RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1877. CUL-DAR242[.41]. 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:
Apart from a mention of a "bilious attack" in May, Darwin appeared to be in good health. There seemed to be very few visitors and Mrs Darwin only recorded calling on a few people. William, the first-born, got married in November to Sarah Sedgwick.
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Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1877
January 1877
Monday, 1 January 1877
Tuesday, 2 January 1877
Wednesday, 3 January 1877
Thursday, 4 January 1877
Friday, 5 January 1877
Saturday, 6 January 1877
went to London
January 1877
Sunday, 7 January 1877
rain
tea at Huxleys
Monday, 8 January 1877
rain
Tuesday, 9 January 1877
rain
Wednesday, 10 January 1877
Thursday, 11 January 1877
Friday, 12 January 1877
called on Mrs Croft
Saturday, 13 January 1877
Sat. pop. Concert
Schuberts Octett
January 1877
Sunday, 14 January 1877
rain all day -
Monday, 15 January 1877
came home
fine -
Tuesday, 16 January 1877
Wednesday, 17 January 1877
Thursday, 18 January 1877
rain
Friday, 19 January 1877
rain
Jos & Sophy came
Saturday, 20 January 1877
January 1877
Sunday, 21 January 1877
Monday, 22 January 1877
Tuesday, 23 January 1877
Wednesday, 24 January 1877
J. & Sophy went
Thursday, 25 January 1877
Friday, 26 January 1877
Ida came
Saturday, 27 January 1877
Wm & Horace
January 1877
Sunday, 28 January 1877
fine in p.m.
Monday, 29 January 1877
Fine in mg
Ida & Horace went
storm
Tuesday, 30 January 1877
Litches & Wm went
gt storm of wind
Wednesday, 31 January 1877
v. nice day -
February 1877
Thursday, 1 February 1877
Ellen T. came
Friday, 2 February 1877
Saturday, 3 February 1877
Horace came home unwell
February 1877
Sunday, 4 February 1877
Monday, 5 February 1877
Tuesday, 6 February 1877
Ellen went
B. to Barlaston
Wednesday, 7 February 1877
Thursday, 8 February 1877
Friday, 9 February 1877
Saturday, 10 February 1877
Horace came from Brighton unwell
wrote Geo
February 1877
Sunday, 11 February 1877
Monday, 12 February 1877
Tuesday, 13 February 1877
B. to Barlaston
Ellen went [2 lines crossed]
Wednesday, 14 February 1877
new carriage from S-ton
Thursday, 15 February 1877
in bed
Friday, 16 February 1877
Ditto
Saturday, 17 February 1877
wrote Geo –
came down
February 1877
Sunday, 18 February 1877
Litches came
Ho. to Brighton
Monday, 19 February 1877
Tuesday, 20 February 1877
Wednesday, 21 February 1877
Thursday, 22 February 1877
Wm came
Friday, 23 February 1877
Saturday, 24 February 1877
February 1877
Sunday, 25 February 1877
Monday, 26 February 1877
wr. Leo
Wm went
Hope came
Tuesday, 27 February 1877
Wednesday, 28 February 1877
Hope went
frost
March 1877
Thursday, 1 March 1877
Friday, 2 March 1877
Saturday, 3 March 1877
Arthur Ruck
Horace came
March 1877
Sunday, 4 March 1877
Monday, 5 March 1877
Tuesday, 6 March 1877
Wednesday, 7 March 1877
Thursday, 8 March 1877
Fr went to Dickie
