![]() She was married three times, taking the name Markham from her second husband, the wealthy Mansfield Markham, with whom she had a son, Gervase. Markham was regarded as a non-conformist. On her family's farm, she developed her knowledge of and love for horses, establishing herself as a trainer at the age of 17, after her father left for Peru. Markham spent an adventurous childhood learning, playing, and hunting with the local children. He built a horse racing farm in Njoro, near the Great Rift Valley between the Mau Escarpment and the Rongai Valley. ![]() When she was four years old, she moved with her father to Kenya, which was then colonial British East Africa. She had an older brother, Richard Alexander "Dickie" Clutterbuck (1900–1927). Markham was born in the village of Ashwell, in the county of Rutland, England, the daughter of Charles Baldwin Clutterbuck, a horse trainer, and Clara Agnes ( née Alexander) (1878–1952).
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