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From: "Alan" <>
Subject: [WISBECH] On the trail of my MARKHAM family
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 23:24:57 +1000

Hi all

I'm on the trail of my MARKHAM family. After initially finding records of
this family at Sutton St. Edmund, LIN and possibly Thorney, I now have found
evidence of this family settling at Walsoken. I believe that I have found
the burials of Amy's parents in the Archdeacon's Transcripts for Walsoken.
To give a run down of what I know:

My ancestor Amy MARKHAM was baptised. 1769 at Sutton St. Edmund, LIN, the
daughter of Robert and Elizabeth.

The burials that I have found for Walsoken are:

3 DEC 1785, Robert MARKHAM, Farmer
18 JAN 1792, Elizabeth MARKHAM, Widow / Farmer

Considering that Amy married William Frusher in 1793 at Walsoken, I believe
I have found the burials for her parents.

I have been in contact with a person who has an interested in Joseph MARKHAM
(born 1770 ?) who married Alice ?. This couple have several children
baptised at Walsoken (1794-1798) and Wiggenhall St. Mary the Virgin
(1802-1804) before settling at Terrington. I believe that he is the brother
of my ancestor Amy, because he as well as some of his sons were farmers of
hundreds of acres. I would believe that Joseph was born in CAM or LIN.

Both Robert and Elizabeth MARKHAM should have made Wills. Where to find them
I don't know. Even after 7 years of having copies of quite a few probates
for FRUSHER, I still do not know how to find them in the Probate records!

Regards

Alan Gresley

Australia

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