{{short description|Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} There have been two '''baronetcies''' created for persons with the surname '''Markham''', one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

The '''Markham Baronetcy''', of Sedgebrooke in the County of Lincoln, was created in the Baronetage of England on 15 August 1642 for Robert Markham. The Markhams were a prominent family who took their name from Markham, Nottinghamshire and whose lineage extends to Sir Alexander de Markham, who was constable of Nottingham Castle during the time of King Henry III. The second Baronet represented Grantham and Newark in the House of Commons. The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Grantham. The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1779. Their arms were ''azure, on a chief or, a semi-lion rampant issuing gules''.<ref name="extinct">{{cite book|last1=Burke|first1=John|last2=Burke|first2=Sir Bernard|title=A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland|date=1841|publisher=Scott, Webster, and Geary|pages=340–342|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DqkTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA340|accessdate=21 June 2017|language=en}}</ref>

The '''Markham Baronetcy''', of Beachborough Park in Newington in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 July 1911 for Arthur Markham. He was the founder of the Doncaster Amalgamated Collieries and also represented Mansfield in the House of Commons as a Liberal. The third Baronet was a member of the Legislative Council of Kenya.<ref name="burke">{{cite book |title= Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Mosley, Charles |edition=107 |year= 2003 |pages=2618–2619 |ref=Burke |isbn=0-9711966-2-1}}</ref>

The arms for the extant baronetcy are ''azure on a pale argent three lozenges sable, issuant from a chief engrailed or a demi-lion rampant gules''. The motto is ''Tenax propositi'' ("firm of purpose").<ref name="burke"/>

==Markham baronets, of Sedgebrooke (1642)== *Sir Robert Markham, 1st Baronet (1597–1667)<ref name="extinct"/> *Sir Robert Markham, 2nd Baronet (1644–1690)<ref name="extinct"/> *Sir George Markham, 3rd Baronet (1666–1736)<ref name="extinct"/> *Sir James John Markham, 4th Baronet (1693–1779)<ref name="extinct"/>

==Markham baronets, of Beachborough Park (1911)== *Sir Arthur Basil Markham, 1st Baronet (1866–1916)<ref name="burke"/> *Sir Charles Markham, 2nd Baronet (1899–1952)<ref name="burke"/> *Sir Charles John Markham, 3rd Baronet (1924–2006)<ref name="burke"/> *Sir (Arthur) David Markham, 4th Baronet (born 1950)<ref name="burke"/>

The fourth baronet has two daughters. The heir presumptive is his younger brother Richard Barry Markham (born 1954). The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his elder son, Nicholas Charles Markham (born 1987).<ref name="burke"/> {{Infobox COA wide |image = Markham (of Beachborough Park) Escutcheon.png |escutcheon = Azure on a pale Argent three lozenges Sable issuant from a chief engrailed Or a demi-lion rampant Gules. |crest = The winged lion of Saint Mark passant guardant Or resting its dexter fore-paw on a lozenge as in the arms the halo Gules. |motto = Tenax Propositi<ref>{{cite book|title=Burke's Peerage |date=1949}}</ref>}}

==References== {{reflist}}

Markham Category:Legislative Council of Kenya Category:Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England Category:1911 establishments in the United Kingdom