RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1879. CUL-DAR242[.43]. 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. RN4
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 midlands experienced one of the coldest years in 1879. Mrs Darwin recorded days of hard frost, severe frost, bitter cold, deep snow and of course lots of rain. There was rain, steady rain, cold rain, furious rain and showers. The Darwins took a holiday in Coniston where they enjoyed boat rides but unfortunately the rain followed them.
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Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1879
H. R Jennings Esq
45 Gt Ormond St
January 1879
Wednesday, 1 January 1879
Thursday, 2 January 1879
Frost
Friday, 3 January 1879
M. D'arcy came
Saturday, 4 January 1879
headache
M. d'arcy & Sara went
January 1879
Sunday, 5 January 1879
Monday, 6 January 1879
Tuesday, 7 January 1879
Wednesday, 8 January 1879
G. went to Worthing
bitter wind
Thursday, 9 January 1879
Friday, 10 January 1879
Therm. 24
3449 / 277 / 3070 314
Saturday, 11 January 1879
January 1879
Sunday, 12 January 1879
Monday, 13 January 1879
Tuesday, 14 January 1879
poorly w cold
Wednesday, 15 January 1879
Thursday, 16 January 1879
Friday, 17 January 1879
beaut day
Saturday, 18 January 1879
Dyers & Crawleys came
January 1879
Sunday, 19 January 1879
Monday, 20 January 1879
Tuesday, 21 January 1879
Temp.
lecture
Deep snow
Wednesday, 22 January 1879
B. went to Farrer's ball
Thursday, 23 January 1879
Frost & Cookson's play
Friday, 24 January 1879
Litches came
Saturday, 25 January 1879
January 1879
Sunday, 26 January 1879
Monday, 27 January 1879
Thermom 32
Geo. went
Tuesday, 28 January 1879
Litches went
Wednesday, 29 January 1879
no wind
January – February 1879
Thursday, 30 January 1879
just same weather
Friday, 31 January 1879
Bessy went to Southampton
Saturday, 1 February 1879
Thaw
Co
February 1879
Sunday, 2 February 1879
Monday, 3 February 1879
called at Holwood
Tuesday, 4 February 1879
Fr went to Algiers
Wednesday, 5 February 1879
went out
Thursday, 6 February 1879
Friday, 7 February 1879
Saturday, 8 February 1879
February 1879
Sunday, 9 February 1879
Monday, 10 February 1879
Tuesday, 11 February 1879
Wednesday, 12 February 1879
Thursday, 13 February 1879
Friday, 14 February 1879
Saturday, 15 February 1879
Farrers & Ida -
February 1879
Sunday, 16 February 1879
Monday, 17 February 1879
Tuesday, 18 February 1879
Wednesday, 19 February 1879
Thursday, 20 February 1879
Friday, 21 February 1879
Mabel & Rose
Saturday, 22 February 1879
arthur w -
February 1879
Sunday, 23 February 1879
Monday, 24 February 1879
Tuesday, 25 February 1879
Wednesday, 26 February 1879
February - March 1879
Thursday, 27 February 1879
Eliz illness
came to 6 Q. A.
B. stayed w R. & Mab -
Friday, 28 February 1879
v. bad day & night
Saturday, 1 March 1879
better
March 1879
Sunday, 2 March 1879
good night
Monday, 3 March 1879
Pearce £2
Tuesday, 4 March 1879
Mrs Miles £3 - 10
Wednesday, 5 March 1879
came home
Thursday, 6 March 1879
!!
Friday, 7 March 1879
!!
Saturday, 8 March 1879
Drove to R-bourne
Leo
March 1879
Sunday, 9 March 1879
!!
Monday, 10 March 1879
Bernard went to Bry St
Tuesday, 11 March 1879
Wednesday, 12 March 1879
Thursday, 13 March 1879
Friday, 14 March 1879
Saturday, 15 March 1879
March 1879
Sunday, 16 March 1879
Monday, 17 March 1879
Godfrey & Hope – came
Tuesday, 18 March 1879
!!!
Wednesday, 19 March 1879
beaut day
Thursday, 20 March 1879
went to 31 to see Eliz –
cold –
Godfrey & Hope went
Friday, 21 March 1879
Saturday, 22 March 1879
Litches came
bitter cold
March 1879
Sunday, 23 March 1879
cold N. E high wind
Monday, 24 March 1879
Tuesday, 25 March 1879
Wednesday, 26 March 1879
Thursday, 27 March 1879
Friday, 28 March 1879
Bessy & B. to Wales
Saturday, 29 March 1879
Litches
!!
