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'''Henry Bonham''' (1749–1800) was an [[England|English]] |
'''Henry Bonham''' (1749–1800) was an [[England|English]] landowner and cricket lover. He played one game for [[Hampshire county cricket teams|Hampshire]] when their matches were organised by the [[Hambledon Club]]. |
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He was born to John Bonham of [[Petersfield]], Hampshire, one of a family of two boys and two girls. The Bonhams were a well known and well-to-do Hampshire family. Henry bought the [[Buriton]] estate in 1798 from [[Henry Bilson-Legge, 2nd Baron Stawell|Lord Stawell]], who had previously acquired it from the historian [[Edward Gibbon]]. <ref> {{cite web|url= http://www.buriton.org.uk/bhb/infosheet05.htm|title= Information Sheet No. 5: Local Luminaries: Famous People from the Area (June 2001)| publisher= Buriton Heritage Bank|accessdate = 21 September 2015}} </ref>. He was appointed [[High Sheriff of Hampshire]] for 1894-95. |
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Bonham played one first-class match in 1778 against [[Surrey county cricket teams|pre-county club Surrey]].<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79359/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Henry Bonham]</ref> |
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He was very fond of cricket and belonged to the [[Hambledon Club]], the forerunner of Hampshire Cricket Club, where he was Steward six times and also Secretary. <ref> {{cite web| url= http://www.thehambledonclub.co.uk/Newsletters/Entries/1999/4/10_Newsletter_01.html| title= Newsletter1|publisher= The Hambledon Club|accessdate = 21 September 2015}} </ref> Bonham played one first-class match in 1778 as a gentleman amateur against [[Surrey county cricket teams|pre-county club Surrey]].<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/79/79359/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Henry Bonham]</ref> |
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On his death in 1800 he was buried at East Meon. Buriton passed to his brother Thomas who willed it on his own death to his cousin John Carter. Carter then changed his name to [[Bonham Carter family|Bonham-Carter]]. <ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hants/vol3/pp85-93|title= Parishes: Buriton|publisher= British History Online|accessdate= 21 September 2015}} </ref> |
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Revision as of 10:50, 21 September 2015
Henry Bonham (1749–1800) was an English landowner and cricket lover. He played one game for Hampshire when their matches were organised by the Hambledon Club.
He was born to John Bonham of Petersfield, Hampshire, one of a family of two boys and two girls. The Bonhams were a well known and well-to-do Hampshire family. Henry bought the Buriton estate in 1798 from Lord Stawell, who had previously acquired it from the historian Edward Gibbon. [1]. He was appointed High Sheriff of Hampshire for 1894-95.
He was very fond of cricket and belonged to the Hambledon Club, the forerunner of Hampshire Cricket Club, where he was Steward six times and also Secretary. [2] Bonham played one first-class match in 1778 as a gentleman amateur against pre-county club Surrey.[3]
On his death in 1800 he was buried at East Meon. Buriton passed to his brother Thomas who willed it on his own death to his cousin John Carter. Carter then changed his name to Bonham-Carter. [4]
References
- ^ "Information Sheet No. 5: Local Luminaries: Famous People from the Area (June 2001)". Buriton Heritage Bank. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ "Newsletter1". The Hambledon Club. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ First-Class Matches played by Henry Bonham
- ^ "Parishes: Buriton". British History Online. Retrieved 21 September 2015.