Albert Hastings Markham R.N.
Albert Hastings Markham R.N.

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Albert Hastings Markham R.N.Explanation
Son of John Markham R.N. (1797-1870)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
11 November 1841 Born (Bagnères, France)
11 October 1894 Married Theodora (1875-1962), daughter of Francis Henry Alexander Theodore Gervers (1851-1935)
28 October 1918 Died (London)
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
25 January 1856Naval cadet
3 April 1862Lieutenant
29 November 1872Commander
3 November 1876Captain
1 August 1891Rear-Admiral
28 August 1897Vice-Admiral
11 November 1906Retired Vice-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
25 January 18567 July 1856Naval cadet in Tribune, commanded by Captain Harry Edmond Edgell, Pacific
8 July 185619 July 1856Naval cadet in St. Jean d'Acre, commanded by Captain George St Vincent King, Mediterranean
20 July 18569 July 1857Naval cadet in Camilla, commanded by Commander George Twisleton Colville, East Indies
10 July 18573 March 1859Midshipman in Camilla, commanded by Commander George Twisleton Colville, East Indies
4 March 185916 June 1859Midshipman in Niger, commanded by Captain Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane, East Indies and China
17 June 185930 April 1860Midshipman in Retribution, commanded by Harry Edmond Edgell, East Indies and China
1 May 186018 May 1861Midshipman in Chesapeake, commanded by Captain George Ommaney Willes, East Indies and China
19 May 186122 January 1862Midshipman in Impérieuse, commanded by Captain George Ommaney Willes, China
23 January 186231 January 1862Acting Sub-lieutenant in Impérieuse, commanded by Captain George Ommaney Willes, China
1 February 18622 April 1862Acting Lieutenant in Centaur, commanded by Commander John Eglinton Montgomerie, East Indies and China
3 April 186211 June 1864Lieutenant in Centaur, commanded by Commander John Eglinton Montgomerie then Acting Commander John Zell Creasy, East Indies and China
1 November 18647 August 1867Lieutenant in Victoria, commanded by Captain James Graham Goodenough then Alan Henry Gardner then Commander William Codrington, Mediterranean
7 January 186811 October 1871Lieutenant in Blanche, commanded by Captain John Eglinton Montgomerie, Australia
12 October 187112 February 1872Acting Commander in Rosario, Australia
13 February 18725 May 1874Lieutenant in Rosario, commanded by Commander Henry Joseph Challis, Australia
6 May 187230 June 1872Lieutenant in Duke of Wellington, commanded by Captain Hon. Henry Carr Glyn, flagship of the port admiral, Portsmouth, for leave
28 August 187223 December 1872Lieutenant in Ariadne, commanded by Captain Walter Cecil Talbot, naval cadet training ship, Mediterranean
15 October 187329 December 1874Commander (2ic) in Sultan, commanded by Captain Anthony Hiley Hoskins, Channel squadron
30 December 187414 April 1875Additional Commander in Duke of Wellington, commanded by Captain Hon. Henry Carr Glyn, flagship of the port admiral, Portsmouth, for preparation for the Artic expedition
15 April 18755 December 1876Commander in Alert, commanded by Captain George Strong Nares, leading the British Arctic expedition of 1875-6 (also included Discovery, Captain Henry F. Stephenson). Alert reached 82º N, and Markham took a sledge party to 83º 20' 26" N, the highest latitude reached by man up till that time. Nares finally had to abandon the expedition when scurvy broke out; he was subsequently knighted and Markham promoted to Capt.
6 December 187615 December 1876Additional Captain in Duke of Wellington, commanded by Captain Walter Cecil Talbot, flagship of the port admiral, Portsmouth, comparing magnetic instruments
24 April 187826 August 1878Captain in Hydra for the Particular Service fleet during the Russian war scare
8 October 187924 October 1882Captain in Triumph, flagship of Rear-Admiral Frederick Henry Stirling then Rear-Admiral Algernon McLennan Lyons, Pacific station
15 November 18821 June 1885Captain in Vernon, Torpedo school, Portsmouth
2 June 18853 August 1885Captain in Hecla (temporary)
4 August 188527 May 1886Captain in Vernon, torpedo school, Portsmouth
5 November 18864 June 1889Commodore in Active, in command of the Training Squadron
5 June 188917 July 1889Commodore in Volage, in command of the Training Squadron
18 July 188913 November 1889Commodore in Active, in command of the Training Squadron
14 November 188931 July 1891Captain in Asia, flagship of Rear-Admiral William Elrington Gordon, Admiral Superintendent, Portsmouth
4 March 189218 May 1893Second-in-Command, Mediterranean fleet. Flag in TrafalgarExternal link
19 May 189318 July 1893Second-in-Command, Mediterranean fleet. Flag in CamperdownExternal link. On 22 June 1893, VictoriaExternal link, the flagship of the fleet, collided with CamperdownExternal link and sunk while on fleet manoeuvres in the Eastern Mediterranean; 358 men died.
19 July 189311 April 1894Second-in-Command, Mediterranean fleet. Flag in TrafalgarExternal link
1 November 19011 January 1904Commander-in-Chief at the Nore

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