RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1894. CUL-DAR242[.58]. 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 was unwell most days and doctors were called at least once a month, sometimes she had more than one doctor attending. She seemed to have stopped going to church as there was no record of her doing so.


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April Idiot

[Asn] cum vote for Caley – g ch. pay £6 a year

Harden Cottage

Austwick

Clapham

Lancaster

The Cedars

High' St

Battersea

SW

 

[title page]

Pawsey's Pocket Diary And Almanack for 1894

Highfield

Malboro'

Bellevue

Neuchalet

[January]

[February, March]

[April, May]

[June, July]

[August]

[September]

45

[October]

[November]

Huxley

[December]

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January 1894

Monday, 1 January 1894

wr Lady Derby

Leo & B. went

Tuesday, 2 January 1894

Wm went

wr. Anne

Hen & R. came

sharp frost

Wednesday, 3 January 1894

wr W. E D

Thursday, 4 January 1894

Friday, 5 January 1894

wr Pauline

12°

Saturday, 6 January 1894

B. to Miss Williams

slight pain –

Hen. poorly

January 1894

Sunday, 7 January 1894

r uncomf. till evg –

ex night

Monday, 8 January 1894

wr B –

ex day –

saw H & Ida & Ellen.

thaw

Tuesday, 9 January 1894

35°

baddish day

thaw

[36°]

ex night

Wednesday, 10 January 1894

40°

wr B –

uncomf evg

ex night

Thursday, 11 January 1894

50°

good day till evg.

Friday, 12 January 1894

wr. B –

pretty good day

good day –

B. from Miss Williams

Saturday, 13 January 1894

wr Leo –

good day

January 1894

Sunday, 14 January 1894

wr Ethel P.

8.2

4.17

Monday, 15 January 1894

wr Wm

ex day –

M. Shaen came

Tuesday, 16 January 1894

!!

wr Snow

ex day

50°

Wednesday, 17 January 1894

50

Hen went

saw Mr Sidgwick

Thursday, 18 January 1894

wr H E L

Leos came

Friday, 19 January 1894

wr Mrs Fraser & H E L.

Saturday, 20 January 1894

Leos went

wr. Laura

bright & warm all week -

January 1894

Sunday, 21 January 1894

7.56

4.28

wr. Mrs Fraser again

wr H E L.

50°

Monday, 22 January 1894

M. Shaen went

wr. Mrs Pattrick

downstairs

Tuesday, 23 January 1894

wr. Wm –

good day -

Wednesday, 24 January 1894

wr H E L-

Mr R Shaen died

Thursday, 25 January 1894

12 st, 2 lb.

wr M. Shaen

Friday, 26 January 1894

wr Alice H – & H E L

Saturday, 27 January 1894

high wind all day -

January 1894

Sunday, 28 January 1894

7.47

4.40

wr H E L –

bright high wind

Mrs Marshall -

Monday, 29 January 1894

wr Leo -& Mr Nigel Freer

Downstairs

Tuesday, 30 January 1894

wr. Horace

!!

Wednesday, 31 January 1894

wr. H E L. & B. Pearce

Mrs Adams

February 1894

Thursday, 1 February 1894

saw Horace & G.

Downstairs

Friday, 2 February 1894

54°

wr. Con. Ff-

Miss Lee to lunch

Saturday, 3 February 1894

wr H E L –

Mildred & M. Lush –

bad pm –

56 !!

flat -

February 1894

Sunday, 4 February 1894

7.36

4.55

uncomf day

saw Mildred

[50°]

W. [illeg] called

Monday, 5 February 1894

G. illness of [gouty] symptom

bowels began –

wr H E L

Dr Allbutt

Blue pill.

Tuesday, 6 February 1894

v. uncomf

Dr Allbutt

Wednesday, 7 February 1894

ex day

Thursday, 8 February 1894

Mildred went

Friday, 9 February 1894

saw Effie

flat at 9. pm

Saturday, 10 February 1894

wr Jessie K –

Litches & Urith C. came -

February 1894

Sunday, 11 February 1894

7.24

5.6

wr Leo.

saw Urith C.

white stuff 2ce

storm

Monday, 12 February 1894

wr W.

D.P. Sedwicks J Ws -

Tuesday, 13 February 1894

B. to Phillimore G –

Urith went

Wednesday, 14 February 1894

wr Cam - & B

down –

ex day –

Dr Allbutt

£10

Thursday, 15 February 1894

wr B.

dull day

not down

Friday, 16 February 1894

wr B.

Down -

Saturday, 17 February 1894

wr Leo –

Down

saw A. R. D

February 1894

Sunday, 18 February 1894

7.10

5.19

wr W.

