RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1890. CUL-DAR242[.54]. 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:

Ellen Tollet, Mrs Darwin's closest friend died in January 1890. Bernard Darwin, one of the two grandchildren born in Darwin's lifetime turned 14 and went to Eton. The Orchard in Cambridge, a house built by Horace in 1884 appeared to be a place everyone loved to visit.


[Title page]

Pawsey's Pocket Diary And Almanack for 1890

[Printed page]

[January]

[doodle]

[February, March]

[April, May]

[June]

came to Down

[July]

1 month to Emma Morrell

at £16

[August]

7 weeks at D

8

9

10

[September]

[October, November]

[December]

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January 1890

Sunday Dec 29 –

Ellen from St Moritz

Frances fever began Dec 23

Wednesday, 1 January 1890

Thursday, 2 January 1890

Friday, 3 January 1890

thaw

Saturday, 4 January 1890

Frank came from St Moritz

Bessy & B. to play

Leos went

January 1890

Sunday, 5 January 1890

high wind

warm.

went out

Monday, 6 January 1890

56°

rain

went out

Tuesday, 7 January 1890

58

Drove to Chesterton

!!

Wednesday, 8 January 1890

B. feverish

Thursday, 9 January 1890

Bernard well

Friday, 10 January 1890

Saturday, 11 January 1890

children active went to Orchard

Ida dined

Bessy home [3 lines crossed]

53°

January 1890

Sunday, 12 January 1890

!!

went to Orchard garden –

Children to tea

Monday, 13 January 1890

Tuesday, 14 January 1890

Stormy day

Ida dined

Wednesday, 15 January 1890

went to Orch.

H. better

played P. w Fr

Thursday, 16 January 1890

saw Ellen at Wychfield

Friday, 17 January 1890

bad night

Saturday, 18 January 1890

m. done up all day

Leo came

January 1890

Sunday, 19 January 1890

better –

bright stormy day

Monday, 20 January 1890

B. & Bernard to K. Sq. for Barnum –

Ellen T. death

Tuesday, 21 January 1890

Hen Influenza

Bernard returned -

Wednesday, 22 January 1890

went to Orchard.

Thursday, 23 January 1890

children to lunch -

Friday, 24 January 1890

Saturday, 25 January 1890

B. came home

went to Orch -

January 1890

Sunday, 26 January 1890

Monday, 27 January 1890

Tuesday, 28 January 1890

Mrs Marshall in evg.

Wednesday, 29 January 1890

Bright & cold

went to Orch.

Dr Moore in evg-

January – February 1890

Thursday, 30 January 1890

B to school -

Friday, 31 January 1890

Saturday, 1 February 1890

Mr Carver

v. bad night

February 1890

Sunday, 2 February 1890

good night

Monday, 3 February 1890

!!

went out

Lady Wade called baddish night

Tuesday, 4 February 1890

Frank W dined

v. bad night.

Wednesday, 5 February 1890

v. g. night

Thursday, 6 February 1890

g. night

Friday, 7 February 1890

quite well all day

Horace came in

tol night

frost

Saturday, 8 February 1890

bright day

went out

pulse

good night

February 1890

Sunday, 9 February 1890

Monday, 10 February 1890

Dinner P.

Ida to Cannes

on Claud's illness

went to Orchard

Tuesday, 11 February 1890

!!

Horace came

Wednesday, 12 February 1890

!!

Horace came

H. E L went

Mrs Jebb called

Thursday, 13 February 1890

Friday, 14 February 1890

went to see Horace

Saturday, 15 February 1890

Ernest & Mary

Prof. Newton to dinner

young Webster

February 1890

Sunday, 16 February 1890

!!

Claude's death at Cannes

Monday, 17 February 1890

Ernest & Mary went

Hen came

Tuesday, 18 February 1890

Wednesday, 19 February 1890

Mrs Latham

Thursday, 20 February 1890

Mrs Burm called

Friday, 21 February 1890

Gs home from Ventnor

Mrs Prothero tea

Saw Horace

Saturday, 22 February 1890

Georges dined

February 1890

Sunday, 23 February 1890

G. Lushington called

!!

