RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1887. CUL-DAR242[.51]. 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 sat for a portrait even though she was unwell. She recorded "Domestic troubles" in the beginning of March but of what nature was not stated. She was ill more often but still enjoyed several excursions and no doubt the company of the many grandchildren she now had.


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vote for Miss Emma Jane Ball

FD. 4. 51 Monday

Eau de Nil

Miss Edwards

Arahar

Do

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Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1887

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[January]

Dulin

[February]

[March]

Dulin

[April, May]

[June]

Dulin

[July]

Dulin

4/-

Dina

Dulin

[August]

Polly

Dulin

[September]

Dulin

10 wks

[October]

Polly

Dulin

10 [illeg]

[November]

Dulin

[December]

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January 1887

Saturday, 1 January 1887

Ill w. throat & feverishness

Dec  17 -

January 1887

Sunday, 2 January 1887

Monday, 3 January 1887

Tuesday, 4 January 1887

Wednesday, 5 January 1887

Thursday, 6 January 1887

Friday, 7 January 1887

well

Saturday, 8 January 1887

Litches came

January 1887

Sunday, 9 January 1887

Monday, 10 January 1887

!

Horaces dined

Tuesday, 11 January 1887

Hen went

Wednesday, 12 January 1887

Down

Thursday, 13 January 1887

Downstairs

H. & I 8 times

Bessy to K. Sq

Friday, 14 January 1887

Saturday, 15 January 1887

January 1887

Sunday, 16 January 1887

Monday, 17 January 1887

Tuesday, 18 January 1887

Down ev. day.

Wednesday, 19 January 1887

47º

Concert Septett

Thursday, 20 January 1887

!!

41º

[alp] 12 -10

sep 13 st 3/4

13 st 6. winter dress

Friday, 21 January 1887

Saturday, 22 January 1887

January 1887

Sunday, 23 January 1887

Monday, 24 January 1887

Alice Hutcheson came

Tuesday, 25 January 1887

went to Greenhouse

!!

48º

Wednesday, 26 January 1887

!!

Thursday, 27 January 1887

Friday, 28 January 1887

Saturday, 29 January 1887

Alice H. went

January – February 1887

Sunday, 30 January 1887

out twice

Monday, 31 January 1887

r dead

Tuesday, 1 February 1887

Wednesday, 2 February 1887

frost

brisk

Thursday, 3 February 1887

52º

v. unwell

all day

Friday, 4 February 1887

53º

out in chair

Saturday, 5 February 1887

!!

out –

well -

February 1887

Sunday, 6 February 1887

!!

Slight frost

went out in Road

Monday, 7 February 1887

fog - cold

Tuesday, 8 February 1887

frost bright

Wednesday, 9 February 1887

Thursday, 10 February 1887

Friday, 11 February 1887

Saturday, 12 February 1887

February 1887

Sunday, 13 February 1887

Monday, 14 February 1887

Tuesday, 15 February 1887

Wednesday, 16 February 1887

Thursday, 17 February 1887

Friday, 18 February 1887

Saturday, 19 February 1887

February 1887

Sunday, 20 February 1887

Monday, 21 February 1887

quite well.

sat for picture

13 st 1. winter dress

Tuesday, 22 February 1887

unwell w. throat

Wednesday, 23 February 1887

Thursday, 24 February 1887

Friday, 25 February 1887

Saturday, 26 February 1887

February - March 1887

Sunday, 27 February 1887

Monday, 28 February 1887

Tuesday, 1 March 1887

G. & Maud went abroad

Wednesday, 2 March 1887

Miss G. & Mr P. dine

q. well

Thursday, 3 March 1887

tired

Friday, 4 March 1887

Do

Domestic troubles

Saturday, 5 March 1887

Do

Arthur Crofts & F Ds

v. unwell

Blue pill

March 1887

Sunday, 6 March 1887

R. Hooker lunch

Monday, 7 March 1887

Margt & Maggie

Tuesday, 8 March 1887   

Wednesday, 9 March 1887

Nanny Allen

m. better

Thursday, 10 March 1887

Hen. & R.

two Lushes

Bach

well

Friday, 11 March 1887

well

Saturday, 12 March 1887

Nanny Allen goes

Huxley -

March 1887

Sunday, 13 March 1887 

Monday, 14 March 1887

to Eastbourne

6 Martyn Terrace

Frost

Tuesday, 15 March 1887

Frasers [crossed]

not v. well

Wednesday, 16 March 1887

v. cold

Thursday, 17 March 1887

Snow storm

Friday, 18 March 1887

Ditto

Wm came

Saturday, 19 March 1887

Hen went

!!

March 1887

Sunday, 20 March 1887 

!!

