RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1885. CUL-DAR242[.49]. 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:
The marble statue of Charles Darwin by Sir Joseph Boehm was unveiled on 9 June. Mrs Darwin recorded simply "Unveiling at S K". Mrs Darwin was still socially active, seeing many people throughout the year.
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Peacock's Diamond Diary and Memorandum for 1885
89
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89 Harley St
Dickson 239
Alice Carter
Durnford Dale Sawston
King St
99 Sidney St
Eastern Eqical. Africa
Thompson
Ear ointment
Dalby –
Hyd. ammon.
Chlorid g iii
Vaseline 3 lll ss
Nach stück Schumann
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Phacelia
Campanularia
Annual from Thompson
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Peacock's Diamond Diary and Memorandum for 1885
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[January, February]
[March, April]
[May, June]
Dulin
[July, August]
[September, October]
Horners end of Sep or beg. Oct –
[November, December]
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January 1885
Thursday, 1 January 1885
Friday, 2 January 1885
Saturday, 3 January 1885
January 1885
Sunday, 4 January 1885
went out in ch.
Monday, 5 January 1885
Leo & B. went?
Tuesday, 6 January 1885
poorly -
Wednesday, 7 January 1885
Peales Kitcheners
v. Hügels Mr Carr
Thursday, 8 January 1885
Fr & Ellen to Eastbourne
Friday, 9 January 1885
W. & Sara came
not v. well
Saturday, 10 January 1885
January 1885
Sunday, 11 January 1885
Monday, 12 January 1885
W. S & Bessy to Ely.
Snow
pretty well
Tuesday, 13 January 1885
Snow.
I q. well
W. went
Sara stayed
Wednesday, 14 January 1885
Protheros to dinner
Thursday, 15 January 1885
Alice Hutcheson
Friday, 16 January 1885
Saturday, 17 January 1885
January 1885
Sunday, 18 January 1885
in bed w throat
Monday, 19 January 1885
Sara went
well
Tuesday, 20 January 1885
Wednesday, 21 January 1885
Thursday, 22 January 1885
Frost
Friday, 23 January 1885
Saturday, 24 January 1885
Litches came
January 1885
Sunday, 25 January 1885
bright
went out
pretty well
Monday, 26 January 1885
Rachel Allen came
Dinner party
Litches went
Tuesday, 27 January 1885
soft weather
sat out
Wednesday, 28 January 1885
Do
Thursday, 29 January 1885
v. tired
Friday, 30 January 1885
Dance Cinderella
better
Saturday, 31 January 1885
Rachel went
Arthur & Mabel
February 1885
Sunday, 1 February 1885
v fine
went out twice
Monday, 2 February 1885
[illeg] went
Ly [illeg]
went out
v. tired
Tuesday, 3 February 1885
tired
better in p.m
went out
Fr & Ellen came home
Wednesday, 4 February 1885
well
went out
Thursday, 5 February 1885
began Quinine
tired
Friday, 6 February 1885
m. better
Saturday, 7 February 1885
well
Frankes came & Arthur W.
February 1885
Sunday, 8 February 1885
well
Monday, 9 February 1885
B to 31
well.
Tuesday, 10 February 1885
went to Orchard
well
Wednesday, 11 February 1885
Do
Thursday, 12 February 1885
Do
B. home
Friday, 13 February 1885
Saturday, 14 February 1885
G. & Maud dined
February 1885
Sunday, 15 February 1885
tired
Monday, 16 February 1885
Do
came to 31 K Sq. w Hen -
Tuesday, 17 February 1885
well
Wednesday, 18 February 1885
well
Dr Ringer
Thursday, 19 February 1885
Feb 19
Friday, 20 February 1885
20
Mr Dalby
Saturday, 21 February 1885
21
February 1885
Sunday, 22 February 1885
Feb 22
Monday, 23 February 1885
23
Em Thorley -
Tuesday, 24 February 1885
24
F. E. W.
lovely day
well
Wednesday, 25 February 1885
25
Thursday, 26 February 1885
Feb 26
Friday, 27 February 1885
27
came to Brighton w. Hen -
Saturday, 28 February 1885
28
[illeg] [crossed]
March 1885
Sunday, 1 March 1885
Mar 1
beaut day –
saw C. W.
