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Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1874

6 ft 6 by 5.f –

January 1874

Thursday, 1 January 1874

Mrs F. came

Friday, 2 January 1874

Camilla came

Saturday, 3 January 1874

January 1874

Sunday, 4 January 1874

Monday, 5 January 1874

Mrs F went to Guernsey

Tuesday, 6 January 1874

Wednesday, 7 January 1874

Thursday, 8 January 1874

Friday, 9 January 1874

Saturday, 10 January 1874

came to Q.A

January 1874

Sunday, 11 January 1874

bad headache

Monday, 12 January 1874

came down

Eras taken ill

Ch. fell down stairs

Tuesday, 13 January 1874

drove out

called on Thorleys

Wednesday, 14 January 1874

Thursday, 15 January 1874

Eras. m. better

Friday, 16 January 1874

Séance of 20 persons

Do

Saturday, 17 January 1874

came home

January 1874

Sunday, 18 January 1874

Storm & rain till

Monday, 19 January 1874

Tuesday, 20 January 1874

Wednesday, 21 January 1874

Wed. beaut

Thursday, 22 January 1874

Friday, 23 January 1874

cal.

Saturday, 24 January 1874

Rose Mab-

Wm Litches

rain all day

January 1874

Sunday, 25 January 1874

fine

Monday, 26 January 1874

dancing

Tuesday, 27 January 1874

William went

Wednesday, 28 January 1874

Akers came

Iodine & sleep

Thursday, 29 January 1874

Friday, 30 January 1874

Party at Hamiltons

Saturday, 31 January 1874

February 1874

Sunday, 1 February 1874

Monday, 2 February 1874

Carry went

Tuesday, 3 February 1874

Rose & Mab went

Wednesday, 4 February 1874

Amy R went

Thursday, 5 February 1874

Friday, 6 February 1874

Saturday, 7 February 1874

Litches came

F Balfour

February 1874

Sunday, 8 February 1874

Monday, 9 February 1874

called with Hen at R.bourne

Tuesday, 10 February 1874

headache

Wednesday, 11 February 1874

Litches went

Hor to Cam

Thursday, 12 February 1874

Friday, 13 February 1874

Saturday, 14 February 1874

February 1874

Sunday, 15 February 1874

Monday, 16 February 1874

ball at H. Elms

Tuesday, 17 February 1874

Wednesday, 18 February 1874

Thursday, 19 February 1874

M. Shaen came with B. from London

Friday, 20 February 1874

wrote Eliz

beaut day

Saturday, 21 February 1874

George came

February 1874

Sunday, 22 February 1874

Monday, 23 February 1874

M. Shaen went

Tuesday, 24 February 1874

Wednesday, 25 February 1874

B. went to London

Hen's party

Thursday, 26 February 1874

came home

Friday, 27 February 1874

Saturday, 28 February 1874

Wm & Litches

Horace –

repeat

March 1874

Sunday, 1 March 1874

went to Ch.

Monday, 2 March 1874

Wm went

Tuesday, 3 March 1874   

Wednesday, 4 March 1874

Thursday, 5 March 1874

Friday, 6 March 1874

G. went up to see Dr C. after a very bad week.

fine

Saturday, 7 March 1874

Litches Farrers & Wm.

March 1874

Sunday, 8 March 1874 

beaut day –

croquet

Monday, 9 March 1874

snow.

went

Tuesday, 10 March 1874

horrid w –

Wednesday, 11 March 1874

Thursday, 12 March 1874

Friday, 13 March 1874

Saturday, 14 March 1874

H & Fanny & Dr Moore

[Fritz] & Dr Moore [line erased]

March 1874

Sunday, 15 March 1874 

Monday, 16 March 1874

fine

Tuesday, 17 March 1874

Death of Mrs F

Wednesday, 18 March 1874

F. & Hensleigh went

Thursday, 19 March 1874

Friday, 20 March 1874

Saturday, 21 March 1874

Litches came

March 1874

Sunday, 22 March 1874

went [crossed]

Monday, 23 March 1874

L's went & Bessy to London

Tuesday, 24 March 1874

Ellen came

Wednesday, 25 March 1874

Thursday, 26 March 1874

Elinor dined

Friday, 27 March 1874

Sophy & Lucy came

Saturday, 28 March 1874

Ellen went

went [crossed]

Edwal Ruck [brother of Amy Ruck]

