RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1893. CUL-DAR242[.57]. 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. RN3

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:

1893 was a rather bad year for Mrs Darwin. She was often unwell and different doctors were called in. Visitors came regularly but she did not seem to have paid any calls.


[Title page]

Pawsey's Pocket Diary And Almanack for 1893

1893

23 Hertford St

Mayflower

[End paper]

9 Royal Parade

Harrogate

Burn House

Aikrigg RSO

Yorkshire

Hammerwich Rectory

Lichfield

Snow –

Mrs Lambert –

Makeston Place

Largs

Ayeshire

N. B

Miss Thorley

Trevor House

Greenfield

Colwyn Bay

N. Wales

[title page]

Pawsey's Pocket Diary And Almanack for 1893

[January]

[February, March]

[April]

[May]

came to Down

[June]

W

2

3

4

5

[July]

6 weeks

Math weat

7

8

2

3

[August]

2. Math

[illeg]

1

[September]

2

3

16

[October]

illness began

[November]

1 month

[December]

[page break]

[page break]

[page break]

[page break]

[page break]

January 1893

Sunday, 1 January 1893

r. uncomf all day til evg –

good night

Monday, 2 January 1893

Drs C. & Allbutt

ex. day –

bad night -

Tuesday, 3 January 1893

bad day all day –

2 sleeping dr -

Wednesday, 4 January 1893

heavy dozing day

dr. failed for some hours

pretty good night

Thursday, 5 January 1893

uncomf mg –

good pm.

sleep. dr.

v. good night

Friday, 6 January 1893

languid mg w sleep.

comf p.m –

sl. dr.

slept till 3/- then from 6. to 8

Saturday, 7 January 1893

tol. day –

up on sofa –

ex night

ex day –

up twice

weak dr.

good night

January 1893

Sunday, 8 January 1893

good day -

Monday, 9 January 1893

middling day

v. uncomf night

Tuesday, 10 January 1893

baddish day –

ex night

more food

Wednesday, 11 January 1893

R 8

S. 4. 13

Dr Allbutt

good day

Thursday, 12 January 1893

R. 8. 4

S. 4.13

Good day

saw Fr & H.

Good night

Friday, 13 January 1893

R. 8. 3

S. 4.14

wr. Leo

Good day

saw Fr.

saw G. Ellen & Bernard & Horace

Saturday, 14 January 1893

R. 8. 2

S. 4.16

Good day

saw G. - & good night

Ellen & Bernard

good night

R. 8. 1

S. 4.18

saw W. & Sara

& down twice

good night

January 1893

Sunday, 15 January 1893

8 – 1

4. 18

Good day

saw Leo. w. & Sara twice

r. too much flat at night

Monday, 16 January 1893

8.0

4.19

Good day

& night

Tuesday, 17 January 1893

8.0

4.21

Good day

diminished draught

Wednesday, 18 January 1893

7.59

4.22

middling

ex night

Thursday, 19 January 1893

7.58

4.24

wr. Mrs Ruck

good day

- beef –

dim. dr -

Friday, 20 January 1893

7.57

4.25

went in bow room

Bessy to Aberdovey

ex night

Saturday, 21 January 1893

7.55

4.27

good day

ex night

7.54

4.29

January 1893

Sunday, 22 January 1893

7.54

4.29

wr Leo

good day

bow room

Monday, 23 January 1893

7.53

4.31

wr B –

some flat –

ex night

Tuesday, 24 January 1893

7.52

4.31

ex day & night

Wednesday, 25 January 1893

7.50

4.35

middling mg

good day & night

Thursday, 26 January 1893

7.49

4.37

mid. mg.

good pm

good night

Friday, 27 January 1893

7.47.

4.39

ex day –

up early

Saturday, 28 January 1893

7.49

4.40

Leo & Bee came

good night

7.56

4.40

Bessy from Aberdovey

Leo & Bee

January – February 1893

Sunday, 29 January 1893

wr Sara

Saw Leo 3 times

7.43

4.43

ex night

Monday, 30 January 1893

7.42

4.45

began bismuth

Leos. went

ex night

Tuesday, 31 January 1893

7.40

4.47

wr Amy W.