Monday, 24 February 1890

Ida returned home

Tuesday, 25 February 1890

Saw Ida

Wednesday, 26 February 1890

went to Wychfield

saw Ida

cold & raw

February - March 1890

Thursday, 27 February 1890

Friday, 28 February 1890

Saturday, 1 March 1890

snow

Wm came

G's dined

saw H. & Ida

March 1890

Sunday, 2 March 1890

sharp frost

Mrs Prothero & El.

music

B. dined

Therm 15°

Monday, 3 March 1890

W. went

Meggy & Mary Mass.

Tuesday, 4 March 1890   

Horace & Ida came over

frost went

Wednesday, 5 March 1890

Thursday, 6 March 1890

Miss Astley called

Bach concert

Friday, 7 March 1890

girls went

Amy came -

Saturday, 8 March 1890

March 1890

Sunday, 9 March 1890

!

Monday, 10 March 1890

rain & warm

Tuesday, 11 March 1890

H. & Ida to Shelford.

Mrs Burkitt to tea –

Amy went –

!!

55°

Wednesday, 12 March 1890

!!

H. E L went

drove to station

D.P. Backs Jebb Hammonds

Thomsons

Thursday, 13 March 1890

tired

cold

Friday, 14 March 1890

!!

Margt Lush. came

Joachim Concert

Saturday, 15 March 1890

Stephen M. music

March 1890

Sunday, 16 March 1890 

!!!

out in chair to Orch -

Monday, 17 March 1890

M. Lush went

Tuesday, 18 March 1890

Wednesday, 19 March 1890

v. cold

Thursday, 20 March 1890

cold rain

uncomf w flat

Mr C.

Friday, 21 March 1890

rain & flood

Saturday, 22 March 1890

Baby born at Grange [Margaret Elizabeth of George & Maud]

Called at Grange

March 1890

Sunday, 23 March 1890

Sat out

Monday, 24 March 1890

called at Grange

slight sore throat

Tuesday, 25 March 1890

Fr took Bernard to Down -

Wednesday, 26 March 1890

H & Ida to Basset

Thursday, 27 March 1890

Bessy to K. Sq –

warm & windy!

Friday, 28 March 1890

!!

60°

out some time

children sick

Saturday, 29 March 1890

!!

Anne Snow came

went to Grange -

March - April 1890

Sunday, 30 March 1890

!!

Monday, 31 March 1890

!!

Ida from S. ton

cold

chicks poorly -

Tuesday, 1 April 1890

!!

East wind pleasant

Wednesday, 2 April 1890

Bessy from London

Thursday, 3 April 1890

Anne S. went

Caroline came.

Friday, 4 April 1890

!!

Saturday, 5 April 1890

!!

Mrs Marshall to tea

April 1890

Sunday, 6 April 1890

warm

wind changed

Monday, 7 April 1890

showers & storms -

Tuesday, 8 April 1890

Wednesday, 9 April 1890

Snow came

v. cold

Thursday, 10 April 1890

Ditto

Friday, 11 April 1890

Snow went

Children went to B-mouth

sharp frost

Saturday, 12 April 1890

Mrs Huddleston to tea

April 1890

Sunday, 13 April 1890

!!

Out some time

Monday, 14 April 1890

!

to Grange

Tuesday, 15 April 1890

warmer –

Mrs Huddleston tea

Wednesday, 16 April 1890

kept in all the rest of week

Thursday, 17 April 1890

Friday, 18 April 1890

cold & odious

Mrs Rose Thomson tea

dined [crossed]

Saturday, 19 April 1890

Hen & R came

v. cold

Fr & B. dined

April 1890

Sunday, 20 April 1890

warmer 52°

went out -

Monday, 21 April 1890

high wind 52

Tuesday, 22 April 1890

warmer

Wednesday, 23 April 1890

!!

Dr Moore

& Mr Carver

Thursday, 24 April 1890

m. tired

Snow came

Friday, 25 April 1890

well.

Saturday, 26 April 1890

Leo & Bee.

G.H Ds dined

rain & sun

April 1890

Sunday, 27 April 1890

F's & Bernard dined

Monday, 28 April 1890

Leos went

!

Tuesday, 29 April 1890

!

pleasant day

called on Lady Stokes

Wednesday, 30 April 1890

!!

Horaces came home

65°

B. to school

May 1890

Thursday, 1 May 1890

!!

K Lush.

D. party.

Humphreys. Huddle &c

Friday, 2 May 1890

!!!

W. & Sara

Kitty L. went

weight 9 st. 6

Saturday, 3 May 1890

!!!

m. out

May 1890

Sunday, 4 May 1890

!!!

