RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1880. CUL-DAR242[.44]. 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:

Horace, the youngest of Charles and Emma's ten children, married in January 1880. Mrs Darwin tragically lost both her brother Jos and her sister Elizabeth the same year.


[title page]

Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1880

7/6 for 3 room

9/. for 4 –

Mrs Jones

73 Albyn Road St John's Lewisham Rd S. E

January 1880

Thursday, 1 January 1880

Friday, 2 January 1880

Saturday, 3 January 1880

!!!

H. & Ida wedding

January 1880

Sunday, 4 January 1880

!!!

Monday, 5 January 1880

Tuesday, 6 January 1880

Wednesday, 7 January 1880

Thursday, 8 January 1880

Friday, 9 January 1880

Saturday, 10 January 1880

C. Balfour

Clarks put off themselves

January 1880

Sunday, 11 January 1880

Monday, 12 January 1880

Louisa Harry & children

Tuesday, 13 January 1880

Wednesday, 14 January 1880

Thursday, 15 January 1880

deep fog

Friday, 16 January 1880

Saturday, 17 January 1880

B. & Louisa to Bry –

!!.

January 1880

Sunday, 18 January 1880

Frost !!!

Monday, 19 January 1880

Tuesday, 20 January 1880

B. to Southampton

Wednesday, 21 January 1880

G. to Davos

Thursday, 22 January 1880

Friday, 23 January 1880

Saturday, 24 January 1880

Fr unwell -

January 1880

Sunday, 25 January 1880

Fr went to lecture at St G. Han

Monday, 26 January 1880

!!

Tuesday, 27 January 1880

!!

hard frost

Fr unwell

Wednesday, 28 January 1880

!!

do

Thursday, 29 January 1880

!!

Do

Friday, 30 January 1880

Saturday, 31 January 1880

February 1880

Sunday, 1 February 1880

!!

Monday, 2 February 1880

!!

Tuesday, 3 February 1880

!!

Wednesday, 4 February 1880

!!

Thursday, 5 February 1880

Friday, 6 February 1880

Saturday, 7 February 1880

Rose came

W. E. D. came

& Sara.

February 1880

Sunday, 8 February 1880

Monday, 9 February 1880

W. E. D's went

Tuesday, 10 February 1880

Wednesday, 11 February 1880

M. Shaen

Thursday, 12 February 1880

Friday, 13 February 1880

George from Davos

Saturday, 14 February 1880

Rose went

V. Marshalls & Flowers

February 1880

Sunday, 15 February 1880

Monday, 16 February 1880

went

Tuesday, 17 February 1880

Wednesday, 18 February 1880

Thursday, 19 February 1880

George went to Cam -

Friday, 20 February 1880

Bessy went to Shaens

Saturday, 21 February 1880

Litches came

February 1880

Sunday, 22 February 1880

Monday, 23 February 1880

Litches went

Tuesday, 24 February 1880

Wednesday, 25 February 1880

Bessy came back from Shaens

Thursday, 26 February 1880

Friday, 27 February 1880

Saturday, 28 February 1880

February - March 1880

Sunday, 29 February 1880

in bed -

Monday, 1 March 1880

Tuesday, 2 March 1880   

Wednesday, 3 March 1880

Thursday, 4 March 1880

went to No 6

Lawson Taits –

called on F -

Friday, 5 March 1880

Saturday, 6 March 1880

concert

March 1880

Sunday, 7 March 1880 

Monday, 8 March 1880

came home

Mabel came

Tuesday, 9 March 1880

!!

Wednesday, 10 March 1880

!!

Thursday, 11 March 1880

!!

Death of Jos – [Josiah Wedgwood lll]

Friday, 12 March 1880

Saturday, 13 March 1880

March 1880

Sunday, 14 March 1880 

Monday, 15 March 1880

Tuesday, 16 March 1880

Wednesday, 17 March 1880

my weight 10 st – 5

Ch – 11 – 7

Bessy 11. 3

Bernard 2 - 13

Thursday, 18 March 1880

Friday, 19 March 1880

Saturday, 20 March 1880

March 1880

Sunday, 21 March 1880

Monday, 22 March 1880

Tuesday, 23 March 1880

Wednesday, 24 March 1880

H. & Ida

Thursday, 25 March 1880

Sara & Wm -

Friday, 26 March 1880

C. & I

Saturday, 27 March 1880

poorly w colds for a week

March 1880

Sunday, 28 March 1880

Monday, 29 March 1880

Tuesday, 30 March 1880

Wednesday, 31 March 1880

April 1880

Thursday, 1 April 1880

B. to Ashfield

Friday, 2 April 1880

Saturday, 3 April 1880

May 1880

[4 April – 15 May 1880 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 16 May 1880

Monday, 17 May 1880

Tuesday, 18 May 1880

Wednesday, 19 May 1880

Thursday, 20 May 1880

Friday, 21 May 1880

Mr & Mrs Fiske

Saturday, 22 May 1880

May 1880

Sunday, 23 May 1880

church

Monday, 24 May 1880

Tuesday, 25 May 1880

!!!

came to Basset

Bessy to Barlaston

Wednesday, 26 May 1880

Thursday, 27 May 1880

Fr came

Friday, 28 May 1880

Saturday, 29 May 1880

!!!