Wednesday, 1 February 1893

7.39

4.49

Thursday, 2 February 1893

7.39

4.49

good p.m & night

Friday, 3 February 1893

7.37

4.51

flash & bad day

good night

Saturday, 4 February 1893

7.36

4.53

v. good day & night

February 1893

Sunday, 5 February 1893

7.34

4.55

v. good day & night

Monday, 6 February 1893

7.32

4.57

wr. Leo

mid day & night

Tuesday, 7 February 1893

7.31

4.58

middling day good p.m & night

Wednesday, 8 February 1893

7.29 5.

wr. Mrs Bromwich

Thursday, 9 February 1893

7.27

5.2

ex. day & night

Friday, 10 February 1893

7.25

5.4

good day

saw Mildred in evg

mid. night

Saturday, 11 February 1893

7.23

5.6

bad day w. heart

February 1893

Sunday, 12 February 1893

uncomf day

ex night

Monday, 13 February 1893

Dr Allbut

good day

wakeful night

Tuesday, 14 February 1893

7.18

5.13

began min water

poorly day

ex night

Wednesday, 15 February 1893

7.16

5.13

good day

ex night

Thursday, 16 February 1893

7.14

5.15

ex day!!

good night

headache

Friday, 17 February 1893

7.12

5.17

ex day & night

Nanny & Rachel came

Saturday, 18 February 1893

7.10

5.19

!!

ex day & night

7.8

5.20

February 1893

Sunday, 19 February 1893

good day & night

saw. Allens

Monday, 20 February 1893

went down

Dinner party

good night

Tuesday, 21 February 1893

wr Camilla

r. uncomf w min water

Wednesday, 22 February 1893

Dr Allbut

Thursday, 23 February 1893

Good day

Friday, 24 February 1893

began [Carlsbad]

again v. uncomf

Saturday, 25 February 1893

ex day & night

February - March 1893

Sunday, 26 February 1893

good day

Down –

g. night

Monday, 27 February 1893

wr. Mrs Miles

Bessy to Wetherby P

went down

good day & night

Tuesday, 28 February 1893

wr B

came down

saw Mrs Marshall

Wednesday, 1 March 1893

wr Lady Derby

Thursday, 2 March 1893

wr Laura –

down for 3 hrs –

tired

not so good night

Friday, 3 March 1893

good day –

B. from London

saw F Clark

G. night

Saturday, 4 March 1893

Leo & Bee

saw L. 3 times

tired

good night

March 1893

Sunday, 5 March 1893

good day

fine.

wr Dr M.

Monday, 6 March 1893

wr. C. A T

Leos went

went down

Hen. went

Tuesday, 7 March 1893  

wr Sara

went down

ex night

Wednesday, 8 March 1893

6.31

5.51

v. hot

Thursday, 9 March 1893

6.29

5.52

we H E L

saw Miss Block

Friday, 10 March 1893

6.27

5.54

wr H E L.

saw Miss Block & Sara twice.

headache at night

Saturday, 11 March 1893

6.25

5.56

wr. Leo

Saw W. E D

ex night

March 1893

Sunday, 12 March 1893 

6.22

5.57

wr H E L –

Saw W & Sara.

g. night

Monday, 13 March 1893

6.30

5.59

wr Anne

Down late

ex night

W. E D went

Tuesday, 14 March 1893

6.18

6.1

wr H E L

m tired at night

ex night

Wednesday, 15 March 1893

6.16

6.3

wr Ida

Mrs Goude

saw Horace in ev.

not so good night

Thursday, 16 March 1893

6.13

6.4

wr H E L

ex n. till 5

v. cold

Friday, 17 March 1893

6.11

6.6

Sara went

wr Bee

Saturday, 18 March 1893

6.9

6.8

cold storms

W. came

March 1893

Sunday, 19 March 1893

6.6

6.9

wr G -

10 Fortfield Terrace

Sidmouth

Bright frost

Monday, 20 March 1893

6.4

6.11

W. E D went

wr. Laura

Tuesday, 21 March 1893

6.2

6.13

wr. [Lose] -

Wednesday, 22 March 1893

6.14

H. E L. came

not down

Thursday, 23 March 1893

5.57

6.16

B. to Miss Williams

wr Bee

went out

Friday, 24 March 1893

5.55

6.18

wr B. & Dickson

poorly w heat

60°

Saturday, 25 March 1893

5.53

6.19

wr G. & B

60°

went out

R. came

March 1893

Sunday, 26 March 1893

5.50

6.21

wr Mrs Huxley

colder

tired went down

good night

Monday, 27 March 1893

5.48

6.23

wr Ida

Tuesday, 28 March 1893

5.26

6.24

Bad mg & day

v. bad at night till 12.

good night

Wednesday, 29 March 1893

5.44

6.36

wr Camilla

v. g day & night

B. from Miss Williams

March - April 1893

Thursday, 30 March 1893

5.21

6.28

wr Frank

Diceys came

uncomf till evg.

went down

ex night

Friday, 31 March 1893

5.39

6.29

wr W.

very warm day

uncomf & languid till evg.

saw Elinor

ex night

Saturday, 1 April 1893

5.37

6.31

wr G.

