Passport Land - St George
Jackson Mivart (1827-1900)
Biography
St George Jackson Mivart PhD MD FRS (30 Nov 1827, London, England - 1
Apr 1900, London, England) was the son of James Edward Mivart and
Caroline Georgiana ________. St George Mivart was an English biologist,
famous for starting as an ardent believer in natural selection who
later became one of its fiercest critics. Trying to reconcile Darwin's
theory of evolution with the beliefs of the Catholic Church, he ended
up being condemned by both parties. You can read much more about him on
Wikipedia.
On 3 Jun 1854, St George Mivart married Mary Ann Reynolds (1828/29,
Berkshire - Jan qtr 1917, Kensington, London), daughter of Thomas
Reynolds, Farmer, at Holy Trinity, Gray Inn Road, Middlesex.
In 1861, Saint Geo Jackson Mivart (Barrister in Law Not in Practice),
Mary Ann Mivart,
Frederick H Geo Ed Mivart, Caroline Geo Mivart and two servants were
living at 7 North Bank, Regent's Park, St John,
St Marylebone, London
In 1871, St George Mivart (late Barrister at Law), Mary Ann Mivart and
Frederick Mivart and two servants were living at 7 North Bank, St John,
St Marylebone, London. He died in 1900 and is interred in the Catacombs
at Kensal
Green Cemetery.
They had a son:
- Frederick St George Edward Mivart (1855 - 5 Nov 1925, Kensington,
London). In Jul qtr 1877, Frederick St George E Mivart married in East
Preston, Sussex, Maria S _____ (1854 - Jul qtr 1834, Kensington,
London). From 1905-14, Frederick Mivart lived at 13 Stafford Terrace.
From 1913, Frederick
Mivart lived at 69 Connaught Ave. Dr
Frederick St George Mivart was a Medical Doctor, and Medical Inspector under the
Local Government Board. He also wrote "Some Impressions of Vienna" in
1886. They had a daughter, Mildred Ann Mivart (Sep qtr 1878,
Kensington, London - ).
Ancestry
His father was James Edward Mivart (1781, St James Piccadilly, London -
1856). He was the owner of Mivart's Hotel, founded in 1812, now
Claridge's.
His mother was Caroline Georgiana OR Georgina ______ (1790/91,
Islington, Middlesex - 1870)
They married and had children:
- Charles Lister Mivart (cr 23 Aug 1820, Piccadilly St James,
Middlesex - 6 Apr 1865, Marylebone, London). Charles Lister Mivart died
a bachelor at 29 Langham St, Portland Place, London.
- (male) Mivart
- St George Jackson Mivart (SEE ABOVE)
His grandparents were:
- James Mivart
- Mary _____
- ?
- ?
Passport
St George Mivart's British passport was issued on 10 Feb 1857. On the
same day, his passport was stamped at the London consulates of Austria,
Bavaria, Belgium and France. There is a stamp in Munich dated 22 Sep
1857, so it appears he travelled to Bavaria via France and Belgium. It
is not known if he visited Austria. There is also a much later stamp,
from the Spanish Consulate in London, dated 4 Oct 1879. The passport
itself has no period of validity or expiry date specified.