Monday, 2 March 1885
2
!!
cold wind
sat out
Tuesday, 3 March 1885
3
storm all day
!!!
saw C. W
Wednesday, 4 March 1885
4
moved to Marina Parade
W. came
Thursday, 5 March 1885
Mar 5
very fine
went on Pier
!!
Friday, 6 March 1885
6
very cold
!!
saw C.W.
Saturday, 7 March 1885
7
!!
March 1885
Sunday, 8 March 1885
Mar 8
!!
cold & bright
Monday, 9 March 1885
9
Tuesday, 10 March 1885
10
v. cols (out)
called 39 –
Wednesday, 11 March 1885
Acquarium
!!
Thursday, 12 March 1885
Mar 12
!!
Friday, 13 March 1885
13
Leo & B came
!!
Saturday, 14 March 1885
14
!!
Concert at Acq =
saw 39 -
March 1885
Sunday, 15 March 1885
Mar 15
out on Pier & afterwards out Pier
beaut day
!!
Monday, 16 March 1885
16
Tired
out once
Tuesday, 17 March 1885
Mar 17
out mg - & Acq -
Wednesday, 18 March 1885
!!
went in evg to 39
Thursday, 19 March 1885
Mar 19
!!!
E. wind
B. went to Basset
went to Pavillion
Hen came
Friday, 20 March 1885
Saturday, 21 March 1885
21
tired
March 1885
Sunday, 22 March 1885
Mar 22
snow storm
tired
Monday, 23 March 1885
23
!!
saw puppy & Thaurna
Tuesday, 24 March 1885
24
came home
!!!
Wednesday, 25 March 1885
25
twice to orchard
!!!
Thursday, 26 March 1885
Mar 26
!!!
went to Orchard
Drove to Springfield
Friday, 27 March 1885
27
Saturday, 28 March 1885
28
March 1885
Sunday, 29 March 1885
Mar 29
Monday, 30 March 1885
30
!!!
Drove to Springf.
out 2ce
Tuesday, 31 March 1885
31
Beaut day
!!
April
Wednesday, 1 April 1885
Children went to Abinger
April 1885
Thursday, 2 April 1885
April 2
Hen & R came
Friday, 3 April 1885
3
Saturday, 4 April 1885
4
Protheros dined
April 1885
Sunday, 5 April 1885
April 5
well
Monday, 6 April 1885
6
tired
Tuesday, 7 April 1885
7
quite well
9
M. Shaen came
Wednesday, 8 April 1885
8
began to feel unwell
M. Shaen went
blue pill
Thursday, 9 April 1885
April 9
well –
cold stormy day –
feverish night
Friday, 10 April 1885
10
came down in evg -
Saturday, 11 April 1885
Sophy came
April 1885
Sunday, 12 April 1885
April 12
Monday, 13 April 1885
13
Tuesday, 14 April 1885
14
well -
Wednesday, 15 April 1885
15
quite well
Sophy went
called on Mrs Jackson
Carry came
Thursday, 16 April 1885
rain all day –
M. Shaen came
Friday, 17 April 1885
!!
Saturday, 18 April 1885
out in mg.
!!
went to King's
April 1885
Sunday, 19 April 1885
Monday, 20 April 1885
Tuesday, 21 April 1885
!!
Wednesday, 22 April 1885
Wrights came
weather changed
Thursday, 23 April 1885
Miss Gladstone
Vines dined
Friday, 24 April 1885
Saturday, 25 April 1885
April 1885
Sunday, 26 April 1885
Monday, 27 April 1885
Tuesday, 28 April 1885
F. E W & H. came
Wednesday, 29 April 1885
May 1885
Thursday, 30 April 1885
Friday, 1 May 1885
W. came
Saturday, 2 May 1885
May 1885
Sunday, 3 May 1885
Hen. & R.
