RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1891. CUL-DAR242[.55]. 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:

Hensleigh Wedgwood, Mrs Darwin's brother, died in June 1891. She had outlived all her eight siblings. At this great age, Mrs Darwin suffered from rheumatism and sometimes went out in a bath chair but she was still very active and wrote many letters. This is diary has more entries than any other, with an entry every day but seven.


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Renshaw's Diary & Almanack for 1891

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Chesterton Cottage

Garden July 16.

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Renshaw's Diary & Almanack for 1891

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[January, February]

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January 1891

Dec 31. Bernard in chicken pox

Thursday, 1 January 1891

37°

Friday, 2 January 1891

28°

22° at night

Saturday, 3 January 1891

G & Maud dined

R. from London

37°

January 1891

Sunday, 4 January 1891

37°

Monday, 5 January 1891

Thaw

Tuesday, 6 January 1891

Hen. to London

Wednesday, 7 January 1891

Bernard to Wychfield

Thursday, 8 January 1891

Mrs Marshall called –

Fr from St Moritz

Friday, 9 January 1891

27°

0° in ev.

Saturday, 10 January 1891

H. & Ida dined –

27° [crossed]

30 in pm

January 1891

Sunday, 11 January 1891

27°

Monday, 12 January 1891

38°

Eras to dinner

Tuesday, 13 January 1891

40°

H. & I to dinner

Wednesday, 14 January 1891

37°

frost

Thursday, 15 January 1891

cold 32°

Fr & B. dined

Friday, 16 January 1891

Bernard dined

24°

Saturday, 17 January 1891

Horace & Bernard dined

25° in mg.

January 1891

Sunday, 18 January 1891

24°

Bright sun

Monday, 19 January 1891

38°

B. & Bernard to London – C dentist & play.

Horace to dinner

Tuesday, 20 January 1891

Bessy & B. back from London

Wednesday, 21 January 1891

Frost

Lord Salisbury & [Mr]

Russell. Unionist Meeting

Thursday, 22 January 1891

B. did not return to Eton because of quarantine

Friday, 23 January 1891

Saturday, 24 January 1891

B. to school.

40°

January 1891

Sunday, 25 January 1891

W. came

Monday, 26 January 1891

Dinner party

Jebb Creightons

Mr Carr

Miss Lee

H. & Ida

Tuesday, 27 January 1891

46°

r. tired

H. & Ida Fr. dined

Wednesday, 28 January 1891

W E D. back to London

Mrs Lyttelton called_

Mrs Prothero to tea

Thursday, 29 January 1891

Friday, 30 January 1891

48°

!!

Saturday, 31 January 1891

!

Arthur W. came

February 1891

Sunday, 1 February 1891

!!

G. Maud & Fr dined

Monday, 2 February 1891

!!

Miss Maclaren lunched –

Arthur went -

Tuesday, 3 February 1891

!!

Called at Lady Stokes on Mrs Robinson

Sara came

Wednesday, 4 February 1891

!!

Drove out

Mrs Jebb –

Prof Newton

Thursday, 5 February 1891

!!

Horaces & Fr dined -

Friday, 6 February 1891

G. & M. dined

Saturday, 7 February 1891

fog –

W. E. D came

February 1891

Sunday, 8 February 1891

G. & M dined

Monday, 9 February 1891

W. E D went

!

Tuesday, 10 February 1891

Sara went

2 Miss Slaters dined & went to the play -

Wednesday, 11 February 1891

!!

Bessy to London

to Sara's hotel

Miss Mann

Thursday, 12 February 1891

!!!

Bessy back from London

Miss Mann

Friday, 13 February 1891

Mrs J. W called

!

cold

Fr dined

Saturday, 14 February 1891

Alice B. C. came

!!

Leo arrived at Hong Kong.

February 1891

Sunday, 15 February 1891

!!!

across to Orchard

Monday, 16 February 1891

!!

M. Shaen came

Alice went

slight frost

Tuesday, 17 February 1891

!!

Hen came

Horaces & Fr dined

Wednesday, 18 February 1891

fog all day

cold

Thursday, 19 February 1891

fog - 35

Friday, 20 February 1891

Horace dined

fog

Sun in p.m

Saturday, 21 February 1891

fog & cold

February 1891

Sunday, 22 February 1891

!!

frost at night

Monday, 23 February 1891

!!!