March - April 1874

Sunday, 29 March 1874

Monday, 30 March 1874

Tuesday, 31 March 1874

Wednesday, 1 April 1874

Thursday, 2 April 1874

Wm & Litches came –

Friday, 3 April 1874

Saturday, 4 April 1874

April 1874

Sunday, 5 April 1874

Monday, 6 April 1874

Tuesday, 7 April 1874

Wm went

Wednesday, 8 April 1874

Thursday, 9 April 1874

Litches went

Friday, 10 April 1874

Saturday, 11 April 1874

Dr Klein came

April 1874

Sunday, 12 April 1874

Dr K. went

Monday, 13 April 1874

Horace went to Erith

Tuesday, 14 April 1874

Wednesday, 15 April 1874

Bessy to Royston

G. to Cambridge

went to Union

Thursday, 16 April 1874

Friday, 17 April 1874

Saturday, 18 April 1874

April 1874

Sunday, 19 April 1874

Monday, 20 April 1874

Tuesday, 21 April 1874

came to London

Mr D 11

therm 70

Wednesday, 22 April 1874

Mr 1 Mrs 1

Drove in Pk

Thursday, 23 April 1874

went to Holman H

called on Ellen

Mr 1 Mrs 1 [backgammon score?]

Friday, 24 April 1874

Mrs Haliburton lunch

japan box £3 – 3

HEL –   7 – 6

Mr 11

Saturday, 25 April 1874

Mr 1 Mrs 1

April 1874

Sunday, 26 April 1874

Monday, 27 April 1874

Mr 11

comb B 1 -5

cap 8 – 3

cap 8.3 –

1 – 1 [crossed]

Tuesday, 28 April 1874

Mr 1 Mrs 1.

Wednesday, 29 April 1874

Mrs W. 10

Lonny 10

F 5

came home

beaut day not hot

Thursday, 30 April 1874

Friday, 1 May 1874

Saturday, 2 May 1874

Ernest

Litches & Clarke Hawks

v. cold

May 1874

Sunday, 3 May 1874

cold fog.

Monday, 4 May 1874

Hawks to At Eliz

Tuesday, 5 May 1874

Lady L. & Miss North

Wednesday, 6 May 1874

B. to London

Thursday, 7 May 1874

bright sun & frost very night

Friday, 8 May 1874

Saturday, 9 May 1874

May 1874

Sunday, 10 May 1874

Litches

Monday, 11 May 1874

Tuesday, 12 May 1874

Wednesday, 13 May 1874

Lyells came

Thursday, 14 May 1874

Friday, 15 May 1874

Lyells went [crossed]

G. came

Saturday, 16 May 1874

Lyells went

Lord Mont

Marshall

May 1874

Sunday, 17 May 1874

beaut day

Monday, 18 May 1874

Tuesday, 19 May 1874

Geo. went to Cam

hot all week.

Wednesday, 20 May 1874

Thursday, 21 May 1874

Friday, 22 May 1874

rain 1st time for 3 weeks

Saturday, 23 May 1874

William

May 1874

Sunday, 24 May 1874

beaut day. -

Monday, 25 May 1874

Tuesday, 26 May 1874

Will went

Wednesday, 27 May 1874

!!

Thursday, 28 May 1874

!!

Friday, 29 May 1874

Saturday, 30 May 1874

!!

May - June 1874

Sunday, 31 May 1874

beaut hot

Monday, 1 June 1874

!!

Tuesday, 2 June 1874

!!

rain in night

Wednesday, 3 June 1874

!!

Thursday, 4 June 1874

Friday, 5 June 1874

Saturday, 6 June 1874

June 1874

Sunday, 7 June 1874

Monday, 8 June 1874

Tuesday, 9 June 1874

Wednesday, 10 June 1874

Thursday, 11 June 1874

Friday, 12 June 1874

Saturday, 13 June 1874

Mr Alex & Miss Drummond lunched

June 1874

Sunday, 14 June 1874

Monday, 15 June 1874

Tuesday, 16 June 1874

Wednesday, 17 June 1874

much rain

Thursday, 18 June 1874

School feast

120 children

Geo went to Holland

Friday, 19 June 1874

T Appleton

Saturday, 20 June 1874

Litches / lunched at Fr. & H. Holwood

dark dull day

June 1874

Sunday, 21 June 1874

Monday, 22 June 1874

Tuesday, 23 June 1874

Wednesday, 24 June 1874

Thursday, 25 June 1874

Leo. went

Alice Hutch came

Thunder showers

Friday, 26 June 1874

rain

Saturday, 27 June 1874

Showers

A. Ruck.

June – July 1874

Sunday, 28 June 1874

rain till 4 –

Monday, 29 June 1874

Tuesday, 30 June 1874

Alice went

fine

rainy night

Wednesday, 1 July 1874

& mg.

