Beamish may refer to:

People

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 *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 *

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) was a flying ace of World War I * Henry Hamilton Beamish (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) Rear-Admiral Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish, CB, DL (26 July 1874 – 2 May 1951) was an English naval officer and Conservative Party politician. He married Margaret Simon in 1914. The couple had two daughters and one surviving son, Tufton Beamis ...

(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 *

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'' *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''

Places

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

Other uses

*Beamish, a nonsense word from the 1872 poem " Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll *Beamish Stout, an Irish stout formerly brewed by Beamish and Crawford

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