Sir William Betham

(1779-1853)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Betham, William, Sir, 1779-1853 NRA: Betham, Sir William (1779-1853) Knight, herald DNB: Betham, Sir William (1779-1853), antiquary LBT ID: WiBetha1853 VIAF ID: 12523608 LOC ID: n85077084	B/BAP: 1779-05-22 DIED: 1853-10-26
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English antiquary who was appointed Ulster king of arms in 1820; he was an authority on Irish history.
REFERENCES TO Sir William Betham: James Rock to Sir Thomas Charles Morgan, 30 June 1823 in Lady Morgan’s Memoirs: Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence. Second Edition, Revised 2 vols (London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1863) Found 2: ¶ 1 ¶ 2 Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 14: Private Life Found 1: ¶ 3 Morgan, Lady (Sydney), 1783-1859, Lady Morgan’s Memoirs: Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence. Second Edition, Revised 2 vols (London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1863) Chapter XII