The Diaries of Grace Emily Mackarness (1856-1944)
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Grace, the wife of Archdeacon Charles Coleridge Mackarness, kept a daily diary between (at least) 1883 and 1916. Some of her diaries are in the possession of Alison Goodman, who kindly lent them to Peter. Patience has typed out extracts from the diaries, which you can read or download here.
Click the links towards the bottom of the page to read selections from some of the diaries. |
Grace at her desk in St Martin's Vicarage, Scarborough
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Front cover
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Back cover
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First page of 1883 diary
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Grace’s octavo diaries had two days per page—she never missed a day, and always managed to squeeze her news into the half-page. She was a prolific correspondent and every day’s entry consists of three columns: a record of events in the centre, flanked on the left by a list of people she received letters from that day, and on the right by those she wrote to. The 1916 diary transcription reproduces the 3-column format.
The selections vary in length. Those where a lot was going on in Grace's life, e.g. 1883 and the World War 1 diaries, are extensively transcribed. Some, like 1888-9, are quite repetitive so fewer selections were made.
The selections vary in length. Those where a lot was going on in Grace's life, e.g. 1883 and the World War 1 diaries, are extensively transcribed. Some, like 1888-9, are quite repetitive so fewer selections were made.
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