Michael Aislabie Denham

Michael Aislabie Denham (1801[1] – 10 September 1859) was an English merchant and collector of folklore.

[2] A native of Gainford, County Durham,[1] Denham was in business at Kingston-upon-Hull in the early part of his life.

Ultimately he settled as a general merchant at Piercebridge, near Gainford, where he died on 10 September 1859.

[3] Denham collected local lore.

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