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
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Miss Edwards
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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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