George Markham
The Very Rev George Markham, DD [1] (30 March 1763 - 30 September 1822) [2] served as Dean of York [3] from 1802 and Rector of Stokesley[4] until his death.[5]
Life
He was born into a large clerical family, the third son of William Markham, Archbishop of York from 1776 to 1807;[6] his brother John Markham was an noted Naval officer, and one of his sisters was Frederica Murray, Countess of Mansfield. He received his education at Westminster School.[7] He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1780, graduating B.A. in 1784 and M.A. in 1787.[8]
Markham served as Rector of Tattenhall,[9] then as Prebendary of Bilton before becoming Dean of York.[10]
Marriage and family
He married Elizabeth Evelyn,[11] daughter of Sir Richard Sutton, of Norwood in 1789:[12] the marriage was to end in divorce in 1803.[13] Of their children:
- The eldest daughter, Elizabeth Frances, married Rufane Shaw Donkin.[14] She died in Meerut in 1818, at age 28, and he named Port Elizabeth in South Africa after her.[15]
- Their daughter Maria married the Hon. Rev. (Thomas) Alfred Harris, son of James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury.[16]
Divorce aftermath
After the divorce, Elizabeth Evelyn Markham was taken under the wing of her friend Laura Pulteney, 1st Countess of Bath. She also inherited a substantial fortune when the Countess died in 1808. She married her lover John Fawcett, adultery with whom was the basis of the divorce, and he took the surname Pulteney.[17][18] There were two sons and four daughters of this marriage.[19]
John Fawcett (1766/7–1849) was a Christ Church, Oxford graduate, the son of Richard Fawcett of Grendon. His change of surname to Pulteney was by royal licence, in 1813.[20] The couple had a son, John Apsley Pulteney of the 12th Lancers (1805/6–1840).[21] Their eldest daughter Henrietta Laura Pulteney (1804–1898) married in 1832 the Rev. Philip Gurdon, and was mother of General Evelyn Pulteney Gurdon.[22]
As Elizabeth Evelyn Sutton, she was known as a landscape artist.[23]
References
- ↑ thePeerage.com
- ↑ LEEDS. SATURDAY, OCT. 5 Leeds Mercury (Leeds, England), Saturday, 5 October 1822; Issue 2991
- ↑ Tweddell History
- ↑ Tuesday's Post Continued Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, 27 March 1802; Issue 2552
- ↑ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
- ↑
Burke, John (1835). A genealogical and heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank, but uninvested with heritable honours. 2. Colburn. p. 206. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
His grace m. Sarah, daughter of John Goddard [...] and had issue, [...] I. William, his heir. [...] II. John, b. in 1761 [...] III. George, b. in 1763, in holy orders, Dean of York [...]
- ↑ http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/markham-family.
- ↑ s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Markham, George (2)
- ↑ Ecclesiastical intelligence The Times(London, England), Thursday, 23 Aug 1787; pg. 2; Issue 831.
- ↑ Aston, Nigel. "Markham, William (bap. 1719, d. 1807)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18071.
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- ↑ "The parliamentary register; or, History of the proceedings and debates of the Great Britain. Parliament" Almon,J: London, Debrett’s , 1804
- ↑ House Of Lords, Wednesday, 30 March. The Times (London, England), Thursday, 31 Mar 1803; pg. 2; Issue 5674
- ↑ Burke, John (1835). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Univested with Heritable Honours. H. Colburn. p. 69. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ Sweetman, John. "Donkin, Sir Rufane Shaw". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/7812. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Dod, Charles Roger (1844). The Peerage Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland... Whittaker. p. 448. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ Rowe, M. J.; McBryde, W. H. "Pulteney, (Henrietta) Laura, suo jure countess of Bath". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/59519. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Dasent, Arthur Irwin (1920). "Piccadilly in three centuries, with some account of Berkeley square and the Haymarket". Internet Archive. London: Macmillan & Co. p. 77. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ Burke, Sir Bernard (1871). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison. p. 1134. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Pulteney, John
- ↑ s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Pulteney, John Apsley
- ↑ Crisp, Frederick Arthur (1902). "Visitation of England and Wales". Internet Archive. Private printing. p. 94. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ Greer, Germaine (2001-06-02). The Obstacle Race: The Fortunes of Women Painters and Their Work. Tauris Parke Paperbacks. p. 287. ISBN 9781860646775. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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Preceded by John Fountayne |
Dean of York 1802–1822 |
Succeeded by William Cockburn |