RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1892. CUL-DAR242[.56]. 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:

Mrs Darwin made diary entries almost every day in 1892. She was continually visited but did not make many calls. Grandchildren were always popping in to keep her company.


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Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1892

1892

Schumann's albums

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Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1892

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[April, May]

[June, July]

[August]

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January 1892

Friday, 1 January 1892

!!

up some hrs –

v. warm

Saturday, 2 January 1892

up all day –

not so well at night -

January 1892

Sunday, 3 January 1892

not so well -

Monday, 4 January 1892

moved into bow room –

!

Mudie box.

Tuesday, 5 January 1892

cold –

heard of Bernard's illness at St Moritz

Wednesday, 6 January 1892

bright day

R. came down -

Thursday, 7 January 1892

some snow

children to cards in bow room -

Friday, 8 January 1892

Better

no cough

cold & snow

Saturday, 9 January 1892

not q. so well –

m. snow

B. m. better

January 1892

Sunday, 10 January 1892

Sun –

G. & M. came in mg.

Monday, 11 January 1892

Hen & R. went

snow most of day -

Tuesday, 12 January 1892

v. cold

Leonard & Bee came -

Wednesday, 13 January 1892

[Raining]

L. & B went

Thursday, 14 January 1892

Bessy to Wetherby P for 1 night

wrote Frank

went down H & Ida --

Friday, 15 January 1892

wr. H E. L –

B. returned

Maud influenza

Saturday, 16 January 1892

Leo & Bee

January 1892

Sunday, 17 January 1892

slight thaw –

Dr Moore

T. Farrer influenza at Orchard

Monday, 18 January 1892

wr. Ellen.

thaw

cold

Tuesday, 19 January 1892

wr H E L

Wednesday, 20 January 1892

wr Sara

Thursday, 21 January 1892

wr H E. L.

went down

Friday, 22 January 1892

wr H E. L

saw George

baddish night

Saturday, 23 January 1892

49°

very warm

saw G. & Grange children came down

January 1892

Sunday, 24 January 1892

!!

r poorly

Tom F. influenza at orchard

bad night

49°

Monday, 25 January 1892

!!

wr Laura

excellent night

Tuesday, 26 January 1892

wr. Hen –

v. good night

no rheum -

Wednesday, 27 January 1892

wr. Mrs Ruck

warm & rainy.

Maud came

Thursday, 28 January 1892

wr H E. L

(3 good nights

saw. G. & Maud & H before lunch –

bad p.m -

Friday, 29 January 1892

Downstairs

better – warm –

not [crossed]

v. g. night

Saturday, 30 January 1892

wr H. E. L.

came down

not v. g. night

Orch. ch. & bean bags

January - February 1892

Sunday, 31 January 1892

!!

wr. Elinor Dicey & W E D

down many hrs

saw G. & Ida & Ho.

Monday, 1 February 1892

wr. Snow.

Bessy to Massingberds

Carry came -

Tuesday, 2 February 1892

Wednesday, 3 February 1892

wr. H E L.

Bessy came home

Thursday, 4 February 1892

Mrs Jebb & Maud

no rheum at night

Friday, 5 February 1892

C. W. went

H. & Ida in evg.

Slight pain in knee all day

[salicanic]

Saturday, 6 February 1892

Leo & Bee came

dinner party

Ewings Fosters

Adams

February 1892

Sunday, 7 February 1892

H. & Ida dined

Monday, 8 February 1892

very warm

rain -

Tuesday, 9 February 1892

wr L L £5

Miss Slaters to Corney G.

saw them

Wednesday, 10 February 1892

!!!

R. & Hen came

Thursday, 11 February 1892

wr Mrs Ruck

!!!

H. & Ida dined

frost at night

Friday, 12 February 1892

wr. W. E. D

frost

Saturday, 13 February 1892

v. cold

wr Snow

did not go down

G. & Maud dined

February 1892

Sunday, 14 February 1892

v. good day.

Dr Moore .

slept

wr. M. Shaen -

Monday, 15 February 1892

Deep snow

saw Alice B. C & Mrs Sidgwick

25° at night

Tuesday, 16 February 1892

wr. Bee –

16°

Wednesday, 17 February 1892

frost & snow

did not go down

Thursday, 18 February 1892

wr Hope.

