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Robert Darwin of Elston (12 August 1682 — 20 November 1754) was an English lawyer, scientist and physician. He was the father of English physician Erasmus Darwin, and a great-grandfather of the famous English naturalist and geologist Charles Robert Darwin, best known for his contributions to evolution
Biography. Darwin was born in Lichfield, the son of physician Erasmus Darwin and his first wife, Mary Howard. He was named after his uncle, Robert Waring Darwin of Elston (1724–1816), a bachelor. His mother died in 1770 and Mary Parker, the governess hired to look after him, became his father's mistress and bore Erasmus two illegitimate daughters.
When Robert Darwin of Elston was born on 12 August 1682, in Elston, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Darwin, was 27 and his mother, Anne Waring, was 20. He married Elizabeth Hill on 1 January 1724, in Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England.
Elston Heritage | The Darwins and Elston Hall. The Darwins. The Darwins’ long association with Elston began in 1680 when William Darwin of Cleatham in North Lincolnshire married Anne Waring, the stepdaughter of George Lascelles of Elston. She was the only daughter and heiress of Robert Waring of Wilford by his wife Anne, who married secondly ...
William Stukely, Robert Darwin and the Elston Crocodile. A remarkable discovery in 1718. By Neil Fortey. An artist's impression of a plesiosaur. William Stukely. William Stukely (or Stukeley), 1687-1765, was in many ways a remarkable man, a friend of Isaac Newton, one of the early members of the Royal Society and the first secretary (1718) of ...
Robert Waring Darwin ( * Newark, Lincolnshire 17 de octubre de 1724 – Elston, Nottinghamshire, 4 de noviembre de 1816) fue un botánico británico . Era hijo de Robert Darwin of Elston (1682-1754), un abogado, y de Elizabeth Hill (1702-1797). Nunca se casó ni tuvo hijos, mas su sobrino el Dr. Robert Waring Darwin, hijo de Erasmus y padre del ...
Robert Darwin of Elston (12 August 1682 — 20 November 1754) was an English lawyer, scientist and physician. He was the father of English physician Erasmus Darwin, and a great-grandfather of the famous English naturalist and geologist Charles Robert Darwin, best known for his contributions to evolution. It is with Robert Darwin of Elston, ...
