Beamish may refer to:

People

Alfred Beamish Alfred Ernest Beamish (6 August 1879 – 28 February 1944) was an English tennis player born in Richmond, Surrey, England. He finished runner-up to James Cecil Parke in the Men's Singles final of the Australasian Championships, the future Austr ...

(1879–1944), English tennis player *Group Captain

Charles Beamish Group Captain Charles Eric St John Beamish (23 June 1908 – 18 May 1984) was an Irish rugby player and Second World War RAF pilot. He gained 12 caps for Ireland as a prop forward and also represented the British Isles on their 1936 tour of Arg ...

(1908–1984), Irish rugby player and RAF pilot *Sir

David Beamish Sir David Richard Beamish, (born 20 August 1952) is a British public servant who was the Clerk of the Parliaments, the chief clerk in the House of Lords, between 16 April 2011 and 15 April 2017. Personal life Beamish was born on 20 August 1952 ...

, KCB (born 1952) British public servant *

Emma Beamish Emma Alice Beamish (born 29 November 1982) is an Irish former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 18 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 6 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for Ireland between 2003 and 2010. She also play ...

(born 1982), Irish cricketer *

Francis Beamish Francis Bernard Beamish (5 April 1802 – 1 February 1868) was an Irish Whig and Liberal politician. Beamish was the son of William Beamish and Anne Jane Margaret (née Delacour) and, in 1837, married Catherine Savery de Lisle de Courcy, daug ...

(1802-1868), Irish Whig and Liberal politician *

Geordie Beamish George "Geordie" Beamish (born 24 October 1996) is a New Zealand long-distance runner. He won the 3000m at the 2022 Millrose Games in a time of 7:39.50, also setting a national record. He also holds the New Zealand indoor 5000m record, in a tim ...

(born 1996), New Zealand athlete *Sir

George Beamish Air Marshal Sir George Robert Beamish, (29 April 1905 – 13 November 1967) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force from the Second World War to his retirement in the late 1950s. Prior to the Second World War, while Beamish was in the R ...

(1905–1967), British air marshal and Irish rugby player *

Geraldine Beamish Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish (''née'' Ramsey; 23 June 1883 – 10 May 1972) was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Biography Winifred Geraldine Ramsey was born on 23 June 1883 at Forest Gate, London. S ...

(1883–1972), English tennis player *

Harold Beamish Harold Francis Beamish, (7 July 1896 – 16 October 1986) was a New Zealand flying ace of the First World War. Born in 1896 at Hastings, Beamish joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1916. His training was completed by early 1917 and he was p ...

(1896–1986), New Zealand flying ace of World War I *

Henry Hamilton Beamish Henry Hamilton Beamish (2 June 1873 – 27 March 1948) was a leading United Kingdom, British Antisemitism, antisemitic journalist and the founder of The Britons (organisation), The Britons in 1919, the first organisation set up in Britain for the ...

(1873–1948), British racist and Rhodesian politician *

Olive Beamish Olive Beamish (1890–1978) was an Irish-born suffragette, who wore a Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) badge whilst still at school, and became involved in the militant suffragette movement, including attacking postboxes and arson. Bea ...

(1890–1978), Irish-born suffragette *

Richard J. Beamish Richard Joseph Beamish (November 6, 1869October 1, 1945) was a Pennsylvania lawyer and journalist. He served a term as the state's Secretary of the Commonwealth, and served on the state's Public Utilities Commission. Life and career Beamish was ...

(1869–1945), Pennsylvania lawyer, journalist, author, and public official *

Robert Beamish Robert Earl Beamish, (September 16, 1916 – February 17, 2001) was a Canadian physician and cardiologist. Early life and education Beamish was born in Shoal Lake, Manitoba on September 16, 1916, the son of Henry and Mary May (McLeod) Beamis ...