Friday, 19 February 1892

wr. M A Parslow

R. & Hen went

v. cold

Saturday, 20 February 1892

wr. Leo

Slight frost

February 1892

Sunday, 21 February 1892

wr. William & Camilla

Ellen & Ida -

Monday, 22 February 1892

wr H E L

Mrs Marshall

H & Ida dined -

Tuesday, 23 February 1892

!! in mg –

went out

fog in pm

G. & M. in mg -

Wednesday, 24 February 1892

wr. H E L

Thursday, 25 February 1892

wr Laura -

!! in p.m

Friday, 26 February 1892

wr H E L

fog

H. & Ida dined

Saturday, 27 February 1892

wr. Camilla about champagne

34 – 6 per [illeg]

February - March 1892

Sunday, 28 February 1892

2 excellent night

no night supper

wr H E L.

tired

bad night

Monday, 29 February 1892

wr. Leo.

G. & M. dined

Tuesday, 1 March 1892  

wr. H E L –

moved into my room -

Wednesday, 2 March 1892

wr. Bee –

Mrs Pertz & Annie to tea

v. cold -

Thursday, 3 March 1892

very cold

wr. H E. L –

H. & Ida went to the Riviera to meet Tom

excellent night

Friday, 4 March 1892

wr. W. E. D

A V. Dicey came

Saturday, 5 March 1892

wr. H E L.

A V. D went

Miss Clough's funeral

Mildred & Stephen came

warmer

rain at night

March 1892

Sunday, 6 March 1892

Dr Moore.

Monday, 7 March 1892

wr. Bernard

Leo & Bee came

22° at night

Tuesday, 8 March 1892

Wednesday, 9 March 1892

Leo & Bee went

Bessy unwell since Sat w. sickness

Thursday, 10 March 1892

Bessy unwell & bilious since Sat

Mrs Newall to tea

Friday, 11 March 1892

Mildred went

snow & no frost.

B. better

no frost

Saturday, 12 March 1892

wr Horace

March 1892

Sunday, 13 March 1892 

wr. Mrs Ruck -

Monday, 14 March 1892

wr. H E L - & Lady M. Cecil

Tuesday, 15 March 1892

Miss Slater called

wet & windy

Wednesday, 16 March 1892

no frost

wr W E D & H. E L.

50°

Thursday, 17 March 1892

wr H. E L.

Leo & B. came

went out

56°

Friday, 18 March 1892

58°

G & M. to dinner

!!!

Fr. & Bernard came home -

Saturday, 19 March 1892

wr H E. L

Hot sun

E. wind

Prof. Newton

frost at night

March 1892

Sunday, 20 March 1892

wr. Ida

bright sun

sharp E. wind

Monday, 21 March 1892

Fr. & B. to I. of Wight.

wr Sara

G. & Boy to dinner

drove out

Tuesday, 22 March 1892

wr. H E L.

Dr C_

Wednesday, 23 March 1892

45°

wr Maud

Bessy to Massingberds

H E L. came

Thursday, 24 March 1892

50°

wr. B.

Miss Clark came

Mrs Jebb called

Friday, 25 March 1892

R. came

Grange children dined

Dr C.

Saturday, 26 March 1892

Miss Clark went

Ellen from Oxford -

March 1892

Sunday, 27 March 1892

wr. Horace

snow at night

Monday, 28 March 1892

wr G.

Tuesday, 29 March 1892

Dr C –

wr. Mrs Jackson & Bessy –

H & R to London

frost

Wednesday, 30 March 1892

50°

wr. B –

Leo & B came

went out

March - April 1892

Thursday, 31 March 1892

wr W. E D – & Bessy

50°

went out

Dr C -

Friday, 1 April 1892

wr. Dickson & Pearce

!!!

went out

Saturday, 2 April 1892

Leo & B. went

wr. Laura

!!

61°

April 1892

Sunday, 3 April 1892

Litches came

wr. G

R. & Hen came

!!!

out an hr

67°

Monday, 4 April 1892

W. came

Dr C.

