Michael Aislabie Denham

Michael Aislabie Denham (died 1859) was an English merchant and collector of folklore.

Life

A native of Bowes, Yorkshire, Denham was in business at Kingston-upon-Hull in the early part of his life. Ultimately he settled as a general merchant at Piercebridge, near Gainford, County Durham, where he died on 10 September 1859.[1]

Works

Denham collected local lore. His works were:[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2  Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). "Denham, Michael Aislabie". Dictionary of National Biography. 14. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). "Denham, Michael Aislabie". Dictionary of National Biography. 14. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 

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