Redfern (surname)
Redfern is a surname of possible Norman origins. It originally appeared as De Redeven in the county of Lancaster and was found on a will that was accepted in the city of Chester in 1238. [1]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Alastair Redfern (born 1948), English bishop
- Anthea Redfern (born 1948), British television host
- Arthur E. Redfern (1885–1917), American jockey
- Charles E. Redfern (1839–1929), Canadian politician
- Chris Redfern (born 1964), American politician from Ohio
- David Redfern (1936–2014), British music photographer
- Harry Redfern (1861–1950), British architect
- Henry Jasper Redfern (1871–1928), British optician, photographer, film maker and x-ray pioneer
- Jamie Redfern (born 1957), Australian pop singer
- Michael Redfern (1943–2022), English actor
- Nick Redfern (born 1964), British ufologist
- Paul Redfern (1902–unknown), American aviator
- Pete Redfern (born 1954), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Rebecca Redfern (born 1999), British para-swimmer
- Shuldham Redfern (1895–1985), British civil servant in the Sudan and Canada
- William Redfern (1774–1833), Australian surgeon
Pen name
[edit]- Cameron S. Redfern (born 1968), pen name of Australian author Sonya Hartnett
In fiction
[edit]- Christine and Patrick Redfern, fictional characters from Evil Under the Sun
- Jeff and Rick Redfern, fictional characters from Doonesbury
- Joan Redfern, a school matron in the Doctor Who episodes "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood"
Reference
[edit]- ^ Fishwick, Henry (2011) [1889]. The History of the Parish of Rochdale in the County of Lancaster (1st ed.). United Kingdom: James Clegg, Rochdale, and Elliot Stock, London, 1889. ISBN 9781241338541.
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