RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1882. CUL-DAR242[.46]. Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, 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:
Just a day before Darwin died, Mrs Darwin recorded him having a "good day a little work out in orch. twice". The next day was the brief entry "fatal attack at 12''. Darwin died on 19 April 1882 with Mrs Darwin part of his family by his side.
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Carbolic acid
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Vote for Miss Thomas if not promised to Mrs Ffinden
(Mr Swift)
Stantin 67111
[title page]
Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1882
[on reverse:]
Hugh Cam
Mr Ashcroft
Write to G –
Passenger on the Parā about ap 10 –
to the care of the Royal Mail agent PlymouthJanuary 1882
Sunday, 1 January 1882
Monday, 2 January 1882
Tuesday, 3 January 1882
arthur w. came
!!
Wednesday, 4 January 1882
!!!
Thursday, 5 January 1882
Friday, 6 January 1882
Saturday, 7 January 1882
Dyers & B Marshall
January 1882
Sunday, 8 January 1882
Sunday Tramps
rain
Monday, 9 January 1882
Dyers went
Geo. went
Tuesday, 10 January 1882
wr Mrs Ruck
Wednesday, 11 January 1882
wr Hor. H E. L.
Thursday, 12 January 1882
Friday, 13 January 1882
Saturday, 14 January 1882
Litches came
called on Mrs Smith
January 1882
Sunday, 15 January 1882
Monday, 16 January 1882
Litches went
Tuesday, 17 January 1882
Bessy came from Cam. w. Horace
Wednesday, 18 January 1882
Thursday, 19 January 1882
wrote Caroline
Friday, 20 January 1882
Saturday, 21 January 1882
Mr & Mrs Ritchie
January 1882
Sunday, 22 January 1882
Mr Bryce & Dicey to luncheon -
Monday, 23 January 1882
Ritchies went
F. partic well
Tuesday, 24 January 1882
Clement & Emily came
Wednesday, 25 January 1882
Thursday, 26 January 1882
went
Friday, 27 January 1882
F. v. unwell with cold
Saturday, 28 January 1882
Diceys & Em. Loch
January – February 1882
Sunday, 29 January 1882
F. v. unwell
Monday, 30 January 1882
Diceys went
Tuesday, 31 January 1882
Em. Loch went
Wednesday, 1 February 1882
George went to Jamaica
Thursday, 2 February 1882
Friday, 3 February 1882
Beaut mg –
went to Lubbock wed
thick fog
Saturday, 4 February 1882
February 1882
Sunday, 5 February 1882
Monday, 6 February 1882
B. went to Kew
Tuesday, 7 February 1882
wr. Caroline
Wednesday, 8 February 1882
B. returned
Horaces came
Thursday, 9 February 1882
Friday, 10 February 1882
Hen came
Saturday, 11 February 1882
!!
Lu [crossed]
February 1882
Sunday, 12 February 1882
Monday, 13 February 1882
Tuesday, 14 February 1882
Wednesday, 15 February 1882
Thursday, 16 February 1882
Friday, 17 February 1882
W. & Sara
Saturday, 18 February 1882
F. v. unwell with sickness
Litches came
February 1882
Sunday, 19 February 1882
Monday, 20 February 1882
wro Geo.
W. & Sara went -
Tuesday, 21 February 1882
Horaces' went
Wednesday, 22 February 1882
B. to Mabels
!!!
Thursday, 23 February 1882
Bernard to Bry St
Friday, 24 February 1882
Saturday, 25 February 1882
wrote Caroline
February - March 1882
Sunday, 26 February 1882
Monday, 27 February 1882
Tuesday, 28 February 1882
wrote George.
Wednesday, 1 March 1882
Thursday, 2 March 1882
Laur [crossed]
Friday, 3 March 1882
wrote Caroline
Laura & Hen - came
!!
Saturday, 4 March 1882
!!
