Example of pages from actual diary
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MONTH CONTENTS:
JANUARY
Charles' Hopes and Plans for 1851
Some on the Exhibition
The Problem of Miss Smith
Vegetarian Society
Literary Interests
"Excellent Sermon"
The Lost Fowl
Crisis in France
FEBRUARY
Uncle Henry's Illness
Important Personages Visiting Office
Guano Speculation
Return of Uncle Henry
MARCH
Trip to Bredon
Landlord's Anniversary Party
China Exhibition,
Charles George's Employment at Pickfords
A Thief in the Office
Other Uncle Henry Ill
APRIL
Life with Charles George
Trips to Malvern
Charles George Changes Jobs
Visit by Mother, Father, Uncle Clepham
More on the Story of Miss Smith
Easter
Theatre
(Picture of a bridge alongside the canal in
Worcester, where many of Charles' walks originated)
MAY
Mother Returns to York
Plans for the Garden
Confusion over the Courting of Eliza Lomas
Plans for the Courting of Miss Miles
Trip to the Abberley Hills
JUNE
Trip to Bredon Hills
Plans for Visit to Great Exhibition
Criticism from Uncle Charles on Lifestyle
Visit by William Dewse
Trip to Malvern
Trip to Lady Godiva Festival
JULY
Plans for Visit to Exhibition
Visit to See the Russells in Bromsgrove
Visit to London Begins
AUGUST
Details of Trip to London and the Great Exhibition,
Seeing Wellington and Queen Victoria,
Trip to York to Visit Family,
Return Trip to London and More About the Exhibition and Sights of London,
Application for New Job,
Hopes and Disappointments with Miss Miles
SEPTEMBER
Death of Uncle Henry Mayfield
Temporary Change in Lodgings Due to Illness
Last Letter from Miss Miles
(Picture of Uncle Henry's Death Certificate)
OCTOBER
Charles' Birthday Party
More on Miss Smith
Plans for the Reintroduction of
Pen, Ink and
Paper
NOVEMBER
Bloomerism in Worcester
Eliza and Agnes Come to a Party
Commercial Journey to Ludlow and Leominster
DECEMBER
Twenty-nine Hour Party
More on the PI&P
Plans for Christmas
Presents and Parties
Hopes for the New Year
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE DIARY AND THE LIFE OF THE DIARIST
ACCOUNTS Detailed listings of Income
and Expenditure
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Gardening Accounts
BREAKDOWN Percentage of Income Spent in Various Ways
DEATH Copy of Charles Walker's Death Certificate
EMPLOYEES The Men Who Worked With Charles in Worcester
FAMILY TREE Both the Mayfield and Walker Branches
GIRL FRIENDS The Women Charles Knew and Considered Marrying
LATER LIFE Further Details of Later Life of Charles and Friends
LONDON Alphabetical List of Places Visited in London
MARRIAGE Copy of Charles and Mary Walker's Marriage Certificate
OBITUARY From the Worcester Chronicle, October 1908
OTHERS Some Details of Others Mentioned in Diary
PHOTOGRAPH Copy of Photo of Charles Walker in his later years
PLACES Alphabetical List of Places Visited in Country and Around Worcester
STREETS Alphabetical List of Streets Mentioned in Worcester
SHOPS Alphabetical List of Businesses Mentioned
WILL Charles Simpson Walker's Will With Codicils
WILL Uncle Henry Mayfield's Will and Death Certificate
WHERE Listing of the places mentioned in the diary with the appropriate map - some old, some modern
WHO'S WHO Listing of all the people
in the diary and their relationship to Charles and his family
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