Mr & Mrs Newall

Mr Hammond

Miss Gonin & Neville

Sharp frost

Tuesday, 24 February 1891

!!!

Mr Pertz to tea

Wednesday, 25 February 1891

!!

Horace at night

Thursday, 26 February 1891

!!!

Barnes Laurences called

Friday, 27 February 1891

Saturday, 28 February 1891

Lushingtons came

March 1891

Sunday, 1 March 1891

!!

Thena Clough

Mr Sedley Taylor &c

Monday, 2 March 1891

windy

Lushingtons went

Lily S came

Tuesday, 3 March 1891  

cold & windy

Wednesday, 4 March 1891

Miss Richmond called

Thursday, 5 March 1891

Lily S. went

Friday, 6 March 1891

M. Shaen went

Fr & Horace dined

high wind

warm

Saturday, 7 March 1891

Bessy to Mrs Ogle

Cav. W. came

March 1891

Sunday, 8 March 1891 

cold & raw -

Monday, 9 March 1891

v. cold & raw

H. & Ida dined

Tuesday, 10 March 1891

Deep snow -

Wednesday, 11 March 1891

Thursday, 12 March 1891

Friday, 13 March 1891

!!

out

Caroline went

Hen. & Elinor came

cold – Friday!!

Saturday, 14 March 1891

Hen & Elinor D. came

Bessy back from Lushingtons

H

owe Miss Mann

pd

9 reads & 1 letter

Sat D.P. Sidgwicks & Marshalls 

March 1891

Sunday, 15 March 1891

Hen unwell Sat & Sunday – cold –

Horaces dined-

Monday, 16 March 1891

Diceys – went

Tuesday, 17 March 1891

Diceys – went

Wednesday, 18 March 1891

!!

Hen went

went out -

Thursday, 19 March 1891

slight cough.

went off at night

Friday, 20 March 1891

stayed in bed

Mr Carver in evg

good night

Saturday, 21 March 1891

uncomf – day –

good night

March 1891

Sunday, 22 March 1891

Monday, 23 March 1891

uncomf & weak -

Tuesday, 24 March 1891

m. better

violent cold in head

Amy W same

Wednesday, 25 March 1891

Sun & v. high wind

m. better

Thursday, 26 March 1891

Amy went

Bernard came

Litches came

Friday, 27 March 1891

came downstairs

Saturday, 28 March 1891

Hen poorly

cold -

March - April 1891

Sunday, 29 March 1891

Stayed upstairs

v. cold.

Monday, 30 March 1891

Down

Tuesday, 31 March 1891

Down

frost

Wednesday, 1 April 1891

Leo & Bee came

m. better

Thursday, 2 April 1891

v. m tired

Friday, 3 April 1891

Leo & B. went

Saturday, 4 April 1891

Bessy to Royston for the day -

April 1891

Sunday, 5 April 1891

went out in road.

B. crossed to Ragatz

Monday, 6 April 1891

sore throat

Tuesday, 7 April 1891

stayed upstairs

cold & rainy

Wednesday, 8 April 1891

downstairs

m. better

v. cold

Thursday, 9 April 1891

Horace & Ida came home

wrote to Amy W.

Friday, 10 April 1891

wrote Laura

Saturday, 11 April 1891

Leo & B.

better -

April 1891

Sunday, 12 April 1891

wrote W. E D

Monday, 13 April 1891

Leo & B went

Tuesday, 14 April 1891

Bessy to Miss Wms

Prof Newton

went out

Ida came

Wednesday, 15 April 1891

Gs called

Thursday, 16 April 1891

! in mg -

Friday, 17 April 1891

!

Mrs Forster & Mercy to Lil Union meeting

Saturday, 18 April 1891

G. & M. dined

!!

April 1891

Sunday, 19 April 1891

Monday, 20 April 1891

Horaces all went

Tuesday, 21 April 1891

!

bright

cold [crossed]

drove to the Grange

Wednesday, 22 April 1891

Dr Carver

Bessy from London

Thursday, 23 April 1891

!!

out twice

Friday, 24 April 1891

Mrs Ruck came

cold !

Saturday, 25 April 1891

!

cold

April 1891

Sunday, 26 April 1891

!!

warmer

Horaces & Leos dined

Monday, 27 April 1891

!!

warmer –

G. M. dined

Tuesday, 28 April 1891

Frank & Frances came from St Moritz.

