MARKHAM, Sir John (by 1486-1559), of Cotham, Notts.

Family and Education

b. by 1486, s. of Sir John Markham of Cotham by Alice, da. of Sir William Skipwith of Ormsby, Lincs. m. (1) Anne, da. and h. of Sir George Neville, 2s.; (2) Margery, da. of Sir Ralph Longford, 1s. 3da.; (3) Anne (d. 12 Oct. 1554), da. and coh. of Sir John Strelley of Strelley, wid. of Richard Stanhope of Rampton, 2s. Thomas and William 3da. suc. fa. 1508. Kntd. 25 Sept. 1513.

Offices Held

Sheriff, Notts. and Derbys. 1518 – 19, 1526 – 27, 1534 – 35, 1538 – 39, 1545 – 46, Lincs. 1532 – 33; j.p. Notts. 1521, q. 1559.

Chamberlain and receiver of court of general surveyors 1545; lt. of Tower of London 1549-Oct. 1551.Genealogist, n.s. vii. 18; Vis. Notts. (Harl. Soc. iv), 24; North Country Wills (Surtees Soc. cxxi), 15–16; LP Hen. VIII, i(2), p. 1028; xx(2), p. 555; CIPM Hen. VII, iii. 325–6; APC, ii. 371; iii. 401.

Parlimentarian

MARKHAM, Sir John (by 1486-1559), of Cotham, Notts.

Main residence: Cotham, Notts.

Notes

This and the next two biographies are largely based upon C. R. Markham, Markham Memorials, vol. i and D. F. Markham, Hist. Markham Fam.

Author

I.C.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

MARKHAM, Sir John (by 1486-1559)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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