1 / 2 Margaret Kathleen Cahill Marsh

1907-1961

Daughter of Dr. Henry Rupert

and Gertrude Marsh

 Margaret Kathleen Cahill Marsh in the 1940s
Margaret Kathleen Cahill Marsh in the 1940s





Age Source


Born 9 Apr 1907, registered East Ashford
B


Baptised 23 June 1907 at Aldington, Kent
K2


Married Vernon Leslie Squier 1/1 18 Jan 1947 at Surrey N.E. registry office, Richmond 39 B


Mother of John Vernon 19 May 1948 41 A1


Died 5 Nov 1961 54 B


Buried at Green Way cemetery, Lower Sunbury, plot C1642
A1




1917-1918 She attended Belvedere College, Upper Norwood 10-11 A18
1918-1922 A student at Sydenham High School 11-15 A18
1921 June
 She was at 83 Croydon Road, Anerley with her parents
 14
 C

She was at school with Pablo Casals (the cellist)'s first wife. They studied music together and stayed in touch
A8
1922 She was offered a music scholarship but her parents chose to send her to Winchester High School 15 A18
1925- She trained as a physiotherapist at Guy's Hospital, London 18- A18
1939 She was a masseuse, VAD (voluntary aid detachment) member, at Beach Court, Sandgate, Kent 32 C
1940s She was a junior officer in the Medical Corps
A18, A2
1943 In August she was in Cape Town, probably aboard a ship bound for Egypt. She bought a pocket atlas of the world 36 A1
1943 In October she was in Ismailia, at the entrance to the Suez Canal. She bought a French-English dictionary 36 A1
1944 She was in Helmia near Heliopolis RAF base (now Almaza airfield) where her brother Alan was stationed, 7 miles NE of the centre of Cairo 37 A1
1943-1945 She was a physiotherapist in Cairo during the war 36-38 A18, A2
1944-1945 She was in Egypt on active service 37-38 A7
1945 About April she, Vernon, her brother Alan and his friend Doris (Bobbie) stayed at the Mena Hotel near the pyramids 38 A (photo)
1947 Her marriage was witnessed by her sister Eileen 39 B









Note: Pablo Casals 1876-1973


m.1 Portuguese Cellist Guilhermina Suggia, 1906 (divorced). She lived in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s
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m.2 American singer Susan Metcalfe, 1914 (died 1957)
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m.3 Puerto Rican Miss Marta Montanez 1957.
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Dr Henry Rupert Marsh, taken in Bognor



2/3 Dr. Henry Rupert Marsh MRCS, LRCP
1873-1959

Physician and Surgeon of Kent
Son of Henry and Elinor Jane Marsh














Age Source


Born 23 Oct 1873 at 198 Oxford Road, Manchester (registered Dec 1873, Chorlton)
A9/95, B


Married 1 Gertrude Wilcock 20 Apr 1897 at All Saints, South Lambeth by banns 24 B


Father of       Dorothy Eileen 6 Oct 1900 at Aldington 27 B



Alan Rupert 14 Mar 1903 at Aldington 30 B



Margaret Kathleen Cahill 1/2 9 Apr 1907 at Homeland, Aldington 34 B


Married 2 Annie Blanche Nunn 'Aunt Etty' 2 Feb 1928 at Bridge, Kent 54 B


Died 20 Apr 1959 at Guys Hospital, London 85 B


Buried 24 Apr 1959 at Benenden, Kent
K2


His second wife Annie Blanche died 2 Dec 1959. Buried at Benenden
A18




1881 A scholar staying at Perry Vale View, Forest Hill, Lewisham with his uncle George Vernon Marsh 7 C
1886 At Ashton Grammar School, Dunstable. He was captain of the school Association XI [soccer] and Cricket XI 13 A9/95
1890 He was studying at Derbyshire Royal Infirmary 17 A9/95
1891 A scholar at Ashton Grammar School, High Street, Dunstable 19 C
1892 He was studying at Guy's Hospital, London 19 A9
1896 A gentleman of 3 Grantham Road, Clapham, Surrey. Executor of his mother Eleanor's will 23 A13/5
1896,1897 Qualified MRCS (Royal College of Surgeons), LRCP (Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians). Registered on the Medical Register 18 Feb 1897 23, 24 A9/95, H42

1897 A physician and surgeon at St Andrews, Stockwell, Surrey 24 B
1898 His practice was at 56 Mile End Road, London 24 H42
1898 He responded to an advertisement in the BMJ for the practice at Aldington 24 A18




1898-1908 Lived and practised at Aldington, Kent 25-35 A6, H42
1898-1904 They lived at St Martins Cottage, at the top of Forge Hill, Aldington 25-31 A18
1901 A physician and surgeon of St Martins Cottage, Aldington, with his wife, daughter and two servants 28 C
1901 He built St Martins House adjoining, which became the surgery 28 A18
1903 He was the first doctor in Kent to own a motor car - a De Dion-Bouton (or Peugeot 'Baby') 5½ horse power, very dark blue, registration D153 30 A6, A9, A18

1904-1908 He lived and practised at Homelands, Aldington 31-35 B, A18
1907 Apr. A surgeon of Homelands, Aldington (from daughter Margaret's birth) 34 B

Aldington and many incidents there appear in the books his daughter Eileen wrote, for example when a carriage ran away
A8
1908-1933 Practised at Anerley, London SE20 35-60 A8,9,H42
1908 They moved to Gloucester Lodge, 83 Croydon Rd, Anerley 35 A8,9,H42
1913,1915 Of Gloucester Lodge, Croydon Road, Anerley. He was executor of his aunts Maria and Florence Cahills' wills 40,42 A13/5
1915-1916 An anaesthetist at Dartford War Hospital 42-43 H42,A18
1916-1919 Temporary Lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps (see presentation paper knife, 1917) 43-46 E43, A1

1921 June
 He was a General Medical Practitioner at 83 Croydon Road, Anerley, Penge with his wife Gertrude, their son Alan and daughter Margaret and one servant
 47
 C
1926
 He gave the Cahill family bible to his son Alan Marsh
 53
 A9/97
1927 June His wife Gertrude died and was buried at Aldington 54 X4
1928 Feb. He married 'Aunt Etty' very soon after Gertrude died. The vicar (her father) was 'matchmaking' 55 A9

He practised in Anerley until he retired
A9, A6
1936-1937 He was at North Bank, Chichester Road, Bognor Regis 63-64 H42
1938-1958 Retired, living at Crit Hall Gate, Benenden, Kent 66-85 H42
1938 He moved to the newly-built Crit Hall Gate, Benenden 66 A8
1939 He found a house at Cranbrook for his daughter Eileen when she wanted to leave London at the start of the war 67 A8
1947-1958 Retired, living at Crit Hall Gate, Benenden 74-85 B, A1
1947-1948 Executor for his brother George Alexander Marsh (Gazette 6 Feb 1948) 74 ww67
In the 50s we stayed with them in the holidays. When we said goodbye at the railway station he would shake hands, and a coin would magically appear in my hand
A1

