RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1884. CUL-DAR242[.48]. 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 felt poorly and knocked up most days. However, she continued to pay visits and had visitors and garden parties. She made two disturbing entries, "v. dead in mg" & "deadish". There was no record of her going to church as before.


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Mrs Jackson from June 17

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[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1884

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January 1884

Tuesday, 1 January 1884

Wednesday, 2 January 1884

Sara went to Basset

Wm unwell. w bronchitis.

Thursday, 3 January 1884

Friday, 4 January 1884

Saturday, 5 January 1884

January 1884

Sunday, 6 January 1884

Monday, 7 January 1884

Tuesday, 8 January 1884

Margt Norton went to 66

Wednesday, 9 January 1884

Thursday, 10 January 1884

Ho. & Ida went to Brighton

children came here -

Friday, 11 January 1884

Saturday, 12 January 1884

Bessy returned from K. Sq -

January 1884

Sunday, 13 January 1884

went to Trinity Chapel

Monday, 14 January 1884

Called on Mrs Burne

Ellen went to Yorkshire

Tuesday, 15 January 1884

poorly

Bessy went to London

Wednesday, 16 January 1884

Thursday, 17 January 1884

Friday, 18 January 1884

Saturday, 19 January 1884

January 1884

Sunday, 20 January 1884

went out in B. !!

chair to cemetery

Monday, 21 January 1884

Isabel Aker

Tuesday, 22 January 1884

Isabel came

great storm at night

Wednesday, 23 January 1884

Thursday, 24 January 1884

Huddlestones

Messrs Vines, Ward & Pryor

Friday, 25 January 1884

Saturday, 26 January 1884

Storm at night

January 1884

Sunday, 27 January 1884

Monday, 28 January 1884

called on Mrs Dale

Tuesday, 29 January 1884

Mr Marshall came

Wednesday, 30 January 1884

January – February 1884

Thursday, 31 January 1884

Friday, 1 February 1884

Saturday, 2 February 1884

February 1884

Sunday, 3 February 1884

Monday, 4 February 1884

Tuesday, 5 February 1884

Wednesday, 6 February 1884

Thursday, 7 February 1884

Friday, 8 February 1884

47 inches

Saturday, 9 February 1884

66 came

Rayleighs

Mrs Crawley & Cartmell

February 1884

Sunday, 10 February 1884

Monday, 11 February 1884

Tuesday, 12 February 1884

Wednesday, 13 February 1884

Thursday, 14 February 1884

Friday, 15 February 1884

Saturday, 16 February 1884

Litches came

Miss Clough dined

Arthur W. came

February 1884

Sunday, 17 February 1884

fine sharp weather

Monday, 18 February 1884

came to West H -

Journey about £1 - 10

Tuesday, 19 February 1884

rain

Wednesday, 20 February 1884

Thursday, 21 February 1884

went on rough

cold & windy

Bessy came

Friday, 22 February 1884

Saturday, 23 February 1884

Mrs Malthus called

February 1884

Sunday, 24 February 1884

maid 1/2 /-

Monday, 25 February 1884

came to 31. – Q. A. St

Journey 11 -

Tuesday, 26 February 1884

£5 to H E. L –

for Miss Walker

Wednesday, 27 February 1884

came across to Ellen – she v. unwell -

February - March 1884

Thursday, 28 February 1884

maid 2/6

&c by Dickson

cab.

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Friday, 29 February 1884

Came to 31 K. Sq

Mrs Lyell & Cicely

Saturday, 1 March 1884

p.m. party

March 1884

Sunday, 2 March 1884

Monday, 3 March 1884

Mrs Haliburton came

Tuesday, 4 March 1884

came to Cam -

Wednesday, 5 March 1884

Knocked up

blue p.

Thursday, 6 March 1884

well -

Friday, 7 March 1884

Saturday, 8 March 1884

Tel. from Florence from G.