Thursday, 2 July 1874

Friday, 3 July 1874

Saturday, 4 July 1874

July 1874

Sunday, 5 July 1874

Monday, 6 July 1874

Tuesday, 7 July 1874

Wednesday, 8 July 1874

Thursday, 9 July 1874

very' hot & oppressive

Friday, 10 July 1874

Do

Thunder

Saturday, 11 July 1874

F. Balfour

Dr Hooker

L. Forster

G. returned in mg

July 1874

Sunday, 12 July 1874

beaut day

Monday, 13 July 1874

Hen [crossed]

C.'s bad attack of Diarrhea & sickness

Litches came.

put off Litches

Tuesday, 14 July 1874

beaut

Wednesday, 15 July 1874

Do

Thursday, 16 July 1874

Mrs Huxley & girls

!!!

Friday, 17 July 1874

!!!

rain

Saturday, 18 July 1874

July 1874

Sunday, 19 July 1874

Monday, 20 July 1874

Tuesday, 21 July 1874

Wednesday, 22 July 1874

Thursday, 23 July 1874

wedding [Francis Darwin to Amy Ruck]

Friday, 24 July 1874

headache

Saturday, 25 July 1874

came to Abinger

!!

July 1874

Sunday, 26 July 1874

Rain & showers

Monday, 27 July 1874

Do

drove to Hope D.

Tuesday, 28 July 1874

went to L. H. P

Wednesday, 29 July 1874

wrote Leo

July – August 1874

Thursday, 30 July 1874

came to S-ton

Friday, 31 July 1874

Saturday, 1 August 1874

drank tea at Hankinions

August 1874

Sunday, 2 August 1874

drove to see new house

Monday, 3 August 1874

flower show & walk in common

Tuesday, 4 August 1874

rain

Wednesday, 5 August 1874

Do

cold

Thursday, 6 August 1874

r

Friday, 7 August 1874

Drove into S-ton

Horace came

Saturday, 8 August 1874

fine

Showers

Horace came

August 1874

Sunday, 9 August 1874

Monday, 10 August 1874

fine

showery

Tuesday, 11 August 1874

fine

wind

Wednesday, 12 August 1874

Horace went

went to Stoke

came home in

rain all night

Thursday, 13 August 1874

till 3 –

Friday, 14 August 1874

drove & walked in S. Stoneham Pk

Saturday, 15 August 1874

Beaut bright day –

walked in Park_

August 1874

Sunday, 16 August 1874

no rain

cloudy -

Langstaffs & Col. Parsons to lunch.

Monday, 17 August 1874

drove S. Stoneham

fine –

B. went to Down

Tuesday, 18 August 1874

Wednesday, 19 August 1874

Thursday, 20 August 1874

Friday, 21 August 1874

Drove in Park

Saturday, 22 August 1874

Poste R. Morel

C. Valais

To Mrs Crabbes'

August 1874

Sunday, 23 August 1874

Monday, 24 August 1874

Mond [crossed] Cher M de [Sappebier]

Rieder Alp. Morel

came home

Tuesday, 25 August 1874

Wednesday, 26 August 1874

Rieder Alp

Thursday, 27 August 1874

called at R.bourne

Friday, 28 August 1874

!!

went in Park

Saturday, 29 August 1874

went to see Mrs Crabbes' garden

!! drove in P.M

August - September 1874

Sunday, 30 August 1874

fine

went to ch.

Monday, 31 August 1874

called at High Elms & Mrs Nash

Tuesday, 1 September 1874

Wednesday, 2 September 1874

called on Miss Des.

Thursday, 3 September 1874

wrote H. & B.

to Lugano

Friday, 4 September 1874

up to 9th to Hotel Genazzini Bellagio Como. Italy

via B

Saturday, 5 September 1874

wrote Hen

to Como

September 1874

Sunday, 6 September 1874

rain all day

Monday, 7 September 1874

wrote B. short scrap to Como

Tuesday, 8 September 1874

F. Ds came

Wednesday, 9 September 1874

Thursday, 10 September 1874

fine

G. F & Amy drove & walked

Friday, 11 September 1874

rain

wrote to Hen –

Saturday, 12 September 1874

September 1874

Sunday, 13 September 1874

Monday, 14 September 1874

Tuesday, 15 September 1874

Wednesday, 16 September 1874

wrote Hen

Venice

Thursday, 17 September 1874

wrote B – Venice

Ed came to Eliz

Friday, 18 September 1874

Ed came to Eliz

H. A W.

Saturday, 19 September 1874

September 1874

Sunday, 20 September 1874

Lena came

Monday, 21 September 1874

Tuesday, 22 September 1874

wr B venice

Wednesday, 23 September 1874

Thursday, 24 September 1874

wrote H. to Venice

Friday, 25 September 1874

Frank W. came

H. A W. came back

beaut day

hot 70°

Saturday, 26 September 1874

Do 70°

September 1874

Sunday, 27 September 1874

Leo. arrived at N.Z.