See also 'Among Her Own People' by Eric Bates, pp 29-37 & 71-73
A18





Dr Henry Rupert Marsh and Gertrude Wilcock in 1896

Dr Henry Rupert Marsh and Gertrude Wilcock in 1908


Henry R Marsh and Gertrude Wilcock, in 1896 and 1908





2/3 Henry Rupert Marsh (continued) Gertrude Wilcock



2/4 Wife Gertrude Wilcock
1866-1927

Daughter of John & Dorothea Wilcock



Age Source
1866 Born 9 Mar in Cheetham, Manchester
B
1868 Baptised 9 July at Manchester Cathedral 2 M2
1871 She was with her parents at 79 Bury New Road, Cheetham 5 C
1881 A scholar, with her parents at 134 Bury New Road, Cheetham 15 C

She became a school teacher (see 'Among Her Own People' p.31)
A18
1891 An assistant schoolmistress staying at 23 Stockwell Road, Lambeth 25 C
1897 Of 23 Jeffreys Street, Lambeth. Her sister Lilly witnessed her marriage 31 B

(Sister Lilly was headmistress of a school in Manchester)
A8
1927 Died 4 June at 83 Croydon Road of heart disease and kidney failure, aged 57 61 B

Buried at Aldington, Kent (No will or admon found 1927-30)
X4, F5








Daughter Dorothy Eileen Marsh 1900-1948


She studied nursing/medicine at Guy's Hospital, London
A8

She started writing books after winning a short story competition
A10

Many of the incidents in her books were based in Aldington
A8

She wrote under fifteen pseudonyms ('Among Her Own People' p.20)
A18
1921 Q2 Married Jack Heming, later Commander RNVR, against her parents' wishes 20 A6,8,18
1921 June
 Dorothy Heming, a sick nurse probationer at Guys Hospital, St Savour Southwark
 20y 7m
 C
1948 Died 5 Aug at West Hythe, Kent. Buried at Aldington 47 A18, X4

See biography: 'Among Her Own People' by Eric Bates, 2003
A18








Son Alan Rupert Marsh 1903-1977

1912-1921 He went to Dulwich College prep school and Dulwich College 9-18 A18
1920 At Denstone College, Uttoxeter, Staffs 17 A13
1921 June
 At 83 Croydon Road Anerley with his parents
 18
 C
1921- Studied medicine at Guy's Hospital, London 18- A18
1925,1926 Qualified MRCS 1925, LRCP 1926 22,23 A8

A doctor in the Air Force during the war, then practising at Tunbridge Wells A6







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3/5 Henry Marsh
1847-1880



Dental Surgeon of Chorlton upon Medlock, Manchester

Son of George and Elizabeth Marsh









 		Henry Marsh in 1866 age 19
Henry Marsh








Age Source


Born at 3am on 20 May 1847 at Bridge Street Row, Chester A9/96,B


Married Elinor Jane Cahill 20 Dec 1871 at the Richmond Independent (Congregational) Chapel, Broughton Road, Salford, by licence (licence not found), married by the Rev. William Warlow Harry, cousin of the bride 24 A9, A13, B


Father of Henry Rupert 2/3 23/10/1873 at 198 Oxford Road, Chorlton 26 A9/96,B



Ernest Vernon and Elinor Una, twins 13/3/1876 (both died in March 1876) 28 A9/96,B



George Alexander 22/10/1878 31 A9/96


Died suddenly 3 Nov 1880 at 105 King Street, Stretford, of pneumonia (registered Barton I. age 35) 33 A9/96, A13/5, B












1861 A scholar, living with his parents at Bridge Street Row, Chester 13 C
1862 8 July. He was bound to serve Mr Bullins as apprentice for 5 years. (Surgeon dentist of Whitefriars, Chester) 15 A9/96, Q7
1864 4 Feb. Of Bridge Street Row. Admitted a member of the Church at Queen St. 17 A9/96
1867 Of Vernon Villa, Queens Park, Chester (inscription in prayer book) 20 A9/95
1867 25 Sept. He left home first 20 A9/96
1867 26 Sept. Began work at Mr Jacob's (at Borough Hospital, Birkenhead) 20 A9/96
1867-1869 Studied dentistry at the Birkenhead Hospital under Mr Jacob 20-22 A9/95
1869-1871 Studied dentistry at London hospitals 22-24 A9/95
1871 [2 Apr. 198 Oxford Road, Manchester was unoccupied]
C
1871 Apr-July. Of 10 Alfred Place, Bedford Square, London with brother William 23-24 C,A9/95
1871 31 July. Qualified LDS, RCS (Licentiate in Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons) 24 A9/95
1871 Dec. Dental Surgeon of 198 Oxford Road, Chorlton upon Medlock (marriage) 24 B
1873,1874 Dental Surgeon of 198 Oxford Road/Street, Chorlton, Manchester (between Tuer Street and Coupland Street) 26,27 B, M7, M10
1875,1876 He had a house at 197 Oxford Street, Chorlton 28,29 M10
1876 Surgeon Dentist of Exmouth Terrace, 198 Oxford Street 29 M7
1877 8 Jan. Of 198 Oxford Road. He bought the dental practice of the late Mead Hodson Dennis at Manchester and Middleton for £90 30 MA36

He signed the contract for the purchase Henry Marsh's signature on a contract in 1877



1877 25 Mar. Took over the tenancy of a house in Oxford Road lately occupied by Mr. Dennis at rent of £45 p/a 30 MA36
1877 Dentist Surgeon of Belgrave Place, 261 Oxford Street 30 M7
1878 He had a house at 251 Oxford Road, Chorlton 31 M10
1879 Dental Surgeon, LDS RCSE of 261 Oxford Road, Manchester 32 BM46
1880 Abode at 13 Essex Road, Sale. Had a house at 261 Oxford Street 33 M10
1880 Mar. He was a Dental Surgeon of Oxford Road, Manchester and Sale. Willed that his practice should be carried on by a practitioner who should take one of his sons as apprentice 33 A13/5
1880 Aug. He was appointed honorary dentist to the Ardwick Industrial Schools 33 A9/95
1880 Dec. His will was proved at Manchester. Formerly of Sale, but late of Oxford Road, Manchester and 105 King Street, Stretford. Estate under £400, no leaseholds
A13/5
1881 LDS, RCSE. Listed as Dental Surgeon to the Provident Dispensary and the Industrial Schools, Ardwick Green. Of Arlington Place, 261 Oxford Street
M7






