William Markham (1867-1948)

Individual Events and Attributes

Occupation:
agricultural / farm labourer, mariner, ship's master then a dock labourer⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Birth:
14 Feb 1867
Levington, Suffolk, England¹ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Baptism:
12 May 1867 (age 0)
St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Levington, Suffolk, England²
son of William Markham (labourer) and Sophia of Levington
Census absence:
2 Apr 1871 (age 4)
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 14)
Levington Green, Levington, Suffolk, England⁴
unmarried son working as an agricultural labourer and living with his parents William and Sophia, and brothers George, Walter, John, James and Alfred. Born in Levington Suffolk
Census absence:
5 Apr 1891 (age 24)
was he away at sea?
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 33)
Woodbridge Quay, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England⁵
unmarried master of the Ethel Edith a 96 ton ketch doing coasting and living with three crew. Born in Levington Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 44)
Levington, Suffolk, England⁶
unmarried son working as a barge mariner and living in four rooms with his mother Sophia, and brother George. Born in Levington Suffolk
Census absence:
19 Jun 1921 (age 54)
away at sea?
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 72)
5 Hogarth Square, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁷
an unmarried dock labourer (heavy worker) living alone. Born on 14th February 1867
Death:
9 Dec 1948 (age 81)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England³ ⁸
Burial:
13 Dec 1948
Ipswich Old Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁸
died 9th December 1948 aged 81

1.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1867 quarter:1 volume:4a page:657. Cit. Date: 14 December 2017.

2.: Suffolk Family History Society Colneis and Samford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-07/P1 own copy). Levington St. Peter baptisms entry:482. Cit. Date: 25 October 2022.

3.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1948 quarter:4 volume:4b page:752. Cit. Date: 27 December 2024.

4.: England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1881 folio:182 page:2 schedule:246. Cit. Date: 26 October 2022.

5.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1786 folio:108 schedule:0. Cit. Date: 27 December 2024.

6.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10870 class:RG78 piece:587 registration district:214 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:23. Cit. Date: 27 December 2024.

7.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6608E page:18 line:30 letter code:TVNZ. Cit. Date: 27 December 2024.

8.: Ipswich Borough Council Everafter, (on-line at www.ipswichboroughcouncil.discovereverafter.com). Old Cemetery internment:19480811. Cit. Date: 27 December 2024.