| ![Show Contents]() Markby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Markby familyThe surname Markby was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, 1 indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the village and lands of Markby, held by Gocelyn FitzLambert, a Norman noble, who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Early History of the Markby familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Markby research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1273 and 1889 are included under the topic Early Markby History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Markby Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Markby, Markbie, Markbee, Markeby, Markebee and many more. Early Notables of the Markby familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was - the Markby family of Lincolnshire
 Markby migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2Markby Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century- Thomas Markby, who arrived in Jamaica in 1793 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Markby (post 1700) | + |
- Sir William Markby (1829-1914), English judge and legal writer
- Mr. George Markby Thornton B.E.M., British recipient of the British Empire Medal on 8th June 2018, for services to Cross Community Relations in Bellanaleck, County Fermanagh
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Markby migration to West Indies 
