Altham, Sir James (d. 1624), of Oxhey Place was the son of Sir James Altham (fl. late 16th cent.) of Oxhey Place and his 1st wife Margaret, daughter of Oliver Skinner.
Educated at Grays Inn (admitted 1600) and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (admitted 1603). Knighted, 1608. He married Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Richard Sutton, kt. of London, one of the auditors to King James I. He inherited Oxhey Place from his father in 1606.
He died 15 February 1623/4. His widow married 2nd, 1627 (licence 30 April), Sir John Ashfield (c.1597-1638), 2nd bt., of Netherhall and had further issue two sons and three daughters; she married 3rd, 12 November 1655 at St. Giles-in-the-Fields (Middx), Sir Richard Minshull (d. 1667) of Ongar Park (Essex).
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