VENN
Adm. pens. at CHRIST'S, Jan. 26, 1824. S. of Samuel, J.P., of Osmaston [and Anne, dau. of William A. Darwin, of Sleaford]. B. Apr. 23, 1805. School, Repton. ' Matric. Michs. 1824; B.A. 1829; M.A. 1833. A cousin of Charles Darwin, who caught beetles with him at Cambridge and corresponded with him from Cambridge when Fox had ceased to reside; the correspondence (which is still preserved) went on till death. R. of Delamere, Cheshire, 1838-73; resigned owing to ill-health. Married (1) Mar. 11, 1834, Harriet, dau. of Sir Richard Fletcher, Bart., R.E., at Ryde; (2) May 20, 1846, Ellen Sophia, dau. of Basil George Woodd, Esq., of Hampstead, Middlesex. Lived latterly at Broadlands, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Died Apr. 8, 1880. Buried at Sandown, Isle of Wight. (Scott, MSS.; Repton Sch. Reg.; Peile, 11, 414; The Guardian, Apr. 14, 1880; Foster, Index Eccles.; Life and Letters of Charles Darwin.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Fox, William Darwin | / | deacon | View |
| 1830 | Ordi(ordination) | Fox, William Dawson | / | deacon | View |
| 1831 | Appt(Licensing) | Fox, William Darwin | Epperstone / | Curate | View |