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Robert FitzRoy

(1805-1865)
Royal Navy admiral
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Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy FRS (5 July 1805 – 30 April 1865) was an English officer of the Royal Navy and a scientist. He achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage, FitzRoy's second expedition to Tierra del Fuego and the Southern Cone.

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Born Robert FitzRoy
5 July 1805
Ampton, Suffolk, England
Died
30 April 1865 (aged 59)
Upper Norwood, England
Zodiac Cancer
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  • Emily-Unah
    Emily-Unah info 1st child with Mary Henrietta O'Brien Female b. 28 Dec 1837 · Age: 187 · 1837- · Celebrity Baby
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  • Robert O'Brien FitzRoy
    Robert O'Brien FitzRoy info 2nd child with Mary Henrietta O'Brien Male b. 2 Apr 1839 d. 7 May 1896 · Age: 57 (at death) · 1839-1896 · Royal Navy admiral
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  • Fanny
    Fanny info 3rd child with Mary Henrietta O'Brien Female b. 27 Apr 1842 · Age: 183 · 1842- · Celebrity Baby
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  • Katherine
    Katherine info 4th child with Mary Henrietta O'Brien Female b. 22 Mar 1845 · Age: 180 · 1845- · Celebrity Baby
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  • Laura Elizabeth
    Laura Elizabeth info 5th child with Maria Isabella Smyth Female b. 24 Jan 1858 · Age: 167 · 1858- · Celebrity Baby
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