67

!!

Tuesday, 5 April 1892

wr. Al. Hutch

68°

Wednesday, 6 April 1892

W. E D went

wr Mary Anne

not so warm.

Thursday, 7 April 1892

wr. Leo

!!

sun

E. wind

not so warm-

Friday, 8 April 1892

wr. W.

Mrs Burn called

sun !!

Alfred W's death Sat [son of Hensleigh]

Saturday, 9 April 1892

wr – Hen - 60°

Mrs Marshall called

Sun !!

49° at night

April 1892

Sunday, 10 April 1892

wr Sara

out in Road

!!

Dr Moore

Monday, 11 April 1892

wr R - & G

!!!

Tuesday, 12 April 1892

fog & v. cold

throat a little bad

wr. H E L.

Wednesday, 13 April 1892

well –

cold

frost at night

Mlle Gonin to lunch

Thursday, 14 April 1892

wr Snow & H E L -

Leo & B came

cold -

Friday, 15 April 1892

wr. H E L-

cold

some sun

Saturday, 16 April 1892

snow storms

high E. wind

35°

poorly all day w flat -

April 1892

Sunday, 17 April 1892

wr H E L

cold & bright

Monday, 18 April 1892

wr Maud

fine mg

45°

Tuesday, 19 April 1892

wr W E D.

45°

Gwenny & C. & Nora dined

Boys joined

Wednesday, 20 April 1892

wr. H E L.

rain

48°

Caroline W. came

Thursday, 21 April 1892

wr Laura

!!

out

Friday, 22 April 1892

wr. H E L –

!!

G. & Maud home

came up on bicycles

58°

Saturday, 23 April 1892

!!

The Wicksteeds came

61°

G. & M. dined

wr. Minnie

April 1892

Sunday, 24 April 1892

wr Sir J. Hooker & Mrs Huxley

!!

62°

Ewings to lunch -

Monday, 25 April 1892

rain

cold

D. P Fr –

Miss & Mr Bateson &c –

Horace ill

Tuesday, 26 April 1892

Wicksteeds went

wr H E L

frost at night

Wednesday, 27 April 1892

wr Bee

Bessy to Wetherby Place

cold & sun

Thursday, 28 April 1892

wr Mrs Jackson & Bessy –

45°

Friday, 29 April 1892

Horace m. better -

Saturday, 30 April 1892

Bessy from London

Caroline W. went

wr. H E L

W. & Sara came

went out

54°

May 1892

[1-7 May 1892 were not microfilmed]

Sunday, 8 May 1892

[1 May – 7 May 1892 not microfilmed]

out –

wr Laura

G. & Maud dined

!!

60

Monday, 9 May 1892

65°

Miss Beresford & Mrs Maur

Hope

!!

Hen. & R. went

Tuesday, 10 May 1892

64

wr. Bee

!!!

Miss Stephen called -

Wednesday, 11 May 1892

wr Sara & H E L

E. wind

!!!

hot

64°

Thursday, 12 May 1892

wr H E L. & Lady Derby

!!!

68°

Friday, 13 May 1892

wr Bee

!!!

not. m. sun -

Saturday, 14 May 1892

wr C. A. T –

!

some rain

Mrs Albert called

Mabel & Arthur P.

May 1892

Sunday, 15 May 1892

wr H E L-

Amy Isaac called

rain & wind

Monday, 16 May 1892

Parsons went

wr. Bee

wr W. & Leo –

drove out

Tuesday, 17 May 1892

wr H E L

rain

Wednesday, 18 May 1892

Miss Slater lunch

went to see Horace

rain in p.m

Thursday, 19 May 1892

Bessy to Miss William

fine p. m.

out

H. E L. came

Miss Mann

Friday, 20 May 1892

wind

62

Effie came to Orchard.

called here

G & M. dined

Saturday, 21 May 1892

wr Bessy

Snow came

May 1892

Sunday, 22 May 1892

wr W.