R. Gravesand
Friday, 9 March 1877
Saturday, 10 March 1877
March 1877
Sunday, 11 March 1877
Gladstone &c called [Huxley, Lyon Playfair and John Morley]
Monday, 12 March 1877
Snow came
G. to Q. A –
Tuesday, 13 March 1877
white azalea
went
Wednesday, 14 March 1877
Sno went
Thursday, 15 March 1877
Friday, 16 March 1877
Saturday, 17 March 1877
March 1877
Sunday, 18 March 1877
Monday, 19 March 1877
Tuesday, 20 March 1877
Wednesday, 21 March 1877
Thursday, 22 March 1877
Friday, 23 March 1877
Harrisons came
Saturday, 24 March 1877
Litches came
March 1877
Sunday, 25 March 1877
Monday, 26 March 1877
Rowland came
Tuesday, 27 March 1877
Litches went
Wednesday, 28 March 1877
Litches & M. Shaen
Thursday, 29 March 1877
fine weather
Friday, 30 March 1877
fine weather
Saturday, 31 March 1877
April 1877
Sunday, 1 April 1877
Monday, 2 April 1877
Horace came
Rowland came
M. Shaen went
Tuesday, 3 April 1877
Litches went
Wednesday, 4 April 1877
Thursday, 5 April 1877
Friday, 6 April 1877
Saturday, 7 April 1877
April 1877
Sunday, 8 April 1877
Monday, 9 April 1877
Tuesday, 10 April 1877
v. cold all week
Wednesday, 11 April 1877
Thursday, 12 April 1877
Friday, 13 April 1877
Litches came
Saturday, 14 April 1877
April 1877
Sunday, 15 April 1877
Monday, 16 April 1877
Mrs Ruck.
Tuesday, 17 April 1877
Litches went
Wednesday, 18 April 1877
Thursday, 19 April 1877
Friday, 20 April 1877
cabs. 2/
Came to Bry st
Saturday, 21 April 1877
Do 3/
play –
went to Bach Concert
April 1877
Sunday, 22 April 1877
went to see Huxleys
fly -
Monday, 23 April 1877
Concert Bach
Tuesday, 24 April 1877
came to Q. A
Wednesday, 25 April 1877
Thursday, 26 April 1877
went to Acquarium
Theatre -
Friday, 27 April 1877
S. E W £4
tie 2.6
cab 3/
Saturday, 28 April 1877
came home
April - May 1877
Sunday, 29 April 1877
Monday, 30 April 1877
Tuesday, 1 May 1877
Wednesday, 2 May 1877
Thursday, 3 May 1877
Friday, 4 May 1877
F. & H. came
bilious attack
sharp frost
Saturday, 5 May 1877
T. H. F. came
Do
May 1877
Sunday, 6 May 1877
Tol. well –
Do
Monday, 7 May 1877
q. well
all went
v fine
Tuesday, 8 May 1877
Wednesday, 9 May 1877
Thursday, 10 May 1877
Friday, 11 May 1877
Saturday, 12 May 1877
May 1877
Sunday, 13 May 1877
Monday, 14 May 1877
Tuesday, 15 May 1877
v cold all week
Wednesday, 16 May 1877
Litches came
Thursday, 17 May 1877
Friday, 18 May 1877
Saturday, 19 May 1877
Huxleys
May 1877
Sunday, 20 May 1877
Monday, 21 May 1877
Tuesday, 22 May 1877
Wednesday, 23 May 1877
Hen went
F. E W.
illness
Thursday, 24 May 1877
Beaut day
Friday, 25 May 1877
Saturday, 26 May 1877
Lord & Lady Monteagle
Sir V. Brooke
Flowers
fine
May 1877
Sunday, 27 May 1877
Monday, 28 May 1877
G. went with the rest
Tuesday, 29 May 1877
Wednesday, 30 May 1877
Mr Romanes
May - June 1877
Thursday, 31 May 1877
better acct of F. E. W -
Friday, 1 June 1877
Saturday, 2 June 1877
June 1877
Sunday, 3 June 1877
Monday, 4 June 1877
Tuesday, 5 June 1877
Wednesday, 6 June 1877
went to L. H. P.
