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George Howard Darwin KCB (1845 - 1912)

Sir George Howard Darwin KCB
Born in Downe, Kent, England, United Kingdommap
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Husband of — married 22 Jul 1884 in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Died at age 67 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

George Howard Darwin was born in 1845, in Down, Kent.[1]

He was baptised in Maer, Staffordshire on 23 October 1845, and was the son of Charles Darwin and Emma Wedgwood. [2]

In the 1911 census George (age 65), Professor astronomy, was the married head of household in Newnham Grange, Newnham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[3]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
George Howard Darwin Head Married M 65 Professor astronomy Down Kent
Maud Darwin Wife Married F 49 U S a Naturalized by Marriage
Gwendolen Mary Darwin Daughter Single F 25 Cambridge
Margaret Elizabeth Darwin Daughter Single F 21 Cambridge
Jacques Pierre Raverat Visitor Single M 26 Art student France Resident
Louisa Phillips Servant Single F 38 Cook domestic Knowle Warwick
Emma Banham Servant Single F 32 Parlourmaid domestic Els Wisbech Cambs
Alice Coltman Servant Single F 29 Housemaid domestic West Hethpool Durham
Mary Ann Laws Servant Single F 16 Underhouse-maid domestic South Geate Norfolk
Ethel Phillips Servant Single F 16 Kitchen maid domestic Hay Mills Warwick

He passed away in 1912.[4][5]

Sources

  1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26G8-75R : 1 October 2014), George Howard Darwin, 1845; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Bromley, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
  2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGCW-BQH : 11 February 2018, George Howard Darwin, 23 Oct 1845); citing MAER,STAFFORD,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 435,802.
  3. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 Census For England & Wales"
    Series: RG14; Piece number: 9129; Schedule: 1
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 17 October 2023)
    George Howard Darwin (65), married, Professor astronomy, head of household in Newnham Grange Newnham Cambridge in Cambridge registration district in Cambridgeshire, England. Born in Down Kent.
  4. ↑ "British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q26M-7GJ7 : 9 March 2017), George Howard Darwin, 1912.
  5. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N18-GG6 : 31 December 2014), George H Darwin, 1912; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  • Wikipedia
  • R. B. Freeman, "The Darwin Family," in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 17 (1982), pg. 14.
  • "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-VKJR : 15 July 2017), George Howard (Sir) Darwin, 1913; citing Christchurch, Christchurch Probate Files, 1855-2003, record number CH8018/1913, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 007470416.
  • "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MP-7M7Z : 27 September 2016), George H Darwin in household of Charles R Darwin, Down, Kent, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  • "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBDH-3TP : 20 July 2017), George H Darwin, 1871.
  • "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS3X-ZQ8 : 8 April 2016), George H Darwin, Aspley Heath, Bedfordshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Woburn subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

See also:

  • 'Virginia Woolf' a biography by her nephew Quentin Bell, published by The Hogarth Press, Pimlico, London in 1996. ISBN 0 7126 7450 0, includes extensive family trees. Hundreds of friends, professional connections and people in the 'Bloomsbury set' are also mentioned in the text.'Virginia Woolf' a biography by her nephew Quentin Bell

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George Howard (b. 22 Oct 1845; bap. 23 Oct 1845 Maer, Stafford - d. 07 Dec 1912 Newnham Grange, Cambridge); m. Maud Haskins du Puy of Philadelphia, PA, USA[1][2]
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