Dr Moore

70°

m done up

Snow went

Monday, 23 May 1892

wr. Bessy & Bee

Tuesday, 24 May 1892

wr. Mrs Ruck

71°

Nita W. came

Litches went

Wednesday, 25 May 1892

74°

wr Sara & Bessy

saw Horace

Thursday, 26 May 1892

H. E L –

Bessy & Thorleys

57° [crossed]

70°

Ida returned from Newbury seeing Ras.

Friday, 27 May 1892

wr Leo

72

went to Orch –

!!

Saturday, 28 May 1892

81°

wr Snow

Bessy from Laura's

Nita went

May - June 1892

Sunday, 29 May 1892

high wind

65°

wr H E L.

Monday, 30 May 1892

!!!

Grange children sitting out

74°

Tuesday, 31 May 1892

wr. Nita

76°

saw Horace

Fr. & E. dined

Wednesday, 1 June 1892

wr. Bee

Mrs Lyell & Annie to lunch -

65°

some showers

Thursday, 2 June 1892

wr W. E D –

Showers

G. & M. to dinner

Friday, 3 June 1892

wr Laura & Snow

Bessy to London for Eton

Saturday, 4 June 1892

wr Dr Ward

Ella M' Lennan

R. came

Hen - ill.

June 1892

Sunday, 5 June 1892

wr H E L -

!!

Showers -

Monday, 6 June 1892

wr H E L -

!!!

drove out

Camilla offering house dinner to Miss [Glading]

Tuesday, 7 June 1892

wr Leo

!!!

Ella went

Wednesday, 8 June 1892

wr H E L -

!!!

Thursday, 9 June 1892

!!!

wr Nita

Mildred came

about 80

moon !!

Friday, 10 June 1892

78°

60° in pm

wr Bee

Hen & R. & M. Lushington came

Thunder showers

Saturday, 11 June 1892

wr Laura –

[illeg] Q [illeg] saw

Hen & R.

Mary Lushington came –

Ogles came

rain

60°

June 1892

Sunday, 12 June 1892

wr Camilla &

54°

Mrs Hutcheson rang.

no sun

Monday, 13 June 1892

Mildred & Margt went

55°

Sue & Mary & Didy came

Tuesday, 14 June 1892

wr. Bee

knocked up -

53°

Wednesday, 15 June 1892

wr H. E L.

60°

out

D. P. Miss Wilder & Gs -

Thursday, 16 June 1892

wr. Laura.

Cicely called –

Trinity Ball

Friday, 17 June 1892

Mary & Didy & Sue went.

wrote Snow & H E L

Saturday, 18 June 1892

wr William

60°

Showers

some sun –

Bernard on excat

June 1892

Sunday, 19 June 1892

Horace walked over

Fr & B & Ida dined

Monday, 20 June 1892

Came to Down

m. tired

Tuesday, 21 June 1892

fine mg –

!

wr Hen.

Wednesday, 22 June 1892

wr Sara-

& about Mrs Pennefather

went to see Parslow

!!

68°

Thursday, 23 June 1892

wr. C. A T. & Horace –

rain till 4. pm

Gs came

Friday, 24 June 1892

out twice

!!!

Saturday, 25 June 1892

wr Bee

fine in mg –

some rain

June 1892

Sunday, 26 June 1892

wr. H E L & B. Pearce

!!!

out twice

Monday, 27 June 1892

wr F. D.

H. E L came

!!!!

Swell hot

Tuesday, 28 June 1892

close hot day

!!

great thunder storm in evg & night.

Wednesday, 29 June 1892

cold.

B. & Maud to London for R. A. Soirée

June – July 1892

Thursday, 30 June 1892

!! mg

Miss Good called

wr. Bee

cold pm.

