RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1888. CUL-DAR242[.52]. 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. RN2

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:

Emma Darwin turned 80 years old, a celebration was not recorded. Darwin's sister Caroline died at age 89 and Mrs Darwin's own brother Francis, often known as Frank died as well. Out of the nine children of Josiah ll, there now left Hensleigh and herself.


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[Printed Title] Pawsey's Pocket Diary And Almanack for 1888

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Hallack & B

School Feast

Aug 2 –

Nat. Hist Soc

South Place

on 3rd Sunday in Aug. at Down

July – Congreg –

-ational-

Chesterton Cottage

garden show

July 12. [crossed] Aug 2

Mr A J Cross

197 Chesterton Rd

July 17 –

Zion Chapel

East Road

School Feast

Mr Young –

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No 30704

33x 09992

[January]

-Dulin

[February, March]

Dulin

[April, May]

Dulin

[June, July]

To invite Miss Collete

Mrs Lete

[August]

Dina due

pd 1£

2

2

[September]

pd

Dina due Suk

3

arrive at Ven

[October, November]

leave Ven.

arrive home

Dina Cam.

4

[December]

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January 1888

Sunday, 1 January 1888

Monday, 2 January 1888

Leo & B. went

Tuesday, 3 January 1888

Leo & Bee went

Wednesday, 4 January 1888

Thursday, 5 January 1888

C. W. died [Caroline Darwin]

Sara & Hen went

Friday, 6 January 1888

rain

Saturday, 7 January 1888

January 1888

Sunday, 8 January 1888

!!

Monday, 9 January 1888

!!

Funeral of C. W.

Horace & Bessy went

Tuesday, 10 January 1888

!!

called on Mrs Jackson

Wednesday, 11 January 1888

Thursday, 12 January 1888

Friday, 13 January 1888

called at Grange

Saturday, 14 January 1888

v. tired

January 1888

Sunday, 15 January 1888

B. 12 st 11 lb winter dress after lunch

Monday, 16 January 1888

Tuesday, 17 January 1888

Wednesday, 18 January 1888

Thursday, 19 January 1888

Friday, 20 January 1888

Saturday, 21 January 1888

January 1888

Sunday, 22 January 1888

Monday, 23 January 1888

Tuesday, 24 January 1888

Wednesday, 25 January 1888

Thursday, 26 January 1888

Friday, 27 January 1888

Saturday, 28 January 1888

January – February 1888

Sunday, 29 January 1888

Monday, 30 January 1888

Tuesday, 31 January 1888

Dinner party

Verrells

Wales . Sedgwicks

Wednesday, 1 February 1888

Thursday, 2 February 1888

Quartette –

Mrs Newall & co

hard frost

Friday, 3 February 1888

Ditto

Thaw in P. M.

Saturday, 4 February 1888

Therm. 48

February 1888

Sunday, 5 February 1888

Monday, 6 February 1888

Tuesday, 7 February 1888

Wednesday, 8 February 1888

Thursday, 9 February 1888

Friday, 10 February 1888

Saturday, 11 February 1888

February 1888

Sunday, 12 February 1888

1g Blue

Monday, 13 February 1888

Dr Jackson

Lady Wade

Verralls

Mrs & Miss Stokes

Horace dined

v. well

Tuesday, 14 February 1888

Snow –

poorly

Wednesday, 15 February 1888

well

Miss Sharpley lunch –

Mr Croft died

Thursday, 16 February 1888

Friday, 17 February 1888

Clem. & Emily

Albert Dicey's lecture

Saturday, 18 February 1888

well all week

Newalls

Protheros

Clements

Goodharts

dined

February 1888

Sunday, 19 February 1888

Monday, 20 February 1888

Tuesday, 21 February 1888

Clements went

Wednesday, 22 February 1888

Thursday, 23 February 1888

Friday, 24 February 1888

Sir J. & Lady H came

Saturday, 25 February 1888

well

February 1888

Sunday, 26 February 1888

Pertz lunched

Reggie & Frank W dined

Monday, 27 February 1888

Sir J. & Lady H went on to Mildenhall

poorly

blue p.

