Person Catesby; Mark (1683 - 1749) Catesby Mark 1683 - 1749 British Male Castle Hedingham, Essex, England 24 March 1683 His house in Old Street, London 23 December 1749

Old Street, London

Natural history Career: Studied natural science in London; voyaged in the New World (1710-1719); returned to England with an exceptional collection of plants, many of which went into Sir Hans Sloane's museum; returned to America with Sloane's assistance (1722); settled in Carolina; returned to England (1726) and prepared for publication his 'Natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands ...', including a new map and illustrations drawn and coloured by Catesby; West Indian genus of shrubs named Catesbaea after him Married; two children Fellow 26/04/1733 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB L&P.I.186, 206; RBC vol 15, Vol 20; Notes: Probably born in London. DSB gives birth date as 03 April 1683; DNB gives c 1679 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands... 1726-1747; Hortus 24 Mar or 3 Apr 1683 - 23 Dec 1749 NA6784 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/47612282 99eaee69-ccc0-4cc3-9743-859055bc88a5