!!!
Monday, 4 May 1885
Hensleigh & F went
cold rain
Tuesday, 5 May 1885
Lytellsons I. W. C.
A. Sedgwick -
Wednesday, 6 May 1885
W. went
Thursday, 7 May 1885
Friday, 8 May 1885
Saturday, 9 May 1885
Leo & B.
May 1885
Sunday, 10 May 1885
!!
Monday, 11 May 1885
Leo & B. went
Tuesday, 12 May 1885
Wednesday, 13 May 1885
Thursday, 14 May 1885
Alice B. C. came
Friday, 15 May 1885
!!
went
Saturday, 16 May 1885
!!
Mrs Ruck came
May 1885
Sunday, 17 May 1885
Monday, 18 May 1885
Tuesday, 19 May 1885
Wednesday, 20 May 1885
Thursday, 21 May 1885
Friday, 22 May 1885
Saturday, 23 May 1885
May 1885
Sunday, 24 May 1885
Monday, 25 May 1885
came to Harley St
rain all day -
Tuesday, 26 May 1885
Wednesday, 27 May 1885
called at Huxleys
Thursday, 28 May 1885
called at 18 Wetherby Place
Friday, 29 May 1885
Saturday, 30 May 1885
returned from 89 Harley St
Ida dined
May - June 1885
Sunday, 31 May 1885
Ida dined
!!!
Monday, 1 June 1885
Tuesday, 2 June 1885
Miss Thorley came
Wednesday, 3 June 1885
Thursday, 4 June 1885
Litches came
!!!
Garden Party
Miss Thorley went
Friday, 5 June 1885
Saturday, 6 June 1885
Hen taken ill
June 1885
Sunday, 7 June 1885
Monday, 8 June 1885
rain hot
Tuesday, 9 June 1885
Unveiling at S K
fine in p.m
Mrs Fraser came
Wednesday, 10 June 1885
!!
Thursday, 11 June 1885
Friday, 12 June 1885
party drove to races
!!
Saturday, 13 June 1885
!!
Mabel & Rachel
Water party
Potheros &c
Mrs Frasers went
June 1885
Sunday, 14 June 1885
Fr & Moores dined
!!
Monday, 15 June 1885
Tuesday, 16 June 1885
Wednesday, 17 June 1885
Thursday, 18 June 1885
Friday, 19 June 1885
Saturday, 20 June 1885
June 1885
Sunday, 21 June 1885
Monday, 22 June 1885
cold & rainy
Tuesday, 23 June 1885
dined at Orchard
Wednesday, 24 June 1885
came to 31 Q. A. St
v. hot
Thursday, 25 June 1885
Friday, 26 June 1885
came to Down
G. M. & Ella
Bessy & B - black & cold
Saturday, 27 June 1885
!!
June – July 1885
Sunday, 28 June 1885
!!!
Monday, 29 June 1885
!!
Tuesday, 30 June 1885
Albina £17
Bee came
Wednesday, 1 July 1885
Thursday, 2 July 1885
Leo came from Dublin
Friday, 3 July 1885
Saturday, 4 July 1885
G. & Maud went
Hen. came
July 1885
Sunday, 5 July 1885
Monday, 6 July 1885
Tuesday, 7 July 1885
Ella went
Wednesday, 8 July 1885
Thursday, 9 July 1885
Leo & B. went
!!!
Friday, 10 July 1885
Emily T. came
Saturday, 11 July 1885
!!!
July 1885
Sunday, 12 July 1885
!!
Monday, 13 July 1885
!!
Hen & R went
Tuesday, 14 July 1885
!!
Pattricks
Wednesday, 15 July 1885
Thursday, 16 July 1885
rain in mg
! in p.m
Friday, 17 July 1885
Saturday, 18 July 1885
Huxleys
Leo & R.
H & I.
July 1885
Sunday, 19 July 1885
Monday, 20 July 1885
Leo & B.