Monday, 21 March 1887

Wm went

Storm. Bad

wind changed

went out

Tuesday, 22 March 1887

v. poorly w stom

Wednesday, 23 March 1887

better

went out –

blue pill

Thursday, 24 March 1887

v. uncomf

Hen. came

Friday, 25 March 1887

m. better

blue pill

Saturday, 26 March 1887

!!

Hen went

Leos came

March 1887

Sunday, 27 March 1887

Monday, 28 March 1887

Leos went out twice.

Tuesday, 29 March 1887

Wednesday, 30 March 1887

well all week

March - April 1887

Thursday, 31 March 1887

Hen came

Friday, 1 April 1887

Saturday, 2 April 1887

R wen [crossed] came

April 1887

Sunday, 3 April 1887

!!!

out twice

Monday, 4 April 1887

!!

Tuesday, 5 April 1887

came home

Wednesday, 6 April 1887

Bessy went to Caverswall -

Leo & Bee came

Thursday, 7 April 1887

Litches came

Friday, 8 April 1887

Saturday, 9 April 1887

April 1887

Sunday, 10 April 1887

!!

Monday, 11 April 1887

!!

Tuesday, 12 April 1887

!!

Litches & Leos went

Wednesday, 13 April 1887

Thursday, 14 April 1887

Bessy returned

Friday, 15 April 1887

Saturday, 16 April 1887

April 1887

Sunday, 17 April 1887

!!

Monday, 18 April 1887

!!

Tuesday, 19 April 1887

!!

I am 13 st. 6

B 12 st – 10

SW wind

Wednesday, 20 April 1887

!!

Mr Crofts to lunch -

Thursday, 21 April 1887

well

Friday, 22 April 1887

well

Saturday, 23 April 1887

high wind

April 1887

Sunday, 24 April 1887

Monday, 25 April 1887

B. & Bernard to K. Sq

Tuesday, 26 April 1887

Wednesday, 27 April 1887

blue pill

Thursday, 28 April 1887

!!

boys picnic

well

Friday, 29 April 1887

Bessy home

well

Saturday, 30 April 1887

well

Leos -

May 1887

Sunday, 1 May 1887

Monday, 2 May 1887

Leos went

Tuesday, 3 May 1887

Wednesday, 4 May 1887

Thursday, 5 May 1887

Friday, 6 May 1887

Saturday, 7 May 1887

Hen & R -

May 1887

Sunday, 8 May 1887

!!!

Monday, 9 May 1887

Hen went

drove w. her to station

Tuesday, 10 May 1887

Mrs Ruck & Hensleigh

Wednesday, 11 May 1887

Mrs R. to Wychfield

Thursday, 12 May 1887

v. poorly & tired

Friday, 13 May 1887

cold. high wind

better

Mrs Ruck from Wychfield.

Saturday, 14 May 1887

Hensleigh went

sheets

May 1887

Sunday, 15 May 1887

!!!

Mr Crawley to lunch –

Mr Gurney called -

Monday, 16 May 1887

Tuesday, 17 May 1887

Wednesday, 18 May 1887

cold & dis –

well -

Thursday, 19 May 1887

Friday, 20 May 1887

Saturday, 21 May 1887

Huxleys von Hugel

Fosters

G. & M.

May 1887

Sunday, 22 May 1887

Monday, 23 May 1887

Huxleys went

well

!!

Tuesday, 24 May 1887

Wednesday, 25 May 1887

!!

Thursday, 26 May 1887

Mrs Newall & m. in Law

Friday, 27 May 1887

rain

Leos went

Saturday, 28 May 1887

12 st 7/

sheets

May – June 1887

Sunday, 29 May 1887

Monday, 30 May 1887

Hen & R. came

Tuesday, 31 May 1887

!!!

Wednesday, 1 June 1887

rain

Hen went

called at Grange

Thursday, 2 June 1887

Friday, 3 June 1887

Emily Th.

rain in m –

warmer 9.

Saturday, 4 June 1887

!!!

June 1887

Sunday, 5 June 1887

!!

Monday, 6 June 1887

!!

Tuesday, 7 June 1887

Cath Thorley came

Wednesday, 8 June 1887

!!

Thursday, 9 June 1887

!

Thorleys went

Friday, 10 June 1887

!!

Saturday, 11 June 1887

!!

Romanes Litches & Arthur W

June 1887

Sunday, 12 June 1887

!!!

Monday, 13 June 1887

!!!

Romanes & Arthur went

Hawkshaws

Tuesday, 14 June 1887

!!!

Wednesday, 15 June 1887

!!!

Cicely went

60º

Thursday, 16 June 1887

78º

!!

Friday, 17 June 1887

W. E D. came at night

Saturday, 18 June 1887

!!

Hookers

Grays came

Sedgwick dined -

June 1887

Sunday, 19 June 1887

!!