Monday, 28 September 1874

Tuesday, 29 September 1874

Wednesday, 30 September 1874

Thursday, 1 October 1874

Friday, 2 October 1874

Ed. came up to the house

Saturday, 3 October 1874

October 1874

Sunday, 4 October 1874

Monday, 5 October 1874

Tuesday, 6 October 1874

Ed went

Litches & B. came

a horrid passage from Calais

Wednesday, 7 October 1874

wrote Lenny

Thursday, 8 October 1874

fine

Friday, 9 October 1874

rain

Saturday, 10 October 1874

October 1874

Sunday, 11 October 1874

Monday, 12 October 1874

G. went to London & Cam.

Tuesday, 13 October 1874

Wednesday, 14 October 1874

G. & Rose came

Thursday, 15 October 1874

Friday, 16 October 1874

Saturday, 17 October 1874

Godfrey & Rose went

October 1874

Sunday, 18 October 1874

Monday, 19 October 1874

Tuesday, 20 October 1874

Wednesday, 21 October 1874

storm

Thursday, 22 October 1874

Friday, 23 October 1874

Saturday, 24 October 1874

Litches

October 1874

Sunday, 25 October 1874

Monday, 26 October 1874

Tuesday, 27 October 1874

Carry came

Wednesday, 28 October 1874

Thursday, 29 October 1874

Em Thorley came

Friday, 30 October 1874

Wm came

Saturday, 31 October 1874

Litches J. Innes came

Carry went

November 1874

Sunday, 1 November 1874

began cold

Monday, 2 November 1874

J. Innes

Litches went

Tuesday, 3 November 1874

in bed

Wednesday, 4 November 1874

Do

beaut all week

Thursday, 5 November 1874

Do –

Friday, 6 November 1874

came down

Saturday, 7 November 1874

Jossie & Harrison

November 1874

Sunday, 8 November 1874

Monday, 9 November 1874

Tuesday, 10 November 1874

taken bad again

Wednesday, 11 November 1874

in bed.

L. H P went

Thursday, 12 November 1874

Friday, 13 November 1874

came down_

Saturday, 14 November 1874

November 1874

Sunday, 15 November 1874

Macclellan lunched

Monday, 16 November 1874

G & F. & H went

wrote to Leo

Tuesday, 17 November 1874

Wednesday, 18 November 1874

Thursday, 19 November 1874

Dr Hooker & H - came.

Friday, 20 November 1874

Saturday, 21 November 1874

November 1874

Sunday, 22 November 1874

Monday, 23 November 1874

Hookers went

Tuesday, 24 November 1874

heard from Leo

Wednesday, 25 November 1874

Thursday, 26 November 1874

Friday, 27 November 1874

Saturday, 28 November 1874

November - December 1874

Sunday, 29 November 1874

Monday, 30 November 1874

Tuesday, 1 December 1874

Wednesday, 2 December 1874

Thursday, 3 December 1874

came to Bry St

called on Ellen

Friday, 4 December 1874

Dr & Miss Johnston lunched

Sir C. Lyell

Saturday, 5 December 1874

headache

in bed

December 1874

Sunday, 6 December 1874

Monday, 7 December 1874

went to Maple

Tuesday, 8 December 1874

Farrers dined

saw Eras & 31

lunched at H. A W

C. sick all night

Wednesday, 9 December 1874

C. in bed

Thursday, 10 December 1874

went to Lynns

Friday, 11 December 1874

lunched at 31

Saturday, 12 December 1874

came home

horrid weather

December 1874

Sunday, 13 December 1874

Horrid w.

Monday, 14 December 1874

Tuesday, 15 December 1874

G. came

Snow & frost all week

Wednesday, 16 December 1874

Thursday, 17 December 1874

Mr Goodwin dined

deep snow

Friday, 19 December 1874

Saturday, 19 December 1874

Nashes dined

F. Ds Mrs Atkin & Edwal –

W E. D came

December 1874

Sunday, 20 December 1874

heard from Leo

Mr Ouless came

Monday, 21 December 1874

wrote Leo

Tuesday, 22 December 1874

Wednesday, 23 December 1874

beaut bright day

sharp frost

Thursday, 24 December 1874

Snow storm

Litches came

Friday, 25 December 1874

went to p m ch

Saturday, 26 December 1874

December 1874

Sunday, 27 December 1874

church

Monday, 28 December 1874

Hor. went to S-ton to see Wm

Tuesday, 29 December 1874

Wednesday, 30 December 1874

Thursday, 31 December 1874

Therm 9 1/2 in open at night