RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1883. CUL-DAR242[.47]. 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:

Mrs Darwin had a very busy year in 1883. She received a string of visitors and paid calls. There were also grandchildren for company and excursions. She was mostly surrounded by her children who visited in turns. She seemed to be more poorly then before.


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[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary 1883.

1883

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Residence Francoise Turin

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[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1883

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[Index]

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[January]

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[February, March]

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[April, May]

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Dina

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Mrs Amb

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Fr & Ell

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Sara

L & B

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Dina 8 w.

to 14

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Hills

Mrs

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Mrs Am

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Mrs Hills

[November]

Mrs A W

20 wks

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[December]

Dulin

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January 1883

Monday, 1 January 1883

Tuesday, 2 January 1883

Wednesday, 3 January 1883

Thursday, 4 January 1883

Friday, 5 January 1883

Eras came [Erasmus III, Horace & Ida's son]

Saturday, 6 January 1883

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January 1883

Sunday, 7 January 1883

cold E. wind

Monday, 8 January 1883

Tuesday, 9 January 1883

Wednesday, 10 January 1883

wr. Caroline

Thursday, 11 January 1883

wr. Ellen

George returned

Friday, 12 January 1883

Saturday, 13 January 1883

Camilla came

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January 1883

Sunday, 14 January 1883

Monday, 15 January 1883

Tuesday, 16 January 1883

Mr Pallrick came

Wednesday, 17 January 1883

Thursday, 18 January 1883

Friday, 19 January 1883

Saturday, 20 January 1883

Pattricks went

!!

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January 1883

Sunday, 21 January 1883

Monday, 22 January 1883

Tuesday, 23 January 1883

Wednesday, 24 January 1883

Bessy went to London &

Thursday, 25 January 1883

Friday, 26 January 1883

great storm

Eras came

Bessy & Mrs Synnot

crossed

Saturday, 27 January 1883

In hand £6

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January 1883

Sunday, 28 January 1883

Monday, 29 January 1883

went to Bry St

Tuesday, 30 January 1883

Wednesday, 31 January 1883

February 1883

Thursday, 1 February 1883

moved to 30

Q – A - St

Friday, 2 February 1883

Saturday, 3 February 1883

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February 1883

Sunday, 4 February 1883

Monday, 5 February 1883

returned to Cam

Tuesday, 6 February 1883

Wednesday, 7 February 1883

Thursday, 8 February 1883

!!

Friday, 9 February 1883

!

Saturday, 10 February 1883

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February 1883

Sunday, 11 February 1883

Rain

Monday, 12 February 1883

Tuesday, 13 February 1883

party at 66

Wednesday, 14 February 1883

Thursday, 15 February 1883

Friday, 16 February 1883

Saturday, 17 February 1883

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February 1883

Sunday, 18 February 1883

Monday, 19 February 1883

Tuesday, 20 February 1883

Wednesday, 21 February 1883

Mrs Ruck came

Thursday, 22 February 1883

Friday, 23 February 1883

!!

Saturday, 24 February 1883

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went by river

A. Norman & Miss Crofts dined

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February 1883

Sunday, 25 February 1883

Monday, 26 February 1883

Tuesday, 27 February 1883

went by river to boat race

fine most of time

Wednesday, 28 February 1883

March 1883

Thursday, 1 March 1883

Mrs Ruck went

Friday, 2 March 1883

Saturday, 3 March 1883

Litches came to 66

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March 1883

Sunday, 4 March 1883

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walked by river w Fr & Ber.

Monday, 5 March 1883

s. cut to 66

!

Tuesday, 6 March 1883   

Storm all day -

Wednesday, 7 March 1883

Thursday, 8 March 1883

came to Quebec St

Wms dined

Friday, 9 March 1883

went to R. acad.

