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Fothergill (Charles), of York,/. 1799-1813 
Charles Fothergill, a member of the eminent Yorkshire 
Quaker family of that name, was probably a grandson of 
John Fothergill of Carr End, Wensleydale, Yorks, one of 
whose sons (the second), Dr. John Fothergill (1712-80), 
eminent as a botanist and physician, was born at Carr End, 
Wensleydale, in 1712, practised in London, had a botanic 
garden at Upton, West Ham, in 1762, and died unmarried 
in London in 1780. Another son (the sixth) was Samuel 
Fothergill, of Warrington (1715-72), the “travelling Quaker,” 
while another (probably the eldest), who succeeded to Carr 
End, had apparently a son named William. Charles 
Fothergill, of York, was no doubt the offspring of another 
of the six sons. 
Some correspondence, published by Beverley R. Morris 
in the Naturalist for 1854 (vide infra), informs us that William 
Fothergill of Carr End had a son John Fothergill, M.R.C.S., 
of Darlington, living in 1854. Charles Fothergill, of York, 
was, as shown, probably cousin to William Fothergill, and in 
that case a nephew of Dr. John, but we really know nothing 
of his life. From his Essay on the Philosophy, etc., of Nat. 
Hist. (1813), we learn that he was nephew to James Forbes, 
F.R.S., F.A.S., and that Haworth, the entomologist, was a 
friend of his. The letters referred to are extracts from a 
correspondence between William and Charles from 1799 to 
1813. There is a letter from Charles dated August 16, 1799, 
referring to the Willow Wrens, of which he had procured all 
three, “ the large, middle, and small Willow Wrens ” of 
Gilbert White, in Asham bogs, about two miles from York. 
Both William and Charles seem to have been disciples of 
Gilbert White and Pennant, to judge by their correspondence. 
1799. Ornithologia Britannica : | or, | a list of all the | British Birds. | In 
Latin and English. | Comprehending all those that either visit 
us at uncertain seasons, | or that are domesticated ; As well as 
those that are | constant inhabitants of these kingdoms. | With 
Notes, | Respecting their different migrations, &c. &c. &c. | By 
