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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[June]
came to D.
[July]
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[August]
[September, October]
[November, December]
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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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