H. & I. went
Tuesday, 21 July 1885
Hookers
Wednesday, 22 July 1885
Huxleys went
Thursday, 23 July 1885
Friday, 24 July 1885
Saturday, 25 July 1885
July 1885
Sunday, 26 July 1885
Monday, 27 July 1885
Tuesday, 28 July 1885
Wednesday, 29 July 1885
July – August 1885
Thursday, 30 July 1885
Mrs Pertz
Friday, 31 July 1885
Hen. & Mrs Tuke
Saturday, 1 August 1885
Pertz went
August 1885
Sunday, 2 August 1885
Monday, 3 August 1885
Tuesday, 4 August 1885
Wednesday, 5 August 1885
Hen. R. & Mrs Tuke went -
Thursday, 6 August 1885
Friday, 7 August 1885
Saturday, 8 August 1885
August 1885
Sunday, 9 August 1885
Monday, 10 August 1885
Tuesday, 11 August 1885
Pattricks came
Wednesday, 12 August 1885
storm
Thursday, 13 August 1885
!!
Bee & Leo –
Band of Hope
Friday, 14 August 1885
!!!
Saturday, 15 August 1885
!!
Pattricks went
Sara came
August 1885
Sunday, 16 August 1885
Monday, 17 August 1885
Tuesday, 18 August 1885
H. B. Carters & Wrights to dinner
Wednesday, 19 August 1885
Thursday, 20 August 1885
Friday, 21 August 1885
Wm came
rain
Saturday, 22 August 1885
Dr & Mrs Moore
cold & dark
August 1885
Sunday, 23 August 1885
!!
Monday, 24 August 1885
Moores went
Tuesday, 25 August 1885
Wednesday, 26 August 1885
Thursday, 27 August 1885
Gwen born [George & Maud]
Friday, 28 August 1885
Alice H came
Saturday, 29 August 1885
went to see Mrs Reeves
August - September 1885
Sunday, 30 August 1885
cold
bad day
Monday, 31 August 1885
rain
dark
Tuesday, 1 September 1885
F. W. came
Wednesday, 2 September 1885
Hensleigh came
Thursday, 3 September 1885
Friday, 4 September 1885
Saturday, 5 September 1885
Rose & Franke
September 1885
Sunday, 6 September 1885
!!
Monday, 7 September 1885
All went
Tuesday, 8 September 1885
Wednesday, 9 September 1885
rain
Thursday, 10 September 1885
rain
Friday, 11 September 1885
Saturday, 12 September 1885
cold & dark
September 1885
Sunday, 13 September 1885
!!
Monday, 14 September 1885
Tuesday, 15 September 1885
!!!
Wednesday, 16 September 1885
Thursday, 17 September 1885
Friday, 18 September 1885
Laura came
Saturday, 19 September 1885
rain all day
September 1885
Sunday, 20 September 1885
!!
began iron & q.
Monday, 21 September 1885
Bessy to S.ampton
Fr & B to Cam –
C. & Sophy came
!!! in pm –
Tuesday, 22 September 1885
Ida & children came
bad weather !
Wednesday, 23 September 1885
Ida & children
fine
Thursday, 24 September 1885
Friday, 25 September 1885
Laura 3.26 w Croyd.
Saturday, 26 September 1885
!!!
went in fields w Caroline
I quite well for about 10 days
September 1885
Sunday, 27 September 1885
v. bad day –
rain & cold
Monday, 28 September 1885
C. & Sophy went
!!
Tuesday, 29 September 1885
Wednesday, 30 September 1885
October 1885
Thursday, 1 October 1885
G. Maud & Miss Du Puy -
Friday, 2 October 1885
Laura went
Saturday, 3 October 1885
Horace came
October 1885
Sunday, 4 October 1885
Monday, 5 October 1885
Horaces all went
Tuesday, 6 October 1885
Wednesday, 7 October 1885
Thursday, 8 October 1885
Friday, 9 October 1885
Saturday, 10 October 1885
cold & dark most days
October 1885
Sunday, 11 October 1885
Monday, 12 October 1885
G. Maud & Ella went
Tuesday, 13 October 1885
v. cold
Wednesday, 14 October 1885
Left Down to K. Sq.