March - April 1879
Sunday, 30 March 1879
Fine
Monday, 31 March 1879
Ls went
Tuesday, 1 April 1879
Wednesday, 2 April 1879
Eliz came
!!
Thursday, 3 April 1879
!
Friday, 4 April 1879
!!
Saturday, 5 April 1879
April 1879
Sunday, 6 April 1879
Monday, 7 April 1879
Tuesday, 8 April 1879
Wednesday, 9 April 1879
Thursday, 10 April 1879
Litches & Wms -
Friday, 11 April 1879
Snow all day & night
Saturday, 12 April 1879
Snow from 3
Bessy came from Wales
April 1879
Sunday, 13 April 1879
Fine P. M
went to church
Monday, 14 April 1879
Cold
Tuesday, 15 April 1879
cold
Wednesday, 16 April 1879
cold rain & sleet
Fr & B. came home
Thursday, 17 April 1879
G. went to Cam –
Litches went
Friday, 18 April 1879
Saturday, 19 April 1879
Litches & Snow
bit cold -
April 1879
Sunday, 20 April 1879
rain all day
Monday, 21 April 1879
bit cold – dry –
Snow & Litches went
Tuesday, 22 April 1879
Wednesday, 23 April 1879
Thursday, 24 April 1879
Friday, 25 April 1879
Saturday, 26 April 1879
Monteagles & Galtons
!
April 1879
Sunday, 27 April 1879
!!!
Monday, 28 April 1879
went
Tuesday, 29 April 1879
Mr Innes & son & Mr Hoole
called on Mrs Lovegrove
Wednesday, 30 April 1879
May 1879
Thursday, 1 May 1879
Friday, 2 May 1879
Saturday, 3 May 1879
Mr Innes to lunch
May 1879
Sunday, 4 May 1879
r fine but cold
Monday, 5 May 1879
Tuesday, 6 May 1879
went to Worthing
bitter cold
Wednesday, 7 May 1879
Do
lunched w. Mr Rich
Thursday, 8 May 1879
Do
came to Basset
Friday, 9 May 1879
Saturday, 10 May 1879
bright & sharp
walked to Mrs Bullou
May 1879
Sunday, 11 May 1879
cold rain
Monday, 12 May 1879
fine
Tuesday, 13 May 1879
cold rain
Wednesday, 14 May 1879
storm
Thursday, 15 May 1879
Friday, 16 May 1879
Saturday, 17 May 1879
Fine
Yonges called
May 1879
Sunday, 18 May 1879
Monday, 19 May 1879
rain
Tuesday, 20 May 1879
Beaut day –
W. & Sara went in yacht
Wednesday, 21 May 1879
to L. H. P.
Fine
Thursday, 22 May 1879
fine
Friday, 23 May 1879
rain cleared
Saturday, 24 May 1879
drove out w C.
Leo came
May 1879
Sunday, 25 May 1879
Fine
sat out
Monday, 26 May 1879
came home from L.HP.
v. cold
Tuesday, 27 May 1879
Wednesday, 28 May 1879
Thursday, 28 May 1879
Friday, 30 May 1879
Saturday, 31 May 1879
Hen. came
June 1879
Sunday, 1 June 1879
rain from 4 -
Monday, 2 June 1879
till
Tuesday, 3 June 1879
this morning
Wednesday, 4 June 1879
Thursday, 5 June 1879
Friday, 6 June 1879
rain once
day fine
another
Saturday, 7 June 1879
June 1879
Sunday, 8 June 1879
Monday, 9 June 1879
Tuesday, 10 June 1879
Wednesday, 11 June 1879
Thursday, 12 June 1879
Friday, 13 June 1879
Laura came
Saturday, 14 June 1879
beaut !!
June 1879
Sunday, 15 June 1879
rain
Monday, 16 June 1879
X
Tuesday, 17 June 1879
Bessy & M. Atkin went
X
Wednesday, 18 June 1879
Mr Rich_ [William Blake Richmond]
Mr Fisk
Rowland x
Caroline x
Thursday, 19 June 1879
rain furious showers
X
Friday, 20 June 1879
Laura came
dry - [2 lines crossed]
Saturday, 21 June 1879
Caroline W. went
beaut [crossed]
rain about 8 hrs
Wm came
June 1879
Sunday, 22 June 1879
Fair. ! [crossed]
Monday, 23 June 1879
Laura joined !!
Tuesday, 24 June 1879
home furious rain
Wednesday, 25 June 1879
Thursday, 26 June 1879
came to London
Friday, 27 June 1879
Crystal P.
children
O
Saturday, 28 June 1879
wrote R from Laura's
!!
O
June – July 1879
Sunday, 29 June 1879
Fair
!!