Friday, 1 July 1892

wr Dickson & Pearce

!!

out in hay field

Miss [crossed]

Saturday, 2 July 1892

!!!!

wr Mrs Huxley

W. E D came

July 1892

Sunday, 3 July 1892

wr Alice Hutch

!!!

high wind

G. & M. went

Monday, 4 July 1892

en route to Dublin

wr. Ida

H E L went

!

rheumatic

Tuesday, 5 July 1892

wr H E L –

Ffinden to tea

cold & rainy

Wednesday, 6 July 1892

wr H E L –

high wind

r. cold

Thursday, 7 July 1892

wr Ellen

Mr Wright

Mrs Sutherland called -

Friday, 8 July 1892

wr Maud

windy & r bright

young D. Play fair

Saturday, 9 July 1892

wr H E L

!! in mg

W. E D. came

dull p.m & one shower

July 1892

Sunday, 10 July 1892

wr. Laura & Pauline

dark day pleasant

Dr Moore

Monday, 11 July 1892

w. & Dr M. went

wr H E L –

!!

high E wind

Tuesday, 12 July 1892

Mrs Pearce went

children joined

Maud in London

wr.

cold rain

Wednesday, 13 July 1892

Bessy to Lichfield

wr. Horace

rain

60°

Laura came

Thursday, 14 July 1892

Bessy back –

wr H E L & Mrs J. W.

cold

some rain

Friday, 15 July 1892

wr M. Shaen

! in p.m

Saturday, 16 July 1892

wr H E L –

! 68°

Mrs Forrest & Agnes to tea

July 1892

Sunday, 17 July 1892

54°

wr Leo.

N. E. rain all day

Monday, 18 July 1892

wr Ellen.

fine mg

cold p.m –

drove to Keston Rect

Tuesday, 19 July 1892

wr. Hen

N.

54

Wednesday, 20 July 1892

N. E.

58

no wind

rain [crossed]

Mrs M'Lennan & Galtons called

Thursday, 21 July 1892

!!

wr Hen

cold at first

Ella M' Lennan came & drove to Chevening

Friday, 22 July 1892

wr. Mrs Ruck & Sir J. Hooker –

foggy in evg

!!!

Ella went

Saturday, 23 July 1892

wr Fr & G. Amy & Em T.

dull sort of day

warm

Sara came

July 1892

Sunday, 24 July 1892

fog mg –

wr Hen –

fine pm -

Monday, 25 July 1892

54°

wr Ida

Bessy to L H P.

dull cold day

Tuesday, 26 July 1892

!!!

N. E wind

hay carried

Laura went

3 Mrs Tomkins to tea

Wednesday, 27 July 1892

wr B. Hen & Mrs Fraser

!! pm

Mr Sutherland called -

Thursday, 28 July 1892

wr Laura

!!!

drove to Farnboro w Sara.

Friday, 29 July 1892

!!!

Tired & indig –

Leo & Bee came

Saturday, 30 July 1892

rain in mg

W. & Geo came

Bessy returned

!! p.m

July – August 1892

Sunday, 31 July 1892

wr H E L – & H G Allen

fine pm –

rain in evg -

Monday, 1 August 1892

wr. Camilla

dull day.

Leo & B. to London

W. E D went

Tuesday, 2 August 1892

wr Laura

Cold –

Leo & Bee returned

Wednesday, 3 August 1892

wr. Meta G –

Leo & B went

fine p.m

out in stony Field

Thursday, 4 August 1892

wr Caroline W,

out in stony field

!!!

Sara went

Friday, 5 August 1892

wr. Horace & Maud –

Bessy to Basset

Saturday, 6 August 1892

wr. B

!!

H. B Carters

called in evg -

August 1892

Sunday, 7 August 1892

wr Louisa & Leonard

65

warm

some rain -

Monday, 8 August 1892

wr Bessy –

drove out to Keston Common w. Hen-

!!!!

Tuesday, 9 August 1892

56-

wr. Bee

dark & cold

Mrs Whitmore called

Wednesday, 10 August 1892

r cold

!

wr. Louisa

Thursday, 11 August 1892

!!

wr Ellen

G. Allen & Rachel slept

Litches went

Friday, 12 August 1892

G. Allen & Rachel went

!!!

Leo & Bee came

Litches to Krena hall

Saturday, 13 August 1892

wr Nev & Godfrey –

Fine mg

rain in pm

August 1892

Sunday, 14 August 1892

wr. Sara

!!!

