Henriques family
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The Henriques family, prominent Sephardic Jewish benefactors in the 19th century, is of Portuguese Jewish descent. A firm Henriques Brothers, West-Indian merchants, existed in the 1800s[1]. It is not clear when the Henriques family migrated to England, but the middle name Quixano stems apparently from the marriage of Moses Henriques and Abigail Quixano, daughter of Abraham Quixano.[2]. The family ancestor was one Duarte Henriques.
Members of the family include
- Basil Henriques, British philanthropist
- Robert Henriques, British novelist
- Sean Paul, Jamaican singer and dancehall artist; born Sean Paul Henriques
[edit] Notes
- ^ Jacob Henriques. (1911-1898) from Jewish Encyclopedia [1]. Also see "David Quixano Henriques" (1804-1870) [2]. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
- ^ Marriage and children of Moses Henriques and Abigail Quixano.. Their son Abraham Quixano Henriques was father of the philanthropists Jacob and David Henriques. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
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