Edward Levett Darwin
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Capt. Edward Levett Darwin (12 April 1821 – 23 April 1901), author under the pen-name High Elms of Gameskeeper's Manual, a guide for gamekeepers on large estates which shows keen observation of the habits of various animals.
Edward Levett
Darwin was the son of Sir Francis Sacheverel Darwin
and his wife Jane Harriet Ryle. He was a cousin of Sir Francis Galton
and half-cousin of Charles Darwin
, their shared ancestor being their grandfather, physician and poet Erasmus Darwin
.
He grew up at Breadsall Priory
, near Derby. He was a captain in the Derby Regiment of Militia
from 1856. In 1850 he married Harriett Jessopp, (1825 - 1889), daughter of Francis and Ann Jessopp of Derby. (Francis Jessopp was once Derby's solicitor and an attorney, owner of Jacobean House and under-sheriff for the county of Derbyshire.) The 1851 Census records Darwin and his wife residing at Dale House in Matlock Bath
with his occupation as Solicitor (attorney), while Kelly's Directory
of 1855 records him as a solicitor living in Matlock Bath
. Darwin had settled in the area where Erasmus Darwin had recommended the waters to Josiah Wedgwood
.
Edward Levett Darwin is buried along with his wife in the churchyard of St John the Baptist's Church at Burbage, Derbyshire
. Darwin was a cousin of Sir Francis Galton
, who mentioned him in his will.
Edward Levett
Levett
Levett is an Anglo-Norman territorial surname deriving from the village of Livet-en-Ouche, now Jonquerets-de-Livet, in Eure, Normandy. Ancestors of the earliest Levett family in England, the de Livets were lords of the village of Livet, and undertenants of the de Ferrers, among the most powerful of...
Darwin was the son of Sir Francis Sacheverel Darwin
Francis Sacheverel Darwin
Sir Francis Sacheverel Darwin was a physician and traveller who was knighted by King George IV.- Early life :...
and his wife Jane Harriet Ryle. He was a cousin of Sir Francis Galton
Francis Galton
Sir Francis Galton /ˈfrɑːnsɪs ˈgɔːltn̩/ FRS , cousin of Douglas Strutt Galton, half-cousin of Charles Darwin, was an English Victorian polymath: anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, psychometrician, and statistician...
and half-cousin of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
, their shared ancestor being their grandfather, physician and poet Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Darwin was an English physician who turned down George III's invitation to be a physician to the King. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also a natural philosopher, physiologist, slave trade abolitionist,inventor and poet...
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He grew up at Breadsall Priory
Breadsall Priory
thumb|right|A line drawing of Breadsall Priory, by [[Francis S. Darwin]]'s daughter Violetta H. Darwin .Breadsall Priory is a former priory in Derbyshire...
, near Derby. He was a captain in the Derby Regiment of Militia
Sherwood Foresters
The Sherwood Foresters was formed during the Childers Reforms in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 45th Regiment of Foot and the 95th Regiment of Foot...
from 1856. In 1850 he married Harriett Jessopp, (1825 - 1889), daughter of Francis and Ann Jessopp of Derby. (Francis Jessopp was once Derby's solicitor and an attorney, owner of Jacobean House and under-sheriff for the county of Derbyshire.) The 1851 Census records Darwin and his wife residing at Dale House in Matlock Bath
Matlock Bath
Matlock Bath is a village south of Matlock in Derbyshire, England. Built along the River Derwent, it developed, in the 19th century, as a spa town and still thrives on tourism.-History:In 1698 warm springs were discovered and a Bath House was built...
with his occupation as Solicitor (attorney), while Kelly's Directory
Kelly's Directory
Kelly's Directory was a trade directory in the United Kingdom that listed all businesses and tradespeople in a particular city or town, as well as a general directory of postal addresses of local gentry, landowners, charities, and other facilities. In effect, it was a Victorian version of today's...
of 1855 records him as a solicitor living in Matlock Bath
Matlock Bath
Matlock Bath is a village south of Matlock in Derbyshire, England. Built along the River Derwent, it developed, in the 19th century, as a spa town and still thrives on tourism.-History:In 1698 warm springs were discovered and a Bath House was built...
. Darwin had settled in the area where Erasmus Darwin had recommended the waters to Josiah Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood was an English potter, founder of the Wedgwood company, credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery. A prominent abolitionist, Wedgwood is remembered for his "Am I Not A Man And A Brother?" anti-slavery medallion. He was a member of the Darwin–Wedgwood family...
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Edward Levett Darwin is buried along with his wife in the churchyard of St John the Baptist's Church at Burbage, Derbyshire
Burbage, Derbyshire
Burbage, is a village in Derbyshire, and was a parish until 1961, when it became part of the parish of Buxton.Burbage is well known for its Brass Band, the Burbage Band .Burbage backs onto Grinlow Woods and provides access to Solomon's Temple....
. Darwin was a cousin of Sir Francis Galton
Francis Galton
Sir Francis Galton /ˈfrɑːnsɪs ˈgɔːltn̩/ FRS , cousin of Douglas Strutt Galton, half-cousin of Charles Darwin, was an English Victorian polymath: anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, psychometrician, and statistician...
, who mentioned him in his will.