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Darwin Correspondence Project

William Windham Hornby

1812–99

Captain in the Royal Navy. Noted breeder of Dorking fowl.

Sources

England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–95 (Ancestry.com, accessed 13 June 2017)

O’Byrne 1849.

Bibliography

O’Byrne, William R. 1849. A naval biographical dictionary: comprising the life and services of every living officer in Her Majesty’s Navy, from the rank of admiral of the fleet to that of lieutenant, inclusive. London: John Murray.

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