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Ravenshaw
Ravenshaw is an English surname from Derbyshire, County Durham, Northumberland, and Warwickshire. There are various theories to the meaning, but the simplest is "raven" (either a bird or a personal name), and "wood". The oldest historical record of a surname variant was that of "Stephen de Ravenshagh", 1332, Lancashire. There are other variants. Ravenshaw is uncommon as a given name. People with the surname include: * Edward Vincent Ravenshaw (1854–1880), Scottish footballer * Hurdis Ravenshaw (1869 – c. 1920), British Army officer * John Goldsborough Ravenshaw II, (1777–1840), chairman of the British East India Company * Thomas Edward Ravenshaw (1827–1914), educator, founder of Ravenshaw College, and a member of the British East India Company References See also * Renshaw (other) Renshaw may refer to: * USS ''Renshaw'', several US Navy ships with this name * Renshaw (surname), people with the surname ''Renshaw'' See also * Renshaw cell Renshaw cells are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurdis Ravenshaw
Major-General Hurdis Secundus Lalande Ravenshaw CMG (June 1869 – c. 6 June 1920) was a senior British Army officer in the First World War who served at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and saw action on the North-West Frontier of India, in South Africa in the Second Boer War and in France and Greece in the First World War. In 1916 a German U-boat captured him, and he was a prisoner of war for the next two years. He died in 1920 in unusual circumstances after becoming lost in the South African bush near Port Elizabeth and succumbing to the elements. Military career Hurdis Ravenshaw was born in June 1869 to John Hurdis Ravenshaw and his second wife Harriet Lalande Biggs. His elder half-brother was Thomas Edward Ravenshaw., ''thePeerage.com''. Retrieved 19 August 2007 He was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College and from there joined the militia, using this posting to gain a commission in the East Yorkshire Regiment in December 1888. Seeking action, in August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Goldsborough Ravenshaw II
John Goldsborough Ravenshaw II (1777 – 6 June 1840, Crawley, Sussex) was the chairman of the British East India Company. Life John Goldsborough Ravenshaw was the son of John Goldsborough Ravenshaw (died 1824) and Elizabeth Withers, and the great-grandson of William Withers. His parents, who married in January 1772, had already given birth to two sons (Reverend Edward and Colonel Thomas William Ravenshaw) when John was born, and gave birth to two more sons after the birth of John (Captains George and William Ravenshaw). Some sources claim that Ravenshaw was educated at his father's college, Trinity College, Cambridge, but there is no documentary evidence of this. , in '' |
Edward Vincent Ravenshaw
Edward Vincent Ravenshaw (30 July 1854 – 23 May 1880) was an amateur footballer who played for the Scotland XI against England in the last of the representative matches played in February 1872. He went on to become a tea planter in India, where he drowned trying to save the life of a friend. Family and education Ravenshaw was born in Mortlake, Surrey, on 30 July 1854, the son of George Chandler Ravenshaw and Eliza Willock. His father was educated at Haileybury College and was employed by the East India Company. His mother was the daughter of Sir Henry Willock, who was the chairman of the East India Company in 1844–45. His uncle Thomas was the founder of Ravenshaw College in Odisha state, India. Having first attended Bromsgrove School, he joined Charterhouse School in 1866 where he showed an aptitude for various sports. He was a member of the school cricket team in 1871 and 1872 and of the school football XI in 1871–72. Football On 24 February 1872, he was asked to rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renshaw (surname)
Renshaw is an Old English locational surname for a village in the area of Prestbury, Cheshire that disappeared before the 17th Century. The suffix ''-shaw'' means "wood". The earliest variant spelling ''Renshae'' is dated 1561. Other variants include ''Ravenshaw'' and ''Rainshaw''. Renshaw is uncommon as a given name. Notable persons with that surname include: * Birdsey Renshaw (1911–1948), American neuroscientist * Deborah Renshaw (born 1975), American racing driver * Ernest Renshaw (1861–1899), English tennis player * Graham Renshaw FRSE (1872-1952) British physician and aviculturist * Jack Renshaw (1909–1987), Australian politician * Kenneth Renshaw, American violinist * Mark Renshaw (born 1982), Australian cyclist * Matthew Renshaw (born 1996), Australian cricketer * Molly Renshaw Molly Renshaw (born 6 May 1996) is an English breaststroke swimmer. In 2016, she won the 200 metres breaststroke at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m). Career In 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramshaw (other)
Ramshaw may refer to: Places * Ramshaw, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England * Ramshaw, Consett, County Durham, England * Ramshaw, Minnesota, United States People * Darrin Ramshaw (born 1965), Australian cricketer * Emily Ramshaw (fl. from 2003), American journalist and news executive * Graham Ramshaw (1945–2006), Australian rules footballer * John Ramshaw John Ramshaw is a football coach and non-league manager. He is the assistant-manager of Kettering Town. Career Ramshaw began his career in 1978. His first opportunity to coach was with the youth team at Notts County, from 1978 until 1983. He g ... (fl. from 1983), English footballer * Keira Ramshaw (born 1994), English footballer * Terry Ramshaw (1943–2017), English rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s * Tom Ramshaw (born 1991), Canadian sailor * Wendy Ramshaw (1939–2018), British ceramicist, jeweller and sculptor See also * * Mr Ramshaw, an eagle flown by C. W. R. Knight {{disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renishaw (other) - a stately home in the above village.
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Renishaw may refer to: *Renishaw plc - a British engineering company *Renishaw, Derbyshire - a village in Derbyshire, England :*Renishaw Hall Renishaw Hall is a country house in Renishaw in the parish of Eckington in Derbyshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building and has been the home of the Sitwell family for nearly 400 years. The hall is southeast of Sheffield, and north of R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the north-west, West Yorkshire to the north, South Yorkshire to the north-east, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the west and south-west and Cheshire to the west. Kinder Scout, at , is the highest point and Trent Meadows, where the River Trent leaves Derbyshire, the lowest at . The north–south River Derwent is the longest river at . In 2003, the Ordnance Survey named Church Flatts Farm at Coton in the Elms, near Swadlincote, as Britain's furthest point from the sea. Derby is a unitary authority area, but remains part of the ceremonial county. The county was a lot larger than its present coverage, it once extended to the boundaries of the City of Sheffield district in South Yorkshire where it cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Durham
County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly About North East England. Retrieved 30 November 2007. The ceremonial county spawned from the historic County Palatine of Durham in 1853. In 1996, the county gained part of the abolished ceremonial county of Cleveland.Lieutenancies Act 1997 . Retrieved 27 October 2014. The county town is the of |
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on three sides; by the Scottish Borders region to the north, County Durham and Tyne and Wear to the south, and Cumbria to the west. The fourth side is the North Sea, with a stretch of coastline to the east. A predominantly rural county with a landscape of moorland and farmland, a large area is part of Northumberland National Park. The area has been the site of a number of historic battles with Scotland. Name The name of Northumberland is recorded as ''norð hẏmbra land'' in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, meaning "the land north of the Humber". The name of the kingdom of ''Northumbria'' derives from the Old English meaning "the people or province north of the Humber", as opposed to the people south of the Humber Estuary. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
