by Paul K Lyons
DESCRIPTOR LISTINGS
social to 1799___ social
from 1800___ travel to 1799___ travel from 1800
domestic___ literary___ love/sex___ political___ religious
people___ self___ society___ family___ health
maritime, military
art, film, music, sport, theatre
exploration, geology, nature, science
archaeology, architecture, creativity,
culture, language
farming, horses, transport, village, weather
commerce, education, law, philosophy, prison,
psychology
childhood, historyeye, nazism, royalty,
slavery
European countries___ non-European
countries
social to 1799 (sorted
by diary dates)
Surname, first name___ born-died ___ nationality ___ occupation ___ diary
dates
Data ___ Anonymous, Paris ___
n/a-n/a ___ French ___ n/a ___ 1405-1449
Data ___ Landucci, Luca ___ 1436g-1516
___ Italian ___ tradesman ___ 1450-1516
Data ___ Socho, Saiokuken ___ 1448-1532
___ Japanese ___ writer ___ 1501 1515 1522-1527
Data ___ Dürer, Albrecht ___ 1471-1528
___ German ___ painter ___ 1520-1521
Data ___ Wriothesley, Charles
___ 1508-1561 ___ British ___ n/a ___ 1521-1559
Data ___ Gouberville, Gilles
Picot ___ 1521-1578 ___ French ___ landowner ___ 1549-1562
Data ___ Machyn, Henry ___ 1498g-1563g
___ British ___ tradesman ___ 1550-1563
Data ___ Wyot, Philip ___ n/a-n/a ___
British ___ civilservant ___ 1586-1608
Data ___ Castaño de Sosa,
Gaspar ___ 1550g-1593g ___ Portuguese ___ soldier, explorer ___ 1590-1591
Data ___ Ward, Samuel ___ 1577-1643
___ British ___ teacher ___ 1595-1601 1621-1629
Data ___ Manningham, John ___
1580c-1622 ___ British ___ lawyer ___ 1602-1603
Data ___ Powell, Walter ___ 1581-1656
___ British ___ farmer ___ 1603-1655
Data ___ Ayshcombe, William ___
n/a-n/a ___ British ___ landowner ___ 1608-1633
Data ___ Boyle, Richard ___ 1566-1643
___ British ___ entrepreneur, politician ___ 1611-1643
Data ___ Whiteway, William ___ 1599-1635
___ British ___ merchant ___ 1618-1634
Data ___ Crosfield, Thomas ___
1602-1663 ___ British ___ priest ___ 1626-1640 1653-1654
Data ___ Ashmole, Elias ___ 1617-1692
___ British ___ scientist, lawyer ___ 1633-1688
Data ___ Woodforde, Robert ___
1606-1654 ___ British ___ priest ___ 1637-1641
Data ___ Evelyn, John ___ 1620-1706
___ British ___ writer ___ 1640-1706
Data ___ Josselin, Ralph ___ 1617-1683
___ British ___ priest ___ 1641-1683
Data ___ Newcombe, Henry ___ 1627-1695
___ British ___ priest ___ 1644-1695
Data ___ Eyre, Adam ___ 1614-1661 ___
British ___ soldier ___ 1646-1649
Data ___ Pasek, Jan ___ 1636c-1701
___ Polish ___ soldier, writer ___ 1650g-1701g
Data ___ Wood, Anthony ___ 1632-1695
___ British ___ antiquary ___ 1657-1695
Data ___ Pepys, Samuel ___ 1633-1703
___ British ___ civilservant ___ 1660-1669
Data ___ Lowe, Roger ___ n/a-1679 ___
British ___ tradesman ___ 1663-1674
Data ___ Isham, Thomas ___ 1657-1681
___ British ___ landowner ___ 1671-1673
Data ___ Freke, Elizabeth ___ 1641-1714
___ British ___ n/a ___ 1671-1714
Data ___ Hooke, Robert ___ 1635-1703
___ British ___ scientist ___ 1672-1681
Data ___ Sewall, Samuel ___ 1652-1730
___ British ___ merchant ___ 1673-1729
Data ___ Teonge, Henry ___ 1620-1690
___ British ___ priest ___ 1675-1676 1678-1679
Data ___ Bufton, John ___ n/a-1699g
___ British ___ craftsperson ___ 1678-1699
Data ___ Bee, Jacob ___ 1636-1711 ___
British ___ tradesman ___ 1681-1707
Data ___ Burrell, Timothy ___ 1643-1717
___ British ___ lawyer ___ 1686-1717
Data ___ Brownell, Mark ___ n/a-1729
___ British ___ lawyer ___ 1688
Data ___ Calverley, Walter ___
1670-1749 ___ British ___ landowner, manufacturer ___ 1692-1722
Data ___ Scott, John ___ 1685c-1708
___ Irish ___ priest ___ 1704-1708
Data ___ Tas, Adam ___ 1668-1722 ___
Dutch ___ farmer ___ 1705-1706
Data ___ Morris, Claver ___ 1659-1727
___ British ___ doctor ___ 1709-1710 1718-1726
Data ___ Thomlinson, John ___
1692-1762 ___ British ___ priest ___ 1717-1722
Data ___ Parkman, Ebenezer ___ 1703-1782
___ American ___ priest ___ 1719-1782
Data ___ Byrom, John ___ 1692-1763