March 1882
Sunday, 5 March 1882
Max Müller
Monday, 6 March 1882
C. walking out short distances
& returning home
Tuesday, 7 March 1882
Wednesday, 8 March 1882
Thursday, 9 March 1882
Ch. languid & poorly all week
Friday, 10 March 1882
Dr Clark came
Saturday, 11 March 1882
!!!
v. bad day
Wm & Leo
March 1882
Sunday, 12 March 1882
!!!
r. better
Dr I
Monday, 13 March 1882
looked out of window
Tuesday, 14 March 1882
wr. George !!
r better
Wednesday, 15 March 1882
Thursday, 16 March 1882
Friday, 17 March 1882
Saturday, 18 March 1882
March 1882
Sunday, 19 March 1882
Dr Moore -
Monday, 20 March 1882
Ch. better
exquisite weather since Mar 5.
Tuesday, 21 March 1882
Wednesday, 22 March 1882
odious storm
Thursday, 23 March 1882
cold but tol –
Ch. out a good deal -
Friday, 24 March 1882
Saturday, 25 March 1882
Mr Fraser & B. & Leo -
March 1882
Sunday, 26 March 1882
F pretty well
Monday, 27 March 1882
Leo & B. went
Tuesday, 28 March 1882
Wednesday, 29 March 1882
pretty well
March - April 1882
Thursday, 30 March 1882
Friday, 31 March 1882
Bessy to Kew.
Saturday, 1 April 1882
Mr Fraser & B. & Leo
April 1882
Sunday, 2 April 1882
!!
Monday, 3 April 1882
cold N.E wind
good night
Tuesday, 4 April 1882
Pain in mg.
Laura & Hen went
sharp pain on going up stairs
pain in night at 12.
Wednesday, 5 April 1882
Thursday, 6 April 1882
N. E. wind
bright sun
Friday, 7 April 1882
Ditto
Saturday, 8 April 1882
Ditto
Leonora & Leo
April 1882
Sunday, 9 April 1882
fine
Monday, 10 April 1882
Tuesday, 11 April 1882
Geo. came home
Talked w him but soon tired.
Wednesday, 12 April 1882
Drs Moore & Allfrey
rain
Thursday, 13 April 1882
v. bad day
went to bed
Friday, 14 April 1882
better
Saturday, 15 April 1882
Litches came late
faint at dinner
April 1882
Sunday, 16 April 1882
Monday, 17 April 1882
good day a little work –
out in orch. twice
Tuesday, 18 April 1882
Ditto
fatal attack at 12
Wednesday, 19 April 1882
3 1/2 –
All the sons arrived
Thursday, 20 April 1882
Polly died
all the sons arrived
Friday, 21 April 1882
Saturday, 22 April 1882
summer house
Great storm
blown down. [3 lines crossed]
April 1882
Sunday, 23 April 1882
summer house blown down
Monday, 24 April 1882
Tuesday, 25 April 1882
Wednesday, 26 April 1882
Thursday, 27 April 1882
Friday, 28 April 1882
Saturday, 29 April 1882
Mrs Ruck
great storm
April – May 1882
Sunday, 30 April 1882
summer house blown down
Monday, 1 May 1882
Mrs Ruck went
Tuesday, 2 May 1882
Wednesday, 3 May 1882
beaut warm day
Thursday, 4 May 1882
rain all mg.
Friday, 5 May 1882
Saturday, 6 May 1882
May 1882
Sunday, 7 May 1882
went to sand walk
in Bath chair [illeg]
Monday, 8 May 1882
walked to sandwalk w. Horace
Tuesday, 9 May 1882
Wednesday, 10 May 1882
went to Green Hill w Ida Hen & B.
wr. Wm & Harry
!!
Thursday, 11 May 1882
Beeches full out –
Litches went
headache
!!!
Friday, 12 May 1882
!!!
Geo came
Saturday, 13 May 1882
!!!
Wm came
May 1882
Sunday, 14 May 1882
cold wind
!!
Monday, 15 May 1882
H. & Ida went to W. Hackhurst
!!
Tuesday, 16 May 1882
Leo. came over
!!
cold
Wednesday, 17 May 1882
wr. Caroline
!!
cold
Thursday, 18 May 1882
Leo came
beaut all week
Friday, 19 May 1882
Saturday, 20 May 1882
Leonora
May 1882
Sunday, 21 May 1882
Litches came
!!!
Monday, 22 May 1882
!!!
Tuesday, 23 May 1882
weather gloomy
wrote Caroline
B. to Lauras
Wednesday, 24 May 1882
wr Fr W & Ellen
Thursday, 25 May 1882
!!
blistering & wet
Friday, 26 May 1882
B. returned
Saturday, 27 May 1882
Litches went to Cam –
!!
