RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1876. CUL-DAR242[.40]. 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:

The calm of the first few months of 1876 was broken when William had an accident. Fortunately he recovered and was well enough to travel two weeks later. In September, Francis' young wife Amy Ruck died in childbed. Charles and Emma Darwin had their first grandchild.


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1876

If the B m but more [crossed]

If the B. puting:

[title page]

Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1876

January 1876

Sunday, 2 January 1876

Monday, 3 January 1876

H. & B. to Bry. St

W. M. C party

Tuesday, 4 January 1876

Wednesday, 5 January 1876

I to Bry. St for Dr Meadows

Thursday, 6 January 1876

Friday, 7 January 1876

Franks & B. to Q. A. for Shaen's ball.

Saturday, 8 January 1876

January 1876

Sunday, 9 January 1876

Monday, 10 January 1876

Alice Hutchison came

Tuesday, 11 January 1876

Wednesday, 12 January 1876

Thursday, 13 January 1876

High Elms ball

deep snow

Friday, 14 January 1876

Saturday, 15 January 1876

called on Teesdales

Alice went

January 1876

Sunday, 16 January 1876

Monday, 17 January 1876

Thaw

Tuesday, 18 January 1876

Wednesday, 19 January 1876

Thursday, 20 January 1876

Horace came from Brighton

Friday, 21 January 1876

headache

snow at night

Saturday, 22 January 1876

January 1876

Sunday, 23 January 1876

Monday, 24 January 1876

Tuesday, 25 January 1876

went to Bry St

fine all week

Wednesday, 26 January 1876

cold

poorly

Thursday, 27 January 1876

Friday, 28 January 1876

Saturday, 29 January 1876

Teesdales lunch

bad night

sick

January – February 1876

Sunday, 30 January 1876

in bed. all day.

Monday, 31 January 1876

up p.m

Tuesday, 1 February 1876

Wednesday, 2 February 1876

Thursday, 3 February 1876

came to London

Eras. v. well -

Friday, 4 February 1876

Saturday, 5 February 1876

came home

Hope came

horrid weather

February 1876

Sunday, 6 February 1876

Snow cold

Monday, 7 February 1876

do

Tuesday, 8 February 1876

fine

Wednesday, 9 February 1876

Hope went

Hen & R came

Thursday, 10 February 1876

H. better

Friday, 11 February 1876

H. bad again

Saturday, 12 February 1876

February 1876

Sunday, 13 February 1876

Monday, 14 February 1876

Marian H..came

Tuesday, 15 February 1876

Wednesday, 16 February 1876

Thursday, 17 February 1876

Friday, 18 February 1876

Bry. Sq. Ball /

Saturday, 19 February 1876

February 1876

Sunday, 20 February 1876

Monday, 21 February 1876

Marian went

Tuesday, 22 February 1876

Wednesday, 23 February 1876

Huxley ball

Thursday, 24 February 1876

Friday, 25 February 1876

Saturday, 26 February 1876

Huxleys

M. Shaen & Ida

W. & Horace

February - March 1876

Sunday, 27 February 1876

Monday, 28 February 1876

C. Hooker

I. B. Caster

G. Shaen & Lily

dance

Tuesday, 29 February 1876

all went

Wednesday, 1 March 1876

Thursday, 2 March 1876

Friday, 3 March 1876

Saturday, 4 March 1876

Mr Leaf

March 1876

Sunday, 5 March 1876

Mr Teesdale & son lunch

Mrs Ruck & Fs dined

Monday, 6 March 1876

Tuesday, 7 March 1876   

Wednesday, 8 March 1876

Thursday, 9 March 1876

called at R.bourne

Eliza Carter

Friday, 10 March 1876

Saturday, 11 March 1876

March 1876

Sunday, 12 March 1876 

furious storm

Monday, 13 March 1876

Litches went

fine

Tuesday, 14 March 1876

Wednesday, 15 March 1876

Thursday, 16 March 1876

Friday, 17 March 1876

Saturday, 18 March 1876

Hotel le l 'Europa

Piazza Castello Turin

Ellen T. came

March 1876

Sunday, 19 March 1876 

Monday, 20 March 1876

B. from Barlaston

Tuesday, 21 March 1876

horrid weather

deepish snow

Wednesday, 22 March 1876

Headache

Thursday, 23 March 1876

Friday, 24 March 1876

Saturday, 25 March 1876

Ellen T. went

March 1876

Sunday, 26 March 1876

Monday, 27 March 1876

Tuesday, 28 March 1876

G. came home

Wednesday, 29 March 1876

March - April 1876

Thursday, 30 March 1876

Friday, 31 March 1876

beaut day

Saturday, 1 April 1876

Fog

Farrers came

April 1876

Sunday, 2 April 1876

beaut !!

