RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1870. 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:
Mrs Darwin now addressed Lizzy as Bessy. Everyone appeared to be in good health. Charles Darwin's first cousin once removed died in a boating accident on Mar. 3. Mrs Darwin went to Cambridge in May where she listed expenses on meals. She recorded in December "F. 3rd in 1st class", Francis took third place in first-class honours.
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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
[title page]
[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1870
Miss Boss's niece Little Maggie & her brothers.
Little Lucy –
Sally Rainbow Stories
The Vendale Lost Property office
Blind man's holiday Keary
Cousins & friends
Exiles of the Cebenna
Jesse Lettington 4. Yrs –
11 3 4 5 P. F
January 1870
[1 January 1870 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 2 January 1870
Monday, 3 January 1870
Tuesday, 4 January 1870
Wednesday, 5 January 1870
Thursday, 6 January 1870
H. to London to meet Mr Rouse
L. & B. to Croftons
Friday, 7 January 1870
Mr Rouse
Saturday, 8 January 1870
F. Galtons
January 1870
Sunday, 9 January 1870
Monday, 10 January 1870
Galtons & Mr Rouse went
Tuesday, 11 January 1870
Wednesday, 12 January 1870
Hen went abroad
L. B came from Barlaston
Thursday, 13 January 1870
ball at Bromley
L. H. B. dined at Hamiltons
Friday, 14 January 1870
Saturday, 15 January 1870
January 1870
Sunday, 16 January 1870
Monday, 17 January 1870
Lenny
Tuesday, 18 January 1870
Wednesday, 19 January 1870
Thursday, 20 January 1870
Friday, 21 January 1870
Saturday, 22 January 1870
Frank Mr Newton
Gunther Swinhoe
January 1870
Sunday, 23 January 1870
Dr Hooker –
headache
Monday, 24 January 1870
All went
Tuesday, 25 January 1870
Wednesday, 26 January 1870
Thursday, 27 January 1870
G. from London
Friday, 28 January 1870
Frost & v. fine
Saturday, 29 January 1870
F. hunter sent away
January – February 1870
Sunday, 30 January 1870
frost
Monday, 31 January 1870
went
hunter F. fetched
Tuesday, 1 February 1870
Effie & Snow
1d Reading
Wednesday, 2 February 1870
Elinor
Horace went
Thursday, 3 February 1870
Snow went.
Friday, 4 February 1870
Saturday, 5 February 1870
February 1870
Sunday, 6 February 1870
Monday, 7 February 1870
Fr. To Camb
Tuesday, 8 February 1870
Bessy & Geo to London
Wednesday, 9 February 1870
Eliz up for 2 days
party in kitchen
Thursday, 10 February 1870
Friday, 11 February 1870
snow Therm 18 or 20 –
Saturday, 12 February 1870
February 1870
Sunday, 13 February 1870
Monday, 14 February 1870
In bed till Thursday
storm since Tuesday
Tuesday, 15 February 1870
very cold
Wednesday, 16 February 1870
Thursday, 17 February 1870
Friday, 18 February 1870
Saturday, 19 February 1870
L. G. & Ruck
February 1870
Sunday, 20 February 1870
fine day –
Monday, 21 February 1870
Tuesday, 22 February 1870
Wednesday, 23 February 1870
Thursday, 24 February 1870
drove out to Mrs Dayman.
Friday, 25 February 1870
Eliz & Bessy to pictures
Saturday, 26 February 1870
February - March 1870
Sunday, 27 February 1870
wrote to H. E D.
Monday, 28 February 1870
Tuesday, 1 March 1870
Wednesday, 2 March 1870
Thursday, 3 March 1870
6.2 [+] 3.7.6 [=] 9 – 9 – 6
5 1 – 12.7
3 – 7 – 6
John W's death
Friday, 4 March 1870
Saturday, 5 March 1870
went to London
March 1870
Sunday, 6 March 1870
Monday, 7 March 1870
Wood. 4.30
Tuesday, 8 March 1870
Wednesday, 9 March 1870
Thursday, 10 March 1870
Friday, 11 March 1870
Saturday, 12 March 1870
came home
March 1870
[13 March – 19 March 1870 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 20 March 1870
Monday, 21 March 1870
Tuesday, 22 March 1870
cold & snow
Wednesday, 23 March 1870
Mrs Lyell & Ros.