Thursday, 7 June 1877
Friday, 8 June 1877
Saturday, 9 June 1877
[10 June – 30 June 1877 not microfilmed]
July 1877
Sunday, 1 July 1877
Monday, 2 July 1877
Tuesday, 3 July 1877
Wednesday, 4 July 1877
came back from Basset
Thursday, 5 July 1877
Friday, 6 July 1877
Saturday, 7 July 1877
July 1877
Sunday, 8 July 1877
Monday, 9 July 1877
Tuesday, 10 July 1877
Wednesday, 11 July 1877
Thursday, 12 July 1877
Friday, 13 July 1877
Hensleigh
Saturday, 14 July 1877
Gurneys
July 1877
Sunday, 15 July 1877
Monday, 16 July 1877
Tuesday, 17 July 1877
Wednesday, 18 July 1877
Thursday, 19 July 1877
Friday, 20 July 1877
Saturday, 21 July 1877
S. Sedg – [Sarah Sedgwick]
July 1877
Sunday, 22 July 1877
Monday, 23 July 1877
Tuesday, 24 July 1877
Wednesday, 25 July 1877
Thursday, 26 July 1877
garden party at Holwood
Friday, 27 July 1877
beaut weather
Litches.
Saturday, 28 July 1877
Do
July – August 1877
Sunday, 29 July 1877
Do
Monday, 30 July 1877
G. went
Tuesday, 31 July 1877
Wednesday, 1 August 1877
Thursday, 2 August 1877
Wm & Ho from Ilkley
Friday, 3 August 1877
Alice & S. Sedg to dinner
Saturday, 4 August 1877
wrote Ellen -
August 1877
Sunday, 5 August 1877
Monday, 6 August 1877
Miss Laird lunch
picnic in orchard
Tuesday, 7 August 1877
Wednesday, 8 August 1877
Miss Teesdale lunch
Geo came
Thursday, 9 August 1877
Friday, 10 August 1877
Saturday, 11 August 1877
August 1877
Sunday, 12 August 1877
Monday, 13 August 1877
Tuesday, 14 August 1877
Wednesday, 15 August 1877
beaut weather
Thursday, 16 August 1877
Friday, 17 August 1877
Saturday, 18 August 1877
Wm came
August 1877
Sunday, 19 August 1877
Monday, 20 August 1877
came to Abinger
v. hot
Tuesday, 21 August 1877
drove to L. H. P
Wednesday, 22 August 1877
Thursday, 23 August 1877
Bessy to London
Friday, 24 August 1877
Saturday, 25 August 1877
Home
rain
August 1877
Sunday, 26 August 1877
rain
Monday, 27 August 1877
Do
Tuesday, 28 August 1877
called on Mrs Lovegrove
Wednesday, 29 August 1877
fine
August - September 1877
Thursday, 30 August 1877
Friday, 31 August 1877
Saturday, 1 September 1877
beaut
September 1877
Sunday, 2 September 1877
Monday, 3 September 1877
rain & cold all day.
Tuesday, 4 September 1877
Wednesday, 5 September 1877
Thursday, 6 September 1877
Friday, 7 September 1877
R. comf
Saturday, 8 September 1877
Do
September 1877
Sunday, 9 September 1877
Monday, 10 September 1877
Tel. from H. E. L.
