Robert West D'Arcy
Of London, England.
DocumentedProved by 1 record. 6 records that name them have been read, set out on this page. How this archive grades a claim →
1 of the 12 relationships shown here is written in a record this archive has read; the other 11 come from the family tree and have not been tested. How claims are labelled →
The record
| Born | 14 SEP 1820 | London, England |
| Died | 14 JUN 1862 | Bangor, Gwynedd, UK |
Counted here with the D'Arcy family · that family →
Family
Parents
Married
Annie Hewish Adams
Brothers and sisters
George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy (1818–1885) · Richard Wellesley D'Arcy (1824–1859) · Catherine Lucy Jane D'Arcy (1831–1877) · John Hyde D'Arcy (1832–1852) · Josephine D'Arcy (1834–1903) · Frank Hyde D'Arcy (1838–1868) · Joseph William D'Arcy (1840–1882) · William David d'Arcy (b. 1842)
Children
G Norman D'Arcy (1849–1870) · Mary Catherine Georgina D'Arcy (1850–1927) · Elizabeth Eleanor D'Arcy (1852–1928)
Where this comes from
1 of the relationships drawn above is written in a record this archive has read. baptism, Westminster, 16 Oct 1820.
What the records say
Every record this archive has read that names Robert West D'Arcy. The name is unique in this tree, so these are his or hers. The whole register →
baptised WESTMINSTER, 16 OCTOBER 1820 · father JOSEPH D'ARCY · mother CATHERINE GEORGIANA · WEST is his mother's maiden surname, standing as his middle name
recordEngland Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 (FamilySearch index), transcripts read on FindMyPast · the source ↗
HIS BROTHER WAS IN BOMBAY WHEN HE MARRIED THERE · George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy was aide-de-camp and assistant private secretary to five successive GOVERNORS OF BOMBAY and served in the Southern Mahratta campaign of 1845-6 · Robert West married ANNIE HEWISH ADAMS AT BOMBAY ON 20 JANUARY 1846 · THIS IS AN OBSERVATION AND NOT A RECORD OF ANYTHING: no source yet places the two brothers in the same room, only in the same presidency in the same months
recordThe Colonial Office List for 1877, 16th Publication, biographical notices — Internet Archive colonial-office-list-1877 · the source ↗
MARRIED ANNIE ADAMS at BOMBAY, 20 JANUARY 1846 · the bride this archive could not afford to see — the transcript was paywalled even on a paid trial, and the free index gives her name and the day
recordGentleman's Magazine marriage announcements, indexed by the Families in British India Society · the source ↗
THE SAME MARRIAGE IN THE INDIA OFFICE'S OWN RETURN · “Presidency of Marriage BOMBAY · Marriage Year 1846 · Husband ROBT WEST D'ARCY · Wife ANNE H ADAMS” — an independent index of the IOR ecclesiastical returns, which spells her ANNE H where the magazine prints ANNIE
recordIndex of Ecclesiastical returns, IOR Bombay Marriages, indexed by FIBIS · the source ↗
HIS DEATH REPORTED BACK TO INDIA · Allen's Indian Mail, the Anglo-Indian paper of record, carries “D'ARCY, Robert · BANGOR, N.WALES · 1862” — the same periodical had printed his Bombay marriage twice in 1846, as Robert W. and as Robert West
recordPeriodical: Allen's Indian Mail, indexed by FIBIS · the source ↗
marriage · 1846, BOMBAY · carries his mother's family name — Lady Catherine Georgiana WEST · indexed, transcript paywalled even on a paid trial
recordBritish India Office Marriages · the source ↗
Everywhere Robert appears in this archive
Every page of this site that writes aboutRobert West D'Arcy in prose, gathered automatically — 4 in total. This counts pages, not records: the lists and registers are skipped on purpose, so a person can be well documented and appear here once or not at all. How claims are labelled →
…unts «in Persian dress BROUGHT HOME BY HER BROTHER JOSEPH», «George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy», «Robert West D'Arcy», «Annie Hewish D'Arcy, nee Adams» — and then «Amy Darwin, nee Ruck» and «Charles Darwin». PHOTOGRAPHS OF NINE OF THESE PEOPLE WE…
…ct 2026 FreeBMD — GRO death index, DARCY, 1862, and a Bangor control could not be reached Robert West D'Arcy's death registration — he died at Bangor on 14 June 1862 Bangor's 1862 deaths are not transcribed at all. DARCY deaths for 1862 r…
…hree Aunts in Persian dress, brought home by her brother Joseph George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy Robert West D'Arcy Annie Hewish D'Arcy, née Adams Amy Darwin, née Ruck, and Charles Darwin It settles a name the tree could not. The GEDCOM hedged «…
…wo D'Arcy baptisms, 1832 and 1839). Two resolve to nothing at all: Bangor, Gwynedd, where Robert West D'Arcy died in 1862, and Bombay, where he married in 1846. And Thornbury looked like the one good case and was not. It resolves to 51.83…
What is written about Robert
Carried across from the family tree, with its markup stripped. Family testimony, not an independent record — valuable, and labelled.
Sources attached in the tree
- Elliott Web Site — Col. Robert West D'Arcy
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