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Susannah Darwin (née Wedgwood, 3 January 1765 – 15 July 1817) was the wife of Robert Darwin, a wealthy doctor, and mother of naturalist Charles Darwin, and part of the Wedgwood pottery family.
Charles Robert Darwin (1809–1882) was a son of Robert Waring Darwin and Susannah Wedgwood. He married Emma Wedgwood (1808–1896), a daughter of Josiah Wedgwood II and Elizabeth Allen. Charles's mother, Susannah, was a sister to Emma's father, Josiah II. Thus, Charles and Emma were first cousins.
Jun 22, 2022 · Biography. Susannah Wedgwood was baptised at Burslem in Staffordshire on 23 January 1765, daughter of Josiah Wedgwood and his wife, Sarah Wedgwood. [1] Susannah (“Sukey”) suffered chronic ill health and was “never quite well and never very ill”.
- Female
- January 3, 1765
- Robert Waring Darwin MD
- July 15, 1817
Mar 13, 2024 · This week’s post is about Susannah Wedgwood Darwin (1765-1817), the mother of Charles Darwin (above is the earliest known portrait of him, proudly holding a potted plant). Susannah’s early influence on her naturalist son is often overlooked, but her vital presence was connected to happy memories of his childhood garden in Shropshire, and ...
Apr 29, 2022 · Genealogy for Susannah Sukey Darwin (Wedgwood) (1765 - 1817) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- "Sukey"
- January 03, 1765
Charles Darwin's mother, Susannah, was the daughter of Josiah Wedgwood, founder of England's world-renowned Wedgwood pottery. Still widely admired today, Wedgwood pottery was a technical marvel in the 1700s, and Wedgwood's factory was a leading example of Britain's dawning Industrial Revolution.
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Feb 11, 2016 · Prone to intestinal upset and headaches, Susannah Darwin began experiencing severe stomach pains in July 1817, when Charles was just eight years old. She died just a few days later, possibly...