West Abbey –

called in Bry Sq

Saturday, 10 March 1883

to West Abbey

March 1883

Sunday, 11 March 1883

Ellen –

Huxleys –

&c dined at 27

Monday, 12 March 1883

Tuesday, 13 March 1883

Wednesday, 14 March 1883

called on L. Croft

Mrs Leslie St called

Thursday, 15 March 1883

Friday, 16 March 1883

Frost went

Saturday, 17 March 1883

Bessy returned

March 1883

Sunday, 18 March 1883 

Monday, 19 March 1883

came back to Cam

Tuesday, 20 March 1883

came ho

Wednesday, 21 March 1883

Thursday, 22 March 1883

Friday, 23 March 1883

cold began

bright frost

Saturday, 24 March 1883

in bed

March 1883

Sunday, 25 March 1883

Do -

Monday, 26 March 1883

Tuesday, 27 March 1883

got up

Wednesday, 28 March 1883

came down

Thursday, 29 March 1883

Friday, 30 March 1883

M. Shaen & Miss [Astley]

v. poorly

Mrs Emerson

Saturday, 31 March 1883

better

Gaskells lunched

April 1883

Sunday, 1 April 1883

Monday, 2 April 1883

Tuesday, 3 April 1883

!!!

Wednesday, 4 April 1883

M. Shaen went

Thursday, 5 April 1883

Friday, 6 April 1883

Saturday, 7 April 1883

April 1883

Sunday, 8 April 1883

Monday, 9 April 1883

Tuesday, 10 April 1883

beaut bright

dry & r. cold

Wednesday, 11 April 1883

Thursday, 12 April 1883

Sophy came

called on Mrs Phillips

Friday, 13 April 1883

went to Kings -

Saturday, 14 April 1883

Called on Mrs Carr

April 1883

Sunday, 15 April 1883

Monday, 16 April 1883

Tuesday, 17 April 1883

Sophy went.

Wednesday, 18 April 1883

Hensleigh came

Thursday, 19 April 1883

Friday, 20 April 1883

Hensl [crossed]

Saturday, 21 April 1883

Hensleigh went

Hen came

Fr. first lecture

April 1883

Sunday, 22 April 1883

Monday, 23 April 1883

Hen. went

Tuesday, 24 April 1883

came to L. H P. with Bernard

Wednesday, 25 April 1883

v. cold

Thursday, 26 April 1883

Sat out most days

Friday, 27 April 1883

!!

Saturday, 28 April 1883

!!

April - May 1883

Sunday, 29 April 1883

rain all day

Monday, 30 April 1883

came to Gordon Pl.

Tuesday, 1 May 1883

poorly

Wednesday, 2 May 1883

called on F. EW

Leo & B. arrived & dined

Thursday, 3 May 1883

L. & B. dined

very cold

Friday, 4 May 1883

r. better

Saturday, 5 May 1883

May 1883

Sunday, 6 May 1883

went out

!!

Monday, 7 May 1883

F. E. W. Hookers called

Tuesday, 8 May 1883

came to Cam

Wednesday, 9 May 1883

Thursday, 10 May 1883

Friday, 11 May 1883

Saturday, 12 May 1883

Moores came

Mr Vines –

Dr Waldstern

Miss Gladstone to dinner

May 1883

Sunday, 13 May 1883

luncheon party

Monday, 14 May 1883

Moores went

!!

Tuesday, 15 May 1883

Wednesday, 16 May 1883

Thursday, 17 May 1883

Friday, 18 May 1883

Saturday, 19 May 1883

Hen came / & R.

rain / [2 lines crossed]

May 1883

Sunday, 20 May 1883

Monday, 21 May 1883

Moores went

!!

Tuesday, 22 May 1883

called on Mrs Miller

!!

Wednesday, 23 May 1883

Alice Hutchison

!!

Thursday, 24 May 1883

Friday, 25 May 1883

Alice went

Saturday, 26 May 1883

R. & Hen.

rain

May 1883

Sunday, 27 May 1883

went to Magdalen

Monday, 28 May 1883

Mrs Bateson lunch

!!

