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Darwin Correspondence Project

Amy Darwin dies

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Amy Richenda Darwin (née Ruck)
Amy Richenda Darwin (née Ruck)
CUL 416.c.95.249
Cambridge University Library

Darwin's daughter-in-law, Amy, dies four days after the birth of her son, Bernard.  He was the Darwins' first grandchild.

11 September 1876
1876-09-11