RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1869. CUL-DAR242[.33]. 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:

In 1869 the Darwins enjoyed a short vacation in north Wales where they took walks on the shore. No other health concerns were noted except for occasional headaches and George was very unwell for almost a month. What he suffered from was not mentioned. Henrietta also had bad days. The eldest of the Darwin children, William, turned thirty and the youngest Horace eighteen.


[not microfilmed]

Hand & Glove

Betham Edwards

89 Quadrant

Dowie 455 Strand

Mrs Williams

Jenny Kellen

54 108 63

78 75 118

60/18/0

L'homme Café

[3 words illeg]

Seline Undulata

Yates

Friend 2 children works at Westbrook

Manor Farm

Bradenham

High Wycombe

[not mifrofilmed]

Golden gleamed the river rushing  Molloy

Mothers Dream Sullivan

[page break]

[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1869

1/6

1 Exeter Hall.

Mr J C. Gent Sec.

Ragged Sch Union

Cannon Dyer

Davis St

Kilian

125 Coblentzer Straße Bonn

1 tea spoonful

Brimstone Do Areca nut

[doodle]

48  60

24  48

January 1869

Left off St Simon

at 7th vol –

Sismondi at XlX

Friday, 1 January 1869

Saturday, 2 January 1869

Fine day

G. Hunted

January 1869

Sunday, 3 January 1869

Storm & rain

Monday, 4 January 1869

fine

called at Raven.

Tuesday, 5 January 1869

Storm

Wednesday, 6 January 1869

Thursday, 7 January 1869

Friday, 8 January 1869

Swettenham & Ernest

Bromley hall

headache

warm for 4 or 5 days

Saturday, 9 January 1869

January 1869

Sunday, 10 January 1869

fine day -

Monday, 11 January 1869

Sw, went

Tuesday, 12 January 1869

Wednesday, 13 January 1869

Thursday, 14 January 1869

Lenny H. & Lizzy to ball at W. Wickham

F to Cam.

Friday, 15 January 1869

Saturday, 16 January 1869

Godfrey Lush & Miss Sedgwick

Mr & Mrs Hamilton to dinner.

January 1869

Sunday, 17 January 1869

Monday, 18 January 1869

Hope came

Tuesday, 19 January 1869

Wednesday, 20 January 1869

Penny Read.

Miss D.

15/6

Thursday, 21 January 1869

came to L. H. P.

tickets 4/6

Friday, 22 January 1869

Saturday, 23 January 1869

came home

frost

January 1869

Sunday, 24 January 1869

Monday, 25 January 1869

Tuesday, 26 January 1869

Georgina T.

Wednesday, 27 January 1869

Thursday, 28 January 1869

Friday, 29 January 1869

Lyells & Miss Symonds

Saturday, 30 January 1869

January - February 1869

Sunday, 31 January 1869

Monday, 1 February 1869

Emily T.

Tuesday, 2 February 1869

warm all week.

Wednesday, 3 February 1869

Thursday, 4 February 1869

Went to New Cross

Friday, 5 February 1869

5 3

beautiful day

Saturday, 6 February 1869

Emily T. went

February 1869

Sunday, 7 February 1869

storms

Monday, 8 February 1869

Tuesday, 9 February 1869

Georgina T went

Wednesday, 10 February 1869

Thursday, 11 February 1869

Friday, 12 February 1869

Saturday, 13 February 1869

February 1869

Sunday, 14 February 1869

Monday, 15 February 1869

Headache

Tuesday, 16 February 1869

Georgina went [line crossed out]

wrote S. EW

came to London

Wednesday, 17 February 1869

Thursday, 18 February 1869

Friday, 19 February 1869

Saturday, 20 February 1869

February 1869

Sunday, 21 February 1869

Monday, 22 February 1869

dreadful day

Monday Pop.

Tuesday, 23 February 1869

Hen unwell

Place

H. feverish

Cabs 5/ Bessy

gloves 5/

Wednesday, 24 February 1869

Ch. & Bessy went home

Dr G. 2 – 2.

Thursday, 25 February 1869

4/. Lambert H E D.