Thursday, 15 October 1885
Friday, 16 October 1885
Saturday, 17 October 1885
Pay Price full wages
October 1885
Sunday, 18 October 1885
Monday, 19 October 1885
came to Grove
Tuesday, 20 October 1885
fine mgs
Wednesday, 21 October 1885
called at Grange
Thursday, 22 October 1885
Friday, 23 October 1885
Saturday, 24 October 1885
Wicksteeds came -
October 1885
Sunday, 25 October 1885
Monday, 26 October 1885
Wicks
Tuesday, 27 October 1885
Wicksteeds went
Wednesday, 28 October 1885
Thursday, 29 October 1885
Friday, 30 October 1885
Saturday, 31 October 1885
November 1885
Sunday, 1 November 1885
Monday, 2 November 1885
Tuesday, 3 November 1885
Wednesday, 4 November 1885
Thursday, 5 November 1885
Friday, 6 November 1885
Saturday, 7 November 1885
November 1885
Sunday, 8 November 1885
Monday, 9 November 1885
Tuesday, 10 November 1885
Dark week
poorly
Wednesday, 11 November 1885
Thursday, 12 November 1885
Friday, 13 November 1885
Saturday, 14 November 1885
November 1885
Sunday, 15 November 1885
Beaut day
well !!
sharp frost
!!
Monday, 16 November 1885
frost
Tuesday, 17 November 1885
Do
Wednesday, 18 November 1885
Do
Thursday, 19 November 1885
change
Friday, 20 November 1885
Saturday, 21 November 1885
Litches & Leos came
November 1885
Sunday, 22 November 1885
Monday, 23 November 1885
Party at the Grange
Maud ill
Tuesday, 24 November 1885
came to 31 Q. A St
Wednesday, 25 November 1885
Thursday, 26 November 1885
fine
to Brighton
rain
Bessy came
Friday, 27 November 1885
Laura came
fine
!!!
Saturday, 28 November 1885
rain
Leos came
November - December 1885
Sunday, 29 November 1885
rain
went out
Monday, 30 November 1885
rain & storm
Tuesday, 1 December 1885
G. & Maud came
Leos went
fire in room.
Wednesday, 2 December 1885
storm
Thursday, 3 December 1885
storm
Friday, 4 December 1885
bright & cold
went out
Saturday, 5 December 1885
December 1885
Sunday, 6 December 1885
Monday, 7 December 1885
called on Lady Lever
Tuesday, 8 December 1885
Wednesday, 9 December 1885
Thursday, 10 December 1885
went out
Friday, 11 December 1885
v. cold
Saturday, 12 December 1885
came home
thaw began
Laura to K. Sq
December 1885
Sunday, 13 December 1885
Monday, 14 December 1885
Tuesday, 15 December 1885
Wednesday, 16 December 1885
Thursday, 17 December 1885
Friday, 18 December 1885
Saturday, 19 December 1885
December 1885
Sunday, 20 December 1885
Monday, 21 December 1885
Tuesday, 22 December 1885
Ida's confinement. [Birth of Nora Emma Darwin]
Wednesday, 23 December 1885
Thursday, 24 December 1885
Litches W. E. D. & Leonards came
Friday, 25 December 1885
Saturday, 26 December 1885
went to King's
December 1885
Sunday, 27 December 1885
!!!
Monday, 28 December 1885
Tuesday, 29 December 1885
Wednesday, 30 December 1885
Thursday, 30 December 1885
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[Blank Pages]
61 Marina Parade
5 mens. 3 – 15
4. 4 wh 8 – 8
1 tax c t 15
Armorial B 2 -2
1 dog – 7. 6
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Mr Reeve
92 West Road
Gran. Place
83 Easton Rd
bricklayer –
Paper
Miss Decker
39 Kempsford Gardens.
West Brompton
SW
Un. Hospital 5.5
Playground 2 –
Kent. Min 1 – 0
Jun fire office 7 -3
West K. lil assoc 1 – 0
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