Ref:

A History Of The Markham Family- Rev. David Markham, John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, London, 1854- p.1
Saint John the Baptist, East Markham- Sir John Betjeman- based on a paper read to the Thoroton Society by the Rev. A.S. Briggs, Vicar of East Markham from 1896 to 1913. Go to: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NTT/EastMarkham/EastMarkhamChurch.pdf

m. d. of Ulchel

Roger was a mesne-tenant of the great Norman magnate Roger de Busli holding land in East Markham. He had gained this tenantship by marrying the heiress of a local Saxon thegn named Ulchel.

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A History Of The Markham Family- Rev. David Markham, John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, London, 1854- p.2

3I. FULC (CLARON 1, ROGER 2)

A charter of 1110 states that Fulc 'gave to the monastery of St. Mary of Blithe and the monks there a toft and croft and six selions of land in Est Marcham'. He assumed the name of his place of residence calling himself Fulc de Marcham.

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Ref:

A History Of The Markham Family- Rev. David Markham, John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, London, 1854- p.2

4I. ALEXANDER (CLARON 1, ROGER 2, FULC 3)

b.c.1145
d. 1210

Nottingham Castle as it may have looked c.1200

Alexander was held in high esteem by Henry II and was made the Castellan of Nottingham Castle. Alexander held that post through the reign of Richard the Lion Hearted and into that of King John. The keeper of a royal castle served at the King's pleasure and the duties consisted in seeing that the royal grants in the district were not abused, in assisting at the execution of traitors, in keeping state prisoners in safe custody, in paying the garrisoned soldiers, in observing the legal provisions concerning such as came to tournaments, and in defending the possessions of the Church. As Nottingham was one of the prinicipal military posts in the kingdom it is assumed that Sir Alexander must have done good service to the crown to be entrusted with such a position.

Markham lies on the edge of Sherwood Forest so one has to wonder if Alexander knew Robin Hood especially as he was the keeper of Nottingham Castle.

Robin Hood- Nottingham Castle

Francis Markham stated that in his time "In Markham churchyard be many tombstones cut à l'antique, cross-legged, with shields and other ornaments" which have long since disappeared.

Ref:

A History Of The Markham Family- Rev. David Markham, John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, London, 1854- pp.2-3

5I. WILLIAM (CLARON 1, ROGER 2, FULC 3, ALEXANDER 4)

b. 1181
m. CECILIA de LEXINGTON (b.c.1195, d. 1230), d. Richard de Lexington and Matilda de Cauz
d. 1267

William of Marcham and Tuxford inherited his father's estates, but not his high office. The family increased their holdings by marriage into the Lexington family. The Lexingtons were held in high esteem by Henry III and as Cecilias three brothers died without heirs she and her sister Alice shared the Lexington estates. William held a knight's fee in the reign of Henry III in the honour of Tickhill.

Ref:

A History Of The Markham Family- Rev. David Markham, John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, London, 1854- pp. 3-4

6I. RICHARD (CLARON 1, ROGER 2, FULC 3, ALEXANDER 4, WILLIAM 5)

Along with the family of Roland de Sutton, he shared the vast possessions of the Lexington family in right of his mother. The partition of the Lexington lands was made 43 Henry III by fine between William Sutton, son of Roland and Richard Marcham, son of William.(2) Besides his other lands, Richard held of the King in capite half a knight's fee and the culture and wood in Knesale and three cultures in Strathan of John de Eyville. Richard de Marcham granted the monks of St. Mary at Blith 20/ per year for the moiety of the mill at Murihild bridge which the prior and monks granted to him and his heirs.(3)

Ref:

(1) A History Of The Markham Family- Rev. David Markham, John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, London, 1854- p. 6
(2) Ibid- p. 4
(3) Ibid-

b.c.1210 Markham, Nottinghamshire
m. SARAH SNITTERTON (b.c.1220, d. 1272), d. of Jordan de Snitterton, Derby
d. 1289

"Robert de Marcham was a great man, and had an esquire named Robert de Fowick, 2 E. 1."(1) He left to his daughters a capital messuage in Marnham, and one in West Markham, seven acres of land in demesne, 20 of meadow, and a watermill, paying the prior of Monk Breton 8d per year and the nuns of Wallin Welles 6d. As he didn't have any sons, all the entailed property from his father's side of the family passed to his brother Richard.

Ref:

(1) A History Of The Markham Family- Rev. David Markham, John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, London, 1854- p.5

Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage- Charles Mosley, Ed., 107th Edition, Burke's Peerage Ltd., 2003- Vol. I, p. 1416