Darwin, William Erasmus, 1839-1914 (amateur geologist, and member of the Geological and Anthropological Societies)

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Dates

Existence: 1839 - 1914

Biography

William Erasmus Darwin (1839-1914) was born on 27 December 1839, the son of the naturalist Charles Darwin. He was educated at Rugby before entering Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1858 (B.A., 1862; M.A., 1889), and was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1861. Darwin was Director of Grant and Maddison's Union Banking Co., Southampton, 1888-1903, and Chairman of the Southampton Water Company. He was an amateur geologist, and member of the Geological and Anthropological Societies. He died at Sedbergh, Yorkshire, on 8 September 1914.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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DARWIN, William Erasmus, 21 Aug. 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10286/1/23

Scope and Contents

Single letter from William Darwin to Horace Darwin dated 21 August 1910 expressing sympathy on hearing news of Ida's accident.

Dates: 21 Aug. 1910

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Found in: Cambridge University Library / Ida Darwin: Correspondence and Papers II / Correspondence: Ida and Horace Darwin

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Letters from William Erasmus Darwin to Charles Darwin and other family letters from the Cornford family papers, 12 Feb 1862-28 Feb 1882

Class

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 275

Scope and Contents

115 letters primarily from William Erasmus Darwin to his father, Charles Darwin. Also includes letters from Henrietta Emma Darwin and letters to Emma Darwin.
Many of the letters are annotated WED by a later hand.

Dates: 12 Feb 1862-28 Feb 1882

Conditions Governing Access: Transcriptions are available on Darwin Correspondence Project website to which readers can be referred in the first instance.

Found in: Cambridge University Library / Darwin Archive

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Nora Barlow Letters: 1914, 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10286/1/8/15

Scope and Contents Contains 56 letters from Nora to Ida Darwin sent between 4 January and 22 December 1914. Amongst news of family and social engagements, the letters make reference to a visit to the Lake District in April and an account of preparations undertaken by the British government in the days leading up to and immediately following the declaration of war in August and of the general atmosphere.Includes a single letter from Ida to Nora dated 10 February in which Ida sets out her thoughts on...

Dates: 1914

Found in: Cambridge University Library / Ida Darwin: Correspondence and Papers II / Correspondence: Ida and Horace Darwin / BARLOW, Emma Nora

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