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
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