Profile: Charles Darwin

Can you name the following facts about Charles Darwin?

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First name of daughter who died in 1851 at the age of 10
Year of birth
Discovered the theory of natural evolution at the same time as and independent from Darwin
Name of the ship Darwin sailed on (1831-1836)
First name of his grandfather and older brother
Author of the book 'Essay on the Principle of Population' which influenced Darwin
Name of Darwin's wife
Place of residence from 1842 to death
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Year of publication of the Origin of Species
Name of ship's captain during the voyage of 1831-1836
Was nicknamed 'Darwin's bulldog'
Geologist who wrote 'Principles of Geology vol. 1' which Darwin read on his voyage
Proponent of social darwinism who coined the phrase 'Survival of the fittest'
Name of Darwin's childhood home
Name one of the 3 anglicized Fuegians who accompagnied Darwin back to Patagonia
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