A. R D went

sharp frost

Monday, 19 February 1894

R. & Hen went

B. from Massing –

Down

Tuesday, 20 February 1894

wr Hen –

Mary Mass –

Meggy came

saw Lily Shaen 2ce

Wednesday, 21 February 1894

wr H E L

baddish p.m

Caffeine

saw girls twice

Thursday, 22 February 1894

wr G –

middling day

down

saw Fr -

Friday, 23 February 1894

wr Lady M. Cecil

& card to H. E L -

Saturday, 24 February 1894

wr H E L

Dr Allbutt

v bad night w. acid sickness from 12 to 2 -

February 1894

Sunday, 25 February 1894

6.56

5.31

comf day

Dr Allbutt

ex night

no dr

sa L. & Bee

Monday, 26 February 1894

L. & Bee went

wr Hen 0

L. & B. went

comf day in bow r

Tuesday, 27 February 1894

Parslows book

£20 – 2 – 2

comf day

Dr Allbutt

Wednesday, 28 February 1894

wr Ellen & Mrs Sales w 14.10.1

leaving her £10 in hand

saw Ida in court dress

saw Maud -

February - March 1894

Thursday, 1 March 1894

wr. H E L.

went down

good day

Friday, 2 March 1894

uncomf day w.

aperient

went down

saw G.

Saturday, 3 March 1894

good day

down

pill at night

March 1894

Sunday, 4 March 1894

6.41

5.44

v uncomf day till 12.30

p.m -

Monday, 5 March 1894

saw Dr M. Alister

Laura came saw her

comf p.m

ex night

Tuesday, 6 March 1894

ex day & night

Hen came

saw Laura 2.

Dr M. Alister

blue p.

Wednesday, 7 March 1894

wr. W. & L.

Dr Mc. Al –

Blue pill

Thursday, 8 March 1894

wr Camilla

ex p.m & night

saw Geo & Maud & ch.

Friday, 9 March 1894

wr Rowland –

downstairs

blue pill -

Saturday, 10 March 1894

wr. Mrs Jackson

good day

ex night

March 1894

Sunday, 11 March 1894 

6.26

5.56

wr Em Thorley -

Monday, 12 March 1894

wr. Sara -

Tuesday, 13 March 1894

B. to Wetherby Place

down

saw children & G. & M –

Laura went

Wednesday, 14 March 1894

Hen. & R to Basset

down.

Mrs Marshall

Thursday, 15 March 1894

wr B. & Pauline

Mildred came –

saw Horace

Friday, 16 March 1894

wr Hen. & B –

downstairs

saw Fr & Ellen & Whisky -

Saturday, 17 March 1894

wr Hen

Mildred went

B. home

went out

!!

March 1894

Sunday, 18 March 1894 

6.10

6.8

wr Laura

Leo. came

!!!

out

Monday, 19 March 1894

Leo went

wr. Hen

Downstairs

saw H. & Ida -

Tuesday, 20 March 1894

wr Carry & Sara

out

saw Dora P.

v. wakeful night

Wednesday, 21 March 1894

wr H E L.

uncomf day

ex night

blue pill

Thursday, 22 March 1894

wr Elinor D & H. E L –

W. & Sara came

W. & Sara came

Friday, 23 March 1894

!!!

not down

saw G.

Saturday, 24 March 1894

!!!

wr H E L

out

ex day

March 1894

Sunday, 25 March 1894

5.54

6.19

!!!

wr Laura

out

Leo came [3 lines crossed]

wr Leo

out

Monday, 26 March 1894

Leo went

wr. Mrs Forrest & H. E L –

out 3/4 hr.

childrens games

Tuesday, 27 March 1894

W & S went

Fr. & Bernard to Aberdovey

out

saw Dora P. wakeful till 4.30

out [2 lines crossed]

Wednesday, 28 March 1894

wr H E L

wr H E L

colder

not out

Maud to dinner

Thursday, 29 March 1894

wr Bee. & Mrs F

fine p.m

out

Mrs Marshall

Friday, 30 March 1894

wr Horace

out in carriage

!!

65°

Saturday, 31 March 1894

wr H. E L

down but not out –

Dr Allbutt

ex night [2 lines crossed]

April 1894

Sunday, 1 April 1894

5.36

6.31

65°

out in road

Maud in mg -

Monday, 2 April 1894

wr Mrs Forrest & H E L.

out

rain -

Tuesday, 3 April 1894

wr Fr &

Elinor [crossed]

Miss Slater to lunch –

out

Horace from Scotland.

saw him

Wednesday, 4 April 1894

wr. W. E D.

Alice Hutcheson

Came Ida & Eras.

H. [crossed]

out

!!