Sidwicks dined

saw Diceys

went out

began [illeg]

good day

April 1893

Sunday, 2 April 1893

wr Mary Wicksteed

v. g. day

colder

went down

ex. night

Monday, 3 April 1893

out

mid night

Tuesday, 4 April 1893

wr Leo

ex night

Wednesday, 5 April 1893

wr Jossie [Wallen]

Elinor D. went

Litches went & Ida came home

Thursday, 6 April 1893

5.25

6.39

wr H E L. & Ellen

Carry came

Friday, 7 April 1893

went out

saw Ida in p.m.

Saturday, 8 April 1893

L. & B. came

not v. g. day –

cold & bright

April 1893

Sunday, 9 April 1893

wr Laura

out

very tired

v. bad night

Monday, 10 April 1893

bad day

v. hot

Leos went

Fr & B. came

Tuesday, 11 April 1893

good day

Saw Fr & B.

Wednesday, 12 April 1893

Carry went

baddish night

Thursday, 13 April 1893

5.10

6.51

v. b. mg

Dr Allbutt

better all p.m

ex night

Friday, 14 April 1893

wr H E L

v. g. day till 6

blue pill

not good night

Saturday, 15 April 1893

wr. W.

Villa aders

Merano

Ausbrian Tyne

Leo & Bee & Litches came. –

good night

April 1893

Sunday, 16 April 1893

wr. Mrs Ruck

v. warm !!

good day & night

Monday, 17 April 1893

wr Anne –

went down

rain & cold

good night

Tuesday, 18 April 1893

wr Louisa Croft

v. g. day –

down

g. night

Wednesday, 19 April 1893

Hen went

wr Rowland & C. W –

went out

g. night

Thursday, 20 April 1893

8.55

7.3

wr H E L

Down

saw Maud & ch –

74°

good night

Friday, 21 April 1893

wr H E L

out

ex day till 6 –

bad flat till 10.30

good night from 3

Saturday, 22 April 1893

better all day

down

ex night

Mildred & Mary Massingberd

April 1893

Sunday, 23 April 1893

wr. H E L

!!

Down & out

g. night

Monday, 24 April 1893

wr Leo

ex day & night

out -

Tuesday, 25 April 1893

!!!

wr Sara

out.

ch. to tea

Wednesday, 26 April 1893

wr Lady M Coal

cooler

out

g. night

Thursday, 27 April 1893

4.41

7.16

wr Camilla

Massingberds went –

B. to Eton

Friday, 28 April 1893

60°

wr H E L

out

walked in from chair

m. tired -
mid night

Saturday, 29 April 1893

wr. Bee

sat

cool & pleasant

not. v. g. night

April – May 1893

Sunday, 30 April 1893

wr H E L.

v. uncomf from 2.30 to 6 –

Mrs Marshall

ex night

not down

Monday, 1 May 1893

wr Dina B

saw G. & M & Ellen.

cold & little rain –

Down

G. night

Tuesday, 2 May 1893

wr H E. L.

out –

Horace dined

Wednesday, 3 May 1893

wr Leo

r. tired

out

63°

ex night

Thursday, 4 May 1893

4.28

7.25

wr. H E L

lovely day

out

saw Prof. Newton

Friday, 5 May 1893

wr W. E D.

65°

E wind

out

v. g. day & night

Saturday, 6 May 1893

wr H E L.