Monday, 20 June 1887

went to Senate House

cooler 65

12 st. 8 lb

summer days

Tuesday, 21 June 1887

Wednesday, 22 June 1887

Thursday, 23 June 1887

came to Down

Friday, 24 June 1887

Bernard came

v. cold

Saturday, 25 June 1887

bright & cold!

Hen & R -

June 1887

Sunday, 26 June 1887

!!!

Monday, 27 June 1887

B. to Wych & where G's were

Tuesday, 28 June 1887

!!

all came

Wednesday, 29 June 1887

June – July 1887

Thursday, 30 June 1887

!!

Hay cut

Friday, 1 July 1887

!!

Saturday, 2 July 1887

v. hot

July 1887

Sunday, 3 July 1887

!!!

Monday, 4 July 1887

B joined G's at Hartfield

Wych x [2 lines crossed]

Tuesday, 5 July 1887

all came

!

Wednesday, 6 July 1887

Thursday, 7 July 1887

Friday, 8 July 1887

Saturday, 9 July 1887

July 1887

Sunday, 10 July 1887

slight rain

Monday, 11 July 1887

School feast

Tuesday, 12 July 1887

!!

SW.

Wednesday, 13 July 1887

!!!

v. hot

Thursday, 14 July 1887

threatening of rain

Friday, 15 July 1887

came to L.H.P

rain at Croydon

Saturday, 16 July 1887

Hen & R to L. H. P

!!

July 1887

Sunday, 17 July 1887

Thunder & sprinkle of rain

Monday, 18 July 1887

!

Tuesday, 19 July 1887

!

Wednesday, 20 July 1887

came to Abinger

!!!

Thursday, 21 July 1887

B. home in prep for Switz.

Friday, 22 July 1887

To Lauras across rough.

v. hot

Saturday, 23 July 1887

July 1887

Sunday, 24 July 1887

rain

Monday, 25 July 1887

home

Litches here

!!

Tuesday, 26 July 1887

!!

Wednesday, 27 July 1887

drove to meet R.

!!

Thursday, 28 July 1887

Mildred came

!!

Friday, 29 July 1887

!!!

Saturday, 30 July 1887

!!

some showers

July – August 1887

Sunday, 31 July 1887

!!

Monday, 1 August 1887

!!

Tuesday, 2 August 1887

!!

Wednesday, 3 August 1887

Thursday, 4 August 1887

N

Friday, 5 August 1887

Saturday, 6 August 1887

Laura from Abinger

August 1887

Sunday, 7 August 1887

Monday, 8 August 1887

Tuesday, 9 August 1887

Litches went to Dover

Wednesday, 10 August 1887

on to Ruins

Carry W –

Mr Murray.

Thursday, 11 August 1887

Friday, 12 August 1887

dark cold days

some rain

Saturday, 13 August 1887

Leo & Arthur

August 1887

Sunday, 14 August 1887

Monday, 15 August 1887

Tuesday, 16 August 1887

Wednesday, 17 August 1887

drove w. Laura to see Jackson

Thursday, 18 August 1887

Friday, 19 August 1887

Bessy returned from Switz

Saturday, 20 August 1887

Laura went to Clapham –

H. & Ida & Rasmus came

August 1887

Sunday, 21 August 1887

Horace went

!!

Monday, 22 August 1887

Pattricks came

!!

Tuesday, 23 August 1887

Ida & Ras to Abinger

!!

Wednesday, 24 August 1887

Flower show

!!

Thursday, 25 August 1887

Drove out

drove Jo home

!!

Friday, 26 August 1887

saw Mrs Richards

Blue Pill

Saturday, 27 August 1887

v. dead

B. Pill

Leo came

some rain

August 1887

Sunday, 28 August 1887

v. dead till evg –

rain at night

Monday, 29 August 1887

rain in mg

Ditto

Tuesday, 30 August 1887

better

well [crossed]

rain

Wednesday, 31 August 1887

well

rain

Maud Nellie & Gwen -

Thursday, 1 September 1887

well -

Friday, 2 September 1887

B. went to Felixstowe

Saturday, 3 September 1887

September 1887

Sunday, 4 September 1887

Monday, 5 September 1887

B. returned

Tuesday, 6 September 1887

Wednesday, 7 September 1887

Rain all day

well all week

Thursday, 8 September 1887

sat in stony f –

!!