Thursday, 5 April 1894

!!

wr Elinor

not out

sharp wind

Friday, 6 April 1894

wr Leo

out

no sun

attempt at rain

Maud & Marg out

Saturday, 7 April 1894

wr. G. & Prof. Newton –

R. & Hen –

Fr & B. came from Aberdovey

April 1894

Sunday, 8 April 1894

5.22

6.43

70°

out in road

Maud & children

Monday, 9 April 1894

wr. Mrs Osbourne £6

uncomf mg –

out –

blue pill

Tuesday, 10 April 1894

wrote Cam £10

comf

out

!!!

Wednesday, 11 April 1894

wr W. E D

out

73°

Prof. Newton

Thursday, 12 April 1894

wr. Mrs Forrest & Mrs Os.

Friday, 13 April 1894

wr Mrs Os –

walked downstairs

Saturday, 14 April 1894

wr. Mrs Ruck & C A T-

Litches went

Leo & Bee to Orchard

saw them in evg -

April 1894

Sunday, 15 April 1894

5.1

6.44

saw L. & Bee twice

rain & wind

Monday, 16 April 1894

uncomf day

Bessy to Aberdovey

out

wr. H E L.

Carry came

blue pill

Tuesday, 17 April 1894

wr Bessy & Jessie K –

out

rain

Maud & ch. to tea

Wednesday, 18 April 1894

w H E L. & Mary Anne

much rain

cold

Thursday, 19 April 1894

B. to school

wr. Bessy & G.

Friday, 20 April 1894

wr H. E L. a scrap

drove out

bad flat in night

Saturday, 21 April 1894

wr B –

uncomf till p.m

Dr Allbutt

Ex night

not down

April 1894

Sunday, 22 April 1894

4.52

7.6

wr H E L

saw Lord Fraser

v. g. day -

Monday, 23 April 1894

wr. Mrs Collison (£1) & W. E. D

B. from Wales

Carry & Fr rode -

Tuesday, 24 April 1894

wr H E L. & Sara

down

not v comf

blue pill

saw Maud -

Wednesday, 25 April 1894

wr Leo –

down & out

Nanny A. came

Thursday, 26 April 1894

wr. H E L –

Carry went

out

windy

Carry went

Blue Pill

Friday, 27 April 1894

Parslow allowance

[Parslow] all –

Nanny went –

ex day

Litches came

Litches came late

Dyer called

Saturday, 28 April 1894

H.

Good day

not out

cold –

Wm in evg -

April – May 1894

Sunday, 29 April 1894

4.38

7.18

wr George

Monday, 30 April 1894

tired

w. letter in Spec –

Did not go down

Tuesday, 1 May 1894

wr Leo

Dinner party

Pattricks Shuch [illeg]

Dora P. came to stay

gd day

out

cold

Wednesday, 2 May 1894

wr W.

cold rainy day

not out

Thursday, 3 May 1894

windy

out

v. g. day –

Dora P. went

Friday, 4 May 1894

wr. Miss Mann

out !!

g. day

cold

Harrisons came

saw Evelyn & Farrer

Saturday, 5 May 1894

out –

!!

ex day & night

May 1894

Sunday, 6 May 1894

4.25

7.29

wr Laura

out in road

g. day -

Monday, 7 May 1894

wr Leo

Harrison went

out

B to Hans Place

Litches went & B. to Hans Place

Tuesday, 8 May 1894

wr W –

out –

dull day

Miss Mann called

B. from Hans Pl –

Wednesday, 9 May 1894

wr Hen

windy

not out

dinner party of L.W. ladies

Thursday, 10 May 1894

out

not v. brisk

saw Horace_

Friday, 11 May 1894

wr H E L

r uncomf. w flat

Saturday, 12 May 1894

Dr Allbutt

W. E D came

Blue Pill

May 1894

Sunday, 13 May 1894

4.14

7.40

wr H E L

g. day

out in road

wr Snow – about Miss Cobbe

Monday, 14 May 1894

out

not brisk

Blue pill

Tuesday, 15 May 1894

wr Snow again

bad day w. flat

Iodine potion (left off)

C. Thorley. came

Wednesday, 16 May 1894

baddish day –

saw C. A T. 3 times

good night

Dr Allbutt

Thursday, 17 May 1894

C. A T. went

wr Snow –

uncomf till evg –

began cocoa at 6.30

ex night

Friday, 18 May 1894

Miss Cobbe affair

upset me –

more comf in p.m & ex night

began gentian

Dr Allbutt

Saturday, 19 May 1894

wr Bernard –

ex day & night

saw Leos –

not down

May 1894

Sunday, 20 May 1894

4.4

7.50

Pink stuff in mg

uncomf till 8 –

ex night -

Monday, 21 May 1894

rather good day

not down since Monday. 14 –

Dr Allbutt

dinner pill £5 - 5

Tuesday, 22 May 1894

wr H E L

down in d. room

saw G. & Maud –

good day –

cold -

Wednesday, 23 May 1894

wr L L.

down –

ex night

Thursday, 24 May 1894

wr. H E L –

!!!

out

ex day

Friday, 25 May 1894

wr Mrs Romanes

out

saw Mrs Pertz

!!

