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Ruth Frances Darwin CBE (20 August 1883 – 15 October 1972) [1] was Commissioner of the Board of Control for Lunacy and Mental Deficiency [2] and an advocate of eugenics .
Ruth Frances Darwin, born in Cambridge on 20 August 1883, second child of Horace Darwin (1851–1928), civil engineer and manufacturer of scientific instruments, and his wife, Emma Cecilia 'Ida' (1854-1946) (née Farrer).
Rees-Thomas, Ruth Frances, (1883-1972), advocate of eugenics This page summarises records created by this Person The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including...
Ruth Frances Darwin Commander of the Order of the British Empire was Commissioner of the Board of Control for Lunacy and Mental Deficiency and an advocate of eugenics. Background She was the middle child and elder daughter of Sir Horace Darwin, through whom she was a granddaughter of the naturalist Charles Darwin (she was born a year after ...
The collection consists primarily of letters from Ruth Darwin to members of her family but predominantly to her sister (Emma) Nora Darwin, and correspondence and papers arising out of Ruth's work with the British Committee of the French Red Cross in France in 1917-1919.
Ruth Frances Darwin (1883 - 1972) Born 20 Aug 1883 [location unknown] Ancestors. Daughter of Horace Darwin and Emma Cecilia (Farrar) Darwin. Sister of Erasmus Darwin and Emma Nora (Darwin) Barlow. Wife of William Rees-Thomas — married [date unknown] [location unknown] [children unknown] Died 15 Oct 1972 [location unknown]
Erasmus Darwin IV (7 December 1881 – 24 April 1915) was killed in the Second Battle of Ypres during the First World War. Ruth Frances Darwin (1883–1972), married Dr. William Rees-Thomas, was a notable advocate of eugenics.
