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Portrait of Erasmus DarwinErasmus DarwinGrandfather of Charles1731–1802Physician and poet.

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MHMary HowardFirst wife of Erasmus Darwin1740–1770Married in 1757.

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Portrait of Josiah WedgwoodJosiah WedgwoodPotter1730–1795Grandfather of Charles and of Emma.

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Portrait of Sarah WedgwoodSarah WedgwoodWife and cousin of Josiah Wedgwood1734–1815Married in 1764.

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Portrait of Robert DarwinRobert DarwinFather of Charles1766–1848Physician in Shrewsbury.

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Portrait of Susannah WedgwoodSusannah WedgwoodMother of Charles1765–1817Daughter of Josiah Wedgwood.

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Portrait of Josiah Wedgwood IIJosiah Wedgwood IIFather of Emma1769–1843Potter and member of Parliament.

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Portrait of Elizabeth AllenElizabeth AllenMother of Emma1764–1846Known as Bessy.

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Portrait of Caroline DarwinCaroline DarwinSister of Charles1800–1888She married a Wedgwood cousin.

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Portrait of Erasmus Alvey DarwinErasmus Alvey DarwinBrother of Charles1804–1881He studied with Charles.

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Portrait of Charles DarwinCharles DarwinNaturalist1809–1882The centre of the Darwin family tree, buried in Westminster Abbey.

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Portrait of Emma DarwinEmma DarwinWife and first cousin of Charles1808–1896Born at Maer Hall.

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Portrait of William DarwinWilliam DarwinEldest son1839–1914Banker in Southampton.

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Portrait of Anne DarwinAnne DarwinEldest daughter1841–1851She died at Great Malvern.

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MEMary Eleanor DarwinSecond daughter1842–1842She died in infancy.

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HDHenrietta DarwinThird daughter1843–1927She edited her mother’s letters.

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Portrait of George DarwinGeorge DarwinSecond son1845–1912Astronomer at Cambridge.

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EDElizabeth DarwinFourth daughter1847–1926Known as Bessy.

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Portrait of Francis DarwinFrancis DarwinThird son1848–1925Botanist.

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Portrait of Leonard DarwinLeonard DarwinFourth son1850–1943Soldier and politician.

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Portrait of Horace DarwinHorace DarwinFifth son1851–1928Instrument maker.

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CWCharles Waring DarwinYoungest child1856–1858He died of scarlet fever.

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  • APAGenogram Builder. (2026, November 10). The Darwin family tree, with the Wedgwoods. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/darwin-family-tree
  • MLA“The Darwin Family Tree, with the Wedgwoods.” Genogram Builder, 10 Nov. 2026, https://genogrambuilder.org/history/darwin-family-tree.
  • ChicagoGenogram Builder. “The Darwin Family Tree, with the Wedgwoods.” Last modified November 10, 2026. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/darwin-family-tree.
  • HarvardGenogram Builder (2026) The Darwin Family Tree, with the Wedgwoods. Available at: https://genogrambuilder.org/history/darwin-family-tree (Accessed: 10 November 2026).

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Sources

Every source for the Darwin family tree was opened on 10 November 2026. Wikipedia is cited only for details no readable institutional page gives.

Darwin Correspondence Project

  1. Emma Darwin

Westminster Abbey

  1. Charles Darwin

Victoria and Albert Museum

  1. Sarah Wedgwood, by Sir Joshua Reynolds
  2. Josiah Wedgwood II, by William Owen

Erasmus Darwin House

  1. Erasmus Darwin House, Lichfield

Wikisource

  1. Dictionary of National Biography (1888), Darwin, Erasmus

Darwin Correspondence Project (Epsilon)

  1. William Erasmus Darwin
  2. Henrietta Emma Litchfield
  3. Charles Waring Darwin

Trinity College Cambridge Archives

  1. Darwin, Elizabeth (1847-1926)

Wikipedia

  1. Darwin–Wedgwood family
  2. Josiah Wedgwood
  3. Robert Darwin
  4. Emma Darwin
  5. Annie Darwin
  6. George Darwin
  7. Francis Darwin
  8. Leonard Darwin
  9. Horace Darwin

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