Background
Born in London on 5 July 1852, he was eldest son of Arthur Henfrey, and was educated at Brighton College.
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Henry Henfrey
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He was prevented by an accident from going on to the University of Oxford. Henfrey was encouraged in archæological and numismatic studies by Peter Cunningham, Joseph Bonomi the Younger, and Admiral William Henry Smyth. Henfrey died, after returning from a visit to Italy, on 31 July 1881 at Widmore Cottage, his mother"s house at Bromley, Kent.
Membership
He joined the Numismatic Society of London in 1868, and became a member of the council. He was a foreign member of the Belgian and French numismatic societies, and of several American societies. He was elected a member of the British Archæological Association in 1870.
