RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1875. CUL-DAR242[.39]. 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. RN1

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:

Darwin's lifelong friend and frequent visitor to Down House, Sir Charles Lyell, died in February. It is curious why Mrs Darwin recorded "Col. Lyell's death" on 5 February. She recorded the burial at Westminster Abbey on 27 February. Mrs Darwin made a rare reference to her husband's work, noting "C. hard at work about vivisection" and that a trip to London was made about it in November. Edmund Langton, Mrs Darwin's nephew died at 34.


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Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1875

January 1875

Sunday, 3 January 1875

went to ch.

Monday, 4 January 1875

called at High Elms

Tuesday, 5 January 1875

Wednesday, 6 January 1875

Thursday, 7 January 1875

Friday, 8 January 1875

Wm came

beaut warm weather

Saturday, 9 January 1875

Lushingtons came & Litches

January 1875

Sunday, 10 January 1875

Monday, 11 January 1875

Lushingtons went

Tuesday, 12 January 1875

Wednesday, 13 January 1875

dined at Holwood w. B. & Horace

Thursday, 14 January 1875

Friday, 15 January 1875

rain rain !!

Saturday, 16 January 1875

went to Mrs Wickenden

January 1875

Sunday, 17 January 1875

Monday, 18 January 1875

Tuesday, 19 January 1875

Wednesday, 20 January 1875

went to New Cross

Thursday, 21 January 1875

G. from S-ton

frost

Friday, 22 January 1875

Saturday, 23 January 1875

Storm

Miss Buobs & Mr. Ouless & W_

January 1875

Sunday, 24 January 1875

Storm

Monday, 25 January 1875

Storm worse

F & H –

fine P. M_ & next day

Tuesday, 26 January 1875

B. to Brighton

Wednesday, 27 January 1875

fine

Thursday, 27 January 1875

fine

Friday, 27 January 1875

rain

Saturday, 30 January 1875

Litches came

fine

January - February 1875

Sunday, 31 January 1875

fine

went to ch.

Monday, 1 February 1875

Sir I. & Lady L.

Tuesday, 2 February 1875

Wednesday, 3 February 1875

Ellen T. came

Thursday, 4 February 1875

Friday, 5 February 1875

Col Lyell's death

Saturday, 6 February 1875

Litches came

February 1875

Sunday, 7 February 1875

Monday, 8 February 1875

Ellen & Litches went

Tuesday, 9 February 1875

Arthur Wms death

Wednesday, 10 February 1875

Thursday, 11 February 1875

Friday, 12 February 1875

Fr. lecture

Saturday, 13 February 1875

r. poorly

M. Shaen

February 1875

Sunday, 14 February 1875

poorly

Monday, 15 February 1875

well

beaut day –

M. Shaen went

Miss & Litches went [line erased]

Tuesday, 16 February 1875

Arthur Williams death [line erased]

Wednesday, 17 February 1875

Thursday, 18 February 1875

Friday, 19 February 1875

frost began

Saturday, 20 February 1875

Litches

February 1875

Sunday, 21 February 1875

frost

went to church

Monday, 22 February 1875

heard from Leo Dec 15

Tuesday, 23 February 1875

B. went to London

saw Amy Isaac

frost

Wednesday, 24 February 1875

Thursday, 25 February 1875

Friday, 26 February 1875

Snow & N E wind

Saturday, 27 February 1875

B. F. & Amy went to burial in West. Abbey & B to Bry. St

February - March 1875

Sunday, 28 February 1875

Monday, 1 March 1875

Tuesday, 2 March 1875   

Wednesday, 3 March 1875

Thursday, 4 March 1875

Friday, 5 March 1875

Geo came

Saturday, 6 March 1875

F Balfour

March 1875

Sunday, 7 March 1875 

Monday, 8 March 1875

Tuesday, 9 March 1875

Geo. came

Wednesday, 10 March 1875

N. E wind

Thursday, 11 March 1875

Ouless came

Wm came

Friday, 12 March 1875

very cold

Saturday, 13 March 1875

Mr Ouless went

March 1875

Sunday, 14 March 1875 

Monday, 15 March 1875

Tuesday, 16 March 1875

Wednesday, 17 March 1875

Thursday, 18 March 1875

Friday, 19 March 1875

Saturday, 20 March 1875

Mr Alex & Miss D

C. ill in night

shivering

March 1875

Sunday, 21 March 1875

ED. in bed

Monday, 22 March 1875

& 1/2 Monday

Tuesday, 23 March 1875

Eliz dined

began sore throat

Wednesday, 24 March 1875

feverish

Thursday, 25 March 1875

better

Friday, 26 March 1875

Saturday, 27 March 1875

came down

March 1875

Sunday, 28 March 1875

Monday, 29 March 1875

Tuesday, 30 March 1875

Wednesday, 31 March 1875

came to Q. A.

April 1875

Thursday, 1 April 1875

Drove out

Friday, 2 April 1875

Saturday, 3 April 1875

April 1875

Sunday, 4 April 1875

stayed in

called at Busks

Monday, 5 April 1875

Tuesday, 6 April 1875

Moved to Bry -

Wednesday, 7 April 1875

Thursday, 8 April 1875

Friday, 9 April 1875

well all time

C. hard at work about vivisection

Saturday, 10 April 1875

April 1875

Sunday, 11 April 1875

Monday, 12 April 1875

came home

bitter cold

Lady L. & Miss Haig

Tuesday, 13 April 1875

Julia Smith

fine

Wednesday, 14 April 1875

Thursday, 15 April 1875

Friday, 16 April 1875

delightful weather

Saturday, 17 April 1875

Litches Huxleys Romanes & Lawson Tait

April 1875

Sunday, 18 April 1875

Lovely hot day.

Monday, 19 April 1875

Do. walked to Green Hill w Wm & Hen_

Tuesday, 20 April 1875

Wednesday, 21 April 1875

Wed. walked across valley -

primroses

change to bitter cold.

Thursday, 22 April 1875

rain & cold -

Friday, 23 April 1875

sharp frost

Saturday, 24 April 1875

Bessy returned from Barl.

Miss Thorley & Mabel

April 1875

Sunday, 25 April 1875

beaut weather all week.

Monday, 26 April 1875

Miss Thorley went

Tuesday, 27 April 1875

Wednesday, 28 April 1875

Do !!

April - May 1875

Thursday, 29 April 1875

fine !!

Friday, 30 April 1875

beaut day

Mabel went

Saturday, 3 May 1875

rain

Litches

cold

May 1875

Sunday, 2 May 1875

tol. day

Monday, 3 May 1875

beaut

Tuesday, 4 May 1875

nice

Lady D. Nevile to lunch

Wednesday, 5 May 1875

beaut

Hangrove

Thursday, 6 May 1875

Aunt F's death

Friday, 7 May 1875

Saturday, 8 May 1875

Farrers & Litches

May 1875

Sunday, 9 May 1875

pleasant day

Monday, 10 May 1875

Tuesday, 11 May 1875

Hensleigh & Hope

beaut weather

Wednesday, 12 May 1875

Thursday, 13 May 1875

!!

Friday, 14 May 1875

!!!

Saturday, 15 May 1875

May 1875

Sunday, 16 May 1875

Litches came from Keston.

Monday, 17 May 1875

Tuesday, 18 May 1875

Wednesday, 19 May 1875

Head ache

in bed

Hen went

Thursday, 20 May 1875

down.

Friday, 21 May 1875

Saturday, 22 May 1875

H. Monteagle & Marshall.

May 1875

Sunday, 23 May 1875

finish

Geo. walked fr. Orp.

church -

Monday, 24 May 1875

v. pleasant

Tuesday, 25 May 1875

Wednesday, 26 May 1875

Thursday, 27 May 1875

Camilla came

Ed. & Clems to Eliz

v. cold

Friday, 28 May 1875

Saturday, 29 May 1875

went to Union

v. cold

May - June 1875

Sunday, 30 May 1875

tol day

Monday, 31 May 1875

fine

Tuesday, 1 June 1875

Do

little Atkin Langton's & Franky to tea

Wednesday, 2 June 1875

fine

Thursday, 3 June 1875

came to Abinger

hot & !!

walked to the rough

Friday, 4 June 1875

pleasant cloudy

Wm came

fly to Watton &c

Saturday, 5 June 1875

long walk

June 1875

Sunday, 6 June 1875

walked to Bishops cross

Monday, 7 June 1875

Bad cold day

Tuesday, 8 June 1875

beaut

went to L.H.P.

fly.

Wednesday, 9 June 1875

Thursday, 10 June 1875

Friday, 11 June 1875

Sophy & Lucy

Rain

Saturday, 12 June 1875

Jane went home

shocking bad day

June 1875

Sunday, 13 June 1875

walked to Deer Leap

showers

Monday, 14 June 1875

head ache

in bed.

showers but better

Tuesday, 15 June 1875

came down

Wednesday, 16 June 1875

Jos came

Caroline unwell

Thursday, 17 June 1875

Friday, 18 June 1875

Saturday, 19 June 1875

June 1875

Sunday, 20 June 1875

Lenny came

Monday, 21 June 1875

drove to Combe Bottom

Tuesday, 22 June 1875

beaut all week

Wednesday, 23 June 1875

Thursday, 24 June 1875

Litches went

Friday, 25 June 1875

Saturday, 26 June 1875

beaut day

T. H. F. came -

June 1875

Sunday, 27 June 1875

rain.

Monday, 28 June 1875

rain & cold

all the boys but G. went

Tuesday, 29 June 1875

Caroline & Jos

Wednesday, 30 June 1875

rain

went w. C. up to the Rough -

July 1875

Thursday, 1 July 1875

rain –

C. & I went away -

Friday, 2 July 1875

Hen –

Saturday, 3 July 1875

Litches & Wm

July 1875

Sunday, 4 July 1875

bad day

Monday, 5 July 1875

In hand –

£13 – 2 – 6

beaut day -

Tuesday, 6 July 1875

Do

came home

Wednesday, 7 July 1875

Thursday, 8 July 1875

headache in bed

rain

Friday, 9 July 1875

Tol.

rain all day

Saturday, 10 July 1875

Fine

July 1875

Sunday, 11 July 1875

rain all day

Monday, 12 July 1875

fine

party at Bromley Common

Tuesday, 13 July 1875

tol day

Wednesday, 14 July 1875

rain from 12

Thursday, 15 July 1875

rain

Friday, 16 July 1875

rain

Saturday, 17 July 1875

till P.M

F's & B to Holwood

July 1875

Sunday, 18 July 1875

beaut day.

Ray Lankester & Dyer

Monday, 19 July 1875

rain a.m.

Tuesday, 20 July 1875

Wednesday, 21 July 1875

charming day

Louisa & Arthur dined

Thursday, 22 July 1875

rain till 6 p.m

Friday, 23 July 1875

rain

Saturday, 24 July 1875

Showers –

B. & Horace to Penn

July 1875

Sunday, 25 July 1875

fine

Monday, 26 July 1875

Tuesday, 27 July 1875

fine all week N.E wind

Wednesday, 28 July 1875

Thursday, 29 July 1875

sent 2/6 to Mac

Friday, 30 July 1875

Saturday, 31 July 1875

charming weather

August 1875

Sunday, 1 August 1875

beaut day –

F's & Miss Wrench lunched

Monday, 2 August 1875

v. hot

Tuesday, 3 August 1875

Wednesday, 4 August 1875

Thursday, 5 August 1875

Friday, 6 August 1875

Edmund came

Saturday, 7 August 1875

hot & fine

August 1875

Sunday, 8 August 1875

Monday, 9 August 1875

Litches came.

Tuesday, 10 August 1875

Wednesday, 11 August 1875

Thursday, 12 August 1875

Friday, 13 August 1875

Saturday, 14 August 1875

fine

Amy L. & Miss Weddland

August 1875

Sunday, 15 August 1875

Monday, 16 August 1875

Tuesday, 17 August 1875

Louisa Lud.

Wednesday, 18 August 1875

feverish in bed

Thursday, 19 August 1875

Do –

Friday, 20 August 1875

Do.

sat up a little

Saturday, 21 August 1875

came down !!

Margt Shaen

August 1875

Sunday, 22 August 1875

!!!

Monday, 23 August 1875

!!

Tuesday, 24 August 1875

sent newspapers & 2/6 to Mac_

Wednesday, 25 August 1875

Thursday, 26 August 1875

Carlyle & Miss Aitken

Friday, 27 August 1875

!!

Prof Durdek

Saturday, 28 August 1875

came to Southampton w H. E L

rain

August - September 1875

Sunday, 29 August 1875

!!!

Monday, 30 August 1875

Tuesday, 31 August 1875

poorly

Wednesday, 1 September 1875

Thursday, 2 September 1875

fine

went 2 walks

Friday, 3 September 1875

rain in mg

party went to Winchester

fine P.M.

Saturday, 4 September 1875

September 1875

Sunday, 5 September 1875

Monday, 6 September 1875

Mrs Bullar

!!

Tuesday, 7 September 1875

Mac 2/3

Wednesday, 8 September 1875

went to see the [illeg]

Thursday, 9 September 1875

Leo went

Friday, 10 September 1875

Saturday, 11 September 1875

came home

Mrs Dowie & Mrs Hamilton called

September 1875

Sunday, 12 September 1875

Carlyle

Monday, 13 September 1875

Litches came

Tuesday, 14 September 1875

Em Thorley

Wednesday, 15 September 1875

Thursday, 16 September 1875

Friday, 17 September 1875

Rowland

Saturday, 18 September 1875

Carry.

