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John Markham II High Sheriff of Nottingham and Darby, Lieutenant of the Tower 1490–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1490

Birth Location: Allerton, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: Bef. 1559

Death Location: England

Father: John Cotham

Mother: Alice Ormsby

Spouse(s): Margery Langford

Children(s): Alice Markham

In 1490, John Markham II High Sheriff of Nottingham and Darby, Lieutenant of the Tower entered the world in Allerton, Nottinghamshire, England, born to John Markham Of Cotham And Alice Skipwith Of Ormsby. John Markham II High Sheriff of Nottingham and Darby, Lieutenant of the Tower married Margery Langford, and had children including Alice Markham. John Markham II High Sheriff of Nottingham and Darby, Lieutenant of the Tower passed away in 1559 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1490, John Markham II High Sheriff of Nottingham and Darby, Lieutenant of the Tower entered the world in Allerton, Nottinghamshire, England, born to John Markham Of Cotham And Alice Skipwith Of Ormsby.
  • John Markham II High Sheriff of Nottingham and Darby, Lieutenant of the Tower married Margery Langford, and had children including Alice Markham.
  • John Markham II High Sheriff of Nottingham and Darby, Lieutenant of the Tower passed away in 1559 in England.

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John Tower's Ancestors

Self
John Tower
1490–1559
Birth Place: Allerton, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
John Markham of Cotham
1472–1536
Sedgebrook, Lincolnshire, England
Alice (Skipwith of) Ormsby
1461–1552
South Ormsby, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
robert Markham
1435–1495
Cotham, Nottinghamshire, England
joan daubeny
1440–1495
houghton, Norfolk, England
william Skipwith
1417–1482
england
agnes constable
1430–1483
burton, Yorkshire Bridge, Derbyshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Tower's Descendants

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John (Markham II High Sheriff of Nottingham and Darby, Lieutenant of the) Tower (Abt. 1490–Bef. 1559) m. Margery Langford (1485–1532)
  1. 1. Alice Markham 1525–1596 m. Sir (Robert Morton) esq 1505–1575
    1. 1. Anthony (Morton, Lord of Bawtry, Vicar of) Welland 1521–1609 m. Lady (Mary Anne Plumpton) Lady 1538–1621
      1. 1. Sir (George Morton, Lord of Bawtry) Morton 1553–1612 m. Catherine Bowne 1556–1620
        1. 1. George Morton 1585–1624 m. Julianna Carpenter 1584–1665

John Tower's Timeline

2 Records

1490
Abt. 1490
Birth of John Markham II High Sheriff of Nottingham and Darby, Lieutenant of the Tower in Allerton, Nottinghamshire, England
Allerton, Nottinghamshire, England
1559
Bef. 1559
Age 69
Death of John Markham II High Sheriff of Nottingham and Darby, Lieutenant of the Tower in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1490
    Event Place: Allerton, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1559
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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