Wednesday, 29 April 1891

cold

rain in night

April - May 1891

Thursday, 30 April 1891

65°

uncomf w. heat

Friday, 1 May 1891

Mrs Ruck went

Louisa K & Caroline W. came

rain

Saturday, 2 May 1891

Louisa & C. W. came

May 1891

Sunday, 3 May 1891

drove out

Mr Galton called

Monday, 4 May 1891

60°

out a good deal-

Tuesday, 5 May 1891

!!

children from Grange

Wednesday, 6 May 1891

!!!

Mrs Prothero & E. But

out a good deal

Mrs Marshall

Thursday, 7 May 1891

Fr & Ellen to Wychfield

saw her in bed -

Friday, 8 May 1891

Gs dined

Mrs Wherry & little girl for primroses

some rain

Wicklesteeds gave up coming

Saturday, 9 May 1891

Leo. & Bee came

50°

May 1891

Sunday, 10 May 1891

47°

rain

Monday, 11 May 1891

!!!

L. & Bee went

Du Puys called

Tuesday, 12 May 1891

!!!

out much

went to dancing lesson

Horace dined

Wednesday, 13 May 1891

dinner – Shuckboro

Miss Gladstone –

Prof. Newton

v. hot

G. w - influenza

Thursday, 14 May 1891

!

cooler

drove to Catholic ch -

Friday, 15 May 1891

cold & windy

hail & snow

Saturday, 16 May 1891

v. cold

42

Wm came

Snow showers

May 1891

Sunday, 17 May 1891

snow & sleet

v. cold

Horaces & Franks dined

Monday, 18 May 1891

40°

cold E. wind

not much rain

Tuesday, 19 May 1891

55° in mg

!!

out in garden w. Wm – he went.

Miss Thorley came

Hen came -

Wednesday, 20 May 1891

Thursday, 21 May 1891

cold

rain

Miss T. went

Friday, 22 May 1891

Sara & Lily & W. Mildred came

tol day

55°

went out

Saturday, 23 May 1891

!!!

60°

out a good deal.

May 1891

Sunday, 24 May 1891

rain

cold

Mr Albert Grey called -

Monday, 25 May 1891

D. P. Protheros

Dr Waldstein &c

Tuesday, 26 May 1891

58°

fine in mg –

Mildred went

Wednesday, 27 May 1891

Sara & Lily went

Thursday, 28 May 1891

bright windy –

out twice

58°

Friday, 29 May 1891

Dull but pleasant

60°

Fr & Ellen came in

Saturday, 30 May 1891

!!

Isabel Akers came

May - June 1891

Sunday, 31 May 1891

!!!

65°

m out -

Monday, 1 June 1891

!!!

Leos went

Hensleighs death

Tuesday, 2 June 1891

Bessy to London –

Isabel went

!!

Hen came

some rain

Wednesday, 3 June 1891

muggy & warm

Thursday, 4 June 1891

Rain –

funeral –

some sun at Eton

Friday, 5 June 1891

colder 58

Bessy came home.

Saturday, 6 June 1891

cold & windy

Sat out.

Ellen drove w Bessy

June 1891

Sunday, 7 June 1891

52

Hen from London

Monday, 8 June 1891

!!!

[illeg] out in evg

cloudy p.m

Tuesday, 9 June 1891

Garden party at Grange –

v. cold

Wednesday, 10 June 1891

Hen went

warmer

Thursday, 11 June 1891

M & Maggie W.

Mary & Didy M –

Oliver dined

!!

Friday, 12 June 1891

Out a good deal –

!!!

Saturday, 13 June 1891

party to boat race

!!!

June 1891

Sunday, 14 June 1891

!!!

out in road.

Monday, 15 June 1891

!!

Concert.

Dvorak –

Thunder in evg. hail

Tuesday, 16 June 1891

M. & Maggie

Mary & Didy went

Wednesday, 17 June 1891

Thursday, 18 June 1891

came to Down.

v. hot journey –

went to sand walk.

Lizzy 16£ also Harry -

Friday, 19 June 1891

!!

children out all day -

Saturday, 20 June 1891

!!!

E wind

Anne Snow -

June 1891

Sunday, 21 June 1891

!!!