B. poorly

Monday, 3 April 1876

!!!

Farrers went

Tuesday, 4 April 1876

!

Wednesday, 5 April 1876

!

Thursday, 6 April 1876

!!

Friday, 7 April 1876

!!

boat race

Saturday, 8 April 1876

Litches came

April 1876

Sunday, 9 April 1876

Headache

fine

Monday, 10 April 1876

rain & storm

Hen poorly

Tuesday, 11 April 1876

Wednesday, 12 April 1876

Thursday, 13 April 1876

Dreadful day of sleet & storm

Wm came

Friday, 14 April 1876

Saturday, 15 April 1876

Dr Hooker & Brian

Hen came down

April 1876

Sunday, 16 April 1876

Headache

fine

Monday, 17 April 1876

Hen. v ill w pain & fever

Tuesday, 18 April 1876

Wednesday, 19 April 1876

Dr Clark

Thursday, 20 April 1876

I in bed cold &c

Friday, 21 April 1876

Do

Hen. m. better

Saturday, 22 April 1876

11/6 B.

I came down

beaut day -

April 1876

Sunday, 23 April 1876

Monday, 24 April 1876

Called on Mrs Ff.

Tuesday, 25 April 1876

Tulips out fine

!

Wednesday, 26 April 1876

!

Thursday, 27 April 1876

London 3 - 4 - 3

Friday, 28 April 1876

Saturday, 29 April 1876

April – May 1876

Sunday, 30 April 1876

cold

called at Mrs Lewis

Monday, 1 May 1876

called at Huxleys

Tuesday, 2 May 1876

Poorly

Wednesday, 3 May 1876

came home

Thursday, 4 May 1876

Friday, 5 May 1876

cold N E

bright sun

Saturday, 6 May 1876

May 1876

Sunday, 7 May 1876

Monday, 8 May 1876

Mrs Lyell & Ros.

Leo came

Tuesday, 9 May 1876

Wednesday, 10 May 1876

Wm's accident

Thursday, 11 May 1876

Friday, 12 May 1876

Saturday, 13 May 1876

Laura came

May 1876

Sunday, 14 May 1876

Monday, 15 May 1876

M. Hancock came

Tuesday, 16 May 1876

Nice weather

Wednesday, 17 May 1876

Thursday, 18 May 1876

Laura went

Friday, 19 May 1876

Saturday, 20 May 1876

May 1876

Sunday, 21 May 1876

Monday, 22 May 1876

Tuesday, 23 May 1876

Wednesday, 24 May 1876

Came to Hopedene

Wm & Ho. came from Southampton

rain & cold

Thursday, 25 May 1876

v. cold & some rain

Friday, 26 May 1876

Saturday, 27 May 1876

bright & cold

walked in wood

May 1876

Sunday, 28 May 1876

pleasant day –

went up Holmbury -

Monday, 29 May 1876

Mr Streets

!!!

Jane ex 16/6

Tuesday, 30 May 1876

Wm & boys went to London

Wednesday, 31 May 1876

came back

June 1876

Thursday, 1 June 1876

went to Abinger

!!

Friday, 2 June 1876

headache

Saturday, 3 June 1876

Frs came

rain but not bad day

June 1876

Sunday, 4 June 1876

Monday, 5 June 1876

Tuesday, 6 June 1876

Wednesday, 7 June 1876

Thursday, 8 June 1876

Friday, 9 June 1876

Saturday, 10 June 1876

came home

Litches came

v. cold

June 1876

Sunday, 11 June 1876

Monday, 12 June 1876

Tuesday, 13 June 1876

Wednesday, 14 June 1876

Thursday, 15 June 1876

Friday, 16 June 1876

Mabel came

Saturday, 17 June 1876

June 1876

Sunday, 18 June 1876

fine

Monday, 19 June 1876

Mabel went

beaut day

Leo. B. & Fr. to Windsor & Thames

Tuesday, 20 June 1876

!!!