Monday, 15 August 1892

Leo & Bee went

wr H E L

Pattricks came

Tuesday, 16 August 1892

!!!

wr H E L

Miss Thompson called

Wednesday, 17 August 1892

!!!!

wr Hope

Flower Show

v hot

Isabel A. lunch

Sir J. & Lady L. called

Thursday, 18 August 1892

dull close day

Thunder showers –

Mr & Mrs Campbell called

wr H E L -

Friday, 19 August 1892

wr. Leo –

rain & fog

Dr Moore –Dickson came

Saturday, 20 August 1892

wr H E L.

Dr Moore went

Pattricks went

wr Mrs Huxley

!!!

drove to Keston common -

August 1892

Sunday, 21 August 1892

wr W E D –

!!!

tired

Monday, 22 August 1892

!!!

wr. G.

Mrs & Miss Smith to tea -

Tuesday, 23 August 1892

wr H E L

78°

hot & close

Thunder & rain

Wednesday, 24 August 1892

wr H E L

!

hot.

drove out beyond H Elms

Thursday, 25 August 1892

!

Band of Hope

shower in evg -

Friday, 26 August 1892

!!

wr H E L –

colder.

Ruth & Nora came

Saturday, 27 August 1892

wr. C. A Thorley

T [crossed]

Fr Ellen [Burn] & Fr Sara –

Leonard & B. late at night from Barl –

storm all p.m-

August 1892

Sunday, 28 August 1892

!!

wr H E L –

fine pm -

Monday, 29 August 1892

wr W. E D

Cloudy & damp –

croquet m. played -

Tuesday, 30 August 1892

wr Laura & Gwenny –

Ida came

High wind

Wednesday, 31 August 1892

cold

wr H E L & Lady H –

high wind

Mr & Miss Freer called

September 1892

Thursday, 1 September 1892

Conny Buxton called

Leo & B went

wr Alice H.

Showers –

games w. little Parslows -

Friday, 2 September 1892

wr H E L –

storms in mg –

rain till 5.30

Bernard went

Saturday, 3 September 1892

wr. G.

Showers

cold

September 1892

Sunday, 4 September 1892

wr L.

52°

N. E wind

sun shine

Monday, 5 September 1892

Fr went

!!

wr H E L.

cold

Sir J. Lady Hooker & Grace came

Tuesday, 6 September 1892

wr W. E D.

!

Hookers went

Anne Ella Hambro called

[illeg] to Pearces

Wednesday, 7 September 1892

Horaces went

wr Pauline

wr B & Hen –

rain p m

Miss Thompson came to tea

Thursday, 8 September 1892

wr H E L –

Miss Thompson to tea

Friday, 9 September 1892

wr H E L.

dull day

Saturday, 10 September 1892

wr Bee

Ernests & Mack came –

rain p.m

Bessy from Parsons

September 1892

Sunday, 11 September 1892

pleasant day

!

dull -

Monday, 12 September 1892

!!

Ernests went

Ellen & Frances went

wr H E L

Alice B. C & Caroline W came

Tuesday, 13 September 1892

!! pm

Alice went

wr. L. Kempson

Mlle Gonin came

Wednesday, 14 September 1892

!!

wr H E L.

r. cold –

B. & Mlle G. to Devonshire

wr Ida -

Thursday, 15 September 1892

!!!

wr. W. E D.

Dr Moore came

Friday, 16 September 1892

wr. Bessy –

 - Ellen

Arthur W. came

fine p. m -

Saturday, 17 September 1892

!!!

wr Maud.

Ellen [crossed]

Mrs Hart Davies called

September 1892

Sunday, 18 September 1892

!!!

wr Hen & Bessy –

Litches from Krena -

Monday, 19 September 1892

!!!

Arthur went

wr Laura & Bessy

v tired

indigestion

Tuesday, 20 September 1892

wr Laura

wr G

poorly w. indig –

some rain

Polly Durling from Union

Wednesday, 21 September 1892

wr Horace

pm !!

Thursday, 22 September 1892

wr Leo –

rain in evg

dull day

Lady Derby & Lady Margt called

Friday, 23 September 1892

wr Bessy –

!! pm

wr Bernard

Saturday, 24 September 1892

wr Bessy

!!! p.m

September 1892

Sunday, 25 September 1892

!!

wr Elinor

Monday, 26 September 1892

wr G.

ch. from Yorkshire

Gwen &c

Tuesday, 27 September 1892

wr Nita

Walter went

£17 a year

4-18   3 1/2 m.