Monday, 30 June 1879
!!!
O
Laura joined us at W H
Tuesday, 1 July 1879
came home
furious storm
X
Wednesday, 2 July 1879
cold
wrote B. to Termatt
Thursday, 3 July 1879
Steady rain
Friday, 4 July 1879
Saturday, 5 July 1879
July 1879
Sunday, 6 July 1879
went to church
rain all p.m
Monday, 7 July 1879
no rain!
Tuesday, 8 July 1879
Storm began in mg & lasted all day
Wednesday, 9 July 1879
wr B. Kandersteg
Thursday, 10 July 1879
fair cloudy
called on Mrs Forrest
Friday, 11 July 1879
Saturday, 12 July 1879
Beaut day
drove to Tarn hows
row on lake [3 lines crossed]
July 1879
Sunday, 13 July 1879
rain
Monday, 14 July 1879
rain
Tuesday, 15 July 1879
fair
Wednesday, 16 July 1879
fine
Thursday, 17 July 1879
fair
Friday, 18 July 1879
M. Atkin & B. came home [Mary Atkin, Bessy]
Saturday, 19 July 1879
Litches came
July 1879
Sunday, 20 July 1879
rain
Monday, 21 July 1879
rain
Litches M. Atkin & boys went
Tuesday, 22 July 1879
fair mg –
dark drizzle
Wednesday, 23 July 1879
fine
some sun
Thursday, 24 July 1879
Friday, 25 July 1879
Saturday, 26 July 1879
Headache
July 1879
Sunday, 27 July 1879
!!
Monday, 28 July 1879
Tuesday, 29 July 1879
!!
Wednesday, 30 July 1879
!!!
July – August 1879
Thursday, 31 July 1879
!!
Friday, 1 August 1879
went to No 6
Saturday, 2 August 1879
Fine – set out to Coniston
August 1879
Sunday, 3 August 1879
cloudy
Marshalls called
Monday, 4 August 1879
Do
fire
sun in p.m.
walked out
Fr. came
Tuesday, 5 August 1879
fire
Wednesday, 6 August 1879
Thursday, 7 August 1879
2 fires
drove & walked -
Friday, 8 August 1879
2 fires
went in boat
called on Miss Beavers
walk -
Saturday, 9 August 1879
one fire
fine –
walked up by torrent w F_
August 1879
Sunday, 10 August 1879
went in boat
one fire.
Monday, 11 August 1879
no fire
drove w. Ch.
view over Yewdale
G. came
Tuesday, 12 August 1879
no fire
lunch at Ruskins
Wednesday, 13 August 1879
Thursday, 14 August 1879
heard of Fanny's accident.
went to Grasmere
!!!
Friday, 15 August 1879
went in boat
Saturday, 16 August 1879
fire
Leo came
drove up to Tilberthwaite farm
August 1879
Sunday, 17 August 1879
rain.
fire
beaut row on lake to old Coniston Hall
Monday, 18 August 1879
drove to Skelwith Bridges
pretty lights [rainy]
Tuesday, 19 August 1879
drove by Hawkshead road & Marshalls grounds
Wednesday, 20 August 1879
Thursday, 21 August 1879
went to Furness
ugly day
Friday, 22 August 1879
stormy day
Saturday, 23 August 1879
Drove to How Tarn & row on Lake
!!!
August 1879
Sunday, 24 August 1879
drove out in p.m.
!!
Monday, 25 August 1879
Tuesday, 26 August 1879
Wednesday, 27 August 1879
Came home
rain all day
Thursday, 28 August 1879
Do
Friday, 29 August 1879
dry
Saturday, 30 August 1879
fine
August - September 1879
Sunday, 31 August 1879
!!
Monday, 1 September 1879
!!!
Tuesday, 2 September 1879
!!
Wednesday, 3 September 1879
!!
Thursday, 4 September 1879
Friday, 5 September 1879
Hacket came & R -
Saturday, 6 September 1879
Hacket & R. went
September 1879
Sunday, 7 September 1879
Monday, 8 September 1879
Tuesday, 9 September 1879
fine most of week
Wednesday, 10 September 1879
Thursday, 11 September 1879
Friday, 12 September 1879
Saturday, 13 September 1879
Horace came from Scotland -
September 1879
Sunday, 14 September 1879
!!
Monday, 15 September 1879
Fr W. [crossed]
rain
Horace went to Cam _
Tuesday, 16 September 1879
Geo cam
!!
Fr W. came
Wednesday, 17 September 1879
!!
Thursday, 18 September 1879
Friday, 19 September 1879
Saturday, 20 September 1879
Hookers & Miss M'gilvray
!!