Saturday, 26 May 1894

wr Mrs Forrest –

& card to H E L –

R. & Mildred came

cold rain

May 1894

Sunday, 27 May 1894

3.56

7.59

wr Sara

cold wind

x day -

Monday, 28 May 1894

wr Bee

Showers

out

Mrs Newall.

G. & Maud dined

Tuesday, 29 May 1894

Mildred went

H E L came

saw Prof. Newton

storms

Wednesday, 30 May 1894

wr Mrs Bromwich

m. rain –

not down

not brisk

x night

May - June 1894

Thursday, 31 May 1894

mid day –

Friday, 1 June 1894

came to Down

v. hot

good night

Saturday, 2 June 1894

wr B.

up to sofa –

ex night

June 1894

Sunday, 3 June 1894

349  87

wr B.

Lil Fund £10

in New room

awake till 12.

sl. draught

Blue Pill

Monday, 4 June 1894

in New room

saw B. Pearce

comf day –

m. rain

Tuesday, 5 June 1894

comf day

saw B. Pearce

Wednesday, 6 June 1894

H. E L went

cold rain

down.

saw Mrs Sales -

Thursday, 7 June 1894

wr H E L. & Anne 10/. to her mother

out to sand walk

Friday, 8 June 1894

wr L. Thompson

£1 to Mrs Bestall –

wr Mrs Forrest –

out

saw Betsey –

wr C. Parker

Saturday, 9 June 1894

out in sand walk

saw Parslow –

began valentine

at eat dinner

June 1894

Sunday, 10 June 1894

3.46

8.13

wr. Rose

saw A. Snow –

not v. comf –

not out –

blue pill

Monday, 11 June 1894

wr H E L –

out –

windy

blue pill

Tuesday, 12 June 1894

wr Dr Moore

Ida came

bad flat after meals

awake till 1-15

draught

Wednesday, 13 June 1894

B. to Mr Treves –

wr G –

comf day –

fog

not out –

blue pill

Thursday, 14 June 1894

wro B & H E L.

out

good day w some flat

!!

67°

Friday, 15 June 1894

Loveridge 10/ -

flat from about 11. till 5.30

ex night

Saturday, 16 June 1894

wr H E L

B. from K Sq –

L. & B & Mildred

Dr Moore –

good day & ex night

June 1894

Sunday, 17 June 1894

wr H E L & Ida

Dr Moore went –

flat at 3 –

went off

good night

Monday, 18 June 1894

wr M. A – £1 – 1

cold –

down

not out

Tuesday, 19 June 1894

Rachel came

down round sand walk –

good day & night

Wednesday, 20 June 1894

wr W. & H E L

rain

not down

Lady Derby upstairs

Thursday, 21 June 1894

wr. H E. L.

round walk –

saw Betsey –

flat in evg –

good night

Friday, 22 June 1894

good day –

out

B. [bilious] & unwell

Saturday, 23 June 1894

wr Ellen & H E L

W. E D. came

Litches came

out

ex day

Blue pill

June 1894

Sunday, 24 June 1894

wr Horace & Dickson

not down

Bessy unwell w bilious sickness since Friday

Monday, 25 June 1894

wr Bee –

Bessy ill w. enteritis

nurse came –

sickness in night

I uncomf all day

Tuesday, 26 June 1894

wr. Fr.

Drs Playfair & Bridges –

B. better

ex night

Wednesday, 27 June 1894

wr G –

B. had milk & broth

I better & round sandw.

saw Mrs Wings

Thursday, 28 June 1894

B. good day

wr Ellen & Lady D.

uncomf all day

round sand walk

bad flat

ex night

Friday, 29 June 1894

good day

not out

B. m. better

pudding -

Saturday, 30 June 1894

wr Mrs Ruck

flat from 2 till 6

relieved by going to bed –

ex night

G. & children came -

July 1894

Sunday, 1 July 1894

v. hot

good day till 8.

ex night

bad flat

B. in no pill

Monday, 2 July 1894

wr Leo –

H. E L. went

also Carry & Hetty –

little Parslows -

Tuesday, 3 July 1894

out at 2.15

Lady Derby –

middling night

Wednesday, 4 July 1894

wr Caroline W –

out round s. walk

saw A. Snow –

£30

G. to Holwood (cool)

Thursday, 5 July 1894

wr H E L.

