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Darwin Correspondence Project

William West

1828–70

Lithographer. Son of William and Jane West; born in Leeds, Yorkshire. Of 54, Hatton Garden, London. Often collaborated with his older brother, the engraver and draftsman Tuffen West (1823–91).

Sources

Census returns of England and Wales 1861 (The National Archives: Public Record Office RG9/187/132/11, RG9/246/9/22)

England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–95 (Ancestry.com, accessed 19 October 2017)

England & Wales, Quaker birth, marriage, and death registers, 1578–1837 (Ancestry.com, accessed 19 October 2017)

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