Tuesday, 29 May 1883

paid calls

Wednesday, 30 May 1883

!!

May - June 1883

Thursday, 31 May 1883

Friday, 1 June 1883

Blazing all week

Saturday, 2 June 1883

June 1883

Sunday, 3 June 1883

went to St John's Ch

!!

Monday, 4 June 1883

Tuesday, 5 June 1883

Wednesday, 6 June 1883

came to K. Sq.

Thursday, 7 June 1883

fog & drizzle

Friday, 8 June 1883

fine

went to hear young Lushingtons

Saturday, 9 June 1883

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came to Down w. Litches

June 1883

Sunday, 10 June 1883

!

Monday, 11 June 1883

Black & cold

Tuesday, 12 June 1883

same as before

Wednesday, 13 June 1883

!!

C. Thorley came

Ffindens called

Thursday, 14 June 1883

Fog in mg

!!

calls in vill.

Miss Teesdale called

Friday, 15 June 1883

Saturday, 16 June 1883

Mildred came

C. Thorley went

June 1883

Sunday, 17 June 1883

Monday, 18 June 1883

Tuesday, 19 June 1883

Wednesday, 20 June 1883

R. & Rachel Allen.

Thursday, 21 June 1883

Mildred went

Friday, 22 June 1883

Saturday, 23 June 1883

H. & Ida came

little Forrests!

Allens went

June 1883

Sunday, 24 June 1883

Monday, 25 June 1883

Tuesday, 26 June 1883

Wednesday, 27 June 1883

Bessy to London

Thursday, 28 June 1883

Bessy went

Storm & rain

Friday, 29 June 1883

!!!

Saturday, 30 June 1883

Leo came

July 1883

Sunday, 1 July 1883

Monday, 2 July 1883

Tuesday, 3 July 1883

fine all week

Wednesday, 4 July 1883

Thursday, 5 July 1883

Friday, 6 July 1883

Saturday, 7 July 1883

H. & Ida went to L. H. P.

Alice E. Carter & Miss Julia

July 1883

Sunday, 8 July 1883

!!!

Monday, 9 July 1883

G. came

Tuesday, 10 July 1883

Drs came to G –

op.

Wednesday, 11 July 1883

Thursday, 12 July 1883

rain all day

Laura came

Friday, 13 July 1883

m. rain

fine windy p.m -

Saturday, 14 July 1883

Thunder & rain

Fr returned

July 1883

Sunday, 15 July 1883

Monday, 16 July 1883

Tuesday, 17 July 1883

rain -

Wednesday, 18 July 1883

Thursday, 19 July 1883

Frank went to Cam.

!!

Friday, 20 July 1883

Laura went

rain p.m

Saturday, 21 July 1883

Frank W. went

Showers -

July 1883

Sunday, 22 July 1883

Monday, 23 July 1883

Tuesday, 24 July 1883

Showers all week

Wednesday, 25 July 1883

Thursday, 26 July 1883

Friday, 27 July 1883

Saturday, 28 July 1883

Hens & Fanny came

July – August 1883

Sunday, 29 July 1883

Monday, 30 July 1883

Fr &

Tuesday, 31 July 1883

Fr & Ellen

!

Wednesday, 1 August 1883

!!

Thursday, 2 August 1883

!!

Hensleigh went

Friday, 3 August 1883

Wm came at night

Saturday, 4 August 1883

F. E. W. went

I poorly

August 1883

Sunday, 5 August 1883

Monday, 6 August 1883

!

Tuesday, 7 August 1883

!!!

Band of Hope

Mrs C. Norman

Wednesday, 8 August 1883

Storm of wind

Wm went home

Thursday, 9 August 1883

Friday, 10 August 1883

Exam. wine cellar

Saturday, 11 August 1883

August 1883

Sunday, 12 August 1883

Monday, 13 August 1883

L. & Eliz came

Tuesday, 14 August 1883

Wednesday, 15 August 1883

Thursday, 16 August 1883

!!