Tuesday, 28 February 1888

Wednesday, 29 February 1888

Caroline W. went

poorly

blue p

March 1888

Thursday, 1 March 1888

Ditto

Friday, 2 March 1888

headache

better -

Saturday, 3 March 1888

headache

Leo & Bee came

March 1888

Sunday, 4 March 1888

well

Monday, 5 March 1888

Leo & B. went

Tuesday, 6 March 1888   

Wednesday, 7 March 1888

Thursday, 8 March 1888

Shuckbughs

Mrs Creighton

Mr Sedley Taylor & Duff

Friday, 9 March 1888

Saturday, 10 March 1888

went to Orchard at night for music

March 1888

Sunday, 11 March 1888 

Mick Ritchie & Effie called -

Monday, 12 March 1888

Tuesday, 13 March 1888

Wednesday, 14 March 1888

Thursday, 15 March 1888

Friday, 16 March 1888

Saturday, 17 March 1888

March 1888

Sunday, 18 March 1888 

Monday, 19 March 1888

Fr & Ellen went to Paris

Tuesday, 20 March 1888

Wednesday, 21 March 1888

Thursday, 22 March 1888

Bernard from school

Friday, 23 March 1888

Saturday, 24 March 1888

March 1888

Sunday, 25 March 1888

Monday, 26 March 1888

Frasers came

Protheros

Marshalls

Tuesday, 27 March 1888

Wednesday, 28 March 1888

B from sch.

Frasers went

Thursday, 29 March 1888

Mrs J. W Clark

Friday, 30 March 1888

Saturday, 31 March 1888

April 1888

Sunday, 1 April 1888

Monday, 2 April 1888

Tuesday, 3 April 1888

frost

bright

all week

Wednesday, 4 April 1888

frost

Fr & Ellens from Paris

Thursday, 5 April 1888

Friday, 6 April 1888

Saturday, 7 April 1888

Wm came

Horace went to Cannes

April 1888

Sunday, 8 April 1888

Monday, 9 April 1888

Tuesday, 10 April 1888

cold E. wind

Wednesday, 11 April 1888

Came to E.bourne

Ida W. us to London

Thursday, 12 April 1888

went out in chair

Friday, 13 April 1888

fine blustering day

stayed in for sore throat

Saturday, 14 April 1888

Leo & Bee & Gordon Fraser

April 1888

Sunday, 15 April 1888

went out in mg w Leo.

pleasant day.

Monday, 16 April 1888

Leo went

Tuesday, 17 April 1888

Bee & Gordon F. went

Laura came

Wednesday, 18 April 1888

Thursday, 19 April 1888

Friday, 20 April 1888

Saturday, 21 April 1888

April 1888

Sunday, 22 April 1888

storm

Monday, 23 April 1888

v unwell

Tuesday, 24 April 1888

Wednesday, 25 April 1888

Dr Downs

Thursday, 26 April 1888

Friday, 27 April 1888

poorly -

Saturday, 28 April 1888

Laura to Bay Sq.

Came from E.bourne

v. brisk

G. & Maud.

May 1888

Sunday, 29 April 1888

high wind

Mr Pryor called

Gwen & Baby [Charles Darwin 1887-1962, baby of George and Maud]

m. tired

Monday, 30 April 1888

Bright

12. 12

Tuesday, 1 May 1888

stormy

Wednesday, 2 May 1888

Do

Thursday, 3 May 1888

Do

Friday, 4 May 1888

!!!

drove to Grange

Mr Pertz & Annie

Saturday, 5 May 1888

v. tired

Lushingtons & R -

May 1888

Sunday, 6 May 1888

!!

Fine pretty well

Monday, 7 May 1888

!

well

R. went

Tuesday, 8 May 1888

!

well

Lushingtons went

Wednesday, 9 May 1888

well

Thursday, 10 May 1888

Bright & cold

well -

Friday, 11 May 1888

!!

Wrights came

Ryles Waldstein

G N Ds – P. Newton

E wind

Saturday, 12 May 1888

Hensleigh came

!!!