G. & Maud went to Yorkshire

Friday, 9 September 1887

Laura went to the orchard

Saturday, 10 September 1887

September 1887

Sunday, 11 September 1887

Monday, 12 September 1887

Alice B. C. called

Tuesday, 13 September 1887

poorly

Wednesday, 14 September 1887

Lily Shaen

Blue pill

Thursday, 15 September 1887

Friday, 16 September 1887

Do-

Saturday, 17 September 1887

increased Quinine

September 1887

Sunday, 18 September 1887

Monday, 19 September 1887

Tuesday, 20 September 1887

Louisa L. came

Wednesday, 21 September 1887

well all week

Thursday, 22 September 1887

Friday, 23 September 1887

Miss Lee came

Saturday, 24 September 1887

Wm & Sara

September 1887

Sunday, 25 September 1887

Monday, 26 September 1887

F. Ellen & baby

!!

Tuesday, 27 September 1887

Wednesday, 28 September 1887

September – October 1887

Thursday, 29 September 1887

Friday, 30 September 1887

me 10 st. 8

Bessy 12 .7 (8 1/2 w. winter clo.

Saturday, 1 October 1887

October 1887

Sunday, 2 October 1887

Monday, 3 October 1887

9

Tuesday, 4 October 1887

Matheson £36

Wednesday, 5 October 1887

Thursday, 6 October 1887

came to the orchard

Friday, 7 October 1887

v. tired

Saturday, 8 October 1887

poorly

came to Grove

Blue Pill

October 1887

Sunday, 9 October 1887

(well)

Monday, 10 October 1887

Tuesday, 11 October 1887

dismal weather

Wednesday, 12 October 1887

Wychfield all week

Thursday, 13 October 1887

Murray

Friday, 14 October 1887

Murray

dark storm

Saturday, 15 October 1887

Mr Murray

October 1887

Sunday, 16 October 1887

!!!

Monday, 17 October 1887

Tuesday, 18 October 1887

Wednesday, 19 October 1887

Light woolen

B. 12 st. g.

winter [crossed]

Thursday, 20 October 1887

Mr Murray finished

Sedgwicks & Mr Duff - dined

Friday, 21 October 1887

Saturday, 22 October 1887

October 1887

Sunday, 23 October 1887

Monday, 24 October 1887

Tuesday, 25 October 1887

Wednesday, 26 October 1887

Thursday, 27 October 1887

Friday, 28 October 1887

Saturday, 29 October 1887

October - November 1887

Sunday, 30 October 1887

Monday, 31 October 1887

Tuesday, 1 November 1887

Wednesday, 2 November 1887

Thursday, 3 November 1887

Friday, 4 November 1887

Saturday, 5 November 1887

November 1887

Sunday, 6 November 1887

Monday, 7 November 1887

Tuesday, 8 November 1887

Wednesday, 9 November 1887

Thursday, 10 November 1887

Friday, 11 November 1887

Saturday, 12 November 1887

Harriet & Mr Dyer – Prof. Newton

November 1887

Sunday, 13 November 1887

Monday, 14 November 1887

!!

Dyers went

frost

Tuesday, 15 November 1887

Dyers went

!!

Wednesday, 16 November 1887

!!

well all week

Thursday, 17 November 1887

Friday, 18 November 1887

Saturday, 19 November 1887

sheets

November 1887

Sunday, 20 November 1887

Monday, 21 November 1887

Alice B. C.

Tuesday, 22 November 1887

Emily Loch

Miss Shore

Rachel

Greek play

Wednesday, 23 November 1887

Thursday, 24 November 1887

went

Friday, 25 November 1887

Saturday, 26 November 1887

Kitty L –

Vernon dined

November 1887

Sunday, 27 November 1887

Monday, 28 November 1887

Kitty L. went

Vernon [crossed]

Tuesday, 29 November 1887

Wednesday, 30 November 1887

Kitty went

December 1887

Thursday, 1 December 1887

Friday, 2 December 1887

!!

Saturday, 3 December 1887

called on Mr Jackson

December 1887

Sunday, 4 December 1887

Monday, 5 December 1887

called at Grange

Tuesday, 6 December 1887

Wednesday, 7 December 1887

Thursday, 8 December 1887

Friday, 9 December 1887

Saturday, 10 December 1887

December 1887

Sunday, 11 December 1887

Monday, 12 December 1887

Tuesday, 13 December 1887

Wednesday, 14 December 1887

Bessy to Wetherby Place

G's dined

Thursday, 15 December 1887

Franks dined

called to see Mrs Jackson

ill

Friday, 16 December 1887

Saturday, 17 December 1887

December 1887

Sunday, 18 December 1887

Monday, 19 December 1887

Tuesday, 20 December 1887

Wednesday, 21 December 1887

Thursday, 22 December 1887

Friday, 23 December 1887

Sara & W.

Hen.

Saturday, 24 December 1887

R. came

December 1887

Sunday, 25 December 1887

Monday, 26 December 1887

Tuesday, 27 December 1887

Wednesday, 28 December 1887

Leo & B. from Wychfield

Thursday, 29 December 1887

Friday, 30 December 1887

Saturday, 31 December 1887

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