Background
He was the son of Samuel "John" Galton, a prominent member of the scientific Lunar Society, and the father of Francis Galton the eminent Victorian scientist He was born in the area of Duddeston in Birmingham.
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Samuel Galton
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Samuel Tertius, though less distinguished, was not an exception to the rule of scientific endeavour in his family. Galton also inherited his father"s considerable business interests and quickly set about making changes—discontinuing the family"s armaments business in 1815. Though fascinated by economics (he wrote papers on the subject) Samuel preferred to be less "hands-on" in the running of the business than his father and spent much of his time living off the revenue of his considerable estate.
Many of the "Lunar children" grew up together and there were several such marriages.
Elizabeth Anne Galton (1808–1906), married Edward Wheler
Lucy Harriot Galton (1809–1848), married James Moilliet
Millicent Adele Galton (1810–1883), married the Rev Robert Shirley Bunbury
Emma Sophia Galton (1811–1904), did not marry. Darwin Galton (1814–1903).
High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1850. Erasmus Galton (1815–1909)
Francis Galton (1822–1911).