G.s dined

Monday, 5 May 1890

rain in mg

drove out

fine p.m.

Tuesday, 6 May 1890

H E L. went

Camilla & Mr P.

G. & M. dined

W. E Ds went

Wednesday, 7 May 1890

rain –

tol pm

Thursday, 8 May 1890

dull day.

Pattricks to Ely.

saw H.

Friday, 9 May 1890

cold & rain.

Saturday, 10 May 1890

Patts went

fine p.m -

May 1890

Sunday, 11 May 1890

!!

Met H & I in Orchard garden

Monday, 12 May 1890

!!

Tuesday, 13 May 1890

!!

Mildred came

Wednesday, 14 May 1890

windy & cold

Thursday, 15 May 1890

!!

Orphans called

Miss Block came

Sir J. & Effie

Friday, 16 May 1890

!!

Mrs & Miss Freshfield called.

Saturday, 17 May 1890

!!!

Leo & Bee

May 1890

Sunday, 18 May 1890

!!!

m out -

Monday, 19 May 1890

Leo & B. went

Tuesday, 20 May 1890

!!

Wednesday, 21 May 1890

!!!

Mrs Ruck came

Thursday, 22 May 1890

!!!

F & Ellen

Friday, 23 May 1890

!!!

G

Saturday, 24 May 1890

!!!

Miss Cross

G. H Ds & Miss Austin

May 1890

Sunday, 25 May 1890

!!!

Horaces & Fr. Dined

drove out Mad road

Monday, 26 May 1890

Mrs Ruck & Miss Cross went

colder - fine

Tuesday, 27 May 1890

Slight cold –

Did not go out

Mr Shipley & gardener

Wednesday, 28 May 1890

Thursday, 29 May 1890

rain in night

H & Ida dined

Friday, 30 May 1890

!!!

F & Ellen dined

Saturday, 31 May 1890

June 1890

Sunday, 1 June 1890

12 st – 6 –

9.7

Monday, 2 June 1890

!

much out –

Horace dined

Tuesday, 3 June 1890

v. high wind –

Mrs Prothero to tea

mutton pie - disagreed at night

Wednesday, 4 June 1890

Dr Moore

F's & Gs dined

Thursday, 5 June 1890

Dr Moore

rain

called on Mr & Mrs Du Puy -

Friday, 6 June 1890

Lady C. Hackell & Miss to [Cunesi]

Dyers & Miss Campbell came -

Saturday, 7 June 1890

June 1890

Sunday, 8 June 1890

!

Mr & Mrs

Du Puy called

Nelly & C. dined

mg cold evg

Monday, 9 June 1890

!!

Dyers went

Du Puys dined

Lushingtons came

Tuesday, 10 June 1890

Wednesday, 11 June 1890

Thursday, 12 June 1890

rain & gleams

Fr dined

Friday, 13 June 1890

black & cold –

came to Down

Emma Murrell

£16 a yr -

Saturday, 14 June 1890

E. wind

r. cold

G. & children came

Dr Scott

June 1890

Sunday, 15 June 1890

!!

went to Sand walk

Monday, 16 June 1890

some rain

Tuesday, 17 June 1890

!! mg –

G. & Maud from London

rain in pm

Wednesday, 18 June 1890

Thursday, 19 June 1890

!

pleasant weather

not settled.

Friday, 20 June 1890

!!

Du Puy party

baby Xned

Mrs Whitmore called.

Saturday, 21 June 1890

! mg –

rain pm -

June 1890

Sunday, 22 June 1890

cold & some rain -

Monday, 23 June 1890

!

Tuesday, 24 June 1890

B. to Eton

Wednesday, 25 June 1890

!!!

Mrs Sutherland & Mrs Ffinden

Thursday, 26 June 1890

rain

Friday, 27 June 1890

!!

Dr Scott & Moore

Shannon & M. A Parslow

Saturday, 28 June 1890

Leonard & Bee –

Mr Crawley -

June – July 1890

Sunday, 29 June 1890

m. in veranda!!

Monday, 30 June 1890

B. to Idlerocks

rain & storm

Tuesday, 1 July 1890

!

Mrs F Lubbock

Wednesday, 2 July 1890

!!