Thursday, 24 March 1870
Friday, 25 March 1870
Mrs L. went
Bessy to L. H. P
Saturday, 26 March 1870
v. cold
Lenny & Geo –
March 1870
Sunday, 27 March 1870
Monday, 28 March 1870
all week cold
Tuesday, 29 March 1870
Wednesday, 30 March 1870
March - April 1870
Thursday, 31 March 1870
Friday, 1 April 1870
Bessy from L. H P.
Saturday, 2 April 1870
Ellen came
fine
Lenny
April 1870
Sunday, 3 April 1870
Monday, 4 April 1870
Horace came
All week cold –
Tuesday, 5 April 1870
Ellen T went
Wednesday, 6 April 1870
Amy Ruck
Thursday, 7 April 1870
Friday, 8 April 1870
Lucy –
Saturday, 9 April 1870
fine
April 1870
Sunday, 10 April 1870
Monday, 11 April 1870
fine
Tuesday, 12 April 1870
Do
Wednesday, 13 April 1870
Do
Amy & Lucy
Thursday, 14 April 1870
Amy & Lucy went
Friday, 15 April 1870
Saturday, 16 April 1870
April 1870
Sunday, 17 April 1870
Monday, 18 April 1870
Tuesday, 19 April 1870
Amy Crofton Ernest & Lawrence came
Bromley Ball
Wednesday, 20 April 1870
Thursday, 21 April 1870
beautiful weather
Lenny to Woolwich
Friday, 22 April 1870
Horace to L. H. P –
Saturday, 23 April 1870
Amy & Lawrence went
April 1870
Sunday, 24 April 1870
Mr Godfrey Lush.
Monday, 25 April 1870
Tuesday, 26 April 1870
Horace & Mr Parkin
Wednesday, 27 April 1870
v. cold
went
Thursday, 28 April 1870
Snow
Friday, 29 April 1870
Saturday, 30 April 1870
Hen. came home
May 1870
[1 May – 7 May 1870 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 8 May 1870
Monday, 9 May 1870
Pauline K -
Tuesday, 10 May 1870
P. F. came
Wednesday, 11 May 1870
Thursday, 12 May 1870
Pauline went
Friday, 13 May 1870
Saturday, 14 May 1870
May 1870
Sunday, 15 May 1870
Monday, 16 May 1870
Tuesday, 17 May 1870
Wednesday, 18 May 1870
Thursday, 19 May 1870
Friday, 20 May 1870
Came to Cam
lunch 5-
coffee 2
dinner 5-
tea 4-
Saturday, 21 May 1870
coffee & tea 5/-
dinner 6-
tea 4.
May 1870
Sunday, 22 May 1870
breakfast 2/- & cup tea
lunch 4-
afternoon tea 4
dinner & tea 6
G. came
Monday, 23 May 1870
break. 4-
Tuesday, 24 May 1870
Came home
Wednesday, 25 May 1870
Thursday, 26 May 1870
came to Lidwells
Friday, 27 May 1870
Saturday, 28 May 1870
Jenny Effie & Hensleighs
returned with Harry
June 1870
[29 May – 4 June 1870 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 5 June 1870
Monday, 6 June 1870
Langtons came
Tuesday, 7 June 1870
Wednesday, 8 June 1870
Harry & Jessie came
Thursday, 9 June 1870
Friday, 10 June 1870
Saturday, 11 June 1870
Langtons went
June 1870
Sunday, 12 June 1870
Monday, 13 June 1870
Harry & Jessie went
Tuesday, 14 June 1870
L. H. P came
Wednesday, 15 June 1870
Thursday, 16 June 1870
Friday, 17 June 1870
Saturday, 18 June 1870
C. Hawkshaws came
June 1870
Sunday, 19 June 1870
Monday, 20 June 1870
C & Len went
Clark Hawks went
beautiful weather
Tuesday, 21 June 1870
Sophy & Lucy went
They went to Swiss –
Wednesday, 22 June 1870
Thursday, 23 June 1870
Friday, 24 June 1870
Lucerne P.
Rain
came to London
Saturday, 25 June 1870
Do
June 1870
Sunday, 26 June 1870
axenstein
Brunnen
Lake Lucerne
Monday, 27 June 1870
Do
called on Cicely
Tuesday, 28 June 1870
Do
Ellas
Lyells –
Wednesday, 29 June 1870
Fluden P.
went out in afternoon
H Lubbocks
June – July 1870
Thursday, 30 June 1870
Amstaq P.
