Colenso may refer to:
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Elizabeth Fairburn Colenso
Elizabeth Colenso (; 29 August 1821 – 2 September 1904) was a missionary, teacher and Bible translator in New Zealand.
Early life
Elizabeth Fairburn was born at the Church Missionary Society (CMS) station at Kerikeri, New Zealand, in 1821. S ...
, wife of William Colenso
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Frances Colenso
Frances Ellen Colenso (30 May 1849 – 28 April 1887) was an English historian of the Zulu Wars.
Life
Colenso was born in Forncett in Norfolk in 1849. Her father was John Colenso and her mother was Frances Colenso. She was known as "Fanny" by ...
(1849–1887), historian, daughter of John William Colenso
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Harriette Colenso, Anglican missionary, daughter of John William Colenso
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John Colenso (1814–1883), first Anglican bishop of Natal, mathematician, theologian, Biblical scholar and social activist
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William Colenso
William Colenso (17 November 1811 – 10 February 1899) FRS was a Cornish Christian missionary to New Zealand, and also a printer, botanist, explorer and politician. He attended the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and later wrote an accou ...
(1811–1899), missionary, botanist and politician in New Zealand
Other
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Battle of Colenso, 1899, during the Second Boer War
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Colenso, KwaZulu-Natal, town in eastern South Africa
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Colenso Power Station
Colenso Power Station was a South African coal-fired power station, located in Colenso, KwaZulu-Natal (Uthukela District Municipality) on the banks of the Tugela River. It was built in the 1920s by the South African Railways to supply electricity ...
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Colenso Parade
Colenso Parade were an alternative rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland formed in 1984. Taking their name from a street in the Stranmillis area of their native city, the original line-up was Oscar (Thomas) Askin (vocals), Linda Clendinning ( ...
, alternative rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland
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