headache
Thursday, 15 October 1868
in bed_
Friday, 16 October 1868
Saturday, 17 October 1868
K's went to Eliz
October 1868
Sunday, 18 October 1868
Monday, 19 October 1868
Tuesday, 20 October 1868
Wednesday, 21 October 1868
Thursday, 22 October 1868
Friday, 23 October 1868
Saturday, 24 October 1868
Hookers & Grays
El. To dinner & Nortons
Tyndall
Frank 10
October 1868
Sunday, 25 October 1868
Sir J & Lady L. to dinner
Monday, 26 October 1868
Tuesday, 27 October 1868
Lucy Wheler came
Wednesday, 28 October 1868
Mr C Norton & Grace to dinner
Thursday, 29 October 1868
Friday, 30 October 1868
Party all went
Saturday, 31 October 1868
Lucy W. went
November 1868
Sunday, 1 November 1868
Monday, 2 November 1868
Tuesday, 3 November 1868
Wednesday, 4 November 1868
Thursday, 5 November 1868
Friday, 6 November 1868
Saturday, 7 November 1868
Went to Eras.
Opera Ugonotti
November 1868
Sunday, 8 November 1868
Mr Haweis
Monday, 9 November 1868
Headache
Tuesday, 10 November 1868
Wednesday, 11 November 1868
Thursday, 12 November 1868
Friday, 13 November 1868
Saturday, 14 November 1868
party at Lyells
G. & Lenny
November 1868
Sunday, 15 November 1868
Monday, 16 November 1868
came home
Tuesday, 17 November 1868
girls to Leavington
Wednesday, 18 November 1868
Thursday, 19 November 1868
Mr Woolner
Friday, 20 November 1868
Saturday, 21 November 1868
girls came home
November 1868
Sunday, 22 November 1868
Monday, 23 November 1868
Tuesday, 24 November 1868
Wednesday, 25 November 1868
Thursday, 26 November 1868
Friday, 27 November 1868
Saturday, 28 November 1868
Mrs Woolner
Effie & Lushes & Wm
November - December 1868
Sunday, 29 November 1868
Monday, 30 November 1868
All went
Penny Read
Tuesday, 1 December 1868
Wednesday, 2 December 1868
Thursday, 3 December 1868
Friday, 4 December 1868
Saturday, 5 December 1868
December 1868
Sunday, 6 December 1868
Monday, 7 December 1868
Tuesday, 8 December 1868
Horace came
Wednesday, 9 December 1868
Thursday, 10 December 1868
Friday, 11 December 1868
Lenny came
Saturday, 12 December 1868
December 1868
Sunday, 13 December 1868
Monday, 14 December 1868
Tuesday, 15 December 1868
Lizzy went to Royston
Frank came
Wednesday, 16 December 1868
G & Hen. went to Wales
Thursday, 17 December 1868
Friday, 18 December 1868
Saturday, 19 December 1868
December 1868
[20 December – 26 December 1868 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 27 December 1868
Monday, 28 December 1868
Called at High Elms
Storm all day
Tuesday, 29 December 1868
Wednesday, 30 December 1868
Thursday, 31 December 1868
Sat called on Mrs H Lub
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