March 1884

Sunday, 9 March 1884 

Monday, 10 March 1884

Tuesday, 11 March 1884

Wednesday, 12 March 1884

Thursday, 13 March 1884

Litches came w. Ella M'L concert Jo -

Friday, 14 March 1884

St Paul.

!!

Saturday, 15 March 1884

Done up - !!

v. hot -

March 1884

Sunday, 16 March 1884 

Sir T & Effie to Choh

lunch – H & Ellen to dinner

Monday, 17 March 1884

!!!

all went

Tuesday, 18 March 1884

Fr & Ellen to Paris

Wednesday, 19 March 1884

Margt & children

Thursday, 20 March 1884

Friday, 21 March 1884

Mildred

Saturday, 22 March 1884

March 1884

Sunday, 23 March 1884

Monday, 24 March 1884

Allens came

Margt went & Mildred

Tuesday, 25 March 1884

Wednesday, 26 March 1884

v. cold

m. better

Thursday, 27 March 1884

r. cold

Friday, 28 March 1884

caught cold

Saturday, 29 March 1884

poorly.

March - April 1884

Sunday, 30 March 1884

Ida to lunch

poorly

blue pill

Monday, 31 March 1884

Mrs J. W. Clark

Mrs Wherry to tea

Tuesday, 1 April 1884

began iron

better -

Wednesday, 2 April 1884

v. dead in mgs –

Ras. & Ruth came

Rose came

Thursday, 3 April 1884

Settled about hollies: H. & Ida went abroad

m. better

Friday, 4 April 1884

quite well

Saturday, 5 April 1884

April 1884

Sunday, 6 April 1884

Rasmus cough -

Monday, 7 April 1884

Rose went

Tuesday, 8 April 1884

Wednesday, 9 April 1884

Thursday, 10 April 1884

quite well all week -

Friday, 11 April 1884

Saturday, 12 April 1884

Ras & Ruth.

Mrs Jebb to Abinger

Maude & George

Litches came

April 1884

Sunday, 13 April 1884

Monday, 14 April 1884

Tuesday, 15 April 1884

Hen went

Wednesday, 16 April 1884

cold & dry all week

Thursday, 17 April 1884

M. Shaen came

Mrs I. Maud & G. went

Friday, 18 April 1884

very cold

Therm. 20 at night

Saturday, 19 April 1884

M. Shaen went

took her to station

April 1884

Sunday, 20 April 1884

r knocked up.

Monday, 21 April 1884

Tuesday, 22 April 1884

lunched at Mrs Jackson

Wednesday, 23 April 1884

tired

Thursday, 24 April 1884

Do

took blue pill

Friday, 25 April 1884

m. m. comf -

Saturday, 26 April 1884

deadish

Em. T & Litches came

May 1884

[27 April – 3 May 1884 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 4 May 1884

Monday, 5 May 1884

Tuesday, 6 May 1884

Mrs Sales & Parslow -

Wednesday, 7 May 1884

Thursday, 8 May 1884

hot poorly

Friday, 9 May 1884

v. hot

poorly

Saturday, 10 May 1884

better

Litches came

began 4g Quinine

May 1884

Sunday, 11 May 1884

well

!!

Monday, 12 May 1884

well

!!

D. Party Becks & Mr Jebb

Tuesday, 13 May 1884

Laura went to 66.

Wednesday, 14 May 1884

out a good deal in chair

Thursday, 15 May 1884

well –

cool. Weather

high wind

Friday, 16 May 1884

out m -

Saturday, 17 May 1884

!!

Hookers –

Newton dined

May 1884

Sunday, 18 May 1884

Bradshaw dined

!!

Monday, 19 May 1884

Hookers & Ernest went

Tuesday, 20 May 1884

!!

W. E. D went to Mrs Myers

Wednesday, 21 May 1884

Thursday, 22 May 1884

Friday, 23 May 1884

W. E. D came

Saturday, 24 May 1884

Ho [crossed]

May 1884

Sunday, 25 May 1884

Bradshaw

!!

Monday, 26 May 1884

Hookers & Ernest went

!!

