Colenso may refer to: People Elizabeth Fairburn Colenso, wife of William Colenso Frances Colenso (1849–1887), historian, daughter of John William Colenso Harriette Colenso, Anglican missionary, daughter of John William Colenso John Colenso (1814–1883), first Anglican bishop of Natal, mathematician, theologian, Biblical scholar and social activist William Colenso (1811–1899), missionary, botanist and politician in New Zealand Other Battle of Colenso, 1899, during the Second Boer War Colenso, KwaZulu-Natal, town in eastern South Africa Colenso Power Station Colenso Parade, alternative rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland Cornish-language surnames