May 1882
Sunday, 28 May 1882
!!!
wr. H A W.
Monday, 29 May 1882
wr. Mrs Haliburton & Ellen -
!!!!
Tuesday, 30 May 1882
Wednesday, 31 May 1882
wr. Ida
!!
June 1882
Thursday, 1 June 1882
Friday, 2 June 1882
Saturday, 3 June 1882
Sara came -
June 1882
Sunday, 4 June 1882
Monday, 5 June 1882
Fanny came from Abinger
Tuesday, 6 June 1882
Litches went
Wednesday, 7 June 1882
Thursday, 8 June 1882
drove out Keston Commons
Friday, 9 June 1882
storm
Saturday, 10 June 1882
wr Mrs Nash
Fanny & H. went
June 1882
Sunday, 11 June 1882
Monday, 12 June 1882
Sara went
came to L. H. P
Tuesday, 13 June 1882
Bitter cold
went in wood
Wednesday, 14 June 1882
High wind
Sat in K. garden
Thursday, 15 June 1882
sat in wood
beaut. lights
Friday, 16 June 1882
Saturday, 17 June 1882
June 1882
Sunday, 18 June 1882
stormy
kitch garden
Monday, 19 June 1882
came to W. Hack
stormy
Tuesday, 20 June 1882
drove by [Shrine] & Albury Heath
Wednesday, 21 June 1882
Headache
Thursday, 22 June 1882
went on rough in chair
Friday, 23 June 1882
drove to Tilling bourne
Saturday, 24 June 1882
drove to Combe Bottom
June 1882
Sunday, 25 June 1882
Sat out !!!
Monday, 26 June 1882
came home
fine mg
Tuesday, 27 June 1882
Ho. & Ida -
Wednesday, 28 June 1882
June – July 1882
Thursday, 29 June 1882
Friday, 30 June 1882
Saturday, 1 July 1882
!!!
July 1882
Sunday, 2 July 1882
out of doors
!!
Monday, 3 July 1882
G. left
came to Heathbourne
Tuesday, 4 July 1882
Wednesday, 5 July 1882
Thursday, 6 July 1882
Friday, 7 July 1882
Saturday, 8 July 1882
5/. Fly
Litches came
drove to meet them
showers
July 1882
Sunday, 9 July 1882
Monday, 10 July 1882
came home
Tuesday, 11 July 1882
Wednesday, 12 July 1882
Thursday, 13 July 1882
Hen & R. came
Friday, 14 July 1882
Horace & Ida went
fine p.m.
carried hay
called on Mrs Tomkins
Saturday, 15 July 1882
July 1882
Sunday, 16 July 1882
Monday, 17 July 1882
Sara came
Tuesday, 18 July 1882
Wednesday, 19 July 1882
Thursday, 20 July 1882
!!
Friday, 21 July 1882
!!
Saturday, 22 July 1882
W. E. D came
July 1882
Sunday, 23 July 1882
fine P.M.
Monday, 24 July 1882
Litches & Wms went
Tuesday, 25 July 1882
Wednesday, 26 July 1882
Thursday, 27 July 1882
Friday, 28 July 1882
Saturday, 29 July 1882
came to Cam. w. H. E L –
R. B. L joined us
went to Grove
July – August 1882
Sunday, 30 July 1882
went to Trin Chapel -
Monday, 31 July 1882
Tuesday, 1 August 1882
went on river
Wednesday, 2 August 1882
came from Cam to Bry St
Thursday, 3 August 1882
came home
!!
In hand 15 – 12.6
Friday, 4 August 1882
!!
Saturday, 5 August 1882
Came to Basset w. B. & Bern.
journey 3-10-
August 1882
Sunday, 6 August 1882
!!!
Monday, 7 August 1882
Fr came from Down
!!!
Tuesday, 8 August 1882
!!!
Wednesday, 9 August 1882
!!!
Thursday, 10 August 1882
Friday, 11 August 1882
!!!
Saturday, 12 August 1882
!!!
flys W. ED 7/
Fr. went to Dr Moore's Wimbledon
walked in Mrs Bullars
August 1882
Sunday, 13 August 1882
!!
walked across the valley w. Wm.