Kitty Maxse & Sue

E. wind

cold

May 1893

Sunday, 7 May 1893

wr. M. Shaen

v. cold –

not out –

music from girls

Dinner party

Monday, 8 May 1893

wr – H E. L

out –

Lushingtons went

Tuesday, 9 May 1893

wr Dickson

Laura came

out

Wednesday, 10 May 1893

wr Leo & H E L –

H E L [crossed]

lovely day

out longer

saw Mrs Huddleston

Thursday, 11 May 1893

4.16

7.37

out 3/4 hr –

tired

saw Mme Pertz & Ida

70°

Friday, 12 May 1893

wr Sara

74°

m. done up w heat

good night

Saturday, 13 May 1893

wr. Rowland & Leo -

70°

fresh E. wind

out in evg –

Lily Forster & Morgan

spent the day –

Hen. & R. came

May 1893

Sunday, 14 May 1893

Dr Moore

75°

E. wind

out

Monday, 15 May 1893

wr Elinor

75°

Litches went

out lots

m. tired

moved to N. room.

g. night

Tuesday, 16 May 1893

wr H E L

slight rain in mg

Laura went

v uncomf day

ex night

Wednesday, 17 May 1893

rain at 8. & for some hrs.

wr H E L

blue pills

comf. in evg & night.

Thursday, 18 May 1893

1.5

7.47

wr Laura

v. comf

Mrs Newall

soft high wind

Friday, 19 May 1893

wr Leo –

high wind

went out

Hen came

v. comf -

Saturday, 20 May 1893

Mrs J. W Clark

wind & no rain here -

May 1893

Sunday, 21 May 1893

wr W. E D –

not out -

Monday, 22 May 1893

wr. M Shaen

Forresters fete

beaut fireworks

ex. day

68°

Tuesday, 23 May 1893

66°

Wednesday, 24 May 1893

came to Down

good night

Thursday, 25 May 1893

3.57

7.56

wr Geo

middling day –

ex night

Friday, 26 May 1893

wr Leo

sore throat

Saturday, 27 May 1893

wr Fr

in new room

comf day

cold.

May 1893

Sunday, 28 May 1893

wr Em. Thorley

some rain at Cam -

Monday, 29 May 1893

wr Horace

rain from 4.30 to 6.30

cold.

Tuesday, 30 May 1893

wr W. E D

Dr Scott

cold -

Wednesday, 31 May 1893

cold E. wind

June 1893

Thursday, 1 June 1893

3.50

8.5

wr Bee

saw Anne –

H. E L went

Friday, 2 June 1893

wr Laura

warmer –

went out –

tired

good night

Saturday, 3 June 1893

wr H E L

Leo's & Horace came –

saw 3.

m. knocked up

June 1893

Sunday, 4 June 1893

saw 3 separately

good night

Monday, 5 June 1893

L's & H. went

wrote H E L

hot & thundery

Tuesday, 6 June 1893

wr. Effie

E wind

saw Parslow

Sat in vernanda

Wednesday, 7 June 1893

B. to Wetherby Place & tomorrow to Basset –

Carry home –

saw Bessy

Thursday, 8 June 1893

3.46

8.12

wr Bernard

went round sand walk

Friday, 9 June 1893

wr Bessy & Hen

v. cold –

r tired till evg.

saw Mrs Sales

Saturday, 10 June 1893

Henrietta W.

spent P.M. & returned

June 1893

Sunday, 11 June 1893

wr B.

went out & lay in veranda -

Monday, 12 June 1893

!!

day

round sand walk

M. A Parslow

Tuesday, 13 June 1893

wr. B. & Nita Ward -

Wednesday, 14 June 1893

wr. B –

not out downstairs till 6 –

!!

76°

Thursday, 15 June 1893

3.44

8.16

wr Hen

round sand walk

74° !!!

Friday, 16 June 1893

Carry went

reading

Anne Snow

80° in evg

night 69°

Saturday, 17 June 1893

wr H E L.

80°

B. returned

got thro' the day well

June 1893

Sunday, 18 June 1893

wr. G –

74°

!!!

out on lawn

Monday, 19 June 1893

wr Sara

82°

out after tea

in field

hot wind

Tuesday, 20 June 1893

E wind

drizzle

F. Ellen & Fr came

wr Horace & H E L

round sand walk

56°

Wednesday, 21 June 1893

wr Carry. & Leo

cool grey day –

Ella M' Lennan –

out

Thursday, 22 June 1893

3.45

8.19

wr Camilla & H E L

Anne - reading

Friday, 23 June 1893

rain ! from 4. a.m. to 8 a.m –

wr H E L.

