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Byam is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Byam Shaw (1872–1919), Indian-born British painter, illustrator, designer and teacher * Edward Byam, Governor of the Leeward Islands * Lydia Byam, (born 1772), botanical illustrator * Sarah Byam, American comics writer * Wally Byam (1896–1962), founder of Airstream Inc. See also * Byam Channel The Byam Channel () is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago within Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It separates Melville Island (to the west) from Byam Martin Island (to the east). To the south it opens into the P ..., a waterway in northern Canada * Byam (1800 ship), slave ship * Barrett-Byam, historic house in Chelmsford, Massachusetts {{given name, type=both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byam Shaw
John Byam Liston Shaw (13 November 1872 – 26 January 1919), commonly known as Byam Shaw, was a British painter, illustrator, designer and teacher. He is not to be confused with his sons, Glen Byam Shaw, actor and theatre director, and James Byam Shaw, art historian and director of Colnaghi's, who both used "Byam Shaw" as a surname. Family John Byam Liston Shaw was the son of John Shaw and his wife, Sophia Alicia Byam Gunthorpe. In 1899 Byam Shaw married the artist Evelyn Caroline Eunice Pyke-Nott, later known as Evelyn CE Shaw (1870–1959).. Evelyn's sister was Isabel Codrington, another early twentieth century artist. Byam Shaw came from an Ayrshire family of lawyers and clerics. The Ayrshire Shaws were a cadet branch of the Shaws of Tordarroch, chiefs of the Clan Shaw. Byam Shaw's forebears included the two reverend Shaws (father and son) referred to in Burns' "Twa Herds". Evelyn's family, the Pyke-Notts, were gentry from Swimbridge and Parracombe in North Devon. The cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Byam
Edward Byam (1663/4 – December 1741) was the Governor of Leeward Islands in 1715 and Lieutenant Governor of Antigua between 1715 – 4 December 1741. Biography He was born between 1662Mi Genealogy: Edward Byam (b. 1663, d. 4 December 1741) and 1664Antigua and the Antiguans: A Full Account of the Colony and Its Inhabitants Written by Cambridge University Press, Anonymous. p 319. in |
Lydia Byam
Lydia Byam (baptized 1772) was a botanical illustrator known for her works depicting plants from the Caribbean. Byam's career flourished during the period between 1797 and 1800. She published two works ''A collection of exotics, from the Island of Antigua'' (1797) and ''Fruits of the West Indies'' (1800) respectively. These are important for the role they played in garnering interest in botany of the Caribbean islands and the dietary and medicinal benefits they offered. Family Lydia Byam was born to parents William Byam (a lawyer and member of the Privy Council in Antigua, died and was buried in St. Georges, Antigua in 1779) and Martha Rogers (daughter of Edward Rogers). Lydia Byam was baptized on September 4, 1772 in Antigua and she died at sea, on an unknown date. The prominence of the Byam family on the island of Antigua is clear from the will her father wrote, describing the extensive estate he owned. William Byam's will, dated March 1773, left his estate in Antigua, real & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Byam
Sarah Byam is an American writer. He is the author of '' Billi 99''. Biography During the 1990s Byam wrote a variety of comic books for different publishers. This writing includes the series ''Mode Extreme'' and ''Black Canary''. She also wrote individual stories for '' Elfquest'', ''What If'', ''Glyph'' and other publications. She is married to the illustrator David Lee Ingersoll. Awards *1992: Nominated for "Best Writer" Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ..., for ''Billi 99'' the Comic Book Awards Almanac ...
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Wally Byam
Wallace Merle "Wally" Byam, (1896-1962) was an American inventor, engineer, developer and entrepreneur most famous as one of the pioneer manufacturers of the travel trailer. He founded the company, Airstream Inc. From the 1930s until his death in 1962, Byam was a leader in developing both a romance and enthusiasm associated with the automobile and recreational vehicle culture, as well as product features as the United States became increasingly focused on highways and automobile travel. Early years Byam was born on July 4, 1896, in Baker City, Oregon and as a young child he traveled extensively with his grandfather, who led a mule train in Oregon. By the time he was three, his parents divorced and his mother married David Davis, a butcher. By 1910, the family had moved to Astoria, OR and Byam had taken the name of his stepfather, Davis. Later, as an adolescent, Byam worked as a shepherd while he lived in a two-wheeled shepherd's cart outfitted with a kerosene cook stove, a sleepi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byam Channel
The Byam Channel () is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago within Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It separates Melville Island (to the west) from Byam Martin Island (to the east). To the south it opens into the Parry Channel, and to the north are the Byam Martin Channel and Austin Channel The Austin Channel () is a natural waterway through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It separates Byam Martin Island (to the south) from Melville Island (to the west) and the Alexander and Bathurst Isl .... Channels of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byam (1800 Ship)
''Byam'' was a snow launched at Oban, or possibly Padstow, in 1800. She made four voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. The French captured and burnt her in late 1807 or early 1808 as she was about to deliver the captives from her fifth voyage. Career ''Byam'' entered '' Lloyd's Register'' in 1800 with J. French, master, Stevenson, owner, and trade Liverpool−Antigua. The next year it reported that her master had changed from J. French to G. Martin, her owner from "Grcocut" to Rodie & Co., and her trade from Liverpool−Antigua to Liverpool–Africa. 1st voyage transporting enslaved people (1801–1802): Captain George Martin sailed from Liverpool on 10 November 1801. In 1800, 133 vessels sailed from British ports, bound to engage in the acquisition and transport of enslaved people; 120 of these vessels sailed from Liverpool. It is not clear where ''Byam'' acquired captives, but she delivered them to Saint Vincent on 16 June 1802. There she lande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