Friday, 17 August 1883

dull foggy

Saturday, 18 August 1883

!!!

Ogles

Litches

Mary Hancock

August 1883

Sunday, 19 August 1883

!!!

Monday, 20 August 1883

!!!

Ogles went

Ruth Mary born

Tuesday, 21 August 1883

Eras. & Grace came

Wednesday, 22 August 1883

Thursday, 23 August 1883

Friday, 24 August 1883

Saturday, 25 August 1883

August 1883

Sunday, 26 August 1883

Monday, 27 August 1883

Tuesday, 28 August 1883

Wednesday, 29 August 1883

August - September 1883

Thursday, 30 August 1883

!

Friday, 31 August 1883

Leo & Eliz went

Jane & babies went

Saturday, 1 September 1883

Storm in night

September 1883

Sunday, 2 September 1883

Storm in day

Monday, 3 September 1883

came w. Dickson to Broomfield

high wind

Tuesday, 4 September 1883

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Snow left -

Wednesday, 5 September 1883

Thursday, 6 September 1883

Friday, 7 September 1883

bitter cold

Saturday, 8 September 1883

came home

warm & bright

September 1883

Sunday, 9 September 1883

!!!

Monday, 10 September 1883

Tuesday, 11 September 1883

Wednesday, 12 September 1883

Fr went for wedding

Thursday, 13 September 1883

!!!

Louisa & little Pattricks

Friday, 14 September 1883

!!!

Saturday, 15 September 1883

!!!

September 1883

Sunday, 16 September 1883

!!!

Monday, 17 September 1883

Tuesday, 18 September 1883

Louisa & Pattricks went

Wednesday, 19 September 1883

G. came

m. better

Thursday, 20 September 1883

Friday, 21 September 1883

G. drove w. me to Hayes -

Saturday, 22 September 1883

Harrisons came

September 1883

Sunday, 23 September 1883

went to Church!!

Monday, 24 September 1883

Harrisons went

G. went

Tuesday, 25 September 1883

called at R-bourne

Wednesday, 26 September 1883

Alice & Miss Shore

Thursday, 27 September 1883

came to Camberly -

Friday, 28 September 1883

windy & bright – took a turn out -

Saturday, 29 September 1883

Drove thro College grounds

Storm at night

September – October 1883

Sunday, 30 September 1883

rain & wind

Monday, 1 October 1883

drove to Frimley

Tuesday, 2 October 1883

came to 31 Q. A St

Saw Ellen

Wednesday, 3 October 1883

rain

came to K. Sq

Thursday, 4 October 1883

Friday, 5 October 1883

drove to Boehms

Hensleigh dined

Saturday, 6 October 1883

came to Cam –

18/6 - with Litches

October 1883

Sunday, 7 October 1883

went to Grove in mg

Monday, 8 October 1883

Tuesday, 9 October 1883

Wednesday, 10 October 1883

Thursday, 11 October 1883

came to Grove

!!

Friday, 12 October 1883

!!

Saturday, 13 October 1883

October 1883

Sunday, 14 October 1883

storm

Monday, 15 October 1883

poorly in bed

Tuesday, 16 October 1883

storm

Wednesday, 17 October 1883

Thursday, 18 October 1883

Bessy went to London

Friday, 19 October 1883

Saturday, 20 October 1883

Litches came

October 1883

Sunday, 21 October 1883

!!

went to hospital & Trinity Chapel

Monday, 22 October 1883

!!

Tuesday, 23 October 1883

fine p.m

Hen. went

Wednesday, 24 October 1883

Thursday, 25 October 1883

Friday, 26 October 1883

Saturday, 27 October 1883

!!!