Anne read

round sand walk -

Saturday, 24 June 1893

a good deal of rain

Leos & Mrs Crawley came –

Fr. went

awake till 4 -

June 1893

Sunday, 25 June 1893

tired most of day –

saw L. & Bee

!!

ex night

rain at night

Monday, 26 June 1893

Ls & Crawley went

round sand walk

wr. Laura

G. came

rain at night

Tuesday, 27 June 1893

wr. Horace

Bessy to L. H P.

rain all p.m & evg -

Wednesday, 28 June 1893

wr. Bessy

!!

high S wind

2rd sand walk

G. to London

June – July 1893

Thursday, 29 June 1893

3.48

5.19

Hen came

G. on bicycle long ride

out sand walk -

Friday, 30 June 1893

wr. Sara & B –

!!!

Dr Moore

2 round sand walk

Saturday, 1 July 1893

!!!

Maud & ch  - to lunch –

out twice

W. & Sara in evg –

I did not see them

July 1893

Sunday, 2 July 1893

3.50

8.18

hot wind

out after tea

Sara walked to big woods w. the children & party

Monday, 3 July 1893

!!

wr Leo.

E wind

Tuesday, 4 July 1893

wr Ida

rain at night

Wednesday, 5 July 1893

Bessy back from Shiprods

out

Thursday, 6 July 1893

math went

Royal wedding

Sara went w B –

v. hot

Anne.

bad night till 3 -

Friday, 7 July 1893

v hot –

deadish all day

good night

Sophy & M. came

Saturday, 8 July 1893

wr. Ellen & M. Shaen

High soft wind

Sat under lime trees

Hen. went to Laura

Matheson went

July 1893

Sunday, 9 July 1893

3.56

8.14

wr H E L.

some rain

high wind

2. round sand walk

Monday, 10 July 1893

Sophy & M. went

Maud to K. Sq.

Tuesday, 11 July 1893

G. & children went

M. Shaen came

!! -

Wednesday, 12 July 1893

wr Mrs Huxley & H E L –

saw Mary 2ce -

Thursday, 13 July 1893

Lady Derby –

cold –

no rain

Friday, 14 July 1893

wr H E. L

cold –

out 2. sand w

Saturday, 15 July 1893

wr Sophy

cold

W. came

rain at night

July 1893

Sunday, 16 July 1893

4.4

8.8

wr H E L & Maud

cold -

Monday, 17 July 1893

wr Camilla

M. Shaen went

wr. Hor. & Leo –

!!!

64

Tuesday, 18 July 1893

!!!

65°

wr H E L

out before luncheon -

Wednesday, 19 July 1893

rain most of day -

Thursday, 20 July 1893

Rain till 4 –

went out

Friday, 21 July 1893

wr H E L

!!

L. & B. came at 9.

Saturday, 22 July 1893

!!!

went out longer

tired

good night

July 1893

Sunday, 23 July 1893

4.13

8.13

wr Elinor

m tired

good night

Monday, 24 July 1893

L. & B. went

wr H E L –

!!

Mr & Mrs H. B. C called

sl. dr at 11.30

Tuesday, 25 July 1893

wr Em. T –

Bessy to G. Allens

Wednesday, 26 July 1893

wr H E L & B.

Thursday, 27 July 1893

wr Mrs Ff –

cool day

N E w

Lady D. & Miss Beresford Hope -

Friday, 28 July 1893

!!

wr H E L

Sara went

B. back from Allens

Saturday, 29 July 1893

Hope

Horaces came

rain till 2 -

July – August 1893

Sunday, 30 July 1893

4.23

7.50

wr Fr –

Showers –

H. & Ida in evg – a long time

Monday, 31 July 1893

wr. Snow

cold & rain

did not go out

Tuesday, 1 August 1893

4.26

7.46

wr Hen.

Isabel Akers

Wednesday, 2 August 1893

wr Gwenny

Thursday, 3 August 1893

went to Terrace w. Horace

last day of Anne

Friday, 4 August 1893

knocked up

Horace's accident from bicycle –

Ida to Cam

Saturday, 5 August 1893

put off Em. T.

m better

Lady D. called

Children to W. Farrers' -

August 1893

Sunday, 6 August 1893

!!

wr H. E L & Em. T –

round sand walk

Monday, 7 August 1893

wr Leo. & Sara

72°

!!

r. done up

Tuesday, 8 August 1893

wr H E L.