Wednesday, 21 June 1876

!!

Thursday, 22 June 1876

Friday, 23 June 1876

Saturday, 24 June 1876

June 1876

Sunday, 25 June 1876

Monday, 26 June 1876

Tuesday, 27 June 1876

fine week

Wednesday, 28 June 1876

June – July 1876

Thursday, 29 June 1876

Friday, 30 June 1876

School Feast

Saturday, 1 July 1876

Hen came & R.

!!

July 1876

Sunday, 2 July 1876

W. M. C.

!!!

Monday, 3 July 1876

Hen went

Tuesday, 4 July 1876

Wednesday, 5 July 1876

Thursday, 6 July 1876

Friday, 7 July 1876

2 boxes sent to Co-op 4/- & 5/

Saturday, 8 July 1876

Dr A. C

July 1876

Sunday, 9 July 1876

Monday, 10 July 1876

!!!

Tuesday, 11 July 1876

!!!

Wednesday, 12 July 1876

went to Holwood

Thursday, 13 July 1876

Wm & B to Tunbridge

Friday, 14 July 1876

2 bos

!!

Saturday, 15 July 1876

Therm 83

wrote Leo

Litches came

July 1876

Sunday, 16 July 1876

83

Litches came

Monday, 17 July 1876

83.

Litches went

Therm 65 at 5 p.m

Tuesday, 18 July 1876

called on Mrs Smith

Wednesday, 19 July 1876

Thursday, 20 July 1876

Little Castello came

Therm 78

!!

Friday, 21 July 1876

W. & B. went to Leicester

!!

Saturday, 22 July 1876

cold

July 1876

Sunday, 23 July 1876

cold rain

Monday, 24 July 1876

59.

slight rain

Tuesday, 25 July 1876

wrote Leo

Wednesday, 26 July 1876

Thursday, 27 July 1876

Friday, 28 July 1876

rain

cold

Saturday, 29 July 1876

July – August 1876

Sunday, 30 July 1876

Monday, 31 July 1876

Tuesday, 1 August 1876

called on Mrs Forrest

Wednesday, 2 August 1876

Mrs Teesdale called

Normans Do

Thursday, 3 August 1876

showers

Friday, 4 August 1876

wrote Leo -

Saturday, 5 August 1876

Litches came

!!

heavy rain in night

August 1876

Sunday, 6 August 1876

!!

Monday, 7 August 1876

!!

Tuesday, 8 August 1876

!!

Wednesday, 9 August 1876

High Elms party

Thursday, 10 August 1876

Litches came

!!!

Friday, 11 August 1876

Saturday, 12 August 1876

August 1876

Sunday, 13 August 1876

Monday, 14 August 1876

Tuesday, 15 August 1876

Wednesday, 16 August 1876

clouds & thunder

went to Mrs Whitmore

Mr Brand

rain

Thursday, 17 August 1876

wrote Leo

Friday, 18 August 1876

Horace came from Leavington

Saturday, 19 August 1876

August 1876

Sunday, 20 August 1876

Monday, 21 August 1876

Tuesday, 22 August 1876

v cold all week

Wednesday, 23 August 1876

Thursday, 24 August 1876

Friday, 25 August 1876

Saturday, 26 August 1876

August 1876

Sunday, 27 August 1876

church_

Monday, 28 August 1876

Tuesday, 29 August 1876

Wednesday, 30 August 1876

August - September 1876

Thursday, 31 August 1876

Wm & B. came from Scotland

Friday, 1 September 1876

Horace came

Saturday, 2 September 1876

Wm went to Southampton

Teesdales to Lawn Tennis

September 1876

Sunday, 3 September 1876

beaut day

ch_

Monday, 4 September 1876

Tuesday, 5 September 1876

Wednesday, 6 September 1876

Thursday, 7 September 1876

confined [birth of Bernard Darwin]

Friday, 8 September 1876

Saturday, 9 September 1876

September 1876

Sunday, 10 September 1876

Monday, 11 September 1876

died 8 [Amy Richenda Ruck]

Tuesday, 12 September 1876

Wednesday, 13 September 1876

Thursday, 14 September 1876

wrote Cath Thorley

Friday, 15 September 1876

Saturday, 16 September 1876

Rose came

September 1876

Sunday, 17 September 1876

wrote Mrs Yonge

K. Lyell

Monday, 18 September 1876

wrote Jessie H. & Caroline.

