Redfern (surname)

Redfern is a surname with links to the English county of Lancashire.[1] [2]

Variations of the surname include: Redferne, Redfearn, Reedfern, Readfern, Reddfern, Redfinn, Redfyn, Le Redefern and De Redeven

The Sydney suburb Redfern is named after William Redfern a doctor who was eventually granted land rights in the area after being pardoned for his participation in The 1797 Spithead and Nore mutinies

Pen name

  • Cameron S. Redfern (born 1968), pen name of Australian author Sonya Hartnett

In fiction

  • Christine and Patrick Redfern, fictional characters from Evil Under the Sun
  • Jeff and Rick Redfern, fictional characters from Doonesbury
  • Joan Redfern, a school matron in the Doctor Who episodes "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood"
  • Dr. James Redfern and his son Bernard Snaith Redfern (alias Barney Snaith) in L. M. Montgomery's The Blue Castle.

Reference

  1. ^ Redfern. "Redfern". One-Name.
  2. ^ Redfern. "Surname Lancashire".