E. wind

86°

brisk

Wednesday, 9 August 1893

m. done up

Laura came

Thursday, 10 August 1893

S wind

hot

not so wind

out a little -

Friday, 11 August 1893

!!!

wr H E L –

S. wind

out

round sank

Em Loch came

Saturday, 12 August 1893

wr. Ellen

v. hot & close

Leo & B. came

August 1893

Sunday, 13 August 1893

4.4

7.25

wr Camilla

Mrs Tibbit & H. E. L.

out –

v. hot

Monday, 14 August 1893

L & B. went

Em. Loch Do

B. to Eastbourne

wr Sara

v. hot

Tuesday, 15 August 1893

!!!

wr. W.

went in study

5° deg - cooler

Wednesday, 16 August 1893

wr B. & Leo.

Flower show

57°

Thursday, 17 August 1893

!!!

wr H E L.

G. came

v. hot -

Friday, 18 August 1893

90° in [illeg]

wr Camilla & Mrs Bromwich

G. went in evg -

Saturday, 19 August 1893

wr Louisa - & H E L

r. tired

72°

August 1893

Sunday, 20 August 1893

4.55

7.11

67° in mg in no 5

wr. Sara

high wind

rain in evg -

Monday, 21 August 1893

wr H E. L –

unwell all day

ex night

Tuesday, 22 August 1893

68°

well

Emily T. came

Wednesday, 23 August 1893

Eliza Bromwich came

rain

not down –

v. uncomf – evg

went to bed –

ex night

Thursday, 24 August 1893

5.2

7.3

Better day

not down –

saw Em T. twice

ex night -

Friday, 25 August 1893

65

wr. Camilla

Em. T. went

out –

good day

Saturday, 26 August 1893

pink stuff –

Laura went

wr. H E L

out –

Laura went

62°

August 1893

Sunday, 27 August 1893

61°

5.6

6.55

wr. Laura & card to Joanna –

out in p.m -

Monday, 28 August 1893

wr. H E L.

Bernard came

66°

out -

Tuesday, 29 August 1893

wr Horace –

wr. Mrs Wright

v. tired

Wednesday, 30 August 1893

wr G.

L. & B. came

August - September 1893

Thursday, 31 August 1893

5.13

6.47

wr. H E. L. & Camilla –

L. & B. went

Lady Derby -

Friday, 1 September 1893

Fr came

Saturday, 2 September 1893

wr Snow - & Hen - & LL -

September 1893

Sunday, 3 September 1893

5.18

6.41

Brisk E. wind

wr. W.

Dr Moore

Monday, 4 September 1893

Louisa L. came

Fr & Bernard went

wr Louisa –

Louisa L. came -

Tuesday, 5 September 1893

wr Elinor

L. L. went

Hen came

lovely day -

Wednesday, 6 September 1893

wr G.

!!!

Thursday, 7 September 1893

5.24

6.32

wr Horace

Bessy & Mildred

went tom to Yorks & Scotland

rain in night

Friday, 8 September 1893

wr B - & Bee

some rain

Lady Derby & A. Snow

Saturday, 9 September 1893

wr W. E. D & to Ellen –

Mrs Ffinden to tea

cool - & pleasant

September 1893

Sunday, 10 September 1893

5.29

6.25

wr. Bessy

cold & sunny

Miss Stevens came

Monday, 11 September 1893

wr B.

cold & bright

Miss Stevens came

Tuesday, 12 September 1893

wr Bessy

cold & bright

!!

Wednesday, 13 September 1893

wr Ida

W. E D came

stomach bad from 12.

Thursday, 14 September 1893

5.35

6.15

wr B –

st. bad in mg.

better pm –

Blue pill

Friday, 15 September 1893

ex day –

wr. Gwenny & Boy

W. to Scotland

not v. hot

!!!

Saturday, 16 September 1893

wr Mrs Huxley & B.

G. Hope came

rain

did not go out –

rain in night

September 1893

Sunday, 17 September 1893

wr Leo.

uncomf all mg

better all day –

saw G. twice & Hope once

good night

Monday, 18 September 1893

Godfrey went

wr B –

2 sittings

Hope twice –

& J. party

Tuesday, 19 September 1893

B. Pearce went

wro. M. Shaen

Wednesday, 20 September 1893

wr Camilla

Miss Stevens went

croquet party

Thursday, 21 September 1893

wr B.

