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Darwin Correspondence Project

Laurence Burleigh

1817–97

Brewer. Head brewer at the firm of Truman, Hanbury, Buxton & Co., in Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London.

Sources

Census returns of England and Wales 1861 (The National Archives: Public Record Office RG9/265/56/9]), 1891 (RG12/904/119/22)

England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–95 (Ancestry.com, accessed 22 November 2018)

England, Essex parish registers, 1538–1900 (Ancestry.com, accessed 22 November 2018)

Correspondence vol. 12, letter from Charles Buxton, 21 October 1864

Post Office London directory 1864.

Bibliography

Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.

Post Office London directory: Post-Office annual directory. … A list of the principal merchants, traders of eminence, &c. in the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjacent … general and special information relating to the Post Office. Post Office London directory. London: His Majesty’s Postmaster-General [and others]. 1802–1967.

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