Benham (surname)
Benham is an Anglo-Scottish locational surname, from Benham, Berkshire, or Binham, Norfolk.[1][2] Notable people with the surname include:
- Andrew E. K. Benham (1832–1905), American admiral
- Charles Benham (1860–1929) Author, newspaper editor and amateur scientist
- Chris Benham, cricketer
- Ellen Ida Benham (1871–1917) science teacher in South Australia.
- Flip Benham, Christian fundamentalist
- Henry Washington Benham, 19th-century American soldier
- Isabel Benham (1909–2013), American railroad finance expert
- Jade Benham, Australian politician
- Jane Benham Hay (1829–1904), English artist
- Jessica Benham, American politician and disability rights activist
- Joan Benham, actress.
- John Lee Benham (1785–1864), founder of Benham & Sons of Wigmore Street, London, cooking apparatus manufacturers
- Edward Benham (died 1869), son of the above and founder of Benham & Co., printers of Colchester, Essex. Editor of Essex County Standard
- Sir William Gurney Benham (1859–1944), elder son of the above, and his successor as proprietor of Benham & Co. Prolific author, High Steward of Colchester. Editor of Essex County Standard
- Hervey Benham (1910–1987), his son. Author, particularly on marine topics. Editor of Essex County Standard
- Jane Benham MBE (c. 1943 – 1992), his daughter, restorer of boats and associated
- Hervey Benham (1910–1987), his son. Author, particularly on marine topics. Editor of Essex County Standard
- Charles Edwin Benham (1860–1929) of Colchester, Essex, journalist, author (particularly Essex ballads, 1st ed., 1895), and experimenter. Younger son of Edward, creator of Benham's top. Editor of Essex County Standard
- Sir William Gurney Benham (1859–1944), elder son of the above, and his successor as proprietor of Benham & Co. Prolific author, High Steward of Colchester. Editor of Essex County Standard
- Edward Benham (died 1869), son of the above and founder of Benham & Co., printers of Colchester, Essex. Editor of Essex County Standard
- Robert Benham (judge), Georgia Supreme Court Judge
- Captain Robert Benham, early American pioneer, member of First Ohio Legislature
- William Benham (1831–1910), English churchman and writer.
- William Blaxland Benham (1860–1950), New Zealand zoologist and biologist
- William Gurney Benham (1859–1944), English newspaper editor
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Surname Database: Benham Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. OCLC 964412220. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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