Thunder & rain in evg -

Thursday, 3 July 1890

Fine mg –

rain in p.m –

Mrs Hart Davies called

Friday, 4 July 1890

Fine mg –

Mrs E. Norman

Laura came

cold

Saturday, 5 July 1890

N.E. wind & rain

Carry . R.B. L

Leo & Bee went

July 1890

Sunday, 6 July 1890

Monday, 7 July 1890

Sun

high wind

R. B. L went

Tuesday, 8 July 1890

changeable –

warmer -

Wednesday, 9 July 1890

drizzle all day

Thursday, 10 July 1890

!!!

Some hay carried

Friday, 11 July 1890

rain at intervals

Caroline W. went

H. E. L came

Saturday, 12 July 1890

Showers & cold

Dr & Mrs Ogle –

S. & Lily Norton

Pearce for a week

July 1890

Sunday, 13 July 1890

pleasant day w. some gleams

60°

Monday, 14 July 1890

Ogles & Nortons went

pleasant & warmish - 62°

B. to Malvern

Tuesday, 15 July 1890

!!!

Wednesday, 16 July 1890

!!

70°

cut down Bay - & laurels

Thursday, 17 July 1890

drizzle all day

storm at night

Friday, 18 July 1890

fine mg.

rain evg - & night –

Dickson came

Saturday, 19 July 1890

no rain – very dark till 2 pm

some sun

Drove w. Laura

Arthur Tuke

Bessy from Malvern

12 st. 13 lb -

July 1890

Sunday, 20 July 1890

!!!

Monday, 21 July 1890

!!!

Litches went

Tuesday, 22 July 1890

Laura went

Sir J. & Lady Hooker & Dickie

!!!

Wednesday, 23 July 1890

B. & Lady H !!

delightful weather

to Exhib. at Chislehurst

Thursday, 24 July 1890

!!

warm some rain in ev

Sir J. & Lady H. went

Friday, 25 July 1890

garden v. pretty!

roses nearly over

Dickson went

Saturday, 26 July 1890

drove to Keston

dull day.

July 1890

Sunday, 27 July 1890

tol. day

B. to church at Keston

Monday, 28 July 1890

dark mg

beaut. Pm –

L Lud & Pattricks came

Tuesday, 29 July 1890

Hay begun –

!!

Forrests Ag & Amy to Lawn. T.

Wednesday, 30 July 1890

cloudy –

Lady Derby & Lady M -

July – August 1890

Thursday, 31 July 1890

dull day -

Friday, 1 August 1890

!!!

Hay carried

Pattricks went

Saturday, 2 August 1890

mist & rain in p.m –

Leo & Bee

August 1890

Sunday, 3 August 1890

!!!

Monday, 4 August 1890

!!!

unwell

Tuesday, 5 August 1890

!!!

Better

Dr Scott

Lord & Lady Derby

Wednesday, 6 August 1890

!!!

Wm came

Thursday, 7 August 1890

coldish

Drs moore & Scott

Sara came ! pm.

Friday, 8 August 1890

Mrs Wright & Lady Derby called

dull day cold

Saturday, 9 August 1890

no sun

nice

Leo & Bee –

G -

August 1890

Sunday, 10 August 1890

!!!

p.m.

Monday, 11 August 1890

Sara went

Leo & B. went

Tuesday, 12 August 1890

rain

Lady Derby

Mrs Smith

H E L. from Pyports

Wednesday, 13 August 1890

Flower show

!!

Leo & Bee sailed

Thursday, 14 August 1890

Lucy H. came

! mg

rain p.m

Friday, 15 August 1890

bright windy day.

J. Harrison came

Saturday, 16 August 1890

Harrisons went

bright windy!!

Ernest & Bill Marshalls

August 1890

Sunday, 17 August 1890

!!!

m. sitting out. & walking

Monday, 18 August 1890

!

Marshalls & Ernests went

Tuesday, 19 August 1890

N.E rain till 12.

B. to Basset

Wednesday, 20 August 1890

!

Ailanthus cut down

Thursday, 21 August 1890

Lady Derby called

Miss Thompson did not see her -

Friday, 22 August 1890

Leo & Bee came

Saturday, 23 August 1890

Furious rain in mg.

poorly –

G. came

blue pill

August 1890

Sunday, 24 August 1890

party from Schapel –

Showers & some sun

Monday, 25 August 1890

!

went to Terrace

bad night

Tuesday, 26 August 1890

! mg.

rain all evg. & p.m

G. v. poorly

Wednesday, 27 August 1890

H. E. L. to L. H. P

Maud came

rain & thunder

Leo & Bee sailed to N.Y.

