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Life and Letters of Francis Galtou 



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lij face paijii 

 Tilt' Homes of tliu Claltoiis, being the title-page to "The Giilton 

 Family," an M.S. lii-story by Elizabeth Anne Wheler ("iSister 

 Bessy"), 1883 19 



Duddeston House, the home of the .Saiiniel (Jalton.s, father and son. 

 From a sketch by Emma >So[)hia Galton in the jiossession of 

 Mrs T. J. A. Studdy ID 



Uieat Ban-, The countiy home of .Samuel Ualton, jun. (1785 — 

 1799). Favourite meeting place of the Lunar Society. From 

 the photograph of a water-colour drawing in Mr.s Wheler's M.S. 

 " The Galtou Family " 19 



(a) The Galton-Farmer house, later the Galtou Bank, in .Steeiliouse 



Lane, Birmingham, now a shop ...... 50 



{h) Friends' Meeting House in Bull Street, Birmingham, where the 

 two Samuel Galtons with their wives attended and were ulti- 

 mately buried .......... 50 



Samuel Tertius Galton (1783—1844). Father of Francis Galton, 

 and husband of Violetta Darwin. From a painting by Oakley 

 in 1838. "Tertius Galton, who is a demi-semi Quaker in 

 religion, a demi-beau in dress, and loves wonders and varieties 

 in Science, and by profession a Whig." Letter from Dr Parr, 

 1812, describing his guests at dinner. Coke of Norfolk, p. 126 . 52 



Tertius Galton, with his children Adele, Erasmus, Emma and 

 Bessie, 1837. From a silhouette by Edouard in the possession 

 of Mr Wheler Galton at Claverdon ...... 52 



Uncle and Aunts of Francis Galton : 



(a) Theodore Galton (1784—1810) 54 



{b) Adele Galton, Mrs J. K. Booth (1784— 18G9) ... 54 



(c) Sophia Galton, Mrs Charles Brewin (1782—186:]) . . 54 



(d) Mary Anne Galton, Mrs Schhnmelpcniiinck (1778 — 1856) . 54 

 («) Theodore Galton, fiom a miniature ..... 54 

 (i) Adele Galton, Mrs J. K. Booth, from a photograph . . 54 



Comparison of Charles Darwin, aged 51, and Francis Galton, aged 



about 50, from photographs ....... 56 



Nangoro, King of the Ovampo, from the first edition of Francis 

 Galton's Tropical South Africa. In illustration of Fiancis 

 Gallon's .sense of humour ....... 59 



Francis Galton, aged 8. From a silhouette in his mother's MS. 



History of the Childhood of her son, 1830 .... 63 



Facsimile of the first page of Violetta Galton's account of the 



Childhood of Francis Galton, written in 18."J0 ... 63 



