Henriques family
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The Henriques family included several prominent Sephardic Jewish
benefactors of Portuguese
descent during the 19th century in Great Britain
. Henriques itself is a Portuguese surname meaning Son of Henrique (Henry). A West-Indian
merchant firm called Henriques Brothers existed in the 19th century. 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, the daughter of Abraham Quixano. The family ancestor was one Duarte Henriques.
Members of the family include:
Sephardi Jews
Sephardi Jews is a general term referring to the descendants of the Jews who lived in the Iberian Peninsula before their expulsion in the Spanish Inquisition. It can also refer to those who use a Sephardic style of liturgy or would otherwise define themselves in terms of the Jewish customs and...
benefactors of Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
descent during the 19th century in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. Henriques itself is a Portuguese surname meaning Son of Henrique (Henry). A West-Indian
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
merchant firm called Henriques Brothers existed in the 19th century. It is not clear when the Henriques family migrated to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, but the middle name Quixano stems apparently from the marriage of Moses Henriques and Abigail Quixano, the daughter of Abraham Quixano. The family ancestor was one Duarte Henriques.
Members of the family include:
- Basil HenriquesBasil HenriquesSir Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques was a Jewish philanthropist of Portuguese origins, concentrating his work in the East End of London during the first half of the 20th century....
, British philanthropistPhilanthropistA philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes... - Robert HenriquesRobert HenriquesRobert David Quixano Henriques was a British writer, broadcaster and farmer. He gained modest renown for two award-winning novels and two biographies of Jewish business tycoons, published during the middle part of the 20th century.-Life and career:Robert Henriques was born in 1905 to one of the...
, British novelist