Backhouse Family
Backhouse may refer to: *Outhouse, frequently called "backhouse" in Canada *Backhouse (surname), people with the surname Backhouse * Backhouse (ship), the name of several ships * BACKHOUSE, the band See also *Backhouse's Bank Backhouse's Bank of Darlington (James & Jonathan Backhouse and Co., from 1798 Jonathan Backhouse and Co.) was founded in 1774 by James Backhouse (1720-1798), a wealthy Quaker flax dresser and linen manufacturer, and his sons Jonathan (1747-1826) an ...

Outhouse
An outhouse — known variously across the English-speaking world otherwise as bog, dunny, long-drop, or privy — is a small structure, separate from a main building, which covers a toilet. This is typically either a pit latrine or a bucket toilet, but other forms of dry toilet, dry (non-flushing) toilets may be encountered. The term may also be used to denote the toilet itself, not just the structure. Outhouses were in use in cities of Developed country, developed countries (e.g. Australia) well into the second half of the twentieth century. They are still common in rural areas and also in cities of developing countries. Outhouses that are covering pit latrines in densely populated areas can cause groundwater pollution. Design aspects Common features Outhouses vary in design and construction. They are by definition outside the dwelling, and are not connected to plumbing, Sanitary sewer, sewer, or septic system. The World Health Organization recommends they be built a ...
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Backhouse (surname)
Backhouse is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Paxton Backhouse (1851–1939), Australian judge, son of Benjamin * Benjamin Backhouse (1829–1904), architect and politician in Australia * Constance Backhouse (born 1952), Canadian legal scholar and historian * Edmund Backhouse (1824–1906), English banker, J.P., and MP for Darlington; son of Jonathan Backhouse (1779–1842). *Sir Edmund Backhouse, 2nd Baronet (1873–1944), British would-be oriental scholar and literary forger; son of Jonathan Backhouse (1849–1918). * Elizabeth Backhouse (1917–2013), Australian novelist, scriptwriter and playwright *Flower Backhouse, Countess of Clarendon (d. 1700), First Lady of the Bedchamber; daughter of William Backhouse (1593–1662) * Frank Backhouse (1863–1933), mining engineer in Western Australia, son of Benjamin *James Backhouse (1794–1869), English botanist and Quaker missionary; a first cousin of Jonathan Backhouse (1779–1842) * James Backhouse (iv) ( ...
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Backhouse (ship)
Several ships have been named ''Backhouse'': * was launched at Chester. She initially sailed as a West Indiaman. In 1792–1793 she made one voyage as a slave ship. Once in 1796 and again in 1797 she repelled attacks by French privateers in single-ship actions. ''Backhouse'' made four more slave trading voyages and then returned to the West Indies trade. After about 1809 she became a London coaster and was last listed in 1813. * was launched at Dartmouth. In all, she made four voyages as a slave ship. Between the second and the third, and after the fourth, she was a West Indiaman. A French privateer captured her early in 1810 as she was returning to Britain from Brazil. * was launched at Hull as a West Indiaman. Mather & Co. purchased her in 1800 and then employed her on two whaling Whaling is the hunting of whales for their products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that was important in the Industrial Revolution. Whaling was practiced as an org ...
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BACKHOUSE (the Band)
Backhouse may refer to: *Outhouse, frequently called "backhouse" in Canada *Backhouse (surname), people with the surname Backhouse *Backhouse (ship), the name of several ships * BACKHOUSE, the band See also *Backhouse's Bank Backhouse's Bank of Darlington (James & Jonathan Backhouse and Co., from 1798 Jonathan Backhouse and Co.) was founded in 1774 by James Backhouse (1720-1798), a wealthy Quaker flax dresser and linen manufacturer, and his sons Jonathan (1747-1826) an ...