(1916–2001), Canadian physician and cardiologist *

Sally Beamish Sarah Frances Beamish (born 26 August 1956) is a British composer and violist. Her works include chamber, vocal, choral and orchestral music. She has also worked in the field of music, theatre, film and television, as well as composing for chi ...

(born 1956), British composer * Tufton Beamish (Royal Navy officer) (1874–1951), rear admiral in the Royal Navy and member of Parliament for Lewes *

Tufton Beamish, Baron Chelwood Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish, Baron Chelwood (27 January 19176 April 1989) was a British Army officer and Conservative Member of Parliament for Lewes for 29 years (1945–1974), and an author. During the Second World War, he served in Fran ...

of Lewes (1917–1989) son of the above; British Army officer and member of Parliament for Lewes *Group Captain Francis

Victor Beamish Group Captain Francis Victor Beamish, (27 September 1903 – 28 March 1942) was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. After flying during the Battle of Britain he continued to lead fighter operations until he w ...

, DSO & Bar, DFC, AFC (1903–1942), RAF fighter pilot *

Beamish Murdoch Beamish Murdoch (August 1, 1800 – February 9, 1876) was a lawyer, historian, and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1826 to 1830. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, ...

(1800–1876), Canadian lawyer, historian and political figure in Nova Scotia

Fictional characters

*Chet Beamish, a character from the television series ''

The Big Valley ''The Big Valley'' is an American Western drama television series that originally aired from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969 on ABC. The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1884 to 1888. The one-hour e ...

'' *Dr. Beamish, a character from the film ''

Dracula's Daughter ''Dracula's Daughter'' is a 1936 American vampire horror film produced by Universal Pictures as a sequel to the 1931 film '' Dracula''. Directed by Lambert Hillyer from a screenplay by Garrett Fort, the film stars Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden in ...

'' *Leonard Beamish, a character from the film ''

Carry On Regardless ''Carry On Regardless'' is a 1961 British comedy film, the fifth in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). The film revolves loosely around the activities of a job agency, 'Helping Hands', run by Sid James's character, Bert Handy ...

'' *Bert Beamish, Mrs. Beamish and Major Beamish, characters in ''

The Ickabog ''The Ickabog'' is a fairy tale by J. K. Rowling. The story was published in installments by Rowling online, before its official publication in November 2020. ''The Ickabog'' is Rowling's first children's book since '' Harry Potter and the Dea ...

'' by J. K. Rowling * Wendy Beamish, a character from the film ''

St. Elmo's Fire St. Elmo's fire — also called Witchfire or Witch's Fire — is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a corona discharge from a rod-like object such as a mast, spire, chimney, or animal hornHeidorn, K., Weather Element ...

Places

Beamish, County Durham Beamish, previously named 'Pit Hill', is a village in County Durham, England, situated to the north east of Stanley. The village is contained within Hell Hole Wood and is home to Beamish Museum, an open-air museum seeking to replicate a northe ...

, a village in England **

Beamish Museum Beamish Museum is the first regional open-air museum, in England, located at Beamish, near the town of Stanley, in County Durham, England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. By displaying duplicates or replaceable items, it wa ...

, an open-air museum *

Beamish Hall Beamish Hall is a mid-18th-century country house, now converted to a hotel, which stands in of grounds near the town of Stanley, County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The history of Beamish Hall can be traced back to the No ...

, a mid-18th-century country house near the town of Stanley, County Durham

Other uses

*Beamish, a nonsense word from the 1872 poem "

Jabberwocky "Jabberwocky" is a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll about the killing of a creature named "the Jabberwock". It was included in his 1871 novel ''Through the Looking-Glass'', the sequel to ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865). The bo ...

" by Lewis Carroll *Beamish Stout, an Irish stout formerly brewed by

Beamish and Crawford Beamish and Crawford was a brewery and brewing company based in Cork, Ireland, established in 1792 by William Beamish and William Crawford on the site of an existing porter brewery. In the early 1800s, it was the largest brewery in Ireland. Be ...

People

Fictional characters

Places

Other uses

See also