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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