M. Anne & children up in evg -

Monday, 22 June 1891

wr. Wm.

Bessy & Matheson to Scotland -

Tuesday, 23 June 1891

cold rain all day

Wednesday, 24 June 1891

!!

G. to Cam. for Trinity dinner

Thursday, 25 June 1891

75°

!!

Leo & Bee – for one day

Friday, 26 June 1891

!!!

Leo & Bee went

Saturday, 27 June 1891

!!!

wrote Horace & Hen.

Huxley & Caroline W came

June – July 1891

Sunday, 28 June 1891

!!

wrote Em. T.

Monday, 29 June 1891

!!

Huxleys went

Tuesday, 30 June 1891

!!

wrote Bessy

Wednesday, 1 July 1891

Hallack & Bond school

wrote Fr & Wm

rain in mg

fine pm

Thursday, 2 July 1891

!!

wrote Bessy

Leo & B.

Friday, 3 July 1891

wrote Marian. & Mrs Ruck

rain cleared in p.m

Saturday, 4 July 1891

wrote B.

Litches Boofy & Nora

fine in mg

rain p.m

July 1891

Sunday, 5 July 1891

High wind

rain & cold -

Monday, 6 July 1891

rain all mg –

fine p.m –

Ella M'Lennan & the Wrights called

Tuesday, 7 July 1891

rain almost all day

Wednesday, 8 July 1891

Hen went

Thunder showers

Little Wrights came to tea.

Thursday, 9 July 1891

wind changed

no rain -

Friday, 10 July 1891

wrote Hen

!!

Bessy came home in evg.

called on Mrs Tomkin

Galton & Mrs M'Lennan came

Saturday, 11 July 1891

!!!

little Parslows

Joan B.C. & Mrs Wrights called in mg

July 1891

Sunday, 12 July 1891

!!!

Monday, 13 July 1891

Georges. Boofy & Nora went –

Dora Pertz came

dull cloudy day -

Tuesday, 14 July 1891

!!!

E. wind –

Ella M 'L came

Wednesday, 15 July 1891

!!!

Ella came

wr. Hen-

Thursday, 16 July 1891

!!!

wr. Leo & Ellen

called at Keston

Friday, 17 July 1891

!!!!

Dora went

Em. Thorley came

wr. Maud -

Saturday, 18 July 1891

wr. Sara –

Litches came

dull, warm some showers

July 1891

Sunday, 19 July 1891

wr. Camilla

high SW. sun & showers -

Monday, 20 July 1891

!

wr Horace

some showers

pleasant

Tuesday, 21 July 1891

wrote Fr. Grand Hotel

pleasant day

no sun

Mrs Hambro called

Wednesday, 22 July 1891

wr. Maud & H. EL.

Thursday, 23 July 1891

heavy showers –

rain till 3 v. cold

Emily T. went

Friday, 24 July 1891

no rain

dull p.m -

Saturday, 25 July 1891

!!!

wrote Sara - & Hen

drove to Keston common

July 1891

Sunday, 26 July 1891

!!!

out in hayfield

Monday, 27 July 1891

Bessy to Wetherby place

rain all morning

Tuesday, 28 July 1891

pleasant some sun

Snow came

Wednesday, 29 July 1891

rain all day

cold.

Snow went

July – August 1891

Thursday, 30 July 1891

Thunder showers all day -

Friday, 31 July 1891

Servts to Naval Ex. fair till 6 p.m -

wr. Mrs Ruck –

Saturday, 1 August 1891

!!

Hay partly carried

Dr & Mrs Moore

Col. & Mrs Fraser

Leo & Bee

August 1891

Sunday, 2 August 1891

wr. Hen –

showers & gleams -

Monday, 3 August 1891

Moore & Frasers went –

wr. W E D.

Showers & thunder

Tuesday, 4 August 1891

wr. H. E. L –

Joanna H. & Horace came

2 heavy showers

Wednesday, 5 August 1891

wr. Laura

Joanna H. went

dull day a little rain in evg

Thursday, 6 August 1891

wr. Laura.

dark fog all day

some rain in evg.

Friday, 7 August 1891

Leo & B. went.

fine all day – some hay carried –

went to the Rookery -

Saturday, 8 August 1891

!!

Horace went

hay nearly carried

wr. W.E D.