Wife 3/6 Elinor Jane Cahill
1844-1896

Daughter of James & Maria Cahill











 		Elinor Jane Cahill
Elinor Jane Cahill






Age Source
1844 Born 26 Dec at Crinkin Lodge, Bray, Ireland
A9/95
1860 She received a legacy of £539 from her Aunt Martha Whyte 16 D5a
1862 She received a legacy of £251 from her grandfather Edward A Whyte's will after her father's death 18 D5a
1865 She was bequeathed an annuity of £50 in the will of Samuel E Magan 21 A13/5
1866 4 Oct. She was proposed for fellowship of Queen Street Congregational Chapel, Chester. Admitted a member 1 Nov 22 A9/96, A13
1870 Witnessed the will of Mary Ann Whyte, wife of uncle Samuel Solomon Whyte 26 A13/5
1871 Apr. At 5 Bouverie Street, Chester with her sisters Florence and Maria Cahill 26 C
1871 Dec At 4 Peru Street, Higher Broughton, Manchester, with her brother in law George Marsh (from her marriage) 27 B
1872 She transferred to the Chapel of Mr Maclaren (in Manchester) 28 A13
1881 A widow, staying with her brother in law George Vernon Marsh at Perry Vale View, Forest Hill, Lewisham 36 C
1881 Note - her subsequent husband Thomas Vaughan, a tailor's foreman, and his wife Elizabeth 4/9D (née Marsh) were living at Gipsy Road, West Norwood, two miles away
C
1884 A widow of 2 Swinburne Street, Derby. She married Thomas Vaughan 6 Sept at the Osmallin Baptist Chapel, Derby. Witnessed by James and Jane Winchester 40 B, A9/95
1886 She received a legacy of £321 from her Aunt Elizabeth Cooper 42 D5a
1888 She received a legacy of £519 from her Aunt Charity Hardman 44 F5
1891 Living at 266 Burton Road, Derby with her husband Thomas Vaughan, tailor 46 C
1891 Mother of Ralph Marsh Vaughan 26 July at 266 Burton Road 46 A13
1896 Died 18 May, Elinor Jane Marsh Vaughan, at Hill View, 236 Burton Road, Derby, of cirrhosis of the liver, dilation of the heart and syncope 51 B, A13/5
1896 Her will was proved 31 July by her son 2/3 Henry Rupert Marsh
A13/5
1914 Thomas Vaughan died 2 June near Broadway, Worcs, age 71
B






Age Source
Son George Alexander Marsh 1878-1947 Actor and Theatrical Producer





1891 He was with his mother and stepfather at 266 Burton Rd, Derby 12 C

He studied medicine and dentistry but gave up and became an actor
A13/91

He did his theatrical training playing small parts with the Osmond Tearle company
UADL

He married 1 Caroline (Carrie) Baillie, daughter of James Baillie of Carlisle (possibly in Scotland, not found in England)
A9/95
1906 Father of Alexander Rupert Marsh, 8 March in Glasgow 28 A9/95
1906-1910 He toured with Alan Wilkie's Shakespearian company. On one unfortunate occasion Wilkie, as Othello, accidentally stabbed him during a performance. He remained with Wilkie for four years before going into management himself 28-32 UADL
1909 Father of Kathleen Elinor (Kay) Marsh, 28 March in Neston, Cheshire 31 A9/95
1911 A Shakespearean actor at 62 Church Gate, Stockport with his wife Caroline age 35 and a theatrical costumier. His son Rupert and daughter Kathleen were in Haslington, Cheshire (20 miles away) with a housekeeper 33 C
1921 June
 An actor employed by WW Kelly, theatre manager, boarding at 3 Lodge Street Clifton Bristol with wife Caroline, an actress born in Carlisle
 42
 C
1923 The Alexander Marsh - Carrie Baillie Shakespearean Company toured the United Kingdom (from 'The Man who Knew too Much'; memoirs of screenwriter-laureate Charles Bennett) 45
1928 He rejoined Alan Wilkie in Australia 50 UADL
after 1939
 He married 2 Mildred, who died 19/12/1979 at Beckenham, Kent >60
 B, A13
1947 He was a theatrical producer of 15 Hayne Road, Beckenham, Kent and formerly of 5 California, Baldock, Hertfordshire (Gazette 6 Feb 1948) 68 ww67
1947 He died on the 5th November age 68 68 A9, A13
1948 His will was proved 6 Jan by his brother Henry Rupert Marsh. Effects £481 4s
F5





George Alexander's son Alexander Rupert Marsh 1906-1997 Actor



1934 He married Brenda De Banzie, the actress on 19 May (reg. Royston) 28 A8,9,13


1938 Father of Antony Rupert, 12 Feb in Hitchin, Herts 32 A9,A13


1939 A travelling actor at 11 Ashwell Road, Bygrave, Hitchin with his mother Caroline Baillie/Marsh, a retired actress born in 1876 33 C


1947 Father of John Marsh, BBC TV producer and radio newsreader? 41? A8


1981 Brenda de Banzie died in March age 65 (New York Times obituary) 75 61


1986 He was living in Belgravia, London 80 A13


1997 He died in Sept age 91 91 A10









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4/9 George Marsh
1806-1882

Tailor and draper of Bridge Street, Chester

Son of John and Susannah Marsh

 George and Elizabeth Marsh 'when they were first married'







George and Elizabeth Marsh 'when they were first married'.






Age Source


Born 29 Mar 1806. Baptised 13 Apr at South Molton, Devon A9/96


Married 1 Elizabeth Marsh, his first cousin, 30 March 1831 at South Molton St Mary Magdalene by Bishop of Exeter licence George Marsh's signature in 1831

24 A9, DR2, DR3, H61


Father of Jane Browne 1832 13 Feb in Chester, baptised 28 Dec at South Molton Independent 25 D2



George Vernon 1833 31 July, baptised 17 Feb 36 at Queen Street Congregational, Chester 27 D2



John Browne 1835 9 Apr, baptised 17 Feb 36 at Queen Street Congregational, Chester 29 D2



Elizabeth 1836 8 Mar in Chester 30 A9/95



Jane Browne 1838 14 Dec in Chester 32 A9/96



Susan Vernon 1840 Sept in Chester 34 A9/95



Mary (Polly) 1842 Q4 in Chester 36 B, C



William 1845 Q3 in Chester 39 B, C



Henry 3/5 1847 20 May in Chester 41 A9/96


Married 2 Ann Morris 24 Jan 1871 at Crescent Chapel, Liverpool 64 C, A13


Died 14 Nov 1882 at Sunnyside, Queens Park, Chester 76 A9, D5a












c.1830 About 1830 "disgusted with the hunting and drinking parson of the period" they moved from South Molton to Chester 24 A9/95
1831 A cream jug was given to George and Elizabeth Marsh as a wedding present from their Great Aunt Mules 25 A9/95
1831 A bachelor of Chester 25 DR2
1831 George and Elizabeth Marsh were admitted members of the Queen Street (congregational) chapel, Chester. The whole family were members 25 A13,(D2) A9/95
1832 Mary Evans, their servant, was admitted a member of the chapel 26 A13