May 1888

Sunday, 13 May 1888

Monday, 14 May 1888

Tuesday, 15 May 1888

Wrights went

Hensleigh went

Wednesday, 16 May 1888

Thursday, 17 May 1888

Friday, 18 May 1888

!

Drove to the Grange

Backs lovely

Saturday, 19 May 1888

Ther. 74°

Hen & R. came

sat out m.

May 1888

Sunday, 20 May 1888

63°

Monday, 21 May 1888

Tuesday, 22 May 1888

Wednesday, 23 May 1888

Litches went

!!

Joan & Rachel

Thursday, 24 May 1888

!!

Friday, 25 May 1888

!!

Saturday, 26 May 1888

girls went

May 1888

Sunday, 27 May 1888

cold -

Monday, 28 May 1888

Pertz

Franks & Macalisters dined

Tuesday, 29 May 1888

cold

Wednesday, 30 May 1888

called on Mrs Newall

May - June 1888

Thursday, 31 May 1888

! [crossed]

Friday, 1 June 1888

!!!

Saturday, 2 June 1888

!

Mr & Mrs R. Ritchie

v. hot

June 1888

Sunday, 3 June 1888

!!!

Sat out

Fs & Willerts dined -

Monday, 4 June 1888

Ritchies went

!!

Tuesday, 5 June 1888

Wednesday, 6 June 1888

Thursday, 7 June 1888

Friday, 8 June 1888

a little rain

Hen came

Saturday, 9 June 1888

went to Senate House

R. & Agnes Tuke

June 1888

Sunday, 10 June 1888

!!

Laura & Miss Knolleys dined

q. well

!

Monday, 11 June 1888

[Litches] & Alice BC. went

!!!

Tuesday, 12 June 1888

v. hot 74

Wednesday, 13 June 1888

came to Down

Thursday, 14 June 1888

v. cold

& rain

!

Friday, 15 June 1888

rain

headache

Saturday, 16 June 1888

Leo & Bee –

very cold

June 1888

Sunday, 17 June 1888

Monday, 18 June 1888

Leo & Bee went

Tuesday, 19 June 1888

Wednesday, 20 June 1888

Thursday, 21 June 1888

Ida slept one night from London

Friday, 22 June 1888

!!

G. & Maud came

Saturday, 23 June 1888

!!

Litches came

Camilla came

June 1888

Sunday, 24 June 1888

!!

muggy & hot

Monday, 25 June 1888

very hot

76

!!

Tuesday, 26 June 1888

rain -

Wednesday, 27 June 1888

cold & rain

Thursday, 28 June 1888

Mildred came

Friday, 29 June 1888

some rain

Crystal P. & Mildred

Saturday, 30 June 1888

Pattricks went

!!!

July 1888

Sunday, 1 July 1888

!!!

Monday, 2 July 1888

rain all day -

Tuesday, 3 July 1888

showers

Wednesday, 4 July 1888

showers

Thursday, 5 July 1888

showers in mg

P.M!

G & Maud & Co went

Friday, 6 July 1888

rain cold

Saturday, 7 July 1888

Ditto

Ogles Protheros & Leos

July 1888

Sunday, 8 July 1888

!!!

WED came

Monday, 9 July 1888

Protheros Ogles & Leos went –

!

Tuesday, 10 July 1888

cold -

Wednesday, 11 July 1888

W. E. D went

Therm 45

Thursday, 12 July 1888

cold & rain

Hen & Mildred

Friday, 13 July 1888

!!!

Mildred went

Saturday, 14 July 1888

dull no rain

called on Mrs Smith

July 1888

Sunday, 15 July 1888

rain all day

Monday, 16 July 1888

came to Abinger

rain all pm

Tuesday, 17 July 1888

Rain

Wednesday, 18 July 1888

Showers

Thursday, 19 July 1888

Fine all day

Friday, 20 July 1888

came home

some rain

Saturday, 21 July 1888

July 1888

Sunday, 22 July 1888

Monday, 23 July 1888

Tuesday, 24 July 1888

Sophy Margt & Meggy

Mrs [Arckulla] Mrs H –

!!

Wednesday, 25 July 1888

rain

Thursday, 26 July 1888

!!!

