What is Darwin–Wedgwood family?
The '''Darwin–Wedgwood family''' is actually two inter-related [[England|English]] families, descended from the prominent 18th century doctor, [[Erasmus Darwin]], and [[Josiah Wedgwood]], founder of the pottery firm, [[Josiah Wedgwood and Sons]], the most notable member of which was [[Charles Darwin]]. There were a number of first and second [[cousin]] marriages between the two families: Charles Darwin married his cousin [[Emma Wedgwood]]. The family contained at least ten [[Fellow of the Royal Society|Fellows of the Royal Society]] and several artists and poets (including the composer [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]]). The Wedgwoods were extremely important in British industry in the west [[Midlands]]. As [[Quakers]], they were all anti-[[slavery]], and so were the Darwins. The families were also closely related to the banking family of [[Francis Galton]]. Galton was one of Charles Darwin's cousins. {{bio-stub}} [[Category:Darwin family]] [[Category:Wedgwood family]]