The chapel was built in 1777 and enlarged in 1838 when it was adorned with a neo-Grecian facade with Doric columns. The chapel was very successful in the mid-1800s. The building burned down in 1963 and only the facade was retained as part of a supermarket. The independent (Congregational) chapel in Queen Street, Chester
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1832 He was 'of the City of Chester' 26 D2
1833 Of Holy Trinity parish, Chester (his son George was born there) 27 D2
1835 Of St Peters parish, Chester (his son John was born there) 29 D2
1835-1836 He was foreman to Messrs Brittain, tailors of Chester (Chronicle 8 Apr p.3) 29-30 H61
1839-1871 Tailor and Draper of Bridge Street Row, St Peters parish, Chester 33-65
1839 He was a linen-draper, an overseer for St Peters, Chester (Courant 9 Apr p.3) 33 H61
1840 Woolen draper and tailor of Bridge Street Row 34 Q7
1841 A Tailor of Bridge Street, Chester with his wife, five children, an apprentice and two servants 35 C
1846 He advertised that he has just returned from London with a new and carefully selected stock of broad cloths of the most fashionable colours. Also an assortment of articles for waistcoats and trousers. He was also agent to the Farmers Fire, Life and Cattle insurance offices, 366 Strand, London (Chester Chronicle 10 April p.2) 40 H61
1846-52+ He placed many similar advertisements in the Chester press 40-46 H61
1847-1855 Tailor and woolen draper of Bridge Street Row, Chester 41-49 B, Q7
c.1848 He purchased two freehold cottages at Linenhall Street, Chester, occupied by Allen and a shoemaker 42 Q10
c.1848-82 He was Deacon of the Queen Street Chapel, Chester 42-76 Q61
1851 Master tailor and draper of Bridge Street, Chester employing 9 persons, with his wife, eight children (two of his sons were apprentice drapers and tailors) and a servant 45 C
1853 July Wrote a letter to the Chester Chronicle arguing that the increase in cases in the July Quarter Sessions was due to the annual races, not to citizens of Chester 47 H61
1855 Tailor and draper, he took Henry Bradley as apprentice for seven years 49 Q40
c.1857 Purchased 2 freehold houses at Queens Park, Chester, Goodwin & other tenants 51 Q10
1860 Tailor and draper of 5 Bridge Street Row, Chester 54 Q7
1861 Master tailor and draper at Bridge Street, Chester, employing two men, with his wife, six children and one servant 55 C
c.1864 He purchased the freehold of his shop at 5 Bridge Street, Chester 58 Q10
1864 Tailor and draper of Bridge Street Row, Chester. He placed an advertisement in Morris & Co's directory 58 Q7
1865 Tailor, woollen draper and understaker, also Agent for Wheeler & Wilson's sewing machine, 5 Bridge St Row 59 A13/7
1869 Resigned as Deacon of Queen Street Chapel in August. He was re-elected to manage church business in September 63 A13
1869 His wife Elizabeth died in September 63 B
1870 He moved to Queens Park, Chester 64 Q10
1871-1882 Sewing machine agent of 1 Grosvenor Street, home at Queens Park, Chester 64-76
1871 Jan. Married Ann Morris of Tattenhall, Cheshire at Crescent Chapel, Liverpool (Chester Chronicle 28 Jan p.5) 64 C, Q61
1871 Apr. A shirt maker and machinist of 2 Sunnyside, Queens Park with his wife Ann, daughter Elizabeth and two servants 65 C
1871 Dec. A machinist and agent (son Henry's marriage) 65 B
1872 Of 1 Grosvenor Street. "The largest selection in Chester where every sewing machine worth having is in stock" (Chester Chronicle 13 Jan p.4) 66 Q61
1874 Sewing machine agent at 1 Grosvenor Street, Chester, home at Queens Park 68 Q7

George Marsh and his second wife Ann




George Marsh and his second wife Ann.











(1875-80) He sold the freehold cottages in Linenhall Street
Q10
1880 Agent for Wheeler & Wilson's and Wilcox & Gibb's celebrated sewing machines, 1 Grosvenor Street, home at Queens Park, Chester 74 G7
1881 Sewing machine agent of 2 Sunny Bank, Queens Park with his wife Ann, a boarder and two servants 75 C
1882 He made a will on 19 October, leaving his residence at Sunnyside to wife Ann, one-eighth of his estate each to Ann and his seven surviving children. Sons in law James M Winchester & Archibald Mackillop were executors 76 Q5, D5a
1882 His obituary in the Chester Courant on 22 Nov said "He was a kindly, consistent, Christian man"
Q61
1883 His will was proved at Chester 26 Feb. Personal estate valued at £388 1s 9d, real estate valued at £1677
F5, D5a








Wife 4/10 Elizabeth Marsh

1807-1869

Daughter of George and Jane Marsh



 Elizabeth Marsh






1807 Born 10 Aug, baptised 28 Dec at South Molton, Devon
A9/96

She was great-niece of Admirals Vernon and Brown. George and Elizabeth Marsh were first cousins (letter from Miss Edna Marsh to A.R. Marsh 1925)
A9/95
1826 She inherited £100 from her father's will on reaching 21 21 D5a
1831 A spinster of South Molton, Devon 24 DR2
1869 Died 26 Sept of Apoplexy at 11 Princes Terrace, Birkenhead, home of her daughter Jane Brown Winchester 62 B




4/9 George Marsh (continued)



Age Source
Son B George Vernon Marsh 1833-1898


Newspaper reporter, President of the London Press Club





1833 Born 31 July in Chester
D2
1836 Baptised 17 Feb at the Queen Street chapel, Chester 2 D2
1851 Apprentice draper and tailor at his father's shop at Bridge Street, Chester 19 C
1852 He joined the Chester Chronicle as a reporter, stayed there for four years 20 BP73
1856 He joined the Manchester Guardian 24 BP73
1858 He was given an inscribed book by his grandfather John Marsh 26 A9/95
1859-1861 He went to America and had two years full of life and incident. He crossed the Rocky mountains and travelled 2,000 miles in a covered wagon 27-29 BP73
1861 Married Sarah Labrey Whitlow, daughter of John Whitlow Esq of Lower Broughton, 28 Oct at Hope Chapel, Manchester (Chester Chronicle 2 Nov p.5) 29 H61
1861-1873 Chief of Reporting staff of the Manchester Guardian 29-41 BP73

He was an anti-vaccinationist, an anti-tobacconist, a teetotaller, a vegetarian, a strong Radical and a Nonconformist, but he was not intolerant. He was a just man but he 'ruled' the men who worked for him. He had a detailed set of rules for his reporters and himself which were strictly enforced (Manchester Guardian house journal Jan 1921, p.7)
A/NB
1865-1869 A reporter of 3 Derby Terrace, Lower Broughton, Manchester 32-36 M7
c.1867 Father of Edna M. in Salford 33 C
1868 Of 28 Victoria Street, Lower Broughton (letter from m/cr university lib 2005) 34 A/NB
1869-1873 A reporter of 4 Peru Street, Higher Broughton, Manchester 39-41 M7,A/NB
1871 Manager of Reporting Staff, Guardian Office, Manchester, at 4 Peru Street with his wife, daughter Edna and two servants 37 C
1871 He wrote a preface to the book 'The Computer' by J.E. Fuller of Higham, Mass. USA 37 BM83
c.1872 Father of Eric W. in Preston, Lancs 39 C

