John MARKLAND
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Internet IGI, Jan 2009
RESEARCH NOTE: - From "The admission register of the Manchester school, with some notices of the more distinguished scholars." (1866) - John, son of John Markland, tradesman, Manchester. Many members of the ancient and highly respectable family of Markland of the Meadows, near Wigan, were educated at the school. [John Markland, born 21st August 1740, succeeded to the family estates of the Entwisles of Foxholes, and assumed by sign manual the name of Entwisle in 1787 under the will of Robert Entwisle esq.; his grandfather John Markland having married Ellen, grand- daughter of John Entwisle esq. of Foxholes, treasurer of the Middle Temple and recorder of Liyerpool. J2.] He was a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant of the county of Lancaster, feoffee of the school and of Chetham*s hospital, and high sheriff in 1798 ; an occasional attendant at the anniversary meetings, and steward with the Rer. Thomas Foxley in 1790. [He rebuilt the old house at Fox- holes, and was colonel of the Rochdale volunteers. He was succeeded at his death by his son John Entwisle esq., A.M. of Christ's college, Cambridge, high sheriff in 1824, and member of Parliament for the borough of Rochdale. John Markland, the father, was constable of Manchester in 1749 and boroughreeve in 1759.
He married Ellen Entwisle Jul 1713 at Manchester, Lancashire, England . Ellen Entwisle was born at of Foxholes, Lancashire, England Abt 1685 daughter of Berten Entwisle and Clarissa Armskirk .
They were the parents of 8
children:
John Markland
born Abt 1716.
Ralph Markland
born Abt 1718.
Robert Markland
born Abt 1722.
Clara Markland
christened 5 Dec 1723.
Edward Markland
born Abt 1724.
Elizabeth Markland
born Abt 1726.
Dorothy Markland
born Abt 1730.
Lucy Markland
born Abt 1732.