August 1891

Sunday, 9 August 1891

wrote H. E L

strong N.W –

rain after

went to sand walk

Dickson & Mrs called for a wk

Monday, 10 August 1891

Showers & thunder

fine gleams

Laura came

wr. Leo & Ida

Tuesday, 11 August 1891

fair all day

hay carried

B. & L. H P.

wr H E L

Wednesday, 12 August 1891

wr. B. & W. E D –

bright high wind

Mrs Sydney Buxton

Mrs M 'L & El. Norman

Thursday, 13 August 1891

68°

tired

pleasant

wr H E L -

Friday, 14 August 1891

72°

wr. Ellen

drove out w. Laura

!!!

Saturday, 15 August 1891

dull mg w. rain

wr H E L in p.m

!!!

Bessy from L. H P.

August 1891

Sunday, 16 August 1891

!!!

wr H E L-

not warm

Monday, 17 August 1891

wr. Fr. & Ida

fine mg –

some rain in p.m.

Sir J. & Lady Hooker & boys

Tuesday, 18 August 1891

Lady Derby & Miss Hilda

headache & bad night

Wednesday, 19 August 1891

!!

Flower show

r. poorly

Thursday, 20 August 1891

Hookers went

wr Geo –

rain all p.m & night

Friday, 21 August 1891

rain & drizzle till 4.

went out.

Saturday, 22 August 1891

Dull & v cold

no rain

wr. H E L -

August 1891

Sunday, 23 August 1891

wr. Mrs Huxley –

Mr & Mrs Joscelin

Miss De Zoete

Monday, 24 August 1891

wr H E L.

fine mg

dull evg

Tuesday, 25 August 1891

high wind

cut [illeg]

Miss Thompson

storm w 8 night

Wednesday, 26 August 1891

Marian [illeg] came

pleasant pm

birch tree blown

Thursday, 27 August 1891

rain from 7 a.m – to 6 p.m.

went out after tea

wr. Elinor

Friday, 28 August 1891

Laura went

M. Shaen came

bright w. 2 showers

wr Leo

Saturday, 29 August 1891

wr H E L

bright 2 showers

Mrs & Miss Smith to tea

August - September 1891

Sunday, 30 August 1891

!!!!

wr. Eras –

Dr Moore & Alan.

Monday, 31 August 1891

Fr & Bernard –

8 hrs rain –

storm of wind in pm.

Tuesday, 1 September 1891

wr H E L. –

rain in night

furious wind & some sun

Wednesday, 2 September 1891

wr Leo - & Ellen

B. & Bernard to play

no rain

dull day

Thursday, 3 September 1891

no rain or wind

dull day –

wr. H E L.

Friday, 4 September 1891

!!!

wr. W. E D.

Saturday, 5 September 1891

Frank went to Cam.

Dick Atkin came

!!!

Margt Bessy to see Miss O. Hill at Crockham hill

wr Laura

September 1891

Sunday, 6 September 1891

wr H E L.

windy no rain

Monday, 7 September 1891

Dick Atkin went

wr G –

no rain gleams

M. Shaen went -

Tuesday, 8 September 1891

G [crossed]

wr. Mrs Ruck

!!!

Bernard to the dentist -

Wednesday, 9 September 1891

wr. H E L.

R B. L. bad leg at Alnwick

drove out

Thursday, 10 September 1891

!!!!

wr H E L.

74°

Friday, 11 September 1891

!!!!

wr L.

74

done up w. heat

Saturday, 12 September 1891

!!!

wr H E L.

Bernard went to Aberdovey

wr. Frank

M. Shaen

came went

78

September 1891

Sunday, 13 September 1891

!!!

slight change.

rain in night

Monday, 14 September 1891

wr. W. E. D

rain & dark day.

Hen ill at Durham

Tuesday, 15 September 1891

Leo & Bee came

some rain

Wednesday, 16 September 1891

L. & B went

Thursday, 17 September 1891

G. & children came

dull day no rain.

