David Frederick Markham MA (1800 – 31 March 1853) was a
Canon of Windsor
The Dean and Canons of Windsor are the ecclesiastical body of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Foundation
The college of canons was established in 1348 by Letters Patent of King Edward III. It was formally constituted on the feast of ...
from 1827 to 1853
[''Fasti Wyndesorienses'', May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle]
Career
He was educated at
Westminster School
(God Gives the Increase)
, established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560
, type = Public school Independent day and boarding school
, religion = Church of England
, head_label = Hea ...
and
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...
and graduated BA in 1821, MA in 1814.
He was appointed:
*Assistant curate of
Aberford
Aberford is a village and civil parish on the eastern outskirts of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 1,059 at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,180 at the 2011 Census. It is situated eas ...
1823
*Vicar of
Addingham, Cumberland 1825 - 1826
*Vicar of
Stillingfleet, Yorkshire 1826 - 1838
*Rector of
Great Horkesley
Great Horkesley is a village approximately 3 miles north of Colchester in the county of Essex, UK, and is part of the borough of Colchester.
Horkesley is located in what is known as "Horkesley Heath", which is a combination of two villages: Gr ...
, Essex 1838 - 1853
*Rural Dean of
Dedham 1850
He was appointed to the fourth stall in
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. It is both a Royal Peculiar (a church under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch) and the Chapel of the Order of the Gar ...
in 1827 and held the canonry until 1853.
He founded the Essex Antiquarian Society in 1852.
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1800 births
1853 deaths
Canons of Windsor
Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford