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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