He was an antivaccinationist. His son Eric died of smallpox
A9/95
1873 He left Manchester for Guildford 41 BP73
1874 He transferred to the West Surrey Times, Guildford 42 A/NB
1874 He came to London. He was on the Daily Telegraph in the Press Gallery at the House of Commons 42 BP73
1877 He joined the sub-editorial staff of the Standard. He was editor of the London Standard after the Manchester Guardian 45 BP73, A9/95
1880 A newspaper editor of Forest Hill, London. Executor of his brother Henry's will 48 A13/5
1881 A journalist of Perry Vale View, Forest Hill, Lewisham 48 C
1883 He received £183 share of real estate from his father's will 51 D5a
1890-1897 Of 53 Kimberley Road, Brixton 58-64 Anc10
1891 President of the Press Club. He was of the 'Standard' staff 59 BP73
1891 He presided over the annual Press Club dinner at the Cannon Street hotel (St James' Gazette 20 Apr p.11) 59 H61
1898 Of the Standard Office, Shoe Lane, Fleet Street & 82 Grantham Road, Clapham 65 F5
1898 'Sub editor of a daily newspaper' 65 B
1898 Died 2 March at 82 Grantham Road, Kennington of malarial influenza 65 B
1898
 He was buried 5 March at Norwood Cemetery, Lambeth
I2
1898 His will was proved 29 March at Central Registry. Estate £1633 4s 7d
F5




4/9 George Marsh (continued)



Age Source
Son C John Browne Marsh 1835-1915 Journalist and Author

1835 Born 9th April
D2
1836 Baptised 17 Feb at Queen Street Chapel, Chester
D2
1851 Apprentice draper and tailor at his father's shop at Bridge Street, Chester 15 C
1857 May A reporter of the Chester Courant newspaper 22 H61
1859 Of Chester. He was a witness at the inquest into the wreck of the steam clipper Royal Charter off Anglesey on 26 October (London Standard, Nov) 24 H61
1860 Of the Manchester Examiner and Times. He married Jemima Matilda Ewen 1st Aug at Queen Street Independent Chapel, Chester (reg. Great Broughton) (Chester Chronicle 4 Aug p.5) 25 H61, B
1861 A reporter of 5 Bank Street, Salford 26 M7
1861 A reporter of the Manchester Examiner and Times. He was author of 'The Life and Adventures of Garibaldi', price 2d 26 BM83
1861 Q3 Father of Minnie Ewen Marsh in Salford 26 B, C
1861-1863 He had several books published in Manchester 26-28 BM83
1865 Q1 Father of Elizabeth Vernon Marsh in Salford or Birmingham (reg. Kings N.) 30 B, C
1865-1892 He had several books published in London 30-57 BM83

Author of Robin Hood, Lady Godiva, Quotations from Shakespeare, etc
A9/95

'The Reference Shakespeare', a memorial edition completed by Mr JB Marsh after several years of patient and untiring labour
M83

He was the first man to cross the Rocky Mountains on a bicycle! (Is this actually a mixture of his tricycle holiday (below) and his brother George's covered waggon journey (above)? JVS)
A9/95
1866 Q4 Father of Amy Partridge Marsh in Birmingham or Canonbury, London (reg. Kings Norton) 31 B, C
1869 Q2 Wife Jemima Matilda died in Islington age 34 34 B
1869 Married Amelia Mary Ann Taylor 22 Sept in Islington 34 B, C
1870 Journalist. He went to Paris with his wife and children to report on the siege of Paris (in the Franco-German war) (from notes by Madeleine Taylor Marsh) 35 A9/95, A/NB
1870 Of 46 St Paul's Road Islington. He witnessed a fatal omnibus accident near Highbury Station (Islington Gazette 29 July p.3, Clerkenwell News 27 July p.4) 35 H61
1871 A journalist of 46 St Paul's Road Islington with wife, 3 daughters and a servant 36 C
1873 Q4 Father of Madeleine Tayler Marsh in Canonbury or Chelsea, Middx 38 B, C
1876 Of 3 Park Lane Villas, Finsbury 41 Anc10
1877 He was sub-editor of the Daily Express newspaper in London, witness in a case about a wages dispute at Bow Street court (Lloyds weekly 9 Sept p.4) 42 H61
1877 Q2 Father of Dorothy Temple Marsh in Chelsea 42 B, C
1879-1880 Of Kings Road then College Street, Kensington & Chelsea 44-45 Anc10
1880s He used to take his children with him when he went to report cases at Bow Street court and the Old Bailey (Madeleine Taylor Marsh's reminiscences)
A/NB
1880s The children went to parties at a friend's house in Park Lane and used to slide down the bannisters where a footman had to wait at the bottom to catch them
A/NB
1880s For one holiday the family went by tricycle from London to Bath with the two daughters facing each other in the carrier (Madeleine Taylor Marsh)
A/NB
1881 A journalist of Battersea with his wife and daus Elizabeth, Amy and Madeleine 45 C
1883 He received £183 share of real estate from his father's will 48 D5a
1890-1905 Of 7 Lawn Terrace then 41 Belmont Road then 8 Herndon Road, Wandsworth 55-70 Anc10
1891 A reporter of Lawn Terrace Wandsworth with his wife Amelia (a bookseller), four daughters, nephew Percival Henry Marsh (19, a locomotive fireman born in Yalding Kent) and a servant 55 C
1896 Q2 His daughter Madeleine Taylor Marsh married Hans Jacob Alsing (reg. Wandsworth) (61) B
1901 An author and journalist of 37 St Ann's Hill Wandsworth with his wife, two unmarried daughters, grandson Sydney Scott (age 2) and one servant 65 C
1907 Q4 Wife Amelia Mary Ann died age 65 (registered Lambeth) 72 B
1910-1914 Of 11 Wimbart Road, Norwood 75-79 Anc10
1911 A retired journalist at 11 Wimbart Road, Tulse Hill, Norwood, with his unmarried daughter Amy Partridge Marsh 75 C
1915 Q4 Died age 80 (registered Lambeth) 80 B

John Browne Marsh and his family


John Browne Marsh and family.









4/9 George Marsh (continued)





Daughter D Elizabeth Marsh 1836-1883

1836 Born 8 March in Chester
A9/95
1854 She was admitted a member of Queen Street Chapel, Chester 18 A13
1871 A spinster of Sunnyside, Queens Park, Chester. Married Thomas Vaughan, a tailor, 29 July at the Queen Street Independent Chapel, Chester 35 B
1871 Thomas Vaughan transferred to Tottenham Court Road Tabernacle 35 A13
1872 Elizabeth transferred to Camberwell New Road Chapel 36 A13
1872 Mother of Florence Marsh (Hollie) Vaughan 28 Apr at 96 Grosvenor Park, Walworth (died 1962 age 90) 36 C, A13, B
1873 Q2 Mother of Emily Marsh Vaughan in Camberwell (Walworth) (d.1939 Stratford) 38 C, A13
1875 Mother of George Wm Marsh Vaughan in Glasgow (tailor, d.1955 in London) 40 C, A13
1879 Mother of Hilda Marsh Vaughan 29 June in Camberwell (died 1970, Bucks) 43 C, A13
1881 With her husband Thomas, a tailor's foreman, and four children at Gipsy Rd, West Norwood 44 C
1883 She received £183 share of the estate from her father's will 46 D5a
1883 Died 2 Feb at 69 Macklin Street, Derby 46 A13/5
1883 Admon granted to husband Thomas, a tailors cutter
A13/5
1884 Husband Thomas married 3/6 Elinor Jane Marsh, widow of her brother Henry, 6 Sept at Osmallin Baptist Chapel, Derby
B, A9/95








