Submitted by legacy on
Family and Education
b. by 1486, o.s. of Sir John Markham of Cotham by Alice, da. of Sir William Skipwith of Orrnsby, 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, Notts., wid. of Richard Stanhope of Rampton, Notts., 2s. Thomas and William 3da. suc. fa. 22 Feb. 1508. Kntd. 25 Sept. 1513.Date of brith estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., CIPM Hen. VII, iii. 550, 551; Vis. Notts. (Harl. Soc. iv), 24; N. Country Wills, ii (Surtees Soc. cxxi), 15-16; LP Hen. VIII, i.
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Commr. musters, Notts. and Nottingham 1511, subsidy, Lincs. 1512, 1514, Notts. 1523, 1524, benevolence 1544/45, contribution 1546, chantries, Derbys., Notts., Derby and Nottingham 1546, relief, Notts. 1550; other commissions 1521 – d.; sheriff, Notts. and Derbys. 1518 – 19, 1526 – 27, 1534 – 35, 1538 – 39, 1545 – 46, Lincs. 1532 – 33; j.p. Notts. 1521 – d.; lt. Sherwood forest by 1523; dep. receiver, Southwell by 1533, jt. receiver 1550, sole by 1552, jt. keeper 1546; gen. receiver, possessions formerly of Jasper, Duke of Bedford in Derbys. and Notts. 1542; chamberlain and receiver, ct. gen. surveyors 1545; lt. Tower of London by Nov. 1549–31 Oct. 1551.LP Hen. VIII, i, iii-v, viii, xii, xiii, xvi-xviii, xx, xxi; Statutes, iii. 88, 119; CPR, 1547–8, pp. 75, 77, 88; 1553, p. 357; 1553–4, pp. 22, 29; 1554–5, pp. 109, 110; APC, ii. 353, 371; iii. 401; HMC Rutland, iv. 264.

Parlimentarian
MARKHAM, Sir John (by 1486-1559), of Cotham, Notts.
Main residence: Cotham, Notts.
Author
C.J.B.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
Web Title

MARKHAM, Sir John (by 1486-1559)

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