Yonges

May - June 1880

Sunday, 30 May 1880

Mrs Lowell

Monday, 31 May 1880

cold

Fr. went to Brittany

Tuesday, 1 June 1880

Bessy came from Barlaston

Wednesday, 2 June 1880

Thursday, 3 June 1880

Friday, 4 June 1880

Saturday, 5 June 1880

went to Salisbury

bright & cold

June 1880

[6 June – 12 June 1880 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 13 June 1880

Monday, 14 June 1880

Tuesday, 15 June 1880

Wednesday, 16 June 1880

Thursday, 17 June 1880

Friday, 18 June 1880

Ida came in evg

Saturday, 19 June 1880

M. Atkins came

Huxleys Do

June 1880

Sunday, 20 June 1880

fine!

Monday, 21 June 1880

Tuesday, 22 June 1880

G. went to Q. A. 6

Wednesday, 23 June 1880

Thursday, 24 June 1880

rain

Friday, 25 June 1880

Saturday, 26 June 1880

dined at H. Elms

Spottiswoodes & Hookers

June 1880

Sunday, 27 June 1880

Monday, 28 June 1880

H. & Ida to Abinger

Tuesday, 29 June 1880

Wednesday, 30 June 1880

July 1880

Thursday, 1 July 1880

Aunt Grace came

Friday, 2 July 1880

Mary Atkin went

Saturday, 3 July 1880

Miss Ashburner went

July 1880

Sunday, 4 July 1880

Monday, 5 July 1880

Tuesday, 6 July 1880

C. & Lizzy Thorley

Wednesday, 7 July 1880

r. rainy

Thursday, 8 July 1880

Friday, 9 July 1880

Thorleys went

Saturday, 10 July 1880

Gurneys & Dyers

Geo - & Gerald B.

July 1880

Sunday, 11 July 1880

!!

Monday, 12 July 1880

all went

Tuesday, 13 July 1880

Bernard to Bry - St -

Wednesday, 14 July 1880

Thunder showers

Thursday, 15 July 1880

!!

hot

Friday, 16 July 1880

v. hot

B. went to Warwick to joins Wms

Saturday, 17 July 1880

wrote Camilla

July 1880

Sunday, 18 July 1880

church

!!

Monday, 19 July 1880

!!

Tuesday, 20 July 1880

!!

headache

Wednesday, 21 July 1880

!!

Ditto

Thursday, 22 July 1880

!!

not q well

Friday, 23 July 1880

!!!

quite well

Saturday, 24 July 1880

Hookers came

July 1880

Sunday, 25 July 1880

!!

Monday, 26 July 1880

Litches came

Hookers went

Tuesday, 27 July 1880

rain

Wednesday, 28 July 1880

fine

Thursday, 29 July 1880

Showers

Litches went

Friday, 30 July 1880

Furious rain till 11. am then fine

Lucy went from S E W

Saturday, 31 July 1880

August 1880

Sunday, 1 August 1880

Monday, 2 August 1880

Showers in mg

!! p.m

Tuesday, 3 August 1880

!!

Wednesday, 4 August 1880

!!

Thursday, 5 August 1880

!!

Friday, 6 August 1880

10.9 ED –

11.6 CD –

Litches came

rain

Saturday, 7 August 1880

Do -

August 1880

Sunday, 8 August 1880

Monday, 9 August 1880

!!

He [crossed]

Margt Sh. came

Tuesday, 10 August 1880

!!!

Litches went

Wednesday, 11 August 1880

!!

Thursday, 12 August 1880

!!

Margt went

Friday, 13 August 1880

!!

Saturday, 14 August 1880

In hand 7.4

went to Cam to Trinity Chapel

August 1880

Sunday, 15 August 1880

dry dull weather all week

Monday, 16 August 1880

Drove to new home & Jesus Coll.

Tuesday, 17 August 1880

went on river

Kings Chap

Wednesday, 18 August 1880

went Botanic G.

JW. Clark

Miss Gladstone

Mr Dew.

went to Fitz W

Thursday, 19 August 1880

came to No 6

v. hot

Sara called

Friday, 20 August 1880

fine

Miss Ash called

Saturday, 21 August 1880

came home

!!

August 1880

Sunday, 22 August 1880

!!

Monday, 23 August 1880

Mr Fegan & boys

cold

Tuesday, 24 August 1880

Mme Mohl

Mme von Schmidt lunch - !

Wednesday, 25 August 1880

Thursday, 26 August 1880

Friday, 27 August 1880

muggy

Saturday, 28 August 1880

!!

Godfrey Hope & Cecil to S.E W -

August - September 1880

Sunday, 29 August 1880

!!!