Daughter E Jane Browne Marsh 1838-1918

1838 Born 14 Dec in Chester (Registered Great Broughton)
A9/96
1861 Q3 Married James Morgan Winchester, tailor and draper (reg. Great Broughton) 23 B, D5a
1865-1870 Mother of Alice Dora Q1 1865, Constance Q2 1869 and Lily Winchester Q2 1870, in Birkenhead 27-31 C, B
1869 Living at 11 Princes Terrace, Birkenhead, Cheshire. Her mother died there 31 B
1871 Living at 11 Princes Terrace, Balls Road, Birkenhead, with husband James M, a master tailor, three daughters, a sister in law, a servant and a nursemaid 32 C
1873-1877 Mother of George Q3 1873, Frederick James Q3 1875 and Joseph Henry Winchester Q2 1877 in Liverpool or Waterloo, Lancs 34-39 C, B
1881 With husband James at 33 Huntley Road, West Derby near Liverpool 42 C
1883 Living in Liverpool. Received £183 share of the estate from her father's will 45 D5a
1891 Widow, at 23 Hampstead Place, West Derby with six children and one servant 52 C
1901 Widow, at 82 Clarendon Road, Wallasey with six children and one servant 62 C
1918 Q4 Died in Wallasey age 79 (reg. Birkenhead) 79 A9/96








Daughter F Susan Vernon Marsh 1840-1864

1840 Born in September in Chester
A9/95
1854 Admitted a member of Queen Street Chapel, Chester 14 A13
1864 Died 20 Feb in Chester 24 A9/96








4/9 George Marsh (continued)



Age Source
Daughter G Mary (Polly) Marsh 1842-1900

1842 Born in Chester (registered Dec 42 Great Broughton)
B, C
1857 She was admitted a member of the Queen Street Chapel, Chester 15 A13
1868 Q2 Married Henry Charles Reeves in Islington, London 26 B
1869 Q2 Henry Charles Reeves died in Chester age 35 27 B
1869 Her membership of the Queen Street Chapel was withdrawn 27 A13
1871 Archibald Mackillop, a bank clerk, was admitted to Queen Street Chapel
A13
1875 Q1 She married Archibald Mackillop (reg. Chester)
D5a, C
1876 Q1 Mother of Maggie Mackillop in Chester 34 C, B
1881 With husband Archibald, a bank manager born in Scotland, and daughter Maggie at Hartford near Northwich, Cheshire 38 C
1883 Living in Northwich, Cheshire. Received £183 share from her father's will 39 D5a
1900 Died 16 Jan in Colwyn Bay (reg. Conway) 57 D5a, A9
1913 Archibald Mackillop died 15 Nov in Poole, Dorset, age 70
B, A13








Son H William Marsh 1845-1920

1845 Born in Chester (registered Sept 45 Great Broughton)
B, C
1860 He was admitted a member of the Queen Street Chapel, Chester 14 A13
1861 Assistant in his father's tailors & drapers shop at Bridge Street Row, Chester 15 C
? Qualified LDS RCS (dental surgeon)
A9/95
1871 A dentist lodging at Bedford Street, London, with his brother Henry 25 C
1875 Q4 Married Grace Marshall (reg. St Ives, Cambs/Huntingdon) 30 C, B
1877,1878 Father of William Ernest and Herbert Vernon in Colchester 32,34 C, B
1880 He carried on the dental practice at 261 Oxford Road Manchester after his brother Henry's sudden decease 34 A9/95
1881 A dental surgeon of 3 St John's Terrace Colchester, with his wife Grace (born in Tottenham), two sons, a nursery governess and a general servant 35 C
1883 He received £183 share of the estate from his father's will 38 D5a
1885 Q2 Father of Richard Gregory in Colchester 40 C, B
1891 A registered dentist of Head Street, Colchester with his wife, three sons and one servant 45 C
in 1890s He emigrated to Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
A9/95
1899 Nov. A dental surgeon of Maritzburg, Natal. He wrote a letter to a Colchester newspaper; his son Ernest who was not a combatant had gone to the front at Ladysmith (Essex Standard 16 Dec p.5) 54 H61

He died in either 1910 or 1920? 65/75 A13, A9








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5/17 John Marsh Tailor of South Molton and Barnstaple, Devon
1773-1867 Son of William and Mary Marsh






Age Source


Baptised 14 Feb 1773 at South Molton St Mary Magdalene DR2


Married Susannah Vernon 8 Nov 1797 at South Molton by banns. They both signed the register. Witness William Marsh John Marsh's signature on the marriage register 1797

24 DR2


Father of Susannah 1798 baptised 8 Nov at South Molton 25 DR2



John 1800 baptised 9 Apr at South Molton 27 DR2



William 1802 baptised 31 Mar at South Molton 29 DR2



Elizabeth 1804 baptised 29 Feb at South Molton 31 DR2



George 4/9 1806 baptised 13 Apr at South Molton. 33 DR2



Mary Mules 1811 baptised 17 Nov at Barnstaple 38 DR2


Died 1867 (registered Mar 67 Barnstaple age 96) 95 B


Buried 30 March 1867 at Barnstaple St Peter, age 96
DR2










1795 Possibly occupied a house in South Molton 22 ND30
1797-1806 Apparently of South Molton (children's baptisms) 24 DR2
1804 Possibly owned a house in South Molton 31 ND30
1805-1815 Possibly occupied the Tiverton Inn, South Molton? 32-42 ND30
1811 Apparently in Barnstaple (daughter Mary's baptism) 38 DR2
1829 A tailor. He had just moved to a new residence at 5 Cross Street, Barnstaple. He advertised his return from London with all the prevailing fashions of the present season, in the North Devon Journal (16 April p.4) 56 H61
1829-1832 A Tradesman of Cross Street, Barnstaple 56-59 ND21
1830 A Tailor and Draper of Cross Street, Barnstaple 57 G7
1831 He witnessed his son George's marriage at South Molton 58 DR2
1833 Tailor of Barnstaple. He witnessed a robbery in Joy Street on 19th October when a woman stole a bonnet from a house (North Devon Journal 24 Oct p.4) 60 H61
1841 Tailor of Somerset Place (Boutport Street) Barnstaple with his wife Susan 68 C
1844-1847 Occupied a house in Boutport Street, Barnstaple, rent £4 per annum 71-74 ND20
1847 A Tailor of Somerset Place, Barnstaple. His wife died 74 B
1851 A retired tailor, lodging in Boutport Street, Barnstaple 78 C
1858 He inscribed the flyleaf of a book: "This book was given to me by my great uncle John Marsh (8/129D) of South Molton in the year of our Lord 1796. I now make it a present to my grandson George Marsh (4/9B) to keep it in remembrance of his grandfather John Marsh of South Molton and now residing in Barnstaple in the eightysixth year of his age". June 1858 (in a different handwriting) 86 A9/95
1861 A retired tailor lodging in Somerset Place, Boutport Street, Barnstaple 88 C
1867 Of Boutport Street, Barnstaple 95 DR2