!!

Hallack V B.

school feast

out in hay field

M. Shaen came

Friday, 6 July 1894

children went to Cam –

wr H E L. & Ida

out in field –

Thunder storm

Saturday, 7 July 1894

H E L - & Arthur W

ex day

cool

round sand walk.

July 1894

Sunday, 8 July 1894

cool –

out –

R. came -

Monday, 9 July 1894

Arthur went

wr Em. T.

saw Dr Scott

Tuesday, 10 July 1894

Litches went

cold & rain

down in d. room

saw Mr Wright

Wednesday, 11 July 1894

wr Bee

G. went

down from 12.30 to 6 –

out -

Thursday, 12 July 1894

Trinity cooks food

ex day. !

showers all day –

Friday, 13 July 1894

wr H Tasker (reg)

£2 for C. Miles

Bath ch

L. & Bee came

Saturday, 14 July 1894

Lady D –

wr H E L.

July 1894

Sunday, 15 July 1894

Dr Moore & Scott –

out –

wr Mrs F. £10

Monday, 16 July 1894

r good fortnight

Sara came

rain most of day -

Tuesday, 17 July 1894

L. & B. went

wr. G –

out.

shower & sun -

Wednesday, 18 July 1894

wr M. Shaen

Ella M' came

mid. day –

not out

Thursday, 19 July 1894

wr Mrs Nash

Ellen M. L

walk out in field

Friday, 20 July 1894

out in hay

wr H E L

Rowland on bicycle

hay carried

rain in mg hr

Saturday, 21 July 1894

wr Maud

W. came also L. & B.

out –

rain

July 1894

Sunday, 22 July 1894

wr Laura

!!

out

Monday, 23 July 1894

wr H E L –

Leos went

fog all day -

Tuesday, 24 July 1894

W. went

wr. K. Lyell & Boy

dull weather

out –

W. went

Wednesday, 25 July 1894

Lady Derby –

!!

out

Thursday, 26 July 1894

wr Lizzy H. & sent rug –

!!!!

out

saw Esther Ansall

Friday, 27 July 1894

!!!

wr H E L –

out twice

Saturday, 28 July 1894

wr Horace

Miss Childs came

Nita Ward.

!!

July – August 1894

Sunday, 29 July 1894

wr H E L –

Rain p.m -

Monday, 30 July 1894

wr. G –

Sara.

Miss Child & Nita went.

rain –fine p.m

Tuesday, 31 July 1894

wr H. E L.

!!!

Wednesday, 1 August 1894

wr Camilla

Theo – came

not out

Anne 7 reads

Thursday, 2 August 1894

wr H E L –

wr [crossed]

out

£1 Esther

!!!

Crystal P for Prices & Serots

Friday, 3 August 1894

wr Bee

out

saw Mrs Sutherland

Saturday, 4 August 1894

wr M. Shaen

August 1894

Sunday, 5 August 1894

wr Camilla

£10

Monday, 6 August 1894

wr H E L –

fog - & fine p.m –

saw Mrs Skinner & Ana.

Tuesday, 7 August 1894

wr Geo.

Leo [crossed]

Theo went

!!

not v. well

Wednesday, 8 August 1894

quite well

wr Wm

rain

not out

saw Betsey

Thursday, 9 August 1894

wr H E L.

card to Fr.

Hor [crossed]

wr Horace

round sand walk twice

Friday, 10 August 1894

wr H E L –

B. to see Miss Schau

Carry came

Thunder & rain in evg-

Saturday, 11 August 1894

wr Fr –

out

Carry came

August 1894

Sunday, 12 August 1894

!!

out -

Monday, 13 August 1894

wr H E L –

B. & Matheson to Neuchatel

twice round -

Tuesday, 14 August 1894

wr Lady M. Cecil

!!!

nurse came

Anne began reading

Wednesday, 15 August 1894

Showers all day

sleeping dr

Thursday, 16 August 1894

wr B –

Dickson to put off Carry

wr. Hen

rain most of day -

Friday, 17 August 1894

wr Hen –

Mrs B went

out

twice round

Saturday, 18 August 1894

wr B - & Ida –

saw Parslow

out -

August 1894

Sunday, 19 August 1894

wr Bee

out

rain in evg -

Monday, 20 August 1894

!!!

wr Bessy

not brisk –

not down

Litches & Pattricks came

Tuesday, 21 August 1894

Patt. to Holwood

wr Wm

rain in p.m –

baddish evg

g. night

Wednesday, 22 August 1894

flower show

!!

wr Bessy –

Patts went

Birth of G's boy – [William Robert Darwin]

at Marlboro

Thursday, 23 August 1894

wr G. & Bessy.

rain all day –

cold N. E –

Leos came

Friday, 24 August 1894

wr Wm –

dull day –

no rain

Hen & Bee called [illeg] Holwood

Saturday, 25 August 1894

wr B.

tol weather

ex day out –

Horaces came

Leos went

£2 Atkinson Testimony

August 1894

Sunday, 26 August 1894

wr Louisa L. & Geo –

!!!

children at croquet

Monday, 27 August 1894

wr Carry & Geo.

