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

[Flyleaf]

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

[Blank Pages]

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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