___ British ___ writer ___ 1722-1744
Data ___ Hobson, John ___ n/a-1735
___ British ___ landowner ___ 1725-1735
Data ___ Gordon, Robert ___ n/a-n/a
___ Irish ___ priest ___ 1725-1744
Data ___ Wesley, John ___ 1703-1791
___ British ___ priest ___ 1725-1791
Data ___ Boltzius, Johann Martin
___ n/a-n/a ___ German ___ priest ___ 1734
Data ___ Von Reck, Philipp Georg
___ n/a-n/a ___ German ___ civilservant ___ 1734
Data ___ Whitefield, George ___
1714-1770 ___ British ___ priest ___ 1736-1745
Data ___ Wesley, Charles ___
1707-1788 ___ British ___ priest ___ 1736-1756
Data ___ Pillai, Ananda Ranga ___
1709-1761 ___ Indian ___ civilservant, writer ___ 1736-1761
Data ___ Pococke, Richard ___ 1704-1765
___ British ___ priest ___ 1747 1750 1752 1760
Data ___ Washington, George ___
1732-1799 ___ American ___ soldier, politician ___ 1748-1799
Data ___ Gale, Walter ___ n/a-n/a ___
British ___ teacher ___ 1749-1759
Data ___ Baker, John ___ 1712-1779
___ British ___ lawyer ___ 1750-1779
Data ___ Rutty, John ___ 1698-1774
___ British ___ doctor ___ 1753-1774
Data ___ Jackson, Ralph ___ 1736-1790
___ British ___ merchant ___ 1753-1780
Data ___ Turner, Thomas ___ 1729-1793
___ British ___ tradesman ___ 1754-1765
Data ___ Bray, William ___ 1736-1832
___ British ___ antiquary ___ 1756-1800
Data ___ Woodforde, James ___
1740-1803 ___ British ___ priest ___ 1759-1802
Data ___ Cole, William ___ 1714-1782
___ British ___ priest, antiquary ___ 1765-1767
Data ___ Bailey, Abigail Abbot
___ 1764-1815 ___ American ___ n/a ___ 1767g-1793g
Data ___ Brown, Nicholas ___ 1722c-1797
___ British ___ lawyer ___ 1767-1796
Data ___ Windham, William ___ 1750-1810
___ British ___ politician ___ 1769-1810
Data ___ Winslow, Anna Green ___
1759-1779 ___ Canadian ___ n/a ___ 1771
Data ___ Mydelton, Joseph ___ n/a-1787
___ British ___ priest ___ 1774-1787
Data ___ Scott, John ___ 1739-1798
___ Irish ___ solicitor, politician ___ 1774-1798
Data ___ Jones, William ___ 1755-1821
___ British ___ priest ___ 1774-1821
Data ___ Leadbeater, Mary ___
1758-1826 ___ Irish ___ n/a ___ 1774-1826
Data ___ Berry, Mary ___ 1763-1852
___ British ___ n/a ___ 1783-1848
Data ___ Strother, ___ 1763g-n/a
___ British ___ tradesman ___ 1784-1785
Data ___ Butler, Eleanor ___ 1739g-1829
___ British ___ n/a ___ 1785-1788
Data ___ Adams, John Quincy ___ 1767-1848
___ British ___ politician ___ 1787-1789 1794-1848
Data ___ Wynne, Eugenia ___
1780-n/a ___ British ___ n/a ___ 1789-1811
Data ___ Simcoe, Elizabeth ___ 1762-1850
___ British ___ n/a ___ 1791-1796
Data ___ Marsden, John ___ 1768-1840
___ British ___ merchant ___ 1795-1816
Data ___ Abbot, Charles ___ 1757-1829
___ British ___ politician ___ 1795-1829
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IMPORTANT NOTES:
These descriptors are only meant as a vague guide
and must be treated with caution. I have not examined
the diaries myself, so the descriptors are only guesses based on bibliographies,
anthologies and internet biographies. In many cases, the diaries mentioned
on this website will contain good content on descriptor topics for which
they have not been listed. There are three types of descriptors: those which
describe broad themes of a diary in general (i.e. literary, social, military
or travel); subjects where the topic is known to have been of some concern
to the diarist (such as weather, education or slavery); and countries outside
of the diarist's home nation (where the diarist is known to have written
about them). The descriptor 'society' is for diaries which record
details about what, for want of a better term, could be called high society,
while 'social' is a descriptor for diaries which record details about
the behaviour and habits of the less privileged. 'Literary' is a
descriptor for diaries considered literary or about the literary world.
'People' is a descriptor for diaries which contain references to
famous characters; and 'historyeye' is a term I've used for diarists
writing with first hand experience of historically famous events.