Tuesday, 19 September 1876

Mrs Yonge

- Lyell

Wednesday, 20 September 1876

Mary Owen

M. Mack

Mrs Nash

Thursday, 21 September 1876

wrote Mrs Alexander

Friday, 22 September 1876

Ellen Harrison

Mr Innes

Litches came

Saturday, 23 September 1876

Rose & B to Barlaston

September 1876

Sunday, 24 September 1876

Mr Marshall

went to church

Monday, 25 September 1876

Tuesday, 26 September 1876

Hackel came [Haeckel]

Harriet. [Irvine, wetnurse]

Wednesday, 27 September 1876

Thursday, 28 September 1876

Wr. Mrs Ruck

Friday, 29 September 1876

Saturday, 30 September 1876

October 1876

Sunday, 1 October 1876

Monday, 2 October 1876

Tuesday, 3 October 1876

wr Mrs R.

B. from Barlaston

Wednesday, 4 October 1876

came to L. H P

Fine

Thursday, 5 October 1876

fine sat out w. Caroline

Friday, 6 October 1876

Saturday, 7 October 1876

came to Basset

Rain

October 1876

Sunday, 8 October 1876

rain

Monday, 9 October 1876

tol

Mrs Castle called

Tuesday, 10 October 1876

rain

Wednesday, 11 October 1876

Thursday, 12 October 1876

rain

Friday, 13 October 1876

rain

Saturday, 14 October 1876

rain

October 1876

Sunday, 15 October 1876

headache

fine

Monday, 16 October 1876

fine

Went [illeg] for about carriage [line erased]

Tuesday, 17 October 1876

rain [erased]

Fine

wrote Leo

Wednesday, 18 October 1876

wrote Miss Norton

Thursday, 19 October 1876

fine part of day [line erased]

Friday, 20 October 1876

rain mg -

fine p. m –

came home

Saturday, 21 October 1876

rain

fine p.m

October 1876

Sunday, 22 October 1876

Monday, 23 October 1876

F. & Mrs Ruck

Tuesday, 24 October 1876

Wednesday, 25 October 1876

Thursday, 26 October 1876

Friday, 27 October 1876

3 cows' milk

1 cry after milk

Saturday, 28 October 1876

2 m.

October - November 1876

Sunday, 29 October 1876

Monday, 30 October 1876

Tuesday, 31 October 1876

Wednesday, 1 November 1876

Thursday, 2 November 1876

Friday, 3 November 1876

Arundo Conspicua

Mrs Ruck went

Saturday, 4 November 1876

G. & Hen came

Horace

November 1876

[5 November – 18 November 1876 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 19 November 1876

Monday, 20 November 1876

Tuesday, 21 November 1876

Wednesday, 22 November 1876

Thursday, 23 November 1876

Dody went

Friday, 24 November 1876

Saturday, 25 November 1876

November 1876

Sunday, 26 November 1876

Monday, 27 November 1876

Maryanne came [Bernard's nursemaid]

Tuesday, 28 November 1876

Wednesday, 29 November 1876

November - December 1876

Thursday, 30 November 1876

Friday, 1 December 1876

Saturday, 2 December 1876

Dr & Mrs Hooker

Wm came

December 1876

Sunday, 3 December 1876

fine P.M

Monday, 4 December 1876

rain –

Tuesday, 5 December 1876

rain

Wednesday, 6 December 1876

wrote Leo

fine

Katie Dulin came

Thursday, 7 December 1876

wrote Leo

Friday, 8 December 1876

wr – Fr W

Saturday, 9 December 1876

wrote Sophy & W. E. D -

December 1876

Sunday, 10 December 1876

Monday, 11 December 1876

Tuesday, 12 December 1876

wr. G. H D -

Wednesday, 13 December 1876

Thursday, 14 December 1876

Friday, 15 December 1876

Saturday, 16 December 1876

Marshall came

December 1876

Sunday, 17 December 1876

Monday, 18 December 1876

Tuesday, 19 December 1876

Wednesday, 20 December 1876

G. came

Thursday, 21 December 1876

Friday, 22 December 1876

Wm came

Saturday, 23 December 1876

wrote Leo

[24 December – 31 December 1876 not microfilmed]


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