(No will or admon found 1866-70)
F5








Wife 5/18 Susannah Vernon 1768-1847 Daughter of William Vernon

1768 Baptised 31 July at South Molton
DR2
1797 A spinster of South Molton 29 DR2
1847 Died 9 June at Somerset Place, Barnstaple, of old age 79 B








Son B John Marsh 1800-1866 Master of the workhouse and spirit merchant of Barnstaple

1821 Married Mary King 7 Nov at Barnstaple 21 Fmp2
1822 'In trade' of St Marylebone, Middx. Father of John King Marsh 30 July, baptised 18 Aug at St Marylebone 22 I2, C
1841-1851 He and wife Mary were Master and Matron of Barnstaple workhouse 41-51 C
1859 A spirit merchant. His wife Mary died at Barnstaple age 65 (NDJ 29 Sept p.8) 59 H61, B
1861 Apr4 Wine and spirit merchant and sergeant of the 6th Devon Rifle Volunteers, Barnstaple. He married Ann Paige, spinster, 4 Apr at South Molton by licence (North Devon Journal 4 Apr p.8) 61 H61, DR2
1861 His son John K. was one of the trustees of his marriage settlement (mentioned in indenture 3 May 1866, ref. 2309B/T49/29) 61 ND36
1861 Apr7 Spirit merchant at Summerland Place Barnstaple with wife Ann (age 48) 61 C
1865 His wife Ann was executor of the will of John Brown, draper of South Molton, who married Mary Elizabeth Paige in 1842 (ref. 2309B/T49/29)
ND36
1866 He died age 66 (reg. Q2 Barnstaple) 66 B
1886 His wife Ann died 28 Apr 1886 age 71 (ref. 2309B/T49/35)
ND36, B





John's son BA John King Marsh 1823- of Barnstaple


1845 Married Marianne Northcote (reg. Q3 Barnstaple) 22 B

1846-1860 Father of Sidney N 1846, Constance E 1847, John T 1849, George A 1852 and Charles JK 1860 in Barnstaple 23-37 B, C

1851 A schoolmaster of the Square, Barnstaple 28 C

1861 A clerk of the Square, Barnstaple 38 C

1861 Spirit merchant of Barnstaple, trustee of his father's marriage settlement 38 ND36

1871 A wine merchant; his wife Marianne was in Cross Street, Barnstaple 48 C

1881 Wife Mary, widow, an annuitant in Hackney
C

John King Marsh's son BAA Sidney Northcote Marsh 1846-1890 Wine merchant


1870 Wine merchant of Barnstaple. He married Kate Harriet Marchant 25 Apr at St Clement Townstall, Dartmouth 24 C, DR2

1871 Wine and spirit merchant of Barnstaple 25 C

1890 Died age 44 (reg. Q4 Barnstaple) 44 B

John King Marsh's son BAC John Tancred Marsh 1849-1902 Wine merchant


1871 Wine merchant with his mother in Cross Street, Barnstaple 22 C

1881 Unmarried, a clerk wine merchant in Hackney with his mother 32 C

1901 Unmarried, a clerk at Club S, lodging in Battersea 52 C

1902 Died age 51 (reg. Q2 Wandsworth) 52 B








Son C William Marsh 1802- Tailor of Barnstaple

1824 Married Mary Finch 22 Mar in Barnstaple 22 C,fmp2
1824 Tailor of High Street, Barnstaple. Father of William 20 Oct 22 C,fmp2
1830-1842 Father of George, John, Elizabeth, Arthur, Mary Finch 1838, Mary Louisa 1841 and Susan Ellen 1842 in Barnstaple 28-41 C, B
1830,1841 Tailor of High Street, Barnstaple 28,39 G7, C
1844-1856 Tailor of 2 High Street, Barnstaple 42-54 G7
1851 Master tailor of High Street, Barnstaple, employing 3 men, 1 apprentice 49 C
1857 Tailor of Silver Street, Barnstaple 55 G7

(Death registration not found in Devon 1857-1900)
B





William's son CA William Marsh 1824- Tailor of Barnstaple


1857 Tailor and draper of 2 High Street Barnstaple 33 G7

1861 Tailor and draper of 2 High Street Barnstaple with wife Ann and daughter Alice 37 C

William's son CC John Marsh 1831- Plumber of Barnstaple


1851 Plumber with his parents in High Street, Barnstaple 20 C

1856 Possibly married Mary Jane Glover (reg. Q2 Barnstaple) 25 B









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5/19 George Marsh Woolcomber and Innkeeper of South Molton, Devon
1771-1825 Son of William and Mary Marsh






Age Source


Baptised 1 Apr 1771 at South Molton St Mary Magdalene DR2


Married Jane Brown 11 Apr 1792 at South Molton by Exeter Diocese licence. They both signed the register George Marsh's signature on the marriage register 1792

21 DR2, DR3


Father of John 1794 baptised 23 Apr at South Molton (buried 25 Apr) 23 DR2, DR2



George 1796 baptised 5 Apr at South Molton (apparently died before 1820, not mentioned in his father's will) 25 DR2, ND5



Jane 1798 baptised 10 Apr at South Molton 27 DR2



Elizabeth 1800 baptised 8 Jan at South Molton (probably buried 15 Apr 1804) 29 DR2, DR2



Mary Mules 1802 baptised 18 Aug at South Molton 31 DR2



John 1804 baptised 26 Dec at South Molton 33 DR2



4/10 Elizabeth 1807 10 Aug, baptised 28 Dec at South Molton 36 A9/96, DR2


Died 11 Feb 1825 age 53 53 D5a, H4


Buried 16 Feb 1825 at South Molton St Mary Magdalene
DR2














1792 Apr. Woolcomber of South Molton. His marriage was witnessed by William Marsh 21 DR2
1792 Took on Mary Widgery as his apprentice (overseers' accounts ref. P03) 21 ND20
1792-1795
 He occupied a house in South Molton owned by Lacy and Gould, taxed at 4s 9d
21-24
 DR21
1795
 He or his uncle George 7/65E was taxed for ‘employment’ in South Molton

DR21
1795 He bought Mr Binford's house, occupied by William Fry; subsequently occupied by himself, then William Nutt 24 ND20
1805-1824 Occupied the White Hart Inn, South Molton 34-53 ND21
1820 June Innkeeper of South Molton. He left his house, garden and premises in East Street occupied by William Nutt to his wife Jane for life then to son John. He bequeathed £100 to each of his four children Jane, Mary, John and Elizabeth and the residue to his wife Jane 49 ND5
1822-1824 Innkeeper at the White Hart, East Street, South Molton 51-53 G7

He was "Lord of the Manor" (Miss Edna Marsh to Alan Marsh c.1928)
A9/95

[He was actually 'Land Lord' of the White Hart Inn - JVS]