1£ Dale S E W

Broach 3 – 3 –

Dumont 2 – 12 –

Friday, 26 February 1869

box & paper 14 – 6

back ch & wood 6 – 6

came home -

Saturday, 27 February 1869

Mrs Innes came

Lenny do

February - March 1869

Sunday, 28 February 1869

Monday, 1 March 1869

Hen came

Tuesday, 2 March 1869   

Wednesday, 3 March 1869

Thursday, 4 March 1869

Friday, 5 March 1869

Bessie went

H. v. unwell all week

Saturday, 6 March 1869

March 1869

Sunday, 7 March 1869 

Monday, 8 March 1869

Mr Innes went

called on Mrs Atkins

H. came downstairs

Tuesday, 9 March 1869

Wednesday, 10 March 1869

Thursday, 11 March 1869

Friday, 12 March 1869

Saturday, 13 March 1869

March 1869

Sunday, 14 March 1869

deep snow

Monday, 15 March 1869

Tuesday, 16 March 1869

v. cold

Wednesday, 17 March 1869

thaw

Thursday, 18 March 1869

Friday, 19 March 1869

Saturday, 20 March 1869

Mrs Innes dined

March 1869

Sunday, 21 March 1869

Monday, 22 March 1869

Went to Union

Tuesday, 23 March 1869

Wednesday, 24 March 1869

Thursday, 25 March 1869

Wm & Lenny came

Friday, 26 March 1869

Miss Norton & Sedgwick

Saturday, 27 March 1869

Mrs C. Norton & Mr James

Mrs Innes dined

March 1869

Sunday, 28 March 1869

Monday, 29 March 1869

Wm & Lenny to S.ampton

Tuesday, 30 March 1869

F E W & Snow came

Wednesday, 31 March 1869

April 1869

Thursday, 1 April 1869

Friday, 2 April 1869

Saturday, 3 April 1869

Effie came

April 1869

Sunday, 4 April 1869

wrote S. E W –

Monday, 5 April 1869

wrote Bessy

F & Hensleigh went

Tuesday, 6 April 1869

Wednesday, 7 April 1869

Thursday, 8 April 1869

Friday, 9 April 1869

Ch. fall from T. [Tommy]

Horace came

Saturday, 10 April 1869

Lenny & Ruck

Beautiful wm day

April 1869

Sunday, 11 April 1869

quite hot

Monday, 12 April 1869

hot

Tuesday, 13 April 1869

Ch. better

Wednesday, 14 April 1869

not so fine

Thursday, 15 April 1869

Friday, 16 April 1869

v. cold

Saturday, 17 April 1869

April 1869

Sunday, 18 April 1869

Monday, 19 April 1869

Tuesday, 20 April 1869

Wednesday, 21 April 1869

Mr Paget

Thursday, 22 April 1869

Friday, 23 April 1869

Saturday, 24 April 1869

Hope. G. came

April 1869

Sunday, 25 April 1869

Dr Hooker & Tyndall

beautiful w.

Monday, 26 April 1869

Hensleigh Eliz & Effie came

Tuesday, 27 April 1869

Wednesday, 28 April 1869

April - May 1869

Thursday, 29 April 1869

Friday, 30 April 1869

H. to Cumb. Pl.

Saturday, 1 May 1869

May 1869

[2 May – 8 May 1869 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 9 May 1869

Monday, 10 May 1869

Tuesday, 11 May 1869

Wednesday, 12 May 1869

Thursday, 13 May 1869

Mr & Mrs Norton & Grace

Hen. came home

Friday, 14 May 1869

went

horrid East wind

Saturday, 15 May 1869

Lenny & Ruck

May 1869

Sunday, 16 May 1869

Monday, 17 May 1869

wrote Tollets Lady Dry

Mrs Croft. A. Hoare

Tuesday, 18 May 1869

Wednesday, 19 May 1869

Thursday, 20 May 1869

Friday, 21 May 1869

Saturday, 22 May 1869

Called on Mrs Norman

May 1869

Sunday, 23 May 1869

Monday, 24 May 1869

Allen came.

fine day

Tuesday, 25 May 1869

Huxleys came

Wednesday, 26 May 1869

Thursday, 27 May 1869

Friday, 28 May 1869

Carry –

Saturday, 29 May 1869

Eva –

May - June 1869

Sunday, 30 May 1869

Monday, 31 May 1869

Tuesday, 1 June 1869

Wednesday, 2 June 1869

Thursday, 3 June 1869

Friday, 4 June 1869

Huxley went

Saturday, 5 June 1869

June 1869

Sunday, 6 June 1869

beautiful weather

Monday, 7 June 1869

!!

Tuesday, 8 June 1869

Wednesday, 9 June 1869

Thursday, 10 June 1869

Set out to London

Friday, 11 June 1869

Shrewsbury

Saturday, 12 June 1869

Caerdeon

!!

June 1869

Sunday, 13 June 1869

Monday, 14 June 1869

drove into Barm.

