Admiral Robert Fitzroy RN
(1805-1865)
Commemorated on 3 plaques
Admiral Robert Fitzroy 1805-1865 hydrographer and meteorologist lived here
38 Onslow Square, Kensington and Chelsea, SW7, London, United Kingdom where they lived
Admiral Robert Fitzroy 1805-1865 explorer and pioneer of weather forecasting. Captain of HMS Beagle that took Darwin to the Galapagos Islands
140 Church Road, Upper Norwood, London, United Kingdom where they was
Charles Darwin At daybreak on 27-12-1831 H M Survey Ship Beagle. commanded by Captain R. Fitzroy RN departed its anchorage in Barn Pool, opposite this point. Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species’ resulted directly from experiences gained during this voyage to South America.
, Plymouth, United Kingdom where they sailed from (1831)