Cam – [crossed]

picnic in Holwood

good day

Tuesday, 28 August 1894

wr. Cam –

Horace went

Fr. came –

middling

Wednesday, 29 August 1894

R. went to Maloja

Ida & ch. home

wr B

!!

August - September 1894

Thursday, 30 August 1894

wr Wm –

baddish day.

not down.

Friday, 31 August 1894

wr Mrs Cupples

out

!!!

good day –

Pauline came

Saturday, 1 September 1894

wr Bessy

!!

out

sun & mist

good day

E gain Part pecthing

RSO

N Wales

September 1894

Sunday, 2 September 1894

wr Mrs Ruck

!!

good day -

Monday, 3 September 1894

wr Bessy –

rain & cold all day

Miss Clark came

good day -

Tuesday, 4 September 1894

wr Camilla & George –

baby ill w. jaundice

g. day

cold

Wednesday, 5 September 1894

wr B –

out

Saw Sibella

bad night till 12

Thursday, 6 September 1894

good day

did not do down

Bernard came in evg -

Friday, 7 September 1894

cold

wr Camilla

good day

wr M. Shaen

Saturday, 8 September 1894

wr W.

out

bright -

September 1894

Sunday, 9 September 1894

wr Ellen

Dr Moore -

Monday, 10 September 1894

wr. Maud –

Mr & Mrs Ruthoen

!!

out g. day -

Tuesday, 11 September 1894

!!!

warm –

saw Mrs Smith

wr Ida & Mrs Ruck

Wednesday, 12 September 1894

!!

wr Leo

out –

saw Lady Derby

g. day

Thursday, 13 September 1894

wr. Mrs Lister £1

£1 M. A Parslow

B. home –

Mrs Wright & Miss Thompson

Friday, 14 September 1894

wr Camilla

Anne left off -

Saturday, 15 September 1894

good day

out –

bad evg –

sleeping dr

baddish night

September 1894

Sunday, 16 September 1894

good day –

Betsey ill

Monday, 17 September 1894

wr Sophy

ex day

Lady Derby -

Tuesday, 18 September 1894

wr Elinor D –

out in stony field

ex day

M. Lushington

Wednesday, 19 September 1894

wr Lady D.

out

fog

fine mg.

Thursday, 20 September 1894

wr Em Thorley

fog all day –

music from M. Lush

Lady M. Cecil called

Friday, 21 September 1894

M Lushington went

slight rheum -

bad flat

not down

Saturday, 22 September 1894

down –

saw Miss Sales -

September 1894

Sunday, 23 September 1894

Parslow's qr –

12.10

Mrs Barry & Prof. Poulton to tea

Monday, 24 September 1894

uncomf day till evg.

began by [line crossed ] nin Berger

Tuesday, 25 September 1894

wr Louisa L.

deep fog –

good day till evg –

Wednesday, 26 September 1894

wr Mr Freer £2

Thursday, 27 September 1894

to Cambridge

ex journey

dr. at night

ex night

Friday, 28 September 1894

wr. B –

on sofa –

ex night

Saturday, 29 September 1894

wr L. L.

in bow room at 12.30

uncomf evg –

good night

Bright & cold

September – October 1894

Sunday, 30 September 1894

wr Mrs Forrest & Bee

Dr Allbutt

ex day no flat

saw H. & Ida & the little girls

Monday, 1 October 1894

wr to [Busk] –

£400 to Mortlock

w B.

out –

saw G. & H.

Tuesday, 2 October 1894

wr Laura

saw Ellen & William

saw Wm – he at Orchard

out

Wednesday, 3 October 1894

wr Lady D.

Coop Soc £5

saw too many

comf. evg & ex. night

Thursday, 4 October 1894

wr Mrs Huxley

Bessy from L. H P.

cold did not go out

Friday, 5 October 1894

good day till evg

dr at night

Parrot.

rain

Saturday, 6 October 1894

wr C. Miles

bad mg –

& much flat all day

Hen. went

Theo came

good night -

October 1894

Sunday, 7 October 1894

wr H E L –

out in road

saw Theo 2ce

G's dined saw them

Monday, 8 October 1894

wr Laura

bad day till evg

Dr Allbutt –

dr. good night

Tuesday, 9 October 1894

up at 2.30

good p.m & night

Theo – went

saw her & Dickson

Wednesday, 10 October 1894

wr H E L –

uncomf day till p.m

Dr Allbutt –

good night

Thursday, 11 October 1894

wr Mrs F.

