FITZROY Robert b. 5 Jul 1805 Ampton Hill, Ampton, Suffolk, England d. 30 Apr 1865 : Family History UK Trees

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Birth	5 Jul 1805	Ampton Hill, Ampton, Suffolk, England
Gender	Male
Died	30 Apr 1865
Notes	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 him for a long term of voyage. Darwin was a naturalist, who is known as a scientist for the discovery of the theory of evolution. The story of Darwin Sea Change or Five Years at Table is about their voyage on the ship. Darwin had some different views of the world than Robert Fitzroy. I would like to argue about the hypothesis that the captain influenced Darwin's view, particularly about politics and religion. First of all, they had once an argument about Tory politics. That was about slavery. "One of Brazil's largest slaveholders had assembled his captives and asked them whether they wished to be freed. Unanimously, they had responded "no. "When Darwin had the temerity to wonder what response made in the owner presence was worth." For a naturalist, Darwin had a doubt that slaves denied to be freed because of the presence of the owner. However, as an illegitimate descendant of King Charles II by his mistress Barbara Villiers, and also an ardent Tory, Fitzroy disagreed with his way of thinking about slaves. Fitzroy was affirmative for the slavery system.
Person ID	I3294	Royal Family of Europe
Last Modified	16 Nov 2002

Father	FITZROY Charles, b. 14 Jul 1764, England , d. 20 Dec 1829
Mother	STEWART France Anne, b. 24 Jun 1777, Mount Stewart, Down, Ireland , d. 9 Feb 1810, Lympston, Devon, England
Married	20 Jun 1795
Family ID	F217	Group Sheet

Family O'BRIEN Mary Henrietta, b. 1812, Norwood, Surrey, England , d. 5 Apr 1852, Norland Square, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Married 27 Dec 1836

Children

	1. O'BRIEN Edward James, b. 28 Dec 1837, Euston Hall, Suffolk, England , d. 28 Aug 1856
	2. FITZROY Emily Unah, b. 28 Dec 1837, Euston Hall, Suffolk, England
	3. FITZROY Robert O'Brien, b. 2 Apr 1839, Euston Hall, Suffolk, England , d. 7 May 1896
	4. FITZROY Bertram Charles, b. 11 Sep 1840, Euston Hall, Suffolk, England , d. 4 Jun 1841
	5. FITZROY Fanny O'Brien, b. 27 Apr 1842, Euston Hall, Suffolk, England
	6. FITZROY Katherine O'Brien, b. 22 Mar 1845, Euston Hall, Suffolk, England

Family ID F732 Group Sheet

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