1825 Of East Street, South Molton (from his burial) 53 DR2
1826 His will was proved at Archdeaconry of Barnstaple 23 Jan by his widow Jane. Sworn under £600
ND5, D5a






Age Source
Wife 5/20 Jane Brown 1772-1851 Daughter of John and Elizabeth Brown

1772 Baptised 17 June at South Molton
DR2

Was closely related to Admiral Brown (Miss Edna Marsh to AR Marsh c.1928)
A9/95
1792 Apr. Spinster of South Molton. Marriage witnessed by her father John Brown 20 DR2
1825-1831 After her husband died she occupied the White Hart Inn, South Molton, and owned a house occupied by William Nutt then John Roberts 53-59 ND21
1826 Executrix of husband George's will. She inherited his property in East Street 54 ND5,D5a
1830 Innkeeper at the White Hart, East Street, South Molton 58 G7
by 1836 The Westons had taken over the White Hart (64) G7
1841 Living at South Street, South Molton, with two servants and her grandson William Marsh 70 C
1851 Died 23 Feb at East Street, South Molton, of old age (North Devon Journal 27 Feb p.8) 80 B, H4, H61








Daughter E Mary Mules Marsh 1802-

1826 Married Philip Hartnoll, draper and grocer of Swimbridge, 31 Dec at South Molton by licence, witness John and Elizabeth Marsh (NDJ 5 Jan 1827 p.4) 25 DR2, H61
1828-1839 Mother of Jane Marsh Hartnoll 1828, Elizabeth 1830, Philip 1831, John 1833, William 1837 and William Hartnoll 1839, baptised at South Molton 26-37 DR2








Son F John Marsh 1804-1865 Innkeeper and spirit merchant of Barnstaple

1832-1836 Innkeeper of South Molton 28-32
1832 He occupied lands and tenements at East Street, South Molton 28 DR10
1833 Oct. Of South Molton. Married Ann Hartnoll 14 Oct at Swimbridge by Exeter licence (North Devon Journal 31 Oct p.3) 29 DR2, H61
1833 Nov. Of the White Hart hotel, South Molton. Since purchasing the property he rebuilt it on an extensive plan with several suites of commodious apartments. Opening dinner fixed for Wednesday 4th December (NDJ 21 & 28 Nov p.1) 29 H61
1835 He was still at the White Hart in South Molton. Also recently repaired and occupying the Shakespeare Tavern in Boutport Street, Barnstaple (North Devon Journal 18 June p.1) 31 H61
1834,1836 Innholder of Fore Street, South Molton. Father of John Hartnoll Marsh and Elizabeth Ann Marsh, baptised at South Molton 30,32 C, DR2
1836 Owner of freehold houses at East Street, South Molton 32 DR10
1838-1865 Innkeeper and spirit merchant of Barnstaple 34-60
1838 Occupying the Golden Lion Inn, Barnstaple. He hosted a public meeting there (North Devon Journal 28 June p.1) 34 H61
1839,1842 Father of George & William 1839 and Emily 1842 in Barnstaple 35,38 C, fmp2
1839-1842 Innkeeper of High Street, Barnstaple (from his children's baptisms) 35 fmp2
1841 Innkeeper at Boutport Street, Barnstaple with wife Ann and five children 37 C
1844 He was among those who petitioned the mayor of Barnstaple to convene a meeting to secure a railroad to the town (North Devon Journal 10 Oct p.2) 40 H61
1844-1862 Innkeeper at the Golden Lion (commercial, family and posting house), Boutport Street, Barnstaple 40-58 G7
1849 He occupied the Golden Lion hotel which was advertised to let (North Devon Journal 21 June p.1) 45 H61
1851 Innkeeper at Boutport Street, Barnstaple with wife Ann and five children 46 C
1853-1860 Wine and spirit merchant of Barnstaple (many adverts in the local paper) 49-56 H61
1855 Occupied refreshment rooms at Barnstaple station. He received notice to quit because selling spirits and beer was causing 'habitual intemperance' among the porters and omnibus drivers (North Devon Journal 15 Nov p.5) 51 H61
1858 John Marsh and Son, spirit merchants of the Square, Barnstaple (NDJ 16/9 p.6) 54 H61
1860 He suffered a serious accident on the road to South Molton when his horse fell, throwing him very heavily into the road (North Devon Journal 16 Aug pp.4, 5) 56 H61
1861 Hotel keeper, Golden Lion Hotel, Boutport Street with wife Ann and 3 children 56 C
1865 Died 31 Jan at the Golden Lion, Barnstaple. 'Well known and much esteemed' (North Devon Journal 2 Feb p.8) 60 H61, B
1866 Spirit merchant of Barnstaple. His will was proved 4 May at Principal Registry by Ann, widow relict. Effects £300
F5
1866-1881 Mrs Ann Marsh, hotel keeper, Golden Lion, Boutport Street
G7, C





John's son FA John Hartnoll Marsh 1835-1908 Bank clerk of Barnstaple


1861 A bank clerk, unmarried, with his parents at the Golden Lion hotel 26 C

1865 Married Elizabeth S Roberts (reg. Q2 Barnstaple) 30 B, C

1866-1870 Father of John R 1866, Mary WR 1868, Charles E 1870 31-35 B, C

1871 A bank clerk at Newport Road, Bishops Tawton with wife and 3 children 36 C

1872,1875 Father of May 1872, Ethel 1875 (reg. Barnstaple) 37,40 B

1901 Living in Northam, Devon, with two daughters and a sister in law 66 C

1908 Died age 71 (reg. Q1 Barnstaple) 71 B









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6/33 William Marsh Woolcomber of South Molton, Devon
c.1738/9- Probably son of William and Mary Marsh



Age Source






Married Mary Mules 14 Feb 1762 at South Molton St Mary Magdalene by banns William Marsh's signature on the marriage register 1762

A9, DR2


Father of Mary 1762 baptised 14 Nov at South Molton

(probably of East Street, unmarried, buried 2 June 1833 age 70)
DR2, DR2



Elizabeth 1764 baptised 16 Nov at South Molton
DR2



William 1766 baptised 23 Mar at South Molton
DR2



Margaret 1769 baptised 6 Feb at South Molton

(buried 12 Jan 1773 at South Molton)
DR2, DR2



George 5/19 1771 baptised 1 Apr at South Molton
DR2



John 5/17 1773 baptised 14 Feb at South Molton
DR2



Margaret 1775 baptised 17 Apr at South Molton

(buried 9 Aug 1775 at South Molton)
DR2, DR2



Nancy 1776 baptised 5 Nov at South Molton
DR2










1762 A woolcomber of South Molton. Marriage witnessed by William Marsh c.24 DR2
1777 Possibly occupying property under £4 rent or a day labourer in South Molton c.38 ND20
1780-1783 He occupied a dwelling house in South Molton owned by Thomas Gray, taxed at 9s 6d
 c.42 ND21
1780-1787
 He occupied a field in Gunswell Lane owned by William Cotty then Joshua Bryan
DR21
1789-1790 He (or his son William) occupied a meadow called Fishers in South Molton c.52 DR