Susannah (Wedgwood) Darwin (1765 - 1817)

Born 3 Jan 1765 in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent Unitary Authority, Staffordshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Waring Darwin MD — married 18 Apr 1796 (to 1817) in St. Marylebone, London, England

Descendants

Died 15 Jul 1817 at age 52 in Shrewsbury St George, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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”. As a child she suffered from vomiting and boils, and later had difficulties with her pregnancies, spending much time in bed and suffering from what most likely was hyperemesis. She also experienced motion sickness and preferred to ride in a phaeton rather than a carriage. ^[2]

She married physician Robert Waring Darwin at St Marylebone on 18 April 1796. ^[3] Despite her woes Susaannah became the mother of at least 6 children.

She died on 15 July 1817 and was buried at St Chad, Shrewsbury. ^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Susanna Wedgwood, 23 Jan 1765." England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch: citing BURSLEM, STAFFORD, ENGLAND; FHL microfilm 0096876-78. (Daughter of Josiah and Sarah Wedgwood)
2. ↑ Charles Darwin’s Mitochondria
3. ↑ Marriage record St Marylebone (18 April 1796 Robert Waring Darwin Doctor of Physic, bachelor of Shrewbury married Susannah Wedgewood of St Marylebone by license)
4. ↑ Find a Grave
5. ↑ Susannah Wedgwood Darwin 1817; Burial, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England, St Chad's Church; FamilySearch: citing record 66717496, findagrave.com.

See also

• Burke's Family Record: Darwin

• Study of the health of Charles Darwin [1]

• Wedgwood, Josiah C. A History of the Wedgwood Family. London: St. Catherine, 1908.

• Hayman, J. (2013). Charles Darwin’s mitochondria. Genetics,194(1), 21–25. doi: 10.1534/genetics.113.151241. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

• Venn, J.A. (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses: Part II: From 1751 to 1900, (Vol. II: Chalmers – Fytche, pp. 228). Cambridge University Press. archive.org.