Sat Em.

neuralgia

September 1875

Sunday, 19 September 1875

Carlyle

Monday, 20 September 1875

Tuesday, 21 September 1875

Mac papers & 2/6

Wednesday, 22 September 1875

Thursday, 23 September 1875

Miss Aitken

Litches went to London

R. not so well

Friday, 24 September 1875

Em Thorley went

Saturday, 25 September 1875

September 1875

Sunday, 26 September 1875

Monday, 27 September 1875

Tuesday, 28 September 1875

Mac papers & 2/6

Wednesday, 29 September 1875

wrote Leo

September – October 1875

Thursday, 30 September 1875

Friday, 1 October 1875

Mac 1/.

Eliz came from Barlaston

Saturday, 2 October 1875

October 1875

Sunday, 3 October 1875

Monday, 4 October 1875

Tuesday, 5 October 1875

Wednesday, 6 October 1875

Thursday, 7 October 1875

Mac 1/6

Friday, 8 October 1875

Eliz came from Barlaston

Saturday, 9 October 1875

October 1875

Sunday, 10 October 1875

Dr Hooker & Sylvester called from Brasted

Monday, 11 October 1875

Tuesday, 12 October 1875

Wednesday, 13 October 1875

Thursday, 14 October 1875

Mac 1/6

Friday, 15 October 1875

Saturday, 16 October 1875

Mr & Mrs Huxley & Tyndall

October 1875

Sunday, 17 October 1875

went in evg

Monday, 18 October 1875

Tuesday, 19 October 1875

Wednesday, 20 October 1875

Mac 2/6

rain all day

Thursday, 21 October 1875

fine

went to see Birkins

Friday, 22 October 1875

rain all P.M

Saturday, 23 October 1875

Do – almost all day

October 1875

Sunday, 24 October 1875

Monday, 25 October 1875

Tuesday, 26 October 1875

Wednesday, 27 October 1875

Thursday, 28 October 1875

Friday, 29 October 1875

Saturday, 30 October 1875

Litches came

G. D

Nashes Dr Pye Smith

October - November 1875

Sunday, 31 October 1875

Monday, 1 November 1875

Tuesday, 2 November 1875

To London about vivisection

Wednesday, 3 November 1875

Home

Thursday, 4 November 1875

Mac, 2/6

Friday, 5 November 1875

Mabel -

Saturday, 6 November 1875

Litches

November 1875

Sunday, 7 November 1875

Monday, 8 November 1875

B. to Bry St

Mabel home

Tuesday, 9 November 1875

Wednesday, 10 November 1875

Thursday, 11 November 1875

Friday, 12 November 1875

Wm came

Saturday, 13 November 1875

Horace

November 1875

Sunday, 14 November 1875

Monday, 15 November 1875

Tuesday, 16 November 1875

Wednesday, 17 November 1875

Bessy home

Thursday, 18 November 1875

Let B's watch

Friday, 19 November 1875

Saturday, 20 November 1875

November 1875

Sunday, 21 November 1875

Monday, 22 November 1875

Tuesday, 23 November 1875

Wednesday, 24 November 1875

Thursday, 25 November 1875

Friday, 26 November 1875

Saturday, 27 November 1875

Edmund's death

November - December 1875

Sunday, 28 November 1875

Monday, 29 November 1875

Mac. 2/6

Tuesday, 30 November 1875

Frost all week

Wednesday, 1 December 1875

Thursday, 2 December 1875

snow

Friday, 3 December 1875

deep snow

Saturday, 4 December 1875

December 1875

Sunday, 5 December 1875

Monday, 6 December 1875

frost

N.E wind

Tuesday, 7 December 1875

Wednesday, 8 December 1875

Thursday, 9 December 1875

Friday, 10 December 1875

came to London

Thaw

went to Maples

Saturday, 11 December 1875

went to Ellen & Fanny

therm 45

December 1875

Sunday, 12 December 1875

went to Huxleys

Monday, 13 December 1875

Tuesday, 14 December 1875

B. unwell from Sunday evg.

Wednesday, 15 December 1875

Thursday, 16 December 1875

Friday, 17 December 1875

Saturday, 18 December 1875

Em Th. soc 10/0

coachman 10/

December 1875

Sunday, 19 December 1875

Monday, 20 December 1875

came from London

Rose & Bessy came in p. m.

Tuesday, 21 December 1875

beaut weather

Wednesday, 22 December 1875

for 10 days

Thursday, 23 December 1875

Friday, 24 December 1875

Wm came

Saturday, 25 December 1875

December 1875

Sunday, 26 December 1875

Monday, 27 December 1875

Miss Aitken

Tuesday, 28 December 1875

Rose went

Wm.

Eliz to B-mouth

Wednesday, 29 December 1875

Thursday, 30 December 1875

Friday, 31 December 1875

 


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