Clarke Hawkes dined
September 1879
Sunday, 21 September 1879
!!
Monday, 22 September 1879
!!
Bessy to Sheerness
Tuesday, 23 September 1879
rain
Wednesday, 24 September 1879
rain
Hookers went
Thursday, 25 September 1879
Friday, 26 September 1879
Saturday, 27 September 1879
September – October 1879
Sunday, 28 September 1879
Monday, 29 September 1879
Tuesday, 30 September 1879
Bazaar
rain
Wednesday, 1 October 1879
Do
Thursday, 2 October 1879
Tom & Ida came
Friday, 3 October 1879
!!
Saturday, 4 October 1879
!!
Mrs Scott & Mrs Lucas & Jusie to S E W
October 1879
Sunday, 5 October 1879
church
Monday, 6 October 1879
!!!
Tuesday, 7 October 1879
!!
Wednesday, 8 October 1879
dull
Thursday, 9 October 1879
Friday, 10 October 1879
Saturday, 11 October 1879
October 1879
Sunday, 12 October 1879
Monday, 13 October 1879
Em Thorley came
Tuesday, 14 October 1879
Wednesday, 15 October 1879
Hen to London
returned Thursday
Thursday, 16 October 1879
Friday, 17 October 1879
Saturday, 18 October 1879
Emily Th went
Leo came
Bessy to Barl –
Fr to Paut – for little Root
October 1879
Sunday, 19 October 1879
Monday, 20 October 1879
Tuesday, 21 October 1879
Fr returned
Wednesday, 22 October 1879
Thursday, 23 October 1879
Friday, 24 October 1879
Saturday, 25 October 1879
October 1879
Sunday, 26 October 1879
Monday, 27 October 1879
Tuesday, 28 October 1879
Wednesday, 29 October 1879
Sara & Wm from Paris
October - November 1879
Thursday, 30 October 1879
B. home
Horace & Ida for 1 day -
Friday, 31 October 1879
Saturday, 1 November 1879
November 1879
Sunday, 2 November 1879
Monday, 3 November 1879
Wm went
Tuesday, 4 November 1879
Sara went
Wednesday, 5 November 1879
Thursday, 6 November 1879
Friday, 7 November 1879
Saturday, 8 November 1879
November 1879
Sunday, 9 November 1879
Monday, 10 November 1879
Tuesday, 11 November 1879
Fr & Bernard to Brighton
Wednesday, 12 November 1879
Thursday, 13 November 1879
Friday, 14 November 1879
Saturday, 15 November 1879
November 1879
Sunday, 16 November 1879
Monday, 17 November 1879
Fr from Brighton
Tuesday, 18 November 1879
Wednesday, 19 November 1879
went to Union
Thursday, 20 November 1879
B. to London
Snow
Friday, 21 November 1879
Snow
Saturday, 22 November 1879
Deep snow
Ogles came
November 1879
Sunday, 23 November 1879
fine day
frost
Monday, 24 November 1879
Tuesday, 25 November 1879
thaw
Snow again
Wednesday, 26 November 1879
Thursday, 27 November 1879
Friday, 28 November 1879
Saturday, 29 November 1879
Romanes
November - December 1879
Sunday, 30 November 1879
Monday, 1 December 1879
Tuesday, 2 December 1879
severe frost
Wednesday, 3 December 1879
came to London
Thursday, 4 December 1879
Friday, 5 December 1879
Saturday, 6 December 1879
December 1879
Sunday, 7 December 1879
went to Huxleys
Monday, 8 December 1879
slight thaw
moved to No 6 -
Tuesday, 9 December 1879
Wednesday, 10 December 1879
Thursday, 11 December 1879
came home
bitterly cold
Friday, 12 December 1879
slight thaw
Saturday, 13 December 1879
Bessy home from Thorleys
December 1879
Sunday, 14 December 1879
Monday, 15 December 1879
Tuesday, 16 December 1879
Eliz. came home
Wednesday, 17 December 1879
hard frost
Thursday, 18 December 1879
Slight thaw
Friday, 19 December 1879
Saturday, 20 December 1879
December 1879
Sunday, 21 December 1879
Monday, 22 December 1879
Tuesday, 23 December 1879
Sara came
R & Hen came
Wednesday, 24 December 1879
Sara came
Wm. came
Thursday, 25 December 1879
Friday, 26 December 1879
Saturday, 27 December 1879
December 1879
Sunday, 28 December 1879
Thaw -
Monday, 29 December 1879
Wm went
Tuesday, 30 December 1879
Wednesday, 31 December 1879
Sara - went
[Printed January, 1879]
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