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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3 / 6 [2 lines crossed]
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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