Tuesday, 27 May 1884

W. E. D went

Wednesday, 28 May 1884

Galtons came

Humphrys – Ward Turner.

Thursday, 28 May 1884

Friday, 30 May 1884

Saturday, 31 May 1884

Hen & R. came

Galtons went

June 1884

Sunday, 1 June 1884

Monday, 2 June 1884

small garden party

!!

Tuesday, 3 June 1884

!!

Wednesday, 4 June 1884

!!

Boat race

Thursday, 5 June 1884

rain

Friday, 6 June 1884

Ditto

Saturday, 7 June 1884

Mrs Ruck came

June 1884

Sunday, 8 June 1884

fine m.

I sore throat

Monday, 9 June 1884

rain

Mrs R. went

Tuesday, 10 June 1884

Wednesday, 11 June 1884

Thursday, 12 June 1884

!!

Lawn party

Sara Theo & Sally

Friday, 13 June 1884

!!

very hot

Saturday, 14 June 1884

!!!

Wm came

called on Mrs Jackson

June 1884

Sunday, 15 June 1884

Monday, 16 June 1884

to John for journey £5

Sara Theo &c went

Tuesday, 17 June 1884

came to L. H. P.

to London 1 – 4 – 3

to Oakley 18 –

cab 2 -6

Wednesday, 18 June 1884

fine

sat out in wood

Thursday, 19 June 1884

!!

Friday, 20 June 1884

!!

Saturday, 21 June 1884

Litches came

Bessy went to Down

June 1884

Sunday, 22 June 1884

!!

Monday, 23 June 1884

!!

came to Down found Laura

Tuesday, 24 June 1884

!!

Wednesday, 25 June 1884

!!

Thursday, 26 June 1884

!!

Mrs Forrest

Mrs Ffinden

Friday, 27 June 1884

!!

Alice & Elinor

began quinine

E wind

Saturday, 28 June 1884

!!!

June – July 1884

Sunday, 29 June 1884

Lain for an hour

Monday, 30 June 1884

W. Forster

Mrs Good

H E L. went

!!

Tuesday, 1 July 1884

!!!

Wednesday, 2 July 1884

!!!

Bessy home

Thursday, 3 July 1884

!!!

W. Forster went

Friday, 4 July 1884

Saturday, 5 July 1884

July 1884

Sunday, 6 July 1884

rain

fine pm

Monday, 7 July 1884

!!

Mrs M' Lennan & Ella called

Tuesday, 8 July 1884

Bazaar

Drill Hall

Miss Adcock & Miss Hopkins 2 to 9

!!

Wednesday, 9 July 1884

Ditto

Thursday, 10 July 1884

F. E. W. came

Friday, 11 July 1884

Saturday, 12 July 1884

Bernard came

July 1884

Sunday, 13 July 1884

fine v. hot

Monday, 14 July 1884

F E W went

Tuesday, 15 July 1884

rain

Wednesday, 16 July 1884

School Feast

fine -

Thursday, 17 July 1884

Friday, 18 July 1884

Saturday, 19 July 1884

July 1884

Sunday, 20 July 1884

!!

Monday, 21 July 1884

Litches & Laura went

Tuesday, 22 July 1884

Wednesday, 23 July 1884

v little rain

Thursday, 24 July 1884

began arsenic

Friday, 25 July 1884

E. wind

Teesdales to lunch

m. better

Saturday, 26 July 1884

July 1884

Sunday, 27 July 1884

well in mg -

Monday, 28 July 1884

v. well

[Cola] Mrs Fraser came

Tuesday, 29 July 1884

Carriage beaten

muggy

Frank came

Wednesday, 30 July 1884

!

July – August 1884

Thursday, 31 July 1884

began quinine

Friday, 1 August 1884

Wrights to Lawn T.

!!

Saturday, 2 August 1884

Frasers' went

Protheros came

Wm came

August 1884

Sunday, 3 August 1884

!!

Monday, 4 August 1884

!!!

Protheros went

Tuesday, 5 August 1884

!!!

