when and where was charles darwin born? what were his parents named and how many siblings did he have?
Here: Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, on 12 February 1809 at his family home, The Mount.[20] He was the fifth of six children of wealthy society doctor and financier Robert Darwin, and Susannah Darwin (nÃ©e Wedgwood)..
There were several members of the family (in different generations) named Charles Darwin, but Charles Robert Darwin, the author of On the Origin of Species, was one of six children, meaning he had five siblings. Charles was the next-to-youngest of the six. He came from an illustrious and wealthy family on both sides, the Darwins and the Wedgwoods (of Wedgwood pottery factory fame). Since he married his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, she had the same family roots. (The two families ...