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]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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