Monday, 14 August 1882
Wm horses & fly 18/
Thunder
Tuesday, 15 August 1882
maid 17/
went home
rain
stormy
Litches came
Wednesday, 16 August 1882
rain
Leo & B. came
Horace & I.
Thursday, 17 August 1882
Friday, 18 August 1882
blistering ugly weather
Saturday, 19 August 1882
Wm came -
August 1882
Sunday, 20 August 1882
much lawn tennis
W. E. D. went
!
Monday, 21 August 1882
Storm [crossed]
Tuesday, 22 August 1882
Ditto [crossed]
Storm
Leo & B.
Wednesday, 23 August 1882
Ditto
Leo & B. went
Litches went to W. Hackhurst
Thursday, 24 August 1882
Friday, 25 August 1882
showers & wind all week
Saturday, 26 August 1882
Snow came
August 1882
Sunday, 27 August 1882
went to church.
Monday, 28 August 1882
Rose & F. came
rain in p.m.
Tuesday, 29 August 1882
rain -
left off. pm.
Wednesday, 30 August 1882
!!!
August - September 1882
Thursday, 31 August 1882
rain at 1. pm.
Friday, 1 September 1882
dreadful day
Snow went –
Geo. to Ireland
storm all night
Saturday, 2 September 1882
Frankes went
Showers all day –
Laura came
September 1882
Sunday, 3 September 1882
!!!
Monday, 4 September 1882
w. C. W
drove out
!!
Tuesday, 5 September 1882
wr. Leo
Wednesday, 6 September 1882
Thursday, 7 September 1882
called on Mrs Smith
Friday, 8 September 1882
unwell w. sore throat
Geo went to Ireland
Storm all day & night
Snow went [3 lines crossed]
Saturday, 9 September 1882
Kempsons came
September 1882
Sunday, 10 September 1882
In bed
Monday, 11 September 1882
got up feeling v. well
Tuesday, 12 September 1882
poorly -
Wednesday, 13 September 1882
Johnny went 10/
v. uncomf
throat worse
Thursday, 14 September 1882
Hen went
Minnie went 5/
Friday, 15 September 1882
!!!
Kempsons & W. Harry went.
Saturday, 16 September 1882
September 1882
Sunday, 17 September 1882
Monday, 18 September 1882
!!
Tuesday, 19 September 1882
Poorly all week
Wednesday, 20 September 1882
Thursday, 21 September 1882
Friday, 22 September 1882
Fr. W came
Saturday, 23 September 1882
September 1882
Sunday, 24 September 1882
Monday, 25 September 1882
!!!
Tuesday, 26 September 1882
!!
came to Eastbourne
£1 - 2
Wednesday, 27 September 1882
!!
Hotel bill 3.3
flys &c [illeg]
Thursday, 28 September 1882
In hand £18 - 11
stamps 6/6
drove to Old E.bourne
fly 3/6
Hen went to London
Friday, 29 September 1882
&c by B. 8/
Saturday, 30 September 1882
£1 Mrs Mitchinon
!!!
H. & R. came -
October 1882
Sunday, 1 October 1882
ex by Dickson 12/7
!!!
Monday, 2 October 1882
Tuesday, 3 October 1882
Wednesday, 4 October 1882
weather changed
Thursday, 5 October 1882
came home
Friday, 6 October 1882
Saturday, 7 October 1882
Hen & R –
!!!
October 1882
Sunday, 8 October 1882
!!!
Monday, 9 October 1882
!!
Litches went
wr. Caroline
Snow came
Tuesday, 10 October 1882
wr. Harry
!!
Snow [crossed]
Hens. & Fanny came
Wednesday, 11 October 1882
Thursday, 12 October 1882
!!
Friday, 13 October 1882
!!
Saturday, 14 October 1882
No 31 went
October 1882
Sunday, 15 October 1882
wr Sara
Mr Huxley & Sir John called
Monday, 16 October 1882
wro Leo
rain
Mrs Huxley & Rachel called
Tuesday, 17 October 1882
rain
B lunch. H. Elms dined
R.bourne
Hen went
Wednesday, 18 October 1882
wr Leo
Thursday, 19 October 1882
M. H. £5
widow 5/-
Mackay 4 –
returned £1 – 10 - ?