Mr Wright called -

Wednesday, 28 September 1892

!!

wr Bessy

Hen in bed

September – October 1892

Thursday, 29 September 1892

wr Horace

v. high wind

Hen in bed

Friday, 30 September 1892

!

wr Frank & Sara

Hen up in evg to new room

Saturday, 1 October 1892

wr. Laura & Bee

rain till 2 –

R. from Cheltenham

October 1892

Sunday, 2 October 1892

wr. Alice H.

rain till 4 –

Little Parslows.

Monday, 3 October 1892

Caroline W. went

till evg - !

Mrs Ffinden called

Tuesday, 4 October 1892

!! mg

wr Mrs Jackson

Leo & Bee came

Ella M' L called

rain

Wednesday, 5 October 1892

!! till evg

out in sand walk w. Leo

Thursday, 6 October 1892

rain many hrs

servants jaunt to London

Friday, 7 October 1892

wr. Horace

fine mg

rain pm

Saturday, 8 October 1892

r. poorly w flat –

W. & Sara came

wr Laura -

October 1892

Sunday, 9 October 1892

wr G. at Q.town

wind & sun pm -

Monday, 10 October 1892

!

Mr Wright [crossed]

Tuesday, 11 October 1892

Mr Wright to lunch

Wednesday, 12 October 1892

Lord Tennyson's funeral

R. & Sara went

George & M. from America

Thursday, 13 October 1892

cold & dark –

wr Fr

Friday, 14 October 1892

wr M. Neyroud

cold & dull

Saturday, 15 October 1892

W. & Sara went

out in Stony field

wr Laura

October 1892

Sunday, 16 October 1892

cold rain

Monday, 17 October 1892

!

G. M [illeg]

Tuesday, 18 October 1892

!!

Litches went

Wednesday, 19 October 1892

!!

Thursday, 20 October 1892

!!!

[3 words illeg]

bad night

Friday, 21 October 1892

stayed in bed most of day

Saturday, 22 October 1892

came down

wr H –

saw G. & Fr

October 1892

Sunday, 23 October 1892

Downstairs

knocked up in evg

Monday, 24 October 1892

discomfort all day

Dr C.

good night

Tuesday, 25 October 1892

wr H & Sara

m. better

downstairs

good night

Wednesday, 26 October 1892

70°

wr [illeg]

very bad p.m.

good night

Thursday, 27 October 1892

comf day

got up –

G. came

rain & warm

good night

Friday, 28 October 1892

v warm

Horace & Ida in [illeg]

good night

Saturday, 29 October 1892

!!!

oppressed w the heat

G. & Ida

October -November 1892

Sunday, 30 October 1892

downstairs

did not answer

r bad night -

Monday, 31 October 1892

Dr Moore –

more comf.

Tuesday, 1 November 1892

good day

bad night after new medicine

Wednesday, 2 November 1892

v. bad p.m

new med

good night

Thursday, 3 November 1892

!!

comf day

up on sofa

Horace in evg.

B. dine at Dales -

Friday, 4 November 1892

tol. day -

Saturday, 5 November 1892

v. good day

up 6 hours

November 1892

Sunday, 6 November 1892

good day

D. M.

saw Leo

Monday, 7 November 1892

wr H. E L

went into Bow room.

Tuesday, 8 November 1892

tol day.

Dr C.

Wednesday, 9 November 1892

wr C. Miles

Thursday, 10 November 1892

wr S.J. Hooker

v. good day -

Friday, 11 November 1892

wr H E L

Lizzy Richards

Z 11

v. good day

not comf

Saturday, 12 November 1892

up most of day

not v comf -

wr l E L [2 lines crossed]

W E D

v. comf p.m

November 1892

Sunday, 13 November 1892

!!