£5 - £3 Baby £2 Fr

down to dr room

tea w Dubba

dr. at nt

awake fro. 1 to 4 a.m

Friday, 12 October 1894

!!!

wr. Hen

sat at window –

Dr Allbutt

saw G. & H. & Ida

Saturday, 13 October 1894

good day

out

saw Maud & Baby & Fr –

ex night

October 1894

Sunday, 14 October 1894

down in dr –r

saw H. & Ellen

good day

Monday, 15 October 1894

wr H E L. & Sir John L.

Downstairs

Baby to Royston

4 m good day

Tuesday, 16 October 1894

wr Bee at Tolbrooks

ex day

out –

cold -

Wednesday, 17 October 1894

wr H E L

out

51°

saw Ida

Thursday, 18 October 1894

wr Louisa & Mrs Forrest

!!!

out before luncheon

not v. good night

Friday, 19 October 1894

wr H E L –

comf day

not down

ex night

Saturday, 20 October 1894

wr Camilla

down in study

cold –

Hen & R. came

ex night

B. to Pyports

October 1894

Sunday, 21 October 1894

wr. B.

cold

not out

saw Fr & C

ex night

Monday, 22 October 1894

wr C. Miles

£5 Eliza –

Downstairs

saw Ellen & Horace

ex night

Tuesday, 23 October 1894

wr L.

not out

Mr Wherry

Hen & R. to George's

Wednesday, 24 October 1894

wr Mrs Innes & W Jackson £5 int.

went out

Bessy from Pyports

Thursday, 25 October 1894

wr Parslow about Mr Ines tooth & Pearce about coat

Friday, 26 October 1894

Mr Wherry

ex day w. some flat.

high wind & warm

not out -

Saturday, 27 October 1894

Fri. 26

wr L. & B

went out before lunch –

uncomf in pm

60°

Hen & R home from Grange

Sat 27

wr H E L

58 –

out -

October 1894

Sunday, 28 October 1894

wr Snow –

out in road –

Saw Fr & Ralph W.

Monday, 29 October 1894

wr H E L & W. E D –

r uncomf day

Mrs Pertz & Annie

not down

Tuesday, 30 October 1894

wr Jackson about add £50 35/int

50°

wr Bee – & Mr Huxley

out

saw G -

Wednesday, 31 October 1894

wr. Anne

wet

60°

down

not out

saw H & Ida

November 1894

Thursday, 1 November 1894

wr Bessy Pearce

ad £7 – also Hen –

62°

out

Friday, 2 November 1894

wr Dr Scott & stone [illeg]

L. H. P. came

dinner party of all the young men -

Saturday, 3 November 1894

wr Hen –

62°

out

saw Fr W – Sophy & Marg -

November 1894

Sunday, 4 November 1894

wr Em T

!!!

out in road

saw Sophy & [Hen] [illeg] 2 Ms'

Monday, 5 November 1894

wr H E L

saw all L. H P

out

slight rain

G. & M. to dinner

Tuesday, 6 November 1894

L. H. P went

wr Hen

!!

out

Horace mild influenza

Wednesday, 7 November 1894

wr Bee

wr Esther £1 –

down

saw Mrs Marshall

Thursday, 8 November 1894

wr Camilla

£10 for illness

not out

Friday, 9 November 1894

wr Nita

B. to London for 1 day.

out

saw Ellen & Maud

Saturday, 10 November 1894

wr Sara –

out

!!

saw Ellen & the baby and Mrs Newall

& Maud [line crossed]

November 1894

Sunday, 11 November 1894

wr. Hen

cold

not out

saw Fr.

Down

Monday, 12 November 1894

wr Amy Isaac

not out or down

Tuesday, 13 November 1894

Louisa & Hetty came in evg

out

storm at night

Wednesday, 14 November 1894

wr Esther & [illeg]

rain all day

Recd from W Jackson £50 (£1 – 15 int -

Thursday, 15 November 1894

wr Hen.

!!

out 3/4 of an hr –

saw Ida -

Friday, 16 November 1894

wr H E L –

saw Horace –

out

!!

Saturday, 17 November 1894

Kempsons' went

out

!!

November 1894

Sunday, 18 November 1894

wr Esther 2nd character.

wr Hen –

saw D. Ruck

out –

!!

