Where did George Markham come from and who were his parents and siblings?

My 2nd Great-Grandfather George MARKHAM was (supposedly) born in Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England in 1801.
He stated his birthplace as Binbrook in the 1851, 1861 and 1871 census and died in Ulceby, Lincolnshire in 1877.
I have not been able to confirm his birth there (or of course his parents) because the records of the 2 churches in Binbrook (St Mary and St Gabriel) are either missing or in bad shape for the years 1800 to 1802.
I am ALMOST sure that he belonged to the family group William MARKHAM (1771-1830) and Jane SEARBY (1770-1830) both of Binbrook, as the naming patterns for George´s children fit (first born William, second Jane etc.) and the birth years for the 10 other children of William Markham and Jane Searby leave a gap in 1801.
Binbrook was then only a small village and there were 2 MARKHAM family groups there, no doubt related.

I am writing this in order to put together the known facts that we have on GEORGE MARKHAM 1801-1877 and his wife ANN 1804-1878 (born CODD).

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I have been frustrated in failing to break down this brick wall and I even have had the Lincolnshire Archives Genealogical Research Service see if they could help me break it down, here are their results click here to view the letter - and so here are are the facts that we have.

2.    The first recorded census was in 1841 - very basic compared to the later censuses every 10 years. Here the family in 1841 and consisted of: George and Ann aged 35, William aged 8, George aged 7, Jane aged 5 and James aged 9 months. and George's occupation was shown as Ag. Lab. and living in Church Lane in Ulceby.

4.   Here the family in 1861 now consisting of: George aged 60 (Head, Ag. Lab, born Binbrook), Ann aged 57 (Wife, born Grasby), Jane aged 25 (Daughter, House Servant, born Ulceby), Thomas aged 14 (Ag Lab, born Ulceby). Living 113 Church St., Ulceby

5.    And lastly the household in 1871 consisting of: George aged 70 (Head, Agricultural. Labourer, born Lincolnshire Binbrook), Ann aged 67 (Labourers Wife, born Lincolnshire Grasby). Living 27 Church End, Ulceby, next door to son James.

Incidentally they didn't mince words on these census returns, see John Thew living next door, aged 17, Pauper and described as an "Idiot from Birth"

So finally I still believe that George was the 5th son of William Markham and Jane Searby and have included him in the family as "probable ancestors" on the web page unless anything else turns up to prove otherwise.

Here are the descendants of George and Ann as we know them today.

Roskilde, 1 April 2007

Philip Markham

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Here is a recent "find" and that is the census returns in 1851 for Binbrook of James Markham born Binbrook ca. 1816, and son of William Markham and Jane Searby and younger brother to George.

His household consists of: James Markham born Binbrook age 35, wife Sarah age 38, son George age 16, Robert age 14, Susannah age 12, Thomas age 7 and William age 6. On the 1841 census they also had a daughter Mary.                                                

All of the children would appear to have been named after his siblings including George! Isn't that more than a coincidence?  See the web page again.