Tuesday, 15 June 1869

weather changed

Wednesday, 16 June 1869

Ch caught [illeg]

F. G. & Boys came

Thursday, 17 June 1869

v. cold

Friday, 18 June 1869

Saturday, 19 June 1869

Leonard

June 1869

Sunday, 20 June 1869

beautiful day

Monday, 21 June 1869

Tuesday, 22 June 1869

L. G. hunt with Vel.

Wednesday, 23 June 1869

drove to Llanellid

Thursday, 24 June 1869

Hope came

Friday, 25 June 1869

C. very unwell

Saturday, 26 June 1869

G. bad.

Horace came

June 1869

Sunday, 27 June 1869

Monday, 28 June 1869

G. very unwell

Tuesday, 29 June 1869

Wednesday, 30 June 1869

C. better

July 1869

Thursday, 1 July 1869

Friday, 2 July 1869

went in the boat

Saturday, 3 July 1869

July 1869

Sunday, 4 July 1869

Monday, 5 July 1869

weather changed

Tuesday, 6 July 1869

Party went up Cader & to Rucks.

Wednesday, 7 July 1869

Thursday, 8 July 1869

Friday, 9 July 1869

G. went to Edin

Saturday, 10 July 1869

fine

July 1869

Sunday, 11 July 1869

beautiful day

walked on shore

Monday, 12 July 1869

bad in mg

walked

Tuesday, 13 July 1869

walked

Wednesday, 14 July 1869

bad

Thursday, 15 July 1869

Do

Friday, 16 July 1869

Do.-

Rucks came

Wm Do

Saturday, 17 July 1869

G. came

July 1869

Sunday, 18 July 1869

G. v. bad

Monday, 19 July 1869

rather better

Tuesday, 20 July 1869

do -

Wednesday, 21 July 1869

G. throat broke

Thursday, 22 July 1869

cool day.

Friday, 23 July 1869

Saturday, 24 July 1869

Drove to promontory with Ch

July 1869

Sunday, 25 July 1869

Monday, 26 July 1869

Drove to Tyn. y. Gros

Tuesday, 27 July 1869

Rucks came

Wednesday, 28 July 1869

Thursday, 29 July 1869

2 washing bills 3 – 7 - 10

Friday, 30 July 1869

Slept at. Stafford

Saturday, 31 July 1869

came home

August 1869

Sunday, 1 August 1869

Ruck & Lenny

Monday, 2 August 1869

bad

Tuesday, 3 August 1869

in bed

Wednesday, 4 August 1869

P well

Thursday, 5 August 1869

George came

Friday, 6 August 1869

Saturday, 7 August 1869

August 1869

[8 August – 14 August 1869 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 15 August 1869

Monday, 16 August 1869

Tuesday, 17 August 1869

Wednesday, 18 August 1869

Thursday, 19 August 1869

Friday, 20 August 1869

Camilla came

Saturday, 21 August 1869

August 1869

Sunday, 22 August 1869

Monday, 23 August 1869

Tuesday, 24 August 1869

Miss Normans

Wednesday, 25 August 1869

Normans went

Thursday, 26 August 1869

Friday, 27 August 1869

Saturday, 28 August 1869

Asa Grays came

Croquet Bromley Com.

v. hot

Lenny.

August - September 1869

Sunday, 29 August 1869

Sir J, & Amy L. lunch

Lady Salisbury & Russells called

v. cold

Monday, 30 August 1869

Louisa K called

Tuesday, 31 August 1869

Wednesday, 1 September 1869

Thursday, 2 September 1869

Friday, 3 September 1869

Saturday, 4 September 1869

Kempsons went

Camilla went

September 1869

Sunday, 5 September 1869

Monday, 6 September 1869

Kemp [crossed out]

Tuesday, 7 September 1869

Wednesday, 8 September 1869

Thursday, 9 September 1869

Friday, 10 September 1869

G. went to B. Jones at Folkstone

Saturday, 11 September 1869

came back

Lenny came

September 1869

Sunday, 12 September 1869

Monday, 13 September 1869

School feast

Wm came

Tuesday, 14 September 1869

Girls went to Walcot

Wednesday, 15 September 1869

Thursday, 16 September 1869

Friday, 17 September 1869

Saturday, 18 September 1869

September 1869

Sunday, 19 September 1869

Monday, 20 September 1869

Tuesday, 21 September 1869

L. H. P. came

Wednesday, 22 September 1869

Thursday, 23 September 1869

Friday, 24 September 1869

Frank went

Saturday, 25 September 1869

Wm came

September 1869

Sunday, 26 September 1869

Monday, 27 September 1869

Tuesday, 28 September 1869

Josses went

F. F. came

Wednesday, 29 September 1869

Em Th.

September – October 1869

Thursday, 30 September 1869

Kow. came

Friday, 1 October 1869

Kowalewsky went

George went

Saturday, 2 October 1869

October 1869

Sunday, 3 October 1869

Monday, 4 October 1869

Tuesday, 5 October 1869

Wednesday, 6 October 1869

Em. T. went

Thursday, 7 October 1869

Girls to L. H P.