Canton Uri
drove about London w. Ch.
Friday, 1 July 1870
Do
Home
Bonham C's
Albert Dicey,
Shower
Saturday, 2 July 1870
Do
v. cold
called on Mrs Whitmore
July 1870
Sunday, 3 July 1870
Waser P
Cn Uri
Monday, 4 July 1870
Tuesday, 5 July 1870
Godmen P
Cn Berre
Wednesday, 6 July 1870
Engstlenalp P
Meyringen
Cn Bern
went to New Cross
Thursday, 7 July 1870
Do
wrote L
Glorious weather
Snow came
Keston fireworks
Friday, 8 July 1870
Do
wrote Lenny
Saturday, 9 July 1870
Reichenbach P.
Meyringen
Cn Bern
went Ravensb.
July 1870
Sunday, 10 July 1870
Do
Dr Farr came
Snow Do
!!
Monday, 11 July 1870
Grindelwald P.
Cn. Bern
Tuesday, 12 July 1870
Do
Wednesday, 13 July 1870
Do
Thursday, 14 July 1870
Do
Friday, 15 July 1870
Do
Thunder & some rain
Saturday, 16 July 1870
W. G. came
July 1870
Sunday, 17 July 1870
Monday, 18 July 1870
Tuesday, 19 July 1870
Wednesday, 20 July 1870
Thursday, 21 July 1870
Friday, 22 July 1870
Horace came
Saturday, 23 July 1870
Jessie & daughters
July 1870
Sunday, 24 July 1870
Monday, 25 July 1870
Tuesday, 26 July 1870
Wednesday, 27 July 1870
Thursday, 28 July 1870
Party from Swiss.
Friday, 29 July 1870
Saturday, 30 July 1870
July – August 1870
Sunday, 31 July 1870
Rain & thunder
Monday, 1 August 1870
Tuesday, 2 August 1870
Camilla came
Wednesday, 3 August 1870
Alice Hutchinson
187
Thursday, 4 August 1870
Friday, 5 August 1870
Saturday, 6 August 1870
Rose came
August 1870
Sunday, 7 August 1870
Monday, 8 August 1870
Tuesday, 9 August 1870
Wednesday, 10 August 1870
Horace went
Thursday, 11 August 1870
1-30 Woodhouse
Rose & B. to Addington
Camilla went
Friday, 12 August 1870
Bessy & Rose to N.W. & Barl.
fine
Saturday, 13 August 1870
came to Southampton
Lenny. Do
2 flys
August 1870
Sunday, 14 August 1870
walked 2.
Monday, 15 August 1870
wrote B.
fly 1 hour
Tuesday, 16 August 1870
Wednesday, 17 August 1870
fly in in town
Thursday, 18 August 1870
fly 2 hr & 1/2
Friday, 19 August 1870
Do
Saturday, 20 August 1870
thunder storm
fly Len.
August 1870
Sunday, 21 August 1870
fly Len. To Bishopstone
Monday, 22 August 1870
Tuesday, 23 August 1870
Wednesday, 24 August 1870
Thursday, 25 August 1870
fine
Friday, 26 August 1870
Came home
v. cold -
Saturday, 27 August 1870
came to
At Eliz & Co dined
August 1870
Sunday, 28 August 1870
showers & heavy rain in night
Monday, 29 August 1870
Bessy from Wales
Tuesday, 30 August 1870
Wednesday, 31 August 1870
September 1870
Thursday, 1 September 1870
Friday, 2 September 1870
Saturday, 3 September 1870
September 1870
Sunday, 4 September 1870
Monday, 5 September 1870
Tuesday, 6 September 1870
Rain
Wednesday, 7 September 1870
Thursday, 8 September 1870
Friday, 9 September 1870
Saturday, 10 September 1870
Mr & Mrs Hux & children
September 1870
Sunday, 11 September 1870
Monday, 12 September 1870
Tuesday, 13 September 1870
beautiful weather
Wednesday, 14 September 1870
beautiful weather
Thursday, 15 September 1870
Friday, 16 September 1870
Saturday, 17 September 1870
September 1870
[18 September – 24 September 1870 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 25 September 1870
Monday, 26 September 1870
children to High Elms
4 [crossed] 1 [crossed]
1 7.6 5.6 1 -13 50
7 – 10 11 - 6 8 – 1 6
Tuesday, 27 September 1870
Wednesday, 28 September 1870
Thursday, 29 September 1870
Huxleys over to tea
Friday, 30 September 1870
87 10 4
Saturday, 1 October 1870
Hen. Len & G. to the Mote
254 78 47 67
October 1870
Sunday, 2 October 1870
Monday, 3 October 1870
Hen. & F. for 2 days
beautiful weather
Tuesday, 4 October 1870
Hen from Mote
rather poorly
Wednesday, 5 October 1870
G. from the Mote
Thursday, 6 October 1870
Aunt F & Eliz went
Friday, 7 October 1870
Saturday, 8 October 1870
Horace came
October 1870
Sunday, 9 October 1870
heavy rain
Monday, 10 October 1870
Tuesday, 11 October 1870
Bessy poorly
Wednesday, 12 October 1870
Thursday, 13 October 1870
came to L. H P.