Friday, 27 July 1888

Fine m.g

rain pm. & all night

Saturday, 28 July 1888

L. H. P went

Leos & Sedgwick

Wm & George & Leos

July – August 1888

Sunday, 29 July 1888

!!

Sedgwicks drove out

Monday, 30 July 1888

tol mg

furious rain

Sedg. To Bromley Inn

Tuesday, 31 July 1888

S. went

N. wind –

rain p.m & all night

Wednesday, 1 August 1888

fine in m.

rain all night

Thursday, 2 August 1888

!!!

Sun all day

Bessy went to Felixstowe

Friday, 3 August 1888

!!

Saturday, 4 August 1888

!

August 1888

Sunday, 5 August 1888

high cold wind

sun

Monday, 6 August 1888

Miss Thorleys came

Tuesday, 7 August 1888

Leos stay

Leos went

dull day

some rain

Wednesday, 8 August 1888

!!!

T. drove to Bromley

accident to Vic

Thursday, 9 August 1888

Friday, 10 August 1888

M. Shaen

Gwen &c.

!!

Saturday, 11 August 1888

!

August 1888

Sunday, 12 August 1888

Monday, 13 August 1888

drove out w. M.

Tuesday, 14 August 1888

Wednesday, 15 August 1888

v. cold

Thursday, 16 August 1888

v. cold NE.

Lord & Lady Derby called -

Friday, 17 August 1888

Saturday, 18 August 1888

Mrs Lete

August 1888

Sunday, 19 August 1888

Party from S. Place

fine p.m

Monday, 20 August 1888

Emily Th. came

Tuesday, 21 August 1888

Wednesday, 22 August 1888

Lady D.

Thursday, 23 August 1888

Friday, 24 August 1888

!!

M. Shaen went

Saturday, 25 August 1888

!!!

August 1888

Sunday, 26 August 1888

!

Monday, 27 August 1888

Tuesday, 28 August 1888

Snow came

Bessy went to Chalet w. Rachel

storm

Wednesday, 29 August 1888

Marian came

August - September 1888

Thursday, 30 August 1888

!

Friday, 31 August 1888

Fr. & Ellen

Snow went

Saturday, 1 September 1888

Litches went to Dover

Mrs Sam Lete

!!!

September 1888

Sunday, 2 September 1888

Monday, 3 September 1888

Marian went

Franks came!

Tuesday, 4 September 1888

!!

Wednesday, 5 September 1888

Thursday, 6 September 1888

Friday, 7 September 1888

Laura [crossed]

Saturday, 8 September 1888

September 1888

Sunday, 9 September 1888

Monday, 10 September 1888

F's go

Tuesday, 11 September 1888

Wednesday, 12 September 1888

Thursday, 13 September 1888

Friday, 14 September 1888

!!

Laura

Saturday, 15 September 1888

!!!

Fog in mg.

blazing p.m.

September 1888

Sunday, 16 September 1888

!!

Monday, 17 September 1888

!!

Tuesday, 18 September 1888

lovely weather

Wednesday, 19 September 1888

Forrests to lunch

Mis Predeaus

Thursday, 20 September 1888

!!

Carry came

Morgan Forster

Friday, 21 September 1888

Saturday, 22 September 1888

September 1888

Sunday, 23 September 1888

Monday, 24 September 1888

Tuesday, 25 September 1888

rain all day -

Wednesday, 26 September 1888

!!

Thursday, 27 September 1888

!!

Mrs & Miss Sorensen

drove to Keston – common walk thro Holwood

Laura & Morgan went

Friday, 28 September 1888

dull

Saturday, 29 September 1888

George & Maud at 8.30. a.m

v. cold

September – October 1888

Sunday, 30 September 1888

cold

Therm 47

Monday, 1 October 1888

Frank W. died

cold

47°

Tuesday, 2 October 1888

Wednesday, 3 October 1888

Thursday, 4 October 1888

Wm & Sara from Scotland

Friday, 5 October 1888

Saturday, 6 October 1888

Bessy returned

October 1888

Sunday, 7 October 1888

Monday, 8 October 1888

Tuesday, 9 October 1888

Wednesday, 10 October 1888

Thursday, 11 October 1888

Friday, 12 October 1888

Saturday, 13 October 1888

Sara to London.