Lady D –

cold & bright

Friday, 22 September 1893

wr. Fr & Sara

Anne Snow

Saturday, 23 September 1893

wr Leo

September 1893

Sunday, 24 September 1893

!!

5.51

5.52

Bill of Bessy to Anne

£1-13-5

Monday, 25 September 1893

£1 to Anne [Mols]

Husband ill –

wr. Camilla

blue pill -

Tuesday, 26 September 1893

not out

Wednesday, 27 September 1893

came to Cam

[2 lines illeg]

Thursday, 28 September 1893

pretty good day

on sofa in bedroom

not v. good night

Friday, 29 September 1893

went in bow room till 8.30

ex night

Saturday, 30 September 1893

wr Laur and Anne –

Anne 34 days   68/-

6 [crossed]

saw. G. & Maud

good night

October 1893

Sunday, 1 October 1893

wr. W.

Dr Moore came

went out -

Monday, 2 October 1893

wr B –

r cold –

saw Fr. & Ellen

G. & the children

down in dr room

not out

Tuesday, 3 October 1893

wr M. Shaen

!!!

out

saw. G & Maud

Ellen [crossed]

Wednesday, 4 October 1893

Bessy came

wr Mrs Ruck

Decided about Dr C –

v. uncomf –

2 draughts

Thursday, 5 October 1893

wr Sara

downstairs

ex night

Friday, 6 October 1893

out

saw Dr Carver

Saturday, 7 October 1893

!!

Out –

downstairs till 6.15

baddish night

October 1893

Sunday, 8 October 1893

!!!

uncomf day

ex night

Monday, 9 October 1893

6.18

5.16

wr Louisa

out

Litches went to L H P

ex night

Tuesday, 10 October 1893

wr. Hen –

saw L. L B –

G. & Ida

went out

sleeping d -

Wednesday, 11 October 1893

wr Em. Thorley

out

saw Ellen & Leos

Thursday, 12 October 1893

6.21

5.12

wr Hen –

out in mg –

Saw G. & M. & Leos -

Friday, 13 October 1893

wr Snow

out

Leos came from Orchard.

Ida influenza

Saturday, 14 October 1893

October 1893

Sunday, 15 October 1893

6.26

5.5

wr H.

Therm 62 –

not out

Monday, 16 October 1893

!!

out

saw G. & Leo

Tuesday, 17 October 1893

wr H

Leo to Manchester

4 v. uncomf days from heat & muggy weather

cooler

ex night

Wednesday, 18 October 1893

very bad night after oxtail -

Thursday, 19 October 1893

6.33

4.57

Dr Moore

slept all day & all night

Friday, 20 October 1893

Dr Moore

Allbutt [crossed]

tol. day -

Saturday, 21 October 1893

Dr Allbutt

v. bad night w [sore]

m. aperient

October 1893

Sunday, 22 October 1893

6.38

4.51

v. uncomf till 3 -

ex night

Monday, 23 October 1893

wr H -

Tuesday, 24 October 1893

castor oil

v. bad evg –

Dr A. twice

Wednesday, 25 October 1893

good day

Hen. came

Thursday, 26 October 1893

good day -

Friday, 27 October 1893

uncomf after action

began Valentine

[ex] night

Saturday, 28 October 1893

[illeg] 3 times a day

v. good effect -

October - November 1893

Sunday, 29 October 1893

6.51

4.37

good day –

[illeg]

Monday, 30 October 1893

no effects

cascara -

Tuesday, 31 October 1893

not m exhausted after action

v. g. night

Wednesday, 1 November 1893

up. comf day –

v. g. night

Thursday, 2 November 1893

good day & ex night till 2.

2 sleeping dr.

Friday, 3 November 1893

cascara in mg.

uncomf till 3.30

bromide 2 cc

ex night no dr.