Arthur Wms
Friday, 14 October 1870
beaut
Saturday, 15 October 1870
!!
October 1870
Sunday, 16 October 1870
Rain
Monday, 17 October 1870
came to the Mote
rain
Tuesday, 18 October 1870
rain
in bed
Wednesday, 19 October 1870
Do
in bed
Thursday, 20 October 1870
home
Friday, 21 October 1870
Frank from Cam
Saturday, 22 October 1870
G. & L.
rain
October 1870
Sunday, 23 October 1870
Do
Monday, 24 October 1870
Tuesday, 25 October 1870
Ruxtons & S E W dined
Wednesday, 26 October 1870
G. from London
Thursday, 27 October 1870
J
Friday, 28 October 1870
Saturday, 29 October 1870
Hamper fe
Miss W.
October - November 1870
Sunday, 30 October 1870
Monday, 31 October 1870
Tuesday, 1 November 1870
Wednesday, 2 November 1870
Thursday, 3 November 1870
Friday, 4 November 1870
me cold
Saturday, 5 November 1870
L. Jocelyn & Dul
November 1870
Sunday, 6 November 1870
Monday, 7 November 1870
Girls to Oakley
wrote Fr W.
Tuesday, 8 November 1870
Wednesday, 9 November 1870
[10 November – 16 November 1870 excised]
Thursday, 17 November 1870
Friday, 18 November 1870
Saturday, 19 November 1870
Wm G. L. Clem & Ruck
December 1870
[20 November – 3 December 1870 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 4 December 1870
Wm Inne
Harry -
Monday, 5 December 1870
Tuesday, 6 December 1870
Wednesday, 7 December 1870
Thursday, 8 December 1870
came to Q. A.
Friday, 9 December 1870
Saturday, 10 December 1870
Lenny
Mabel to play
December 1870
Sunday, 11 December 1870
F. Hen. & Ernest
Monday, 12 December 1870
called on Hauseman
Effie & Hope
Tuesday, 13 December 1870
Wednesday, 14 December 1870
home
Horace came
Thursday, 15 December 1870
Mabel
Friday, 16 December 1870
Saturday, 17 December 1870
December 1870
Sunday, 18 December 1870
Mab. measles -
Monday, 19 December 1870
Tuesday, 20 December 1870
F. 3rd in 1st class
Wednesday, 21 December 1870
Thursday, 22 December 1870
Friday, 23 December 1870
Saturday, 24 December 1870
Amy came
[25 December – 31 December 1870 not microfilmed]
[Printed JANUARY, 1870]
Mr H 3/-
Child 1 –
drawers 7 –
Sk 2
K –
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[Printed AUGUST, 1870.]
Singleton 4 –
Watson 6 –
Norrards
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[Printed, 1870.]
179 [/] 340
14-11-
Alice Lee 18 –
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Hacklanders 2/-
Behind the Counter
The Princess [Lichokke] 2/
Autocrat of B. Wendell Holmes 1/
Silver Skates
Mrs Dodge
Stories of Gorilla
[illeg] du Ch. 6/
Essays by Montague 6/
Capt Hall's [illeg] 7/6
Stephen Holder
Groombridge
Orpington
Mr D Mrs D
11
11
11
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Life! we've been long together,
Through pleasant & thro' cloudy weather!
'Tis hard to part when friends are dear
Perhaps 'twill cost a sigh or tear.
Then choose thy time give little warning
Say not Good nights
But in some brighter clime
Bid me Good morning!
10 – 50 W. Croydon
17 Mincing Lane
Left off Martineau's Hist Vol. 2 p. 182
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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