Friday, 8 October 1869

very well since Th - week

Saturday, 9 October 1869

Boys from Woolwich

beautiful hot weather

Hensleigh came to Eliz

October 1869

Sunday, 10 October 1869

Monday, 11 October 1869

Langtons to Eliz

Tuesday, 12 October 1869

Wednesday, 13 October 1869

Thursday, 14 October 1869

Hensleigh went

Friday, 15 October 1869

Amy Crofton

George came

Saturday, 16 October 1869

Stormy day

October 1869

Sunday, 17 October 1869

Monday, 18 October 1869

Tuesday, 19 October 1869

Langtons came

Wednesday, 20 October 1869

L. went

Thursday, 21 October 1869

Friday, 22 October 1869

Saturday, 23 October 1869

G. came & Lenny

October 1869

Sunday, 24 October 1869

G. poorly

Monday, 25 October 1869

Tuesday, 26 October 1869

Wednesday, 27 October 1869

Hen to Lidwell

Thursday, 28 October 1869

G. went

Friday, 29 October 1869

Saturday, 30 October 1869

November 1869

Sunday, 31 October 1869

G. poorly did not go b [line crossed out]

Monday, 1 November 1869

Went to Q. Anne St

Tuesday, 2 November 1869

Wednesday, 3 November 1869

Sylvester

Hens & G. [Erny]

Thursday, 4 November 1869

[illeg] went [crossed out]

Friday, 5 November 1869

Saturday, 6 November 1869

went to H of Commons

Lenny came

[page break]

November 1869

Sunday, 7 November 1869

Mr Haweis

Monday, 8 November 1869

Monday Pop

Tuesday, 9 November 1869

came home

Wednesday, 10 November 1869

Thursday, 11 November 1869

Friday, 12 November 1869

Saturday, 13 November 1869

Went to call on Rowlands

Lenny & Ruck

November 1869

Sunday, 14 November 1869

Monday, 15 November 1869

Tuesday, 16 November 1869

Wednesday, 17 November 1869

Thursday, 18 November 1869

Mrs Rowland [line crossed out]

engaged.

Pauline K. came

Friday, 19 November 1869

Saturday, 20 November 1869

Mr Powell dined

Crystal P –

Wm & Geo –

November 1869

Sunday, 21 November 1869

Monday, 22 November 1869

Woodhouse 4 o'clock

Tuesday, 23 November 1869

Penny Read

Wednesday, 24 November 1869

Thursday, 25 November 1869

W. 4-

headache

did not go

Friday, 26 November 1869

Saturday, 27 November 1869

November - December 1869

Sunday, 28 November 1869

Monday, 29 November 1869

Tuesday, 30 November 1869

Wednesday, 1 December 1869

Woodhouse 4 -

Thursday, 2 December 1869

Friday, 3 December 1869

F. EW & Snow

hard frost & snow

Saturday, 4 December 1869

Lenny

December 1869

Sunday, 5 December 1869

Monday, 6 December 1869

Went –

Tuesday, 7 December 1869

Wednesday, 8 December 1869

Thursday, 9 December 1869

Friday, 10 December 1869

Saturday, 11 December 1869

G. came

December 1869

Sunday, 12 December 1869

Monday, 13 December 1869

Tuesday, 14 December 1869

called on Lovegrove Allen & Smith D. Court

Wednesday, 15 December 1869

Went to Knock

Thursday, 16 December 1869

Hen to London

Friday, 17 December 1869

Saturday, 18 December 1869

Elinor came

December 1869

Sunday, 19 December 1869

Monday, 20 December 1869

called on Hamiltons

2 Normans

Mrs Edwards

Tuesday, 21 December 1869

Wednesday, 22 December 1869

Thursday, 23 December 1869

Friday, 24 December 1869

[illeg] Swettenham came

Saturday, 25 December 1869

December 1869

Sunday, 26 December 1869

Monday, 27 December 1869

Tuesday, 28 December 1869

Wednesday, 29 December 1869

Thursday, 30 December 1869

M. Handcock

Friday, 31 December 1869

Frank went

[not microfilmed]

1 w 1/4 fl

1 slug

1 bullet

1

2 glasses

1 – eggs

S . Lakin

Hall End.

Tarnworth –

Casa Grecchi

8 Via delle mura

Fuori della porta Romana

Woelfl Op 25 C. Minor  [Wölfl]

Wendell holmes by G. Hamilton

Forster

Stysted [Ruby] Braintree

Helpful Sam recom by Miss Yonge

A hero Philip's Book

12-6 [+] 3.6 [=] 16-0

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