Friday, 18 September 1891

r. better acct of Hen

M. Shaen to Abinger

Saturday, 19 September 1891

Rather better acct

wr. R. & Ida

Arthur W. came

September 1891

Sunday, 20 September 1891

wr. Sara – & Em. T.

showers

pleasant

Monday, 21 September 1891

Better acct

Arthur W. went

wr. R.

heavy showers

Tuesday, 22 September 1891

wr Snow –

some rain

bright & cold

B. to Moreton Jeffreys

Wednesday, 23 September 1891

wr. Hen & Effie

fog all day

Sutherlands called

Thursday, 24 September 1891

wr. Sara - & Ellen & B –

fine mg –

dull & cold

Mrs Archie Norman called -

Friday, 25 September 1891

wrote H. E L.

& M. Shaen

!

Saturday, 26 September 1891

wr. Bessy

rain afterwards

bright

September 1891

Sunday, 27 September 1891

wr. H E. L.

!!

out a good deal -

Monday, 28 September 1891

!!!

wr Ida & Bessy

Tuesday, 29 September 1891

Wed.

!!!

wr. H E L –

Wm Sara & Sally N. came

Wednesday, 30 September 1891

October 1891

Thursday, 1 October 1891

Bessy from Idlerocks –

rain most of the day -

Friday, 2 October 1891

!!

wr. Fr.

Leo & Bee came

Saturday, 3 October 1891

wr. H E. L –

!!!

out in stony field w. W.

October 1891

Sunday, 4 October 1891

Horace operation

!!!

Monday, 5 October 1891

wr Ida & H E L.

G. M. to Edenbridge & Tunbridge Walls on their cycles -

Tuesday, 6 October 1891

wr. Horace

- Camilla

rain almost all day

Wednesday, 7 October 1891

wr. G - & Ellen

showers

Thursday, 8 October 1891

W. Sara & Sally went to London

wr H E L Dicky

bit bright

some showers

Friday, 9 October 1891

wr. Em. T. & Maud

Leo & B came

Bessy to The [Cavess SunnyDale]

Saturday, 10 October 1891

wr B.

rain till 5.30

out in sand walk after tea -

October 1891

Sunday, 11 October 1891

wr Louisa K - & H. E L –

rain & storm all p.m-

Monday, 12 October 1891

Leo & Bee went

B. returned

Tuesday, 13 October 1891

great storm

Wednesday, 14 October 1891

came to Cam

showers & thunder

Thursday, 15 October 1891

Showers –

wr. W.ED.

Friday, 16 October 1891

sun v high wind

wr Laura –

saw Horace

Mrs Jebb & Mrs Arthur Jebb.

Saturday, 17 October 1891

wr. H E L - & Car. W –

Cold & bright

Mrs Pertz called

October 1891

Sunday, 18 October 1891

wr. Snow. & Hen –

out in road

Leo & B. at lunch -

Monday, 19 October 1891

rain till 2 –

Miss Sharkley & Fr –

wr. W E D –

went to Horace  - he downstairs

Gs dined

Tuesday, 20 October 1891

Dora & Miss A

!!

Richmond to lunch -

Wednesday, 21 October 1891

wrote H. & C A T –

out in the backs in chair

!!

Mrs Gw [Atkin]

Mrs Burkitt called.

Thursday, 22 October 1891

rain till pm.

wr G

Friday, 23 October 1891

!

Lady Stokes

Mrs Sidgwick

Miss Richmond to tea

Saturday, 24 October 1891

went in mg to Backs –

Richard came -

October 1891

Sunday, 25 October 1891

cold dull day

out in road

Monday, 26 October 1891

R. went

wr. Elinor

rain all day -

Tuesday, 27 October 1891

no rain dull

Miss Slater & Miss Hammond

Wednesday, 28 October 1891

went to the Grange in mg

!!

Thursday, 29 October 1891

!!!

wr. Mrs Fuher & Bee

knocked up -

Friday, 30 October 1891

!!

Alice H came

Leo came for 1 night

Saturday, 31 October 1891

!

Mr Hammond called -

November 1891

Sunday, 1 November 1891

!!

poorly

rheumatism

Monday, 2 November 1891

Hen to K. Sq from Durham

!!

Tuesday, 3 November 1891

m better

got up – on the sofa

began bismuth

Wednesday, 4 November 1891

some rheumatism

gt perspir.

Thursday, 5 November 1891

got up in pm -

Friday, 6 November 1891

up much of the day –

Dr Moore & Dr C.

