Robert Fitzroy

1805 - 1865  (59 years)

• Name	Robert Fitzroy  [1]
  Birth	05 Jul 1805	Ampton Hill, Ampton, Suffolk, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Apr 1865  [1]
  Person ID	I60473	The Kingealogy
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Charles Fitzroy,   b. 14 Jul 1764, England d. 20 Dec 1829 (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	France Anne Stewart,   b. 24 Jun 1777, Mount Stewart, Down, Ireland d. 09 Feb 1810, Lympston, Devon, England (Age 32 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Marriage	20 Jun 1795  [1]
  Family ID	F22405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Henrietta O'Brien,   b. 1812, Norwood, Surrey, England d. 05 Apr 1852, Norland Square, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	27 Dec 1836  [1]
  Children	1. Emily Unah Fitzroy,   b. 28 Dec 1837, Euston Hall, Suffolk, England  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]     2. Edward James O'Brien,   b. 28 Dec 1837, Euston Hall, Suffolk, England d. 28 Aug 1856 (Age 18 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]     3. Robert O'Brien Fitzroy,   b. 2 Apr 1839, Euston Hall, Suffolk, England d. 7 May 1896 (Age 57 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Bertram Charles Fitzroy,   b. 11 Sep 1840, Euston Hall, Suffolk, England d. 04 Jun 1841 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]     5. Fanny O'Brien Fitzroy,   b. 27 Apr 1842, Euston Hall, Suffolk, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Katherine O'Brien Fitzroy,   b. 22 Mar 1845, Euston Hall, Suffolk, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F22121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 05 Jul 1805 - Ampton Hill, Ampton, Suffolk, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  [royalfam.ged] Captain of the "Beagle" on which Charles Darwin wrote "The Origin of the Species". Kayo Kimura July 11, 2002 English 101.#2 Essay Robert Fitzroy was the captain of the ship named Beagle, and he asked Darwin to accompany hi m for a long term of voyage. Darwin was a naturalist, who is known as a scientist for the dis covery of the theory of evolution. The story of Darwin Sea Change or Five Years at Table is a bout their voyage on the ship. Darwin had some different views of the world than Robert Fitzr oy. I would like to argue about the hypothesis that the captain influenced Darwin's view, par ticularly about politics and religion. First of all, they had once an argument about Tory politics. That was about slavery. "One o f Brazil's largest slaveholders had assembled his captives and asked them whether they wishe d to be freed. Unanimously, they had responded "no. "When Darwin had the temerity to wonder w hat response made in the owner presence was worth." For a naturalist, Darwin had a doubt tha t slaves denied to be freed because of the presence of the owner. However, as an illegitimat e descendant of King Charles II by his mistress Barbara Villiers, and also an ardent Tory, Fi tzroy disagreed with his way of thinking about slaves. Fitzroy was affirmative for the slaver y system.

  
  

• Sources

  [S255 ] Gedcom: royalfam.ged. Date of Import: Feb 10, 2006