Wm went

Mr Fraser came

Wednesday, 6 August 1884

!!!

Thursday, 7 August 1884

Friday, 8 August 1884

Saturday, 9 August 1884

very hot

August 1884

Sunday, 10 August 1884

!!

very hot

Monday, 11 August 1884

!!

Tuesday, 12 August 1884

!!

Miss Thorleys came

Wednesday, 13 August 1884

cooler

slight rain

Thursday, 14 August 1884

Miss T. went

!!

not so hot

Friday, 15 August 1884

Saturday, 16 August 1884

August 1884

Sunday, 17 August 1884

Monday, 18 August 1884

!!

went in evg to Stony field

Tuesday, 19 August 1884

66º

some rain

Wednesday, 20 August 1884

m. better!!

Thursday, 21 August 1884

72 in mg.

foggy -

Friday, 22 August 1884

Caroline came

Litches came

Saturday, 23 August 1884

August 1884

Sunday, 24 August 1884

v hot

Litches went abroad

Monday, 25 August 1884

v. cold

I. v. unwell

Tuesday, 26 August 1884

Wednesday, 27 August 1884

better

Thursday, 28 August 1884

v. unwell cold.

Friday, 29 August 1884

cold.

Do

better in P.M.

Saturday, 30 August 1884

rain

C. came down

August - September 1884

Sunday, 31 August 1884

rain

Bee came to fetch Leo

Monday, 1 September 1884

B. from Caverswall

Caroline went

rain till 3 -

Tuesday, 2 September 1884

Wednesday, 3 September 1884

Laura came

Thursday, 4 September 1884

cold rain

most of day_

Friday, 5 September 1884

Sara & Theo went

!!

Saturday, 6 September 1884

September 1884

Sunday, 7 September 1884

Laura we

Monday, 8 September 1884

Laura went

H. & Ida & Ras came

Tuesday, 9 September 1884

!

Wednesday, 10 September 1884

Thursday, 11 September 1884

!!!

Friday, 12 September 1884

!!!

Saturday, 13 September 1884

!!!

Fr & Ellen came

September 1884

Sunday, 14 September 1884

!!

Monday, 15 September 1884

!!

hot

Horace went to Cam

Tuesday, 16 September 1884

!!

hot

Wednesday, 17 September 1884

!!

Thursday, 18 September 1884

Friday, 19 September 1884

cooler

went to terrace walk

Mr Constable came

Saturday, 20 September 1884

G – arrived at Queenstown

September 1884

Sunday, 21 September 1884

G. & Maud came

Monday, 22 September 1884

Tuesday, 23 September 1884

B. went to Shaen

Litches came

Wednesday, 24 September 1884

Mrs Jebb came

Thursday, 25 September 1884

G. W. her to Cam

H. Dyer & children came

Friday, 26 September 1884

Bessy home

Saturday, 27 September 1884

rain

September – October 1884

Sunday, 28 September 1884

Monday, 29 September 1884

Tuesday, 30 September 1884

Wednesday, 1 October 1884

Thursday, 2 October 1884

Mr Dyer came

Friday, 3 October 1884

!!

Saturday, 4 October 1884

H. Dyer & children went

!!

October 1884

Sunday, 5 October 1884

Monday, 6 October 1884

Left

Tuesday, 7 October 1884

Left Down for 31 Q. A.

Wednesday, 8 October 1884

went across to No 30

Thursday, 9 October 1884

Friday, 10 October 1884

very cold

Saturday, 11 October 1884

October 1884

Sunday, 12 October 1884

Monday, 13 October 1884

Tuesday, 14 October 1884

came from 30 Q. A

Wednesday, 15 October 1884

Thursday, 16 October 1884

Friday, 17 October 1884

!!!

Bessy returned from Camberley -

Saturday, 18 October 1884

!!!

children came over

October 1884

Sunday, 19 October 1884

unwell

went to bed

Monday, 20 October 1884

Mr Carver

Tuesday, 21 October 1884

Wednesday, 22 October 1884

Thursday, 23 October 1884

Friday, 24 October 1884

better

got up

Saturday, 25 October 1884

Dr &

October 1884

Sunday, 26 October 1884

Dora P.

