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MARKHAM, OSBORNE, only son of Osborne Markham (adm. 1778, qv), and his first wife; b. 8 Feb 1814; adm. 22 Sep 1824 (G); Min. Can. 1828; Ensign, 90th Foot 27 Sep 1831; 34th Foot 10 May 1833; Lieut., 9 May 1834; Capt., 3 Nov 1837; 32nd Foot 25 Dec 1838; retd. 18 Apr 1845; adm. Gray’s Inn 17 Apr 1845; d. unm. 13 Nov 1847.

MARKHAM, OSBORNE, son of William Markham (adm. 1733, qv); b. 27 May 1769; adm. 30 Mar 1778; KS (Capt. ) 1783; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1787, matr. 8 Jun 1787, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1787 – Feb 1797, Faculty Student 2 Feb 1797 – Jun 1806; BA 1791; MA 1794; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 7 Jun 1790, called to bar 2 Jul 1794; Chancellor, Diocese of York 1795-1818; a Commissioner of Bankrupts 1796-1804; Commissioner of the Navy 24 Aug 1803 – May 1805; MP Calne 17 Feb 1806 – Mar 1807; Commissioner of Barracks Apr 1807-16, Comptroller from 1816; m. 1st, 10 Jun 1806 Lady Mary Thynne, dau. of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquis of Bath KG PC; m. 2nd, 28 Jun 1821 Martha Honora Georgina, dau. of Capt. William Henry Jervis Ricketts, Royal Navy; d. 22 Oct 1827.

Markham, Michael Frank, son of Frank Reynolds Markham of Cape Town and Mary Sarah, d. of Rev. Robert Sheard, Rector of St James, Worcester, Cape Province; b. 15 Feb. 1922; adm. Sept. 1935 (H); left July 1939; Imp. Coll. Lond. 1940-2, BSc; ACGI CEng MIEE; sen. res. engineer Standard Telephones & Cables 1942-6; Prin. Sci. Officer Nat. Physical Lab. 1946-81; hon. sen. lecturer Univ. of Surrey 1981-6; retd 1986; m. 17 Apr. 1948 Marjorie Amy, d. of Isaac Joseph Girling, solicitor; d. 10 Aug. 1990.

MARKHAM, JOHN, eldest son of John Markham (adm. 1768, qv); b. 27 Oct 1801; adm. 26 Jun 1811; left 17 Jul 1818; d. unm. 23 Jan 1883.

MARKHAM, JOHN, son of William Markham (adm. 1767, qv); b. 6 Jun 1797; adm. 1805 (second quarter) (G); left 1810; St. Mary Hall, Oxford, matr. 20 Mar 1820; 1st cl. Volunteer, Royal Navy 1810; Lieut., 30 Jan 1824; invalided Aug 1824; Cdr., 1 Jul 1864; emigrated to USA and settled in Trempeleau Co., Wisconsin; m. 1834 Marianne Georgina Davies, dau. of John Brock Wood; d. 26 Oct 1870.

MARKHAM, JOHN, second son of William Markham (adm. 1733, qv); b. 13 Jun 1761; adm. 2 Jun 1768; entered Royal Navy on HMS Rodney 11 Mar 1775; served on American and West Indian stations; nearly wrecked and killed while in charge of a prize 1777; acting Lieut., 14 May 1781, confirmed Jan 1783; cashiered for firing on a cartel when in command of Volcano fireship, but reinstated by Rodney 1782; Post Capt., 3 Jan 1783; took part in reduction of Martinique 1794, capture of Minorca 1798 and blockade of Brest 1800; Rear Adm., 23 Apr 1804; Vice-Adm. 25 Oct 1809; Adm., 12 Aug 1819; a Lord of the Admiralty Feb 1801 – May 1804, Jan 1806 – Mar 1807; MP Portsmouth 12 Nov 1801-18, 1820-6; selections from his correspondence for the years 1801-4, 1806-7 were edited by Sir Clements Robert Markham (qv) and published by the Navy Record Society, 1904; m. 27 Nov 1796 Hon. Maria Rice, sister of George Talbot Rice, 3rd Baron Dinevor (qv); d. at Naples 13 Feb 1827. DNB.

MARKHAM, HENRY SPENCER, son of Robert Markham (adm. 1776, qv); b. 8 Jan 1805; adm. 25 May 1818 (Best's); left 1 May 1823; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 15 May 1823; BA 1828; MA 1830; ordained deacon 12 Oct 1828 (York), priest 1829 (lit. dim. from York); Vicar of Addingham, Cumberland 1829; Prebendary of York from 4 Feb 1830; Rector of Clifton, Notts. (disp. to hold with Conisborough 1830); Vicar of Conisborough, Yorks., 1830; m. 18 Oct 1831 Sophia Charlotte, eldest dau. of Sir John Lister Kaye, Bart. (adm. 1777, qv); d. 2 Sep 1844.

MARKHAM, GEORGE, elder son of George Markham (adm. 1771, qv); b. 12 Feb 1796; adm. 1805 (second quarter); left 1811; 1st cl. Volunteer, Royal Navy 1813; Lieut. , 3 Oct 1820; wounded at battle of Algiers, while serving on HMS Charlotte 27 Aug 1816; d. unm. 22 Jan 1834.

MARKHAM, GEORGE, son of William Markham (adm. 1733, qv); b. 20 Mar 1763; adm. 3 Apr 1771; KS 1776; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1780, matr. 24 May 1780, Westminster Student 23 Dec 1780 – void 14 Feb 1789 (expiry year of grace as R. Becford from 14 Feb 1788); BA 1784; MA 1787; BD and DD 1803; ordained deacon 16 Oct 1785 (York), priest 1787 (Chester, lit. dim. from York); Prebendary of Southwell 9 Jun 1787-1802; Prebendary of York 8 Aug – Nov 1787, Chancellor 19 Nov 1787-1802; Rector of Becford, Yorks., 1788-91; Rector of Stokesley, Yorks., 1791; Dean of York from Apr 1802; m. 6 Jun 1789 Elizabeth Evelyn, sister of John Sutton (adm. 1779, qv) (Markham obtained £7000 damages in action for crim. con. against John Fawcett (afterwards Pulteney) (qv), 4 May 1802); d. 29 Sep 1822.

MARKHAM, GEORGE, son of Thomas Markham, London, artist, and Sarah --- (IGI); bapt. St. Andrew, Holborn 17 Sep 1752 (IGI); adm. 6 Jul 1769; left Midsummer 1771; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 1 Jul 1771, aged 18, Canoneer Student 1 Jul 1771 – void 28 Nov 1780 (expiry year of grace as V. Carleton from 17 Dec 1779); punished for insolent and abusive exercise 6 Jul 1771; BA 1775; MA 1778; BD and DD 1791; ordained deacon 10 Jun 1775, priest 14 Jun 1778 (both Oxford); Vicar of Carleton-in-Craven, Yorks., from 1779; Rector of Tattenhall, Cheshire, from 30 Nov 1781; d. unm. 1816.