Thursday, 28 August 1890

!!

Bessy back from Eastbourne

Friday, 29 August 1890

G. & Maud drove to Dorking & on to I of Wight

! in pm.

Saturday, 30 August 1890

cold some sun

drove w. B. to garden party at R_bourne_

August - September 1890

Sunday, 31 August 1890

!!

cold

Monday, 1 September 1890

Mr & Mrs Good to tea

Tuesday, 2 September 1890

Bernard Alice & Frances from E.bourne

Frank feverish

Alice Hutcheson

Wednesday, 3 September 1890

Dr Scott.

!

Fr & Ellen came

Thursday, 4 September 1890

dull but warm & dry -

Friday, 5 September 1890

Ellen u unwell

v. warm

feverish & cough

Saturday, 6 September 1890

Fr to Leeds

B. Assoc

L. & B. arrived at N. York -

September 1890

Sunday, 7 September 1890

!!!

Monday, 8 September 1890

!!!

Bessy & Math to London for Venice

Ellen out cough

v. bad.

Tuesday, 9 September 1890

!!!

Hen came

Ellen better

Wednesday, 10 September 1890

Fr back from Leeds

!!!

E. m. better

Thursday, 11 September 1890

Party to C. Palace

colder -

Friday, 12 September 1890

!!

fog -

Saturday, 13 September 1890

!!

cool & bright

September 1890

Sunday, 14 September 1890

!!

East wind

bright.

Monday, 15 September 1890

!!!

Tuesday, 16 September 1890

!!!

Little Parslows

Wednesday, 17 September 1890

Thunderstorm at night

Thursday, 18 September 1890

Friday, 19 September 1890

no rain -

Saturday, 20 September 1890

W. came

Horaces. Do

Alice Hutch went

soft wind –

wrote to Leonard

Fr & Hen dined at. H. Elms

September 1890

Sunday, 21 September 1890

blustery pleasant

F to Kew.

Monday, 22 September 1890

F to Kew

Tuesday, 23 September 1890

Heard from Col. Fraser of Leo gone to St Frisco

Frank & Ellen called at H. Elms

rainy

Wednesday, 24 September 1890

Ellen ill Tuesday night

Dr Scott in night & in p.m.

Thursday, 25 September 1890

Friday, 26 September 1890

Dr Scott found Ellen m. better -

Saturday, 27 September 1890

°68 !!

Ellen going on well.

September – October 1890

Sunday, 28 September 1890

mistake in medicine.

in bed all day.

Monday, 29 September 1890

Tuesday, 30 September 1890

Wednesday, 1 October 1890

Thursday, 2 October 1890

!!!

came to Cambridge

Sara came

Friday, 3 October 1890

!!!

Saturday, 4 October 1890

very hot

!!!

done up -

October 1890

Sunday, 5 October 1890

!!

children from Grange –

G. & M. dined

Miss Stephen called

Monday, 6 October 1890

Ida went to Down.

still warm

Tuesday, 7 October 1890

rain –

Orchard ch. lunch

Fr. From Down

Wednesday, 8 October 1890

!!!

out twice

G. & M. cycled up.

Thursday, 9 October 1890

!!!

A. & Dora Pertz

& Mrs Jebb -

Friday, 10 October 1890

!!!

Ida back from Down.

out twice

Saturday, 11 October 1890

!!!

Mrs Peile

Prof. Newton

October 1890

Sunday, 12 October 1890

!!!

Stephan M. & young Tansley to lunch -

Monday, 13 October 1890

!!!

H. Du Puy & Mrs

Prof. Jebb - called

Tuesday, 14 October 1890

!!!

Hen to Idlerocks

Wednesday, 15 October 1890

expected Bessy

wind rain

Thursday, 16 October 1890

v bad squalls & cold

B. came

Mrs Newall called

Friday, 17 October 1890

Saturday, 18 October 1890

Wm came

October 1890

Sunday, 19 October 1890

cold

G. & M. dined

Monday, 20 October 1890

Horaces dined

Tuesday, 21 October 1890

Wm & Sara went

Wednesday, 22 October 1890

Horace dined

Thursday, 23 October 1890

Stanley LLD

Bessy & Ras went

Friday, 24 October 1890

Saturday, 25 October 1890

R. came

G. dined

October 1890

Sunday, 26 October 1890

Snow & v. cold

Monday, 27 October 1890

Tuesday, 28 October 1890

Sophy came

Wednesday, 29 October 1890

!!

calm & bright

October - November 1890

Thursday, 30 October 1890

!!!