Godfreys' dined

Monday, 30 August 1880

Tuesday, 31 August 1880

Wednesday, 1 September 1880

Thursday, 2 September 1880

!!

v hot

Friday, 3 September 1880

!!

Saturday, 4 September 1880

!!

September 1880

Sunday, 5 September 1880

fresh wind !!

Monday, 6 September 1880

!!

Tuesday, 7 September 1880

Wednesday, 8 September 1880

Thursday, 9 September 1880

Friday, 10 September 1880

Saturday, 11 September 1880

September 1880

[12 September – 25 September 1880 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 26 September 1880

Monday, 27 September 1880

Tuesday, 28 September 1880

fine all week.

Wednesday, 30 September 1880

September – October 1880

Thursday, 30 September 1880

Friday, 1 October 1880

Saturday, 2 October 1880

Eliz in same state all week

October 1880

Sunday, 3 October 1880

in bed

Litches & H. & Ida

!!

walk to Knockholt

Monday, 4 October 1880

in bed

rain

all went away

Tuesday, 5 October 1880

up.

Wednesday, 6 October 1880

Dr Cassidy

went to Eliz

Thursday, 7 October 1880

Friday, 8 October 1880

Saturday, 9 October 1880

I in bed

feverish

October 1880

Sunday, 10 October 1880

up.

Monday, 11 October 1880

Dr Cassidy

Tuesday, 12 October 1880

Bernard poorly

came down in evg.

Wednesday, 13 October 1880

came down

fine

Thursday, 14 October 1880

Friday, 15 October 1880

Saturday, 16 October 1880

October 1880

Sunday, 17 October 1880

Dr Clark

Monday, 18 October 1880

Tuesday, 19 October 1880

Cassidy

Wednesday, 20 October 1880

deep snow

Eliz better

Thursday, 21 October 1880

Eliz – m – the same

pain in chest

Friday, 22 October 1880

Eliz more comf

Saturday, 23 October 1880

October 1880

Sunday, 24 October 1880

v. uncomf

Monday, 25 October 1880

Dr Cassidy

SEW r better

v. uncomf

Tuesday, 26 October 1880

Dr

Wednesday, 27 October 1880

Thursday, 28 October 1880

went to Bry St.

Friday, 29 October 1880

Saturday, 30 October 1880

November 1880

Sunday, 31 October 1880

Monday, 1 November 1880

Tuesday, 2 November 1880

came home

!!

Eliz comf.

Wednesday, 3 November 1880

Thursday, 4 November 1880

Friday, 5 November 1880

Saturday, 6 November 1880

v. bad days & nights

November 1880

Sunday, 7 November 1880

death [Elizabeth Wedgwood]

Monday, 8 November 1880

Tuesday, 9 November 1880

Wednesday, 10 November 1880

Fr. to Cam.

Thursday, 11 November 1880

funeral

Godfrey stayed

Friday, 12 November 1880

Saturday, 13 November 1880

November 1880

Sunday, 14 November 1880

Monday, 15 November 1880

Bessy went to London & Aberdovey

Tuesday, 16 November 1880

storm

Wednesday, 16 November 1880

fine

Thursday, 18 November 1880

Friday, 19 November 1880

Horrid day

Saturday, 20 November 1880

Hen came in her way to R.bourne

Alice & Eliza Carter

snow -

November 1880

Sunday, 21 November 1880

headache

!!

frost

Monday, 22 November 1880

frost

Tuesday, 23 November 1880

high wind

cold

Wednesday, 24 November 1880

Ditto

Mrs Ffinden

Thursday, 25 November 1880

warm rain

Bernard went to No 4

Friday, 26 November 1880

rain

B. returned

Mrs Teesdale called

Saturday, 27 November 1880

fine

December 1880

[28 November – 4 December 1880 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 5 December 1880

Monday, 6 December 1880

Tuesday, 7 December 1880

came to No 6 Q. A

Wednesday, 8 December 1880

Thursday, 9 December 1880

Friday, 10 December 1880

beaut weather

Saturday, 11 December 1880

Came to L. HP –

1£ to Mrs Mitchinson

fine

December 1880

Sunday, 12 December 1880

beaut day

walked in woods

Monday, 13 December 1880

high wind

Therm 50°

Tuesday, 14 December 1880

rain

Wednesday, 15 December 1880

returned home

warm

Thursday, 16 December 1880

Friday, 17 December 1880

Saturday, 18 December 1880

December 1880

Sunday, 19 December 1880

beaut day

Monday, 20 December 1880

Tuesday, 21 December 1880

Wednesday, 22 December 1880

Horaces came

Fr & B. went to Coniston

Thursday, 23 December 1880

Wms came

Friday, 24 December 1880

Litches came

Saturday, 25 December 1880

December 1880

Sunday, 26 December 1880

warm

Monday, 27 December 1880

warm

Tuesday, 28 December 1880

fine

Wednesday, 29 December 1880

Litches & Wms & Lily went

Thursday, 30 December 1880

cold

Friday, 31 December 1880

snow


Return to homepage

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

File last updated 25 September, 2022