Cecilia Betham
Cecilia Betham (January 1843 – 18 April 1913) was an Irish archer. Early life and family Cecilia Betham was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent in January 1843. She was the only daughter and second child of archivist, Molyneux Cecil John Betham (1813–1880), and Elizabeth Betham (née Ford). Her maternal grandparents were Sir Richard Ford, chief magistrate (1800–1806) and an amateur painter, Marianne (née Booth). Her uncle was writer Richard Ford. The family lived in London when Betham was a young child, living in 123 Park Street, Grosvenor Square by 1846, and Clarges Street by 1851, where she was educated at home. In 1829, Molyneux Betham was appointed Cork herald of arms, and in 1834 the deputy Ulster king of arms. The family returned to Ireland following the death of Betham's paternal grandfather, William Betham, on 26 October 1853. Betham married her first cousin William Sheffield Betham in Devon on 27 August 1874. William was Local Government Board official and a member of the County of Dublin Archers, and eldest son of the Dublin herald, Sheffield Philip Fiennes Betham. Betham was widowed after William's death on 12 April 1876. They had one child, Gertrude Cecilia Betham and lived at 1 Tobernea