Monday, 27 October 1884

Tuesday, 28 October 1884

Wednesday, 29 October 1884

October - November 1884

Thursday, 30 October 1884

felt v. well –

came down

Miss Gladstone

Mr Hammond

Friday, 31 October 1884

v. poorly all day

Saturday, 1 November 1884

Better

Dr & Mrs Ogle came

dinner party

Prothers Wards G H. D.

November 1884

Sunday, 2 November 1884

Down most of day

out

!!

Monday, 3 November 1884

!!!!

out twice once to orchard –

Ellen v. unwell

Tuesday, 4 November 1884

pain

Wednesday, 5 November 1884

Thursday, 6 November 1884

Dr Williams & nurse

Friday, 7 November 1884

birth of child

Saturday, 8 November 1884

high fever

November 1884

Sunday, 9 November 1884

pulse & temp fell

Monday, 10 November 1884

gradually better

Tuesday, 11 November 1884

till

Wednesday, 12 November 1884

shivering

pretty good night

Thursday, 13 November 1884

slept all day

pulse &c went down

Friday, 14 November 1884

almost same

good acct from Cavaen

Saturday, 15 November 1884

November 1884

Sunday, 16 November 1884

Monday, 17 November 1884

Tuesday, 18 November 1884

Hen to London

Wednesday, 19 November 1884

returned

Thursday, 20 November 1884

began quinine

v. w -

Friday, 21 November 1884

Storm & rain

v. cold

returned to Grove

v. well

Saturday, 22 November 1884

Hen went home

Saw Ellen

I. v. well

November 1884

Sunday, 23 November 1884

Monday, 24 November 1884

frost -

Tuesday, 25 November 1884

v. cold

Ellen began w rash.

Bernard to Lodge

left off Q.

Wednesday, 26 November 1884

Shrubs came

Ellen better –

warmer.

Thursday, 27 November 1884

Friday, 28 November 1884

returned to Grove

r. poorly

I. v. w –

Saturday, 29 November 1884

Hen. went

I. very well

saw Ellen

began new cap [all lines crossed]

November - December 1884

Sunday, 30 November 1884

v. cold.

Monday, 1 December 1884

Thaw

Do

Tuesday, 2 December 1884

Do

Wednesday, 3 December 1884

v. well

Thursday, 4 December 1884

I drove out -

Friday, 5 December 1884

v. tired in mg –

quinine

Ellen drove out

Saturday, 6 December 1884

v. tired

December 1884

Sunday, 7 December 1884

pretty well

Monday, 8 December 1884

warm day tired

Tuesday, 9 December 1884

Better left off Q.

Wednesday, 10 December 1884

called in Pm –

Prof. Newton

Mr. J.W –

Mrs Huddle

Dora P. Athena

Thursday, 11 December 1884

well

D. Party

Howards

Mrs Bateson

[Ad cum Scukenion] – Waldstein

Friday, 12 December 1884

well –

Dr Moore

Bessy went to K. Sq. & Wales

Saturday, 13 December 1884

not v. well

Litches to Orchard

December 1884

Sunday, 14 December 1884

Party from Orchard dined

well.

Monday, 15 December 1884

v. well

walked from orchard

Tuesday, 16 December 1884

Do -

Wednesday, 17 December 1884

Thursday, 18 December 1884

Friday, 19 December 1884

Saturday, 20 December 1884

December 1884

Sunday, 21 December 1884

Monday, 22 December 1884

Leo & B -

Tuesday, 23 December 1884

Bessy returned

Wednesday, 24 December 1884

P

Thursday, 25 December 1884

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Friday, 26 December 1884

Saturday, 27 December 1884

December 1884

Sunday, 28 December 1884

Monday, 29 December 1884

Tuesday, 30 December 1884

Wednesday, 31 December 1884

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