Saturday, 7 November 1891

wr. W. E. D

up most of the day –

Bernard's birthday [15 years old]

November 1891

Sunday, 8 November 1891

Fr & Ellen & Bernard –

not so strong

wr. Alice H.

Monday, 9 November 1891

Brisk – went in Bow room -

Tuesday, 10 November 1891

not so well - indigestion

Wednesday, 11 November 1891

wr. H E L –

great storm

w bow room-

Thursday, 12 November 1891

fine day –

wr H E L –

put off Wicksteeds

Friday, 13 November 1891

!!

Bessy to London for dress maker &c

Leo. came in fr. Orchard

Saturday, 14 November 1891

!!

Wicksteeds [crossed]

saw Bee & Ida –

good day –

wr H E L -

November 1891

Sunday, 15 November 1891

!!

return of rheum

Monday, 16 November 1891

better

Tuesday, 17 November 1891

in bow room –

better altogether

Wednesday, 18 November 1891

wr Laura on C –

& H. E L -

Forster's death.

Thursday, 19 November 1891

wr Fr –

v. good day -

Friday, 20 November 1891

B. to London

wr H E. L

Downstairs in evg -

Saturday, 21 November 1891

wr Laura

Leo & Bee came

Mudie Box

November 1891

Sunday, 22 November 1891

wr H E L.

H schoolmaster about Penny Bank.

Monday, 23 November 1891

wr Pauline

£2

Tuesday, 24 November 1891

wr. H E L –

Mrs Langton about letters

Wednesday, 25 November 1891

wr W. E D no [Sara]

Thursday, 26 November 1891

wr. Laura

rheumatism in knee at night

Friday, 27 November 1891

cold

!!

Saturday, 28 November 1891

wr H. E. L –

Mrs Ogle came

November - December 1891

Sunday, 29 November 1891

m. better night

Monday, 30 November 1891

Mrs Ogle went

wr. H. E L. & Amy

Tuesday, 1 December 1891

wr. Dr Moore & Mrs Ruck –

v. good day

Wednesday, 2 December 1891

B. to London for the day

!!

wr Leo

Thursday, 3 December 1891

wr. Fr

G. dined -

Friday, 4 December 1891

!!!

wr. Effie

Hen & R. came

Miss Block -

Saturday, 5 December 1891

wr Leo & Laura

!!!

went out

56°

December 1891

Sunday, 6 December 1891

wr. C A T.

v. bad night

flat - & pulse

Monday, 7 December 1891

storm

stayed upstairs

v. good night.

Tuesday, 8 December 1891

wr. W. E D !

Mrs J. W. Clark

46°

Wednesday, 9 December 1891

!!

wr. Bee

went out

Gwen & C. dined

storm in night

Thursday, 10 December 1891

wr Alice H –

storm.

pain in knee

Friday, 11 December 1891

wr East. Dwellings & Frank

Fr W. & Cicely called from Orchard

Saturday, 12 December 1891

Hope & G –

good day -

December 1891

Sunday, 13 December 1891

wr Frasers & Sara

Fr

storm half destroyed wych elm

Monday, 14 December 1891

wr Leo

G. & Hope went

Bessy to Miss Block –

H poorly-

Tuesday, 15 December 1891

wr Bessy –

H better & downstairs

Wednesday, 16 December 1891

H m. better

down twice

Thursday, 17 December 1891

!!

frost

wr Frank

Bernard from school

frost

Friday, 18 December 1891

wr. M. Shaen-

Saturday, 19 December 1891

Hen walked upstairs w. help -

December 1891

Sunday, 20 December 1891

wr. Hope & Laura

wakeful night

Monday, 21 December 1891

poorly w. slight hackling cough

Tuesday, 22 December 1891

Leo & Bee -

Wednesday, 23 December 1891

rheumatic pain

Thursday, 24 December 1891

Bernard to Paris en route to S. Moritz

[Saluver]

Friday, 25 December 1891

m – better

Leo & Bee went

Saturday, 26 December 1891

Dr Moore to Orchard -

December 1891

Sunday, 27 December 1891

up 6 or 7 hrs

!!!

good night

Monday, 28 December 1891

furious cold in head

feverish

Tuesday, 29 December 1891

Do

v. languid

[saleenic]

good night

Wednesday, 30 December 1891

Thursday, 31 December 1891

!!!

m. better -

up 6 hrs –

warm & sunny most of week –

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