Friday, 20 October 1882
storm
Saturday, 21 October 1882
Hen came
October 1882
Sunday, 22 October 1882
Monday, 23 October 1882
Hookers came
Tuesday, 24 October 1882
gt storm
Isabel A -
Wednesday, 25 October 1882
Hookers went
L. H. P _ at C. & Sophy
!!
Thursday, 26 October 1882
!!
Friday, 27 October 1882
Saturday, 28 October 1882
Horrid day
L. H. P. went
began cold
October - November 1882
Sunday, 29 October 1882
better
Monday, 30 October 1882
windpipe
Dr Allfrey
Tuesday, 31 October 1882
Hen & R came
Wednesday, 1 November 1882
Storm
£5 M.H.
5/ Mrs Jackson
Mrs Aml. W. for boy 20 wks £1
Thursday, 2 November 1882
Friday, 3 November 1882
Downstairs
Saturday, 4 November 1882
£10 cow
butter 1.7 - 6
November 1882
Sunday, 5 November 1882
£10 Parslow
10 Mrs Ev.
Monday, 6 November 1882
came to Cam.
Tuesday, 7 November 1882
Wednesday, 8 November 1882
Thursday, 9 November 1882
Friday, 10 November 1882
came to Springfield
Saturday, 11 November 1882
November 1882
Sunday, 12 November 1882
Monday, 13 November 1882
Tuesday, 14 November 1882
Emily Loch
Wednesday, 15 November 1882
Thursday, 16 November 1882
Friday, 17 November 1882
Saturday, 18 November 1882
Sharp frost
Arthur came
November 1882
Sunday, 19 November 1882
Monday, 20 November 1882
Em Loch & Arthur W went
Tuesday, 21 November 1882
Wednesday, 22 November 1882
Thursday, 23 November 1882
Friday, 24 November 1882
Saturday, 25 November 1882
drove out
uncomf - heart
November 1882
Sunday, 26 November 1882
Do
Monday, 27 November 1882
Do
Mrs Bromswich came
Miss Clarke's 1s lesson
Tuesday, 28 November 1882
Do
wr. Caroline
Wednesday, 29 November 1882
well
Litches came
wr. Leo
saw Dr Paget
November - December 1882
Thursday, 30 November 1882
Friday, 1 December 1882
Saturday, 2 December 1882
December 1882
Sunday, 3 December 1882
Monday, 4 December 1882
Tuesday, 5 December 1882
Wednesday, 6 December 1882
Thursday, 7 December 1882
Friday, 8 December 1882
Litches went
heard of Geoffreys death
Saturday, 9 December 1882
December 1882
Sunday, 10 December 1882
Monday, 11 December 1882
Tuesday, 12 December 1882
Wednesday, 13 December 1882
went out
Thursday, 14 December 1882
B. went to Lochs
dined at 66
Friday, 15 December 1882
bad
Saturday, 16 December 1882
bad
December 1882
Sunday, 17 December 1882
r better
went to 66
Monday, 18 December 1882
Tuesday, 19 December 1882
Wednesday, 20 December 1882
came back
m. better
Thursday, 21 December 1882
went out in
Bath ch. v. uncomf
Friday, 22 December 1882
Ditto
Saturday, 23 December 1882
Ditto
Wm & Sara came
December 1882
Sunday, 24 December 1882
Monday, 25 December 1882
r. better
Tuesday, 26 December 1882
m better
began Iron & Q.
Wednesday, 27 December 1882
walked out a little
wm went
Thursday, 28 December 1882
better
Friday, 29 December 1882
D.
Saturday, 30 December 1882
Sunday, 31 December 1882
Do
wrote to F E W
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17 Queen Anne St
Shelton
Stoke on Trent
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To fear is harder than to weep,
To watch than to endure;
The hardest of all griefs to bear
Is a grief that is not sure
Faber
Mrs Brown
5 Bay Terrace
Kingston St
Cambridge
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Ceanothus Gloire de Versailles
Creeper
Eryngium –
Amethystimum
Euonymus
Tagetes Pumila
Slatice –
Coreopsis Amanda
Till Oct. 24
Transit of V. Exped
Brisbane Australia
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