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
27 75
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
File last updated 16 October, 2023