Saturday, 4 November 1893

ex day –

in bow room

November 1893

Sunday, 5 November 1893

7.3

4.24

v. bad day

w. too. m. aperient

ex night

Dr Allbutt

Monday, 6 November 1893

ex day –

in bow room

saw G. F. Ida & R –

ex night

Tuesday, 7 November 1893

ex day night

Dr

Wednesday, 8 November 1893

ex day –

up till 9.30

good night

Thursday, 9 November 1893

[illeg] confects

v. good day

up in bow room

good night

Friday, 10 November 1893

r. uncomf mg –

took bromide

comf evg & ex night

Saturday, 11 November 1893

confect in mg

comf p.m –

in bow room

November 1893

Sunday, 12 November 1893

7.16

4.13

pill –

in bow room

x night

Monday, 13 November 1893

ex day –

saw Kitty Maxse

bow room before lunch

x night

Tuesday, 14 November 1893

pill

bow room before lunch

Hen. & R went

Wednesday, 15 November 1893

wr Hen

Thursday, 16 November 1893

Mrs Asa Gray

Hen. came

went downstairs

Friday, 17 November 1893

wr. Camilla

down –

38°

Saturday, 18 November 1893

wr Laura

Leo & H came

November 1893

Sunday, 19 November 1893

7.28

4.4

pill –too m. action

ex night [3 lines crossed]

sore throat

Monday, 20 November 1893

ex day –

in bow room before lunch

saw Kitty Maxse

[pain] in night [4 lines crossed]

comf day

bow room

Tuesday, 21 November 1893

wr [Woldema] v. H on his marriage

cold better

r. poorly

Emily. Clement & Cicely came

Wednesday, 22 November 1893

Thursday, 23 November 1893

saw Emily C. twice

Friday, 24 November 1893

Emily & Cicely went

wr W.

ex day

in bow room

Saturday, 25 November 1893

wr. Lady Hooker

Leo & B. came

November 1893

Sunday, 26 November 1893

7.39

3.56

wr Mrs Huxley

Hen. went home

frost at night

Monday, 27 November 1893

Leos went

wr. Hen.

Tuesday, 28 November 1893

£500 to Messrs Mortlock

53°

Mrs Marshall

Wednesday, 29 November 1893

wr. Sara & Hen.

November - December 1893

Thursday, 30 November 1893

wr Mr Ff –

£1-10 .

S. sch. & offertory

Rachel came

D. P. Thena

Mrs Marshall

Friday, 1 December 1893

wr Hen

snow.

cold

24°

Saturday, 2 December 1893

wr Leo

went down to drawing room

December 1893

Sunday, 3 December 1893

7.49

3.51

wr Hen.

Monday, 4 December 1893

Rachel went

down in study

Tuesday, 5 December 1893

wr W.

B. to 31 - & on to Laura

Wednesday, 6 December 1893

wr B. & Hen

Carry & Sophie K came -

Thursday, 7 December 1893

wr. B. & H.

Friday, 8 December 1893

wr Mrs Adcock£3

cards to [illeg] H

storm of wind & rain

sort specimen -

Saturday, 9 December 1893

wr B & card to Hen

fine day

downstairs

December 1893

Sunday, 10 December 1893

7.58

3.49

wr H. & B

Monday, 11 December 1893

Down stairs in dr. room

Tuesday, 12 December 1893

Carry & Jessie K went

wr H E L

B back from Laura

Wednesday, 13 December 1893

wr Leo

down -

Thursday, 14 December 1893

Mrs Prothero –

Down & up again early

Friday, 15 December 1893

Dr A.

attack of pain & flat –

wr W – & H E L

up at night

Saturday, 16 December 1893

wr Hen

slight pain in night

Dr A £10

December 1893

Sunday, 17 December 1893

8.4

3.49

wr. Carry & Jessie - £5 –

slight attack at 10 pm

good night

Monday, 18 December 1893

wr. Sara

ex day & night

Tuesday, 19 December 1893

wr H E L.

Good day & night

saw. G. & Ida

Wednesday, 20 December 1893

wr Bee

Thursday, 21 December 1893

v tired

wr H E L.

good p.m

Friday, 22 December 1893

Leo & Bee came

not v. well – owing to weather

Saturday, 23 December 1893

wr H E L - & Mrs Forrest

December 1893

Sunday, 24 December 1893

8.8

3.58

wr Dickson

Monday, 25 December 1893

wr Louisa K –

comf day

Tuesday, 26 December 1893

wr. W & Mrs Ruck -

Wednesday, 27 December 1893

wr H E L.

v. comf.

white stuff

Thursday, 28 December 1893

wr C. A. T.

comf day

Friday, 29 December 1893

wr. H E L

Wm came

G's dined & Bernard

Saturday, 30 December 1893

wr Laura

beaut day

frost

L. & B. came early

December 1893

Sunday, 31 December 1893         

8.9

3.58

wr H E L

wr H E. L -

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