Horace to lunch

out in field

October 1883

Sunday, 28 October 1883

Monday, 29 October 1883

Tuesday, 30 October 1883

Wednesday, 31 October 1883

November 1883

Thursday, 1 November 1883

Friday, 2 November 1883

Saturday, 3 November 1883

November 1883

Sunday, 4 November 1883

Monday, 5 November 1883

Tuesday, 6 November 1883

drove out & called

Wednesday, 7 November 1883

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Louisa came

Thursday, 8 November 1883

!!

poorly

Friday, 9 November 1883

!!

called on Mrs Lesturgeon

Saturday, 10 November 1883

!!

November 1883

Sunday, 11 November 1883

Monday, 12 November 1883

Arthur W. came

Tuesday, 13 November 1883

Clem. Emily & Felix

Wednesday, 14 November 1883

Louisa went

Thursday, 15 November 1883

Friday, 16 November 1883

Mr Hammond

Miss Rendel - dined

Saturday, 17 November 1883

Clements went

November 1883

Sunday, 18 November 1883

Monday, 19 November 1883

Tuesday, 20 November 1883

Wednesday, 21 November 1883

Thursday, 22 November 1883

Friday, 23 November 1883

Saturday, 24 November 1883

November 1883

Sunday, 25 November 1883

Monday, 26 November 1883

Tuesday, 27 November 1883

Wednesday, 28 November 1883

November - December 1883

Thursday, 29 November 1883

Friday, 30 November 1883

Litches & Wm came

Saturday, 1 December 1883

Huxleys came

M. Fosters

P. Newton

A. Sedgwick

dinner

December 1883

Sunday, 2 December 1883

Monday, 3 December 1883

Tuesday, 4 December 1883

Bessy to K Sq.

bitter cold

Wednesday, 5 December 1883

Thursday, 6 December 1883

Friday, 7 December 1883

Saturday, 8 December 1883

drove in mg to 66

poorly

December 1883

Sunday, 9 December 1883

called on Mrs Flower at Humphrey's

Monday, 10 December 1883

poorly

Tuesday, 11 December 1883

Wednesday, 12 December 1883

Thursday, 13 December 1883

Mr Carver

Friday, 14 December 1883

Saturday, 15 December 1883

Sir J & Lady Hooker

December 1883

Sunday, 16 December 1883

Monday, 17 December 1883

Tuesday, 18 December 1883

Hookers go

Wednesday, 19 December 1883

Thursday, 20 December 1883

Friday, 21 December 1883

Rasmus & Co went

Saturday, 22 December 1883

came down

W. E. D & Litches

December 1883

Sunday, 23 December 1883

m. better

Monday, 24 December 1883

Tuesday, 25 December 1883

Wednesday, 26 December 1883

Thursday, 27 December 1883

Friday, 28 December 1883

8 / 760

220 yards

furlong -

Saturday, 29 December 1883

8 -

December 1883

Sunday, 30 December 1883

Monday, 31 December 1883

[Printed January]

[Printed February, March]

[Printed April, May]

24.

Clark meat 14. 3 1/2

Tyler flour 1 – 11 – 5 1/2

[Printed June, July]

Journey to K. Sq. 13/-

&c to H.E.L. £1 – 7 for Ben

6/6 fly

James [crossed]

Gave John £5

Gave Bessy 5

[Printed August]

Verona

Hotel di Londra for Tel

[September & October excised]

[November]

[Printed December]

Referees for Mrs Mitchinson

£20 a yr pension

I.R. Hadon Esq

9 Gt Tower St

Mrs Cayzer

13 Canning Place

Palace Gate

Dina will have 3/6 in winter.

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Mrs Martyn

14 Charles St

Kensington Sq

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384 meat for 30 days

guests & family average 12 - & one dinner party

S. B Pierce Esq

Columbia St

Dorchester.

Mass. U.S

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Mar 8. to Cam.

1-10-4 cab 2/6

Miss Walt £2

muslin blinds 10.9

Stolt 8.6

marm – 5-

stamps 10

Dec bill 3 -11 -10

Dickson

11 Little Eberry Sl

Pimlico

Mrs Brown

5 Bay Terrace

Kingston St

Mill Road

15 yds of chintz left

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