FFHS-NEWS Darwin 200

[News from the Federation of Family History Societies]

Darwin 200 

Maureen Seeley (Chairman of Devon FHS ) has been contacted by Plymouth
University, asking if any Family History Societies or their members would be
interested in contributing to a "Darwin 200 Plymouth" event in 2009. 
 
Charles Robert Darwin was born on 12 February 1809. 

When the Beagle sailed from Plymouth at the end of 1831, the crew consisted
of 75 people. There were 16 officers and trainee officers aboard, 9 petty
officers, 8 marines, 6 boys, 3 supernumeraries including Charles Darwin, 3
Fuegians and 30 sailors. All the members of the crew were volunteers. 

Are there any descendents of the HMS Beagle personnel who would be
interested in contributing information to the 2009 Darwin 200 event? 

Maureen has already been in touch with two Devon FHS members, one whose
great great grandfather joined as a Boy and later became a Main Top Man; the
other member's great great great uncle was a Gun Room Boy on the Beagle. 
 
Maureen has a transcription of a Beagle crew pay list, which she can send to
anyone interested.

See:
http://www.darwin200plymouth.org/
 
http://www.aboutdarwin.com/index.html 
http://www.usbornefamilytree.com/beaglecrewlist.htm 

Maureen Selley can be contacted by emailing <chairman at devonfhs.org.uk> 


Maggie Loughran 
Joint Administrator, Federation of Family History Societies 
Email: admin at ffhs.org.uk 
www.ffhs.org.uk