Brackenbury

Brackenbury

Brackenbury is the name of the following people
*Robert Brackenbury (-1485), English courtier and soldier
*Edward Brackenbury (1785-1864), British soldier
*Hannah Brackenbury (1795–1873), British philanthropist, benefactress of Balliol College, Oxford
*Henry Brackenbury (1837-1914), British soldier
*Henry Langton Brackenbury (1868–1920), British politician
*Curt Brackenbury (1952-), Canadian ice hockey playerOther
*The Brackenbury Group, Australian company
*"Lord Brackenbury", novel by Amelia Edwards
*The Brackenbury Scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford.


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  • Brackenbury — Dieser Artikel behandelt den General Sir Henry Brackenbury. Für Informationen über den gleichnamigen Unternehmer siehe Sir Henry Britten Brackenbury (1866 1942) Sir Henry Brackenbury RA, GCB, KCSI, PC (* 1. September 1837 in Bolingbroke, Lincs; † …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Brackenbury — This name is locational and originates from the Parish of Brackenbury near Louth in Lincolnshire. The origin is Olde English pre 9th Century. The meaning of the word being the bracken covered hill . Usually locational names are given to former… …   Surnames reference

  • Brackenbury, Sir Robert — (d. 1485)    A loyal supporter of RICHARD III during the last phase of the civil wars (1483–1487), Sir Robert Brackenbury had custody of the TOWER OF LONDON during the confinement there in 1483 of EDWARD V and his brother Richard PLANTAGENET,… …   Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

  • Robert Brackenbury — Sir Robert Brackenbury (d. 22 August, 1485) was a close associate of Richard III of England.Early lifeHe was a younger son of Thomas Brackenbury of Denton, Durham, England. This was a family which had been known in Durham since the end of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Henry Brackenbury — Sir Henry Brackenbury RA, GCB, KCSI, PC (* 1. September 1837 in Bolingbroke, Lincs; † 20. April 1914), britischer General und Autor. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben und militärische Karriere 2 Ehen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Henry Brackenbury — General Sir Henry Brackenbury GCB KCSI PC (1837 1914), was a British army officer who was assistant to Garnet Wolseley in the 1870s and became part of his Ring of loyal officers. He also wrote several books of military history and memoirs. Life… …   Wikipedia

  • Henry Brackenbury — (1837–1914) est un général de l armée de terre britannique qui fut l assistant de Garnet Wolseley dans les années 1870 et fit partie de son « cercle » d officiers loyaux. Il est l auteur de plusieurs livres d histoire militaire et de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Edward Brackenbury — Lieutenant Colonel Sir Edward Brackenbury (1785 ndash;8 June 1864) was a British Army officer.Brackenbury, a direct descendant from Sir Robert Brackenbury, lieutenant of the Tower of London in the time of Richard III, was second son of Richard… …   Wikipedia

  • Curt Brackenbury — John Curtis Brackenbury (born January 31, 1952 in Kapuskasing, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 141 games in the National Hockey League and 257 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Chicago… …   Wikipedia

  • Henry Langton Brackenbury — (26 April 1868 ndash; 28 April 1920) was a British Conservative Party politician who served for two short periods as Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth in Lincolnshire.He was first elected at the general election in January 1910, but was… …   Wikipedia

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