Dr M.

m. better

wr W E D

Monday, 14 November 1892

!!!

wr H E L -

Tuesday, 15 November 1892

baddish day

wr Em T -

Wednesday, 16 November 1892

wr Anne

v. good day

Thursday, 17 November 1892

good day & night

Friday, 18 November 1892

wr Laura

Good day & n.

Saturday, 19 November 1892

wr W. E D.

Downstairs

in evg –

in my room.

not v. good night

November 1892

Sunday, 20 November 1892

bad mg.

wr. H E L.

Monday, 21 November 1892

wr L.

good day

Tuesday, 22 November 1892

wr. Parslow

H. E L came

Wednesday, 23 November 1892

R. came

Thursday, 24 November 1892

bad mg –

good pm.

Friday, 25 November 1892

v. bad p.m till 9. w flat –

good night w. sleeping dr.

Saturday, 26 November 1892

good day & night

November 1892

Sunday, 27 November 1892

good day & night

saw. G.

Monday, 28 November 1892

good day & night

saw. H & I.

Tuesday, 29 November 1892

Hen & R. went

flat in p.m

good night

Wednesday, 30 November 1892

H & R went

some flat

good p.m

December 1892

Thursday, 1 December 1892

wr. H –

moved into Bow room

Friday, 2 December 1892

bad p.m

good night

Saturday, 3 December 1892

Dr Allbutt

H. E. L. came

good night

December 1892

Sunday, 4 December 1892

good day & night

saw Frank

Monday, 5 December 1892

wr Leo.

Tuesday, 6 December 1892

Dr Allbutt

good day

v night

[pills]

Wednesday, 7 December 1892

Thursday, 8 December 1892

[illeg] [crossed]

Friday, 9 December 1892

quite well -
castor oil

Saturday, 10 December 1892

December 1892

Sunday, 11 December 1892

good day

move into Bow room

baddish evg. & night

Monday, 12 December 1892

middling day w. fits of flat

ex. night

Tuesday, 13 December 1892

!!

saw G. from London

good day

in bow room 1 hr

good night

Wednesday, 14 December 1892

middling day

sleeping draught

slept till 6

Thursday, 15 December 1892

in bow room –

good day

some flat in night

Bernard came

Friday, 16 December 1892

[illeg] good p.m

51°

wr Bee

ex. night

Saturday, 17 December 1892

wr W

good day –

bow room –

draught at night at 3.

December 1892

Sunday, 18 December 1892

wr Camilla

bow room

good day & night

Monday, 19 December 1892

B: to Laura

moved into [room] w. gas

children dressed up

good night

Tuesday, 20 December 1892

wr. Dickson

flat began at 10.30 continued all day w intervals-

good night

Wednesday, 21 December 1892

v. g day & night

Thursday, 22 December 1892

v. bad mg –

Till about 2

Bromide

Dr Allbutt & Carver

good night

Friday, 23 December 1892

baddish day till 3 –

wakeful till 12.30

Sleeping draught -

Saturday, 24 December 1892

began valerian

pretty good day

saw G. & Ida

v. good night

December 1892

Sunday, 25 December 1892

16°

good day saw Horace. & R.

good night

Monday, 26 December 1892

v. g. day

saw Fr & Ida & children

drawing

good night

Tuesday, 27 December 1892

13°

v. good day –

hardly any flat –

saw G.s & Leo-

good night

Wednesday, 28 December 1892

Good day –

Saw L. & B twice

good night

Thursday, 29 December 1892

uncomf w acid till p.m.

good evg & excellent night

wrote Anne –

saw Leo & Bee

Friday, 30 December 1892

very good day

went in bow room

r. uncomf. evg –

good night

sleeping draught

Saturday, 31 December 1892

[William]

r. uncomf.

flat till 3.

good evg –

draught

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Miss Coleridge

Not one of us (Mlle Moir)

a small legacy

Esmé Stuart

uncle [Toarsur Malan]

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Highfield

Sedbergh

Yorkshire

For a fortnight

The Farm

Lakerville

Connecticut

after

C. O. Bank of New York –

New York City

Lena Mermino

Miss Hodgson

Hernewood

Sevenoaks

V

Joan Bedford

Victoria Road

Salton

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