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Charles Codrington Forsyth

1812–73

Naval officer. Midshipman in the Beagle. Lieutenant, 1843; commander, 1849; captain, 1857; retired, 1870.

Sources

Census returns of England and Wales 1851 (The National Archives: Public Record Office HO107/1498/116/62)

England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–95 (Ancestry.com, accessed 13 July 2017)

Freeman, R. B. 1978

Navy list

Bibliography

Freeman, Richard Broke. 1978. Charles Darwin: a companion. Folkestone, Kent: William Dawson & Sons. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, Shoe String Press.

Navy list: The navy list. London: John Murray; Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. 1815–1900.

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