▁school ▁at ▁the ▁Blue ▁Co at ▁School , ▁H ert ford ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁Christ ' s ▁Hospital , ▁London . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁sent ▁to ▁study ▁under ▁Sh ute ▁Bar r ington ▁( 1 7 3 4 – 1 8 2 6 ), ▁the ▁bishop ▁of ▁Dur ham ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁He ▁left ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk ▁in ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁office , ▁Som erset ▁House , ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁thanks ▁to ▁his ▁uncle ▁Admir al ▁Steph ens . ▁ ▁Ent om ology ▁Steph ens ▁took ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁natural ▁history ▁even ▁as ▁a ▁school boy . ▁He ▁wrote ▁a ▁manuscript ▁Catalogue ▁of ▁British ▁Anim als ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Lin ne an ▁Society ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Zo ological ▁Society ▁of ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁From ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁great ▁interest ▁in ▁orn ith ology ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁George ▁Shaw ▁( 1 7 5 1 - 1 8 1 3 ). ▁He ▁was ▁granted ▁leave ▁from ▁office ▁to ▁assist ▁William ▁El ford ▁Le ach ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁to ▁ar range ▁the ▁insect ▁collection ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Museum . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁but ▁troubles ▁with ▁his ▁super iors