Tuesday, 11 September 1877
Wednesday, 12 September 1877
Thursday, 13 September 1877
Friday, 14 September 1877
W. & Bessy & Mab –
SS came
Saturday, 15 September 1877
Arthur & Eliz & Miss D'arcy -
September 1877
Sunday, 16 September 1877
fine day
Horace at Engel_
Arthur & Eliz went & Miss D. later
Monday, 17 September 1877
Tuesday, 18 September 1877
Wednesday, 19 September 1877
Thursday, 20 September 1877
R. moved to Lucerne
Friday, 21 September 1877
Saturday, 22 September 1877
September 1877
Sunday, 23 September 1877
Monday, 24 September 1877
Leo came home from Q. A_
Tuesday, 25 September 1877
Wednesday, 26 September 1877
Thursday, 27 September 1877
Horace came from Switz
Friday, 28 September 1877
Saturday, 29 September 1877
Wm came -
September – October 1877
Sunday, 30 September 1877
Monday, 1 October 1877
Tuesday, 2 October 1877
Wednesday, 3 October 1877
Thursday, 4 October 1877
Friday, 5 October 1877
Saturday, 6 October 1877
Wm to Tilgate
October 1877
Sunday, 7 October 1877
Monday, 8 October 1877
Tuesday, 9 October 1877
Wednesday, 10 October 1877
Thursday, 11 October 1877
Horace came home
Friday, 12 October 1877
Saturday, 13 October 1877
S. S & Wm came
October 1877
Sunday, 14 October 1877
Monday, 15 October 1877
Tuesday, 16 October 1877
Wm went
Wednesday, 17 October 1877
Thursday, 18 October 1877
Friday, 19 October 1877
Saturday, 20 October 1877
Wm & Dr Moore came
October 1877
Sunday, 21 October 1877
Dr Moore & Wm went
Monday, 22 October 1877
Tuesday, 23 October 1877
Wednesday, 24 October 1877
SS went
Thursday, 25 October 1877
house £3
In hand 11-
Friday, 26 October 1877
came to London saw F twice
Saturday, 27 October 1877
out shopping
SS & Wm to lunch
October 1877
Sunday, 28 October 1877
Beaut day -
Monday, 29 October 1877
Tuesday, 30 October 1877
Wednesday, 31 October 1877
Ellen T.
November 1877
Thursday, 1 November 1877
Friday, 2 November 1877
Saturday, 3 November 1877
November 1877
Sunday, 4 November 1877
went to church
Monday, 5 November 1877
Ellen went
Tuesday, 6 November 1877
Ida came
Wednesday, 7 November 1877
Thursday, 8 November 1877
wr – Sus. Horner
Litches came
Friday, 9 November 1877
S. & Theo & W came
G. came
Saturday, 10 November 1877
November 1877
Sunday, 11 November 1877
Storm of thunder & rain all day -
Monday, 12 November 1877
All w
Tuesday, 13 November 1877
went
Wednesday, 14 November 1877
Thursday, 15 November 1877
Friday, 16 November 1877
went to Cambridge
Saturday, 17 November 1877
L L D
November 1877
Sunday, 18 November 1877
Monday, 19 November 1877
came home
Tuesday, 20 November 1877
Wednesday, 21 November 1877
Thursday, 22 November 1877
R. came downstairs
Friday, 23 November 1877
Saturday, 24 November 1877
F. Galton
T. H & Effie
November - December 1877
Sunday, 25 November 1877
Monday, 26 November 1877
Tuesday, 27 November 1877
Wednesday, 28 November 1877
Thursday, 29 November 1877
W. wedding [William]
Friday, 30 November 1877
wrote K. Lyell -
Saturday, 1 December 1877
Wr Mrs Huxley
Laura came
December 1877
Sunday, 2 December 1877
Monday, 3 December 1877
Tuesday, 4 December 1877
Wednesday, 5 December 1877
Thursday, 6 December 1877
wr. Mrs Ruck
Friday, 7 December 1877
Laura went
Saturday, 8 December 1877
December 1877
Sunday, 9 December 1877
Monday, 10 December 1877
Tuesday, 11 December 1877
Wednesday, 12 December 1877
Theo. came
Thursday, 13 December 1877
Friday, 14 December 1877
Saturday, 15 December 1877
Sophy came
December 1877
Sunday, 16 December 1877
Monday, 17 December 1877
Tuesday, 18 December 1877
wr Ell. Harrison
Wednesday, 19 December 1877
Sophy went w. Louisa
frost
Thursday, 20 December 1877
Friday, 21 December 1877
Saturday, 22 December 1877
[23 December – 31 December 1877 not microfilmed]
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