Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy (Captain of HMS Beagle)

How are you related to Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy (Captain of HMS Beagle)?

Connect to the World Family Tree to find out

Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy (Captain of HMS Beagle)'s Geni Profile

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ampton Hall, Suffolk, England (United Kingdom)
Death: April 30, 1865 (59)
Lyndhurst House, Upper Norwood, Surrey, England (United Kingdom) (Suicide)
Immediate Family:

Son of Gen. Hon Charles FitzRoy and Lady Frances Stewart
Husband of Mary Henrietta O'Brien and Maria Isabella Smyth
Father of Vice-Admiral Sir Robert O'Brien FitzRoy; Fanny O'Brien FitzRoy; Katherine O'Brien FitzRoy and Laura Maria Elizabeth FitzRoy
Brother of George FitzRoy and Frances Rice-Trevor, Baroness Dynevor of Dynevor
Half brother of Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy, KCH, KCB

Occupation: Naval officer, hydrographer, colonial governor, meteorologist
Managed by: Douglas John Nimmo
Last Updated:

About Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy (Captain of HMS Beagle)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_FitzRoy

Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy RN (5 July 1805 – 30 April 1865) achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage, and as a pioneering meteorologist who made accurate weather forecasting a reality. He was an able surveyor and hydrographer and served as Governor of New Zealand from 1843 to 1845.


captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage
view all

Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy (Captain of HMS Beagle)'s Timeline

1805
June 5, 1805
Ampton Hall, Suffolk, England (United Kingdom)
1839
April 2, 1839
England, United Kingdom
1842
April 27, 1842
London, Middlesex, England
1845
March 22, 1845
London, Middlesex, England
1858
January 24, 1858
Heath Hall
1865
April 30, 1865
Age 59
Lyndhurst House, Upper Norwood, Surrey, England (United Kingdom)