October 1888

Sunday, 14 October 1888

Monday, 15 October 1888

Returned to Cambridge to the orchard

Tuesday, 16 October 1888

for 2 days

!!!

Wednesday, 17 October 1888

Thursday, 18 October 1888

Friday, 19 October 1888

All week

Saturday, 20 October 1888

October 1888

Sunday, 21 October 1888

!!

Monday, 22 October 1888

weather changed

Hen home to K. Sq

Tuesday, 23 October 1888

Wednesday, 24 October 1888

Thursday, 25 October 1888

65°

Friday, 26 October 1888

65°

Saturday, 27 October 1888

65°

Leo & Bee came

October 1888

Sunday, 28 October 1888

Monday, 29 October 1888

Frank W.

Oliver H

Stephen L –

& Miss Mabel Slater

Tuesday, 30 October 1888

Wednesday, 31 October 1888

November 1888

Thursday, 1 November 1888

called on Mrs Jackson

Friday, 2 November 1888

raing & fog

Saturday, 3 November 1888

rain & fog

November 1888

Sunday, 4 November 1888

!!

Monday, 5 November 1888

Tuesday, 6 November 1888

Wednesday, 7 November 1888

Thursday, 8 November 1888

called on Mrs Jackson

Alice Hutcheson came

Friday, 9 November 1888

Saturday, 10 November 1888

November 1888

Sunday, 11 November 1888

Monday, 12 November 1888

Miss Gladstone

B. & Maud to call at [illeg]

Hen came

!!

Tuesday, 13 November 1888

!!

Wednesday, 14 November 1888

Miss Gladstone

Hen came

Thursday, 15 November 1888

Alice H. went

Friday, 16 November 1888

!!

Miss C. Stephen called

Saturday, 17 November 1888

November 1888

Sunday, 18 November 1888

Monday, 19 November 1888

Tuesday, 20 November 1888

Wednesday, 21 November 1888

Mr & Mrs Lyttelton

Ward

Duff

Langley

Mr Prothero

Thursday, 22 November 1888

Bessy to Leeds

Friday, 23 November 1888

Storm 55

Saturday, 24 November 1888

55

Hensleigh came

November 1888

Sunday, 25 November 1888

55

Monday, 26 November 1888

45

Tuesday, 27 November 1888

Bessy from Leeds

Wednesday, 28 November 1888

Hensleigh went

37°

November - December 1888

Thursday, 29 November 1888

Friday, 30 November 1888

Saturday, 1 December 1888

Leos came

wonderfully warm

December 1888

Sunday, 2 December 1888

Monday, 3 December 1888

Laura [crossed]

Miss C. Stephen called

Tuesday, 4 December 1888

Leos went

Louisa & daughters.

C. Kemps

Wednesday, 5 December 1888

C. Kempson & Oliver dined

Thursday, 6 December 1888

Jossie & Hatty rode

55

B. dined at Lodge

Friday, 7 December 1888

sun

!!

Saturday, 8 December 1888

December 1888

Sunday, 9 December 1888

Monday, 10 December 1888

Tuesday, 11 December 1888

Wednesday, 12 December 1888

Kempson went

Thursday, 13 December 1888

Bright

went out

Friday, 14 December 1888

Fog & frost

Saturday, 15 December 1888

December 1888

Sunday, 16 December 1888

Monday, 17 December 1888

bright

went out

Tuesday, 18 December 1888

Therm 28

Wednesday, 19 December 1888

Thursday, 20 December 1888

Leo & B.

Friday, 21 December 1888

Hen came

Saturday, 22 December 1888

Sara & Wm to orchard

December 1888

Sunday, 23 December 1888

Monday, 24 December 1888

Tuesday, 25 December 1888

Wednesday, 26 December 1888

Sara here

Wm home

Thursday, 27 December 1888

Friday, 28 December 1888

Saturday, 29 December 1888

December 1888

Sunday, 30 December 1888

Monday, 31 December 1888

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