Monday, 19 November 1894

wr Mrs Jackson

Amy Isaac cam

saw her twice

Tuesday, 20 November 1894

wr Bee

Amy went

out

Dr Allbutt for mouth

Amy [crossed]

Wednesday, 21 November 1894

wr H E L

not out

Thursday, 22 November 1894

wr Sara

Dinner. Sir R Bab & Lady Westlakes

G. & M –

Ethel P's death

Friday, 23 November 1894

wr. Louisa Croft

out

saw Maud & Baby

out -

Saturday, 24 November 1894

wr Bromley Hosp £5 Life it

Leo. & Bee came

awake till 12-30

saw Maud, children & baby -

November 1894

Sunday, 25 November 1894

wr Hen –

down

not out

Gs dined

Monday, 26 November 1894

wr Laura

40°

Leos went

saw Prof. Newton for 1/2 an hr –

Leos went

Tuesday, 27 November 1894

wr Hen

Down & out

47°

Wednesday, 28 November 1894

wr Mrs Ff £1-10 for offertory

out 10/ from B.

November - December 1894

Thursday, 29 November 1894

wr Sara

out -

Friday, 30 November 1894

Hen. & R came

not out

wr Elinor.

not v. well.

Saturday, 1 December 1894

wr Elinor

frost

not out

December 1894

Sunday, 2 December 1894

wr Camilla

7.49

3.51

£1 Mr Jones Kurkhoff for Crittel

Monday, 3 December 1894

Dr Allbutt

blue pill

gouty

Tuesday, 4 December 1894

Miss Block & Allens

bad day for Greek play

blue pill

sick acid

Wednesday, 5 December 1894

Dr A –

bad day –

r [illeg] appothe

Thursday, 6 December 1894

better –

up on sofa

Friday, 7 December 1894

Hen & R. went -

Saturday, 8 December 1894

sat.

v. g. day

in bow room

saw G. H & Ida

December 1894

Sunday, 9 December 1894

7.58

3.49

tired

pill

wr Hen

Monday, 10 December 1894

tol day

Dr A. took leave

saw Ida

Tuesday, 11 December 1894

wro H E L & Leo

Downstairs

saw G –

Wednesday, 12 December 1894

wr W.

M. Shaen came

went out –

53°

saw M 2

Thursday, 13 December 1894

wr. Hen

downstairs

saw Ellen

Friday, 14 December 1894

wr Camilla abou college for H.

& H E L –

downstairs

Saturday, 15 December 1894

wr Laura

Emma Richmond came

saw. Mrs J. W D. P – Newalls

Fr –

Mr Sedley Taylor

December 1894

Sunday, 16 December 1894

wr H E L

8.4

3.49

down

Monday, 17 December 1894

wr Horace

Emmy Richmond went

saw. G & M.

Tuesday, 18 December 1894

wr H E L

down

saw G & M & evg

Wednesday, 19 December 1894

wr Camilla

B. to Miss Block

down.

saw Prof. Newton

Thursday, 20 December 1894

Mary Mass –wedding –

£1 to Mrs Bywater

10/. for coals

Friday, 21 December 1894

wr Louisa & H E L.

£1 [crossed]

down

B. home again

Saturday, 22 December 1894

M. Shaen went

saw Ellen

£1 to Esther

£1 Amy F.

December 1894

Sunday, 23 December 1894

8.8

3.52

saw Maud & ch. & Fr

out in road

45°

Monday, 24 December 1894

wr Lady Hooker

Litches came

Mrs Ryc called

Tuesday, 25 December 1894

50°

wr Mrs Huxley

out in road drawn by R -

Wednesday, 26 December 1894

wr Hangrove £1 – 10

Thursday, 27 December 1894

wr Em Thorley

out

45°

saw Maud & ch –

!!

Friday, 28 December 1894

Mr Wyckerley

Band of Hope Castle end

10/

Wm came

Saturday, 29 December 1894

storm –

saw W. 3 times & Ellen -

December 1894

Sunday, 30 December 1894

8.9

3.53

wr Laura

down

snow

Monday, 31 December 1894

wr M. Shaen

cold & sleet

William went

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Knitted Jacket

Set on – 40

38 [crossed]

Knit 6 enlarge w. 1. or 6

5 [crossed]

stitches (6 times) 5 or

knit 6 at end .

continue thus for 12 or 14 ribs – 16 [crossed]

diminish at the end of the 6

Back 50. each first 34 –

armhole 20 ribs –

15 ribs below arm hole

Steave

set on 36 – 27. ribs

27 32

enlarge 5 times – then narrow 5 times

whole length 38 –leave 14 – for width of shoulder

[Back]

1894

8 Globe Place

Chelsea

SW

Raglan House

West Malvern

M

M

The Sheiling

Silverdale

Cornforth

Co.op Soc

No 78887 –

Lotion –

R liquoris Plumbi

Subacetatis M V

Tinct opii 3 ss

Aque ad 31

ointment

R. Quinine qr xxx

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