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
op. 68
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Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1892
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[January]
[February, March]
[April, May]
[June, July]
[August]
Horaces
HEL [crossed]
Patts
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[September]
Anne
[October]
17 days
22
[November]
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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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Max, Fritz & Hale
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
Coldfield
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