Darwins buried together at Downe are:
Bernard Darwin: 1876 – 1961
Charles Waring Darwin: 1856 – 1858
Elinor Darwin, nee Monsell: 1879 – 1954
Elizabeth Darwin: 1843 - 1926
Henrietta Litchfield, nee Darwin: 1843 – 1927
Mary Eleanor Darwin: 1842 – 1842
THE FAMILY OF CHARLES & EMMA DARWIN : we now have images of the graves of all 21 members of CHARLES & EMMA DARWIN's immediate family: Charles & Emma themselves, 10 children: with 8 wives and 1 husband; TOTAL OF 19 in England & 1 in Wales and 1 in France.
Cambridge, England = 7:
E.W.D., was E.W.C. (Girton)
F.D., Sir (Ascension)
F.H.D. (Ascension)
G.H.D., Sir (Trumpington Extension)
‘I’ (E.C.) D. was E.C.F., Lady (Ascension)
H.D. , Sir (Ascension)
M.H.D., Lady (Trumpington Extension, cremated)
Cannes, France = 1 :
R.B.L.
Corris, Wales = 1
A.R.D.
Downe, England = 5
C.W.D.
E.D.
E.D. (was E.W.)
H.E.L. (was H.E.D.)
M.E.D.
Forest Row, England = 2
L.D.
(C.) M. D., was C.M.M.
Great Malvern, England = 1
A.E.D.
London, England = 2
E.F.D., was E.F.F. (Putney Vale)
C.D. (Westminster Abbey)
North Stoneham, England = 2
W.E.D.
S.P.A.D., was S.P.A.S.
Darwins buried together at Downe are:
Bernard Darwin: 1876 – 1961
Charles Waring Darwin: 1856 – 1858
Elinor Darwin, nee Monsell: 1879 – 1954
Elizabeth Darwin: 1843 - 1926
Henrietta Litchfield, nee Darwin: 1843 – 1927
Mary Eleanor Darwin: 1842 – 1842
THE FAMILY OF CHARLES & EMMA DARWIN : we now have images of the graves of all 21 members of CHARLES & EMMA DARWIN's immediate family: Charles & Emma themselves, 10 children: with 8 wives and 1 husband; TOTAL OF 19 in England & 1 in Wales and 1 in France.
Cambridge, England = 7:
E.W.D., was E.W.C. (Girton)
F.D., Sir (Ascension)
F.H.D. (Ascension)
G.H.D., Sir (Trumpington Extension)
‘I’ (E.C.) D. was E.C.F., Lady (Ascension)
H.D. , Sir (Ascension)
M.H.D., Lady (Trumpington Extension, cremated)
Cannes, France = 1 :
R.B.L.
Corris, Wales = 1
A.R.D.
Downe, England = 5
C.W.D.
E.D.
E.D. (was E.W.)
H.E.L. (was H.E.D.)
M.E.D.
Forest Row, England = 2
L.D.
(C.) M. D., was C.M.M.
Great Malvern, England = 1
A.E.D.
London, England = 2
E.F.D., was E.F.F. (Putney Vale)
C.D. (Westminster Abbey)
North Stoneham, England = 2
W.E.D.
S.P.A.D., was S.P.A.S.
Inscription
In memory of Mary Eleanor, born September 23 died October 16 1842, and of Charles Waring born December 6 1856 died June 28 1858. Children of Charles Darwin.
Family Members
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William Erasmus "Uncle William" Darwin
1839–1914
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Anne Elizabeth "Annie" Darwin
1841–1851
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Mary Eleanor Darwin
1842–1842
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Henrietta Emma "Etty" Darwin Litchfield
1843–1927
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Sir George Howard "Uncle George" Darwin
1845–1912
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Elizabeth "Aunt Bessy" Darwin
1847–1926
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Sir Francis Darwin
1848–1925
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Maj Leonard "Uncle Lenny" Darwin
1850–1943
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Sir Horace "Uncle Horace" Darwin
1851–1928
