Emma (Wedgwood) Darwin (1808 - 1896)

Born 2 May 1808 in Maer, Staffordshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Robert Darwin FRS — married 29 Jan 1839 in Maer, Staffordshire, England

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1896 at age 88 in Downe, Kent, England

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Biography

Emma Wedgwood and her husband Charles Darwin were first cousins, since they were both grandchildren of Josiah Wedgwood and Sarah Wedgwood.

Sources

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NGCW-15F : accessed 7 February 2015), Emma Wedgwood, 22 May 1808; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 421,572, 435,802.

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NKZ4-JH9 : accessed 7 February 2015), Charles Robert Darwin and Emma Wedgwood, 29 Jan 1839; citing Maer,Stafford,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 421,572, 435,802.

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQT4-XND : 12 December 2017), Emma Darwin in household of Josiah Wedgwood, Maer, Staffordshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WMXS-JZM : 10 December 2017), Emma Darwin, Saint Giles, Cambridgeshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cambridgeshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVV9-176N : accessed 7 February 2015), Emma Wedgwood Darwin, 1896; Burial, Downe, London Borough of Bromley, Greater London, England, St Mary the Virgin Churchyard; citing record ID Find A Grave: Memorial #6532176, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Wedgwood, Josiah C. A History of the Wedgwood Family. London: St. Catherine, 1908.