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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