Frederick Yorke Brocas (1827–91)

French-born botanist. Baptised in Willesden, Middlesex, 1829. Assistant librarian of the Linnean Society, 1853–8. Supplier of botanical specimens at 85 St Martin’s Lane, London.

Sources

BMD (Death index)

Census returns of England and Wales 1861 (The National Archives: Public Record Office RG9/167/7/8)

R. Desmond 1977

London, England, Church of England births and baptisms, 1813–1906 Ancestry.com, accessed 26 July 2017)