Darwin-Wedgwood family

The Darwin—Wedgwood family was a prominent English family, descended from Erasmus Darwin and Josiah Wedgwood, the most notable member of which was Charles Darwin. The family contained at least ten Fellows of the Royal Society and several artists and poets. Presented below are brief biographical sketches and genealogical information with links to articles on the members. The individuals are listed by year of birth and grouped into generations. The relationship to Francis Galton and his immediate ancestors is also given.

The fifth generation

Charles Galton Darwin

Charles Galton Darwin 1887-1962 was the son of George Howard Darwin (see above) and was a noted physicist.

Related Topics:
Charles Galton Darwin - 1887 - 1962 - George Howard Darwin - See above)

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Gwen Raveret

Gwen Raverat (nee Darwin) (1885-1957) was the daughter of George Howard Darwin and was an artist. She married the French artist Jacques Raverat in 1911.

Related Topics:
Gwen Raverat - 1885 - 1957 - George Howard Darwin - Jacques Raverat - 1911

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Elizabeth Keynes (nee Darwin)

Elizabeth Keynes was the daughter of George Howard Darwin (see above). She married Geoffrey Keynes and had sons Richard Keynes and Quentin Keynes (see below).

Related Topics:
George Howard Darwin - See above - Geoffrey Keynes - Quentin Keynes - See below

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Bernard Darwin

Bernard Darwin (1876–1961) was a golf writer. He married Elinor Monsell (died 1954) in 1906, and they had a son Robert Vere Darwin (see below.

Related Topics:
Bernard Darwin - 1876 - 1961 - 1954 - 1906 - Robert Vere Darwin

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Frances Cornford

Frances Cornford (nee Darwin).

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Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams's maternal grandmother, Caroline Sarah Darwin, was Charles Darwin's older sister, and his maternal grandfather, Josiah Wedgwood III, was the older brother of Darwin's wife Emma.

Related Topics:
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Charles Darwin - Emma

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Nora Barlow (nee Darwin)

Nora Darwin (1885-1989), the daughter of Horace Darwin (see above), married Sir Alan Barlow. She also edited the Autobiography of Charles Darwin (ISBN 0393310698 (hardback) and ISBN 0393004872 (paperback)). They had the following children:

Related Topics:
1885 - 1989 - Horace Darwin - See above - Alan Barlow

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• Sir Thomas Erasmus Barlow, (23 January 1914 - 12 October, 2003), Royal Navy officer.
• Erasmus Darwin Barlow (born 1915)
• Andrew Dalmahoy Barlow (born 1916)
• Professor Horace Basil Barlow (born 1921) (see below)