Joseph Markham and Sarah Dawson

All Saints Church, Winterton
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Joseph Markham (bap. 14 Jun 1782 at St Oswald's, Althorpe), son of Joseph Markham and Ann Caukwell, married Sarah Dawson (bap. 24 Nov 1787 in Winteringham), daughter of George Dawson and Mary Storm, at All Saints Church, Winterton, Lincolnshire, on 12 Apr 1808. Sarah was of that parish, while Joseph Markham's residence at the time of his marriage was listed as Messingham. Witnesses were George Dawson, Robert Coggan and James Markham.

Joseph and Sarah's children included:

1. George Markham bap. 4 Jun 1809 in Messingham, Lincolnshire
2. John Markham bap. 22 Dec 1817 in Drypool, St Andrew *
3. William Markham died, aged 15W - weeks - and buried 30 Jun 1819 in the parish of Sculcoates, All Saints & St Mary's, son of Joseph and Sarah
4. Mary Markham bap. 5 Aug 1821 at Drypool, St Andrew *
5. Martha Markham b. ~1824, bap. 19 Sep 1830 at Drypool, St Andrew *

(With such large gaps, there's every possibility there were more children.)

* 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.

On Mary's baptism, the family's residence is listed as Summers Gangs.

Sarah Markham died at 45 and was buried on 3 Aug 1833 in Sutton on Hull.

Joseph Markham, Widower, Oil Miller, then remarried to Hannah Horsfield, Widow, in the parish of All Saints, Sculcoates on 1 Jan 1838. It would appear that Hannah's first husband was John Horsfield, who had died at approximately aged 40, and was buried on 23 Jun 1832 at Hull Holy Trinity. Hannah was originally from Stainland, West Yorkshire. John and Hannah's daughter, Sarah Ann Horsfield, was born in Halifax, however there is more than one marriage between a John Horsfield and a Hannah, in Halifax (probably the most likely option) and even one in Sculcoates. It has therefore not [yet] been possible to discover Hannah's maiden name.

In 1841, Joseph Markham (55) (wrongly listed as John - was this Hannah getting her husbands' names confused?) Oil Miller, was living in Church Street, Sculcoates with Hannah Markham (50), Sarah Horsfield (15) and Henry Horsfield (14). There was a John Markham (25) Tailor, presumably lodging, in the household of William Addy (30) Fruiterer, in Queen Street, St Mary, Kingston upon Hull; Mary Markham (20) was a F. S. (female servant) in the household of Charles West (35), in North Street, Sculcoates and Martha Markham (15) was a Female Servant in the household of William West (40) Miller, in Church Street, Sculcoates. 

In 1851, Joseph Markham (68) Seed crusher, birthplace listed as Burringham, Lincolnshire (residence listed on his baptism in 1782 was Burringham), was living at 58, Church Street, St Paul, Sculcoates, with Hannah Markham (60) and Thomas Jubb (19) Engineer, Lodger. 

Joseph Marham, of Church Street, died, at 69, on 14 Jul 1851 (S Quarter in SCULCOATES Volume 22 Page 362) and was buried at the Sculcoates Sacristy Cemetery, in Sculcoates, All Saints & St Mary's parish on 24 Jul 1851.

In 1861, Hannah Markham (70) Annuitant from Halifax, Yorkshire was living at 13, King Street, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham. 

In 1871, Hannah Markham (81) Widow, Annuitant, Mother-in-law, from Yorkshire, was living in the household of Rogerson Pickering (47) and Sarah A Pickering (48), in Northumberland Street, Bishopwearmouth. (Rogerson Pickering had married Hannah's daughter, Sarah Ann Horsfield, in Sculcoates, in 1845.)

Hannah Markham died, in her 82nd year, in 1872 S Quarter in SUNDERLAND.