Fr & Ellen arrived at St Moritz

Friday, 31 October 1890

went to N. Grange

Sophy went

Saturday, 1 November 1890

November 1890

Sunday, 2 November 1890

!!

Monday, 3 November 1890

Mrs M'alister called

H & Ida dined

Tuesday, 4 November 1890

9 st. 12.

B 12 st 10

Horace dined

Wednesday, 5 November 1890

Mrs Prothero & El. Butcher to tea

!!

Thursday, 6 November 1890

!

Friday, 7 November 1890

Storm & rain

Saturday, 8 November 1890

!!!

Bessy to Royston

Harriet Tasker came

Mr Carver

November 1890

Sunday, 9 November 1890

Mrs Willert & Maud dined

!!

Monday, 10 November 1890

B. to London

Tuesday, 11 November 1890

B. to London

called at Newisham

Miss Mann

Mrs [Want] called

Wednesday, 12 November 1890

!!

Miss Mann

Thursday, 13 November 1890

fog. & dull –

Friday, 14 November 1890

!!

Mr Carr called

Ras & Boofy [Ruth Frances Darwin]

Saturday, 15 November 1890

!!

Albert [Dewy] in evg

Horaces dined

November 1890

Sunday, 16 November 1890

Dr Moore & Mr Duff in Co.

Monday, 17 November 1890

Tuesday, 18 November 1890

Frances & Alice to Chur

Wednesday, 19 November 1890

Drove to [Observe.] w. B.

G. called in evg.

Thursday, 20 November 1890

V. Hugels

Dr Jackson

Duff.

Friday, 21 November 1890

children from Grange

Miss Lee called

Saturday, 22 November 1890

Horace dined

November 1890

Sunday, 23 November 1890

58°

high wind

went in Road

Monday, 24 November 1890

Bessy to K. Sq.

Snow came

v. bad night

Tuesday, 25 November 1890

unwell all day

Miss Mann twice

good night - 

Wednesday, 26 November 1890

Ella M' L –

Bessy returned

Miss Mann l

Thursday, 27 November 1890

Snow fall

wrote to Frank

nanny & Rachel

Friday, 28 November 1890

Greek play.

Saturday, 29 November 1890

Snow

Mildred came

Nanny went

Miss Mann m. better

November - December 1890

Sunday, 30 November 1890

hard frost !

Monday, 1 December 1890

Rachel & Ella

M' L. went

Tuesday, 2 December 1890

Wednesday, 3 December 1890

10 went out in chair – fog.

Thursday, 4 December 1890

Friday, 5 December 1890

Saturday, 6 December 1890

H E. L came

December 1890

Sunday, 7 December 1890

Monday, 8 December 1890

1

Lady Wade

Miss Slater called

Dr Jackson

Tuesday, 9 December 1890

2

Wednesday, 10 December 1890

3

cold & dark.

Prof Newton

Mrs Huddleston

Thursday, 11 December 1890

4

Miss M 2 letters

Mrs Sidgwick & Miss Balfour

Friday, 12 December 1890

Saturday, 13 December 1890

Mrs Prothero & Marshall

December 1890

Sunday, 14 December 1890

22°

Monday, 15 December 1890

30°

Snow –

Bessy to Gower St.

G. & M dined

Tuesday, 16 December 1890

G. & M came with the children

Wednesday, 17 December 1890

Thursday, 18 December 1890

35°

children from Orch -

Friday, 19 December 1890

Snow.

Saturday, 20 December 1890

deep snow

Bernard from Eton

Bessy from K. Sq -

December 1890

Sunday, 21 December 1890

25°

bright sun

T. Farrer called

5° in night

Monday, 22 December 1890

Noel & Horace dined

Tuesday, 23 December 1890

Kitty Lushingtons marriage

Wednesday, 24 December 1890

K [crossed] R & H. E L. came

Thursday, 25 December 1890

Friday, 26 December 1890

Saturday, 27 December 1890

dark dull weather

December 1890

Sunday, 28 December 1890

Monday, 29 December 1890

25°

Tuesday, 30 December 1890

Bernard went to Grange

Wednesday, 31 December 1890

Xmas party at Grange

Santa Claus

Bernard began chicken pox –

came from the Grange

Thursday, 1 January 1891

37°

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