George Markham and Mary Storm

St Peter Street, Kingston upon Hull
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The former churchyard of St Peter, Drypool. St Peter, the fisherman, sits firmly and pensively on the site of the church, demolished following Second World War bomb damage. 

George Markham (bap. 4 Jun 1809 in Messingham, Lincolnshire), son of Joseph Markham and Sarah Dawson, married Mary Storm (b. ~1811), on 13 Oct 1828 in the parish of Sculcoates, All Saints, which at that date, the marriage will have taken place in the ancient St. Mary's Anglican church, Sculcoates. Witnesses were a Joseph Gleadhill and a John Bradbury (relationships not known). No baptism found for this Mary Storm, however, as George's maternal grandmother was also a Mary Storm, it seems incredibly likely George and Mary could have been cousins.

George and Mary Markham's children:

1. Joseph Markham b. 23 Aug 1830, bap. 19 Sep 1830 in Drypool, St Andrew *
2. Sarah Ann Markham bap. 9 Dec 1832 in Drypool, St Andrew. * On Sarah's baptism, their address is given as Groves, Sutton - a slum area in east Hull, a riverside community of mills and cramped terraces along Cleveland Street.
3. Mary Jane Markham bap. 13 Oct 1835 in Drypool, St Andrew. * On this baptism, their residence was listed as Holy Trinity [Parish]
4. William Markham bap. 14 May 1837 in Drypool, St Andrew. * Residence Holy Trinity Hull. Buried on 25 Jun 1837 at Holy Trinity, father Geo Markham.
5. Richard Markham b ~1843 (No birth or baptism record found.)

* Although listed as the parish of St Andrew, St. Andrew's Church was not consecrated until 1878, so these baptisms will have been at the former St Peter's Church, Drypool Green. Destroyed by bombs in 1941, its shell survived the war, the tower being the last part to be demolished. The churchyard is now a garden.

Joseph Markham was baptised at the same time as his aunt, Martha Markham, his father's youngest sister, so we can be in no doubt that this is the right family.

In 1841, George Markham (30) (rounded) Publican; Mary Markham (30), Joseph Markham (10), Sarah Markham (8) and Mary Markham (6) were living in Raikes Street, Drypool. Sadly, there are no clues to the name of the pub. (There's reason to believe: Raikes Street (or Church Street) (Drypool), that Raikes Street was the same as, or renamed to Church Street. This gives an insight into the area.) 

In 1861, George Markham (52) Farmer, from England was in the Township of Reach, Ontario, Canada, his religion Primitive M [Methodist]; with Mary Markham (50), Joseph Markham (31) Minister; Eliza Ann Markham (23) (wife of Joseph); Mary Jane Markham (25) and Richard J Markham (18) Teacher.

In 1871, George Markham (62) Farmer was living in the Township of Mariposa, South Victoria, Canada with Mary Markham (60) and Mary Jane Markham (36). On this census return their religion is expressed as "Eps Meth" (Episcopal Methodist).

Mary Markham, wife of George Markham, died aged 66 on 21 Mar 1878. She is buried at Bethel Cemetery, Greenbank, Durham, Ontario, Canada.

In 1881, George Markham (71) Farmer, Widower, was in the Township of Reach.

George Markham died on 3 Jan 1885, aged 76 and is buried at at Bethel Cemetery, Greenbank, along with his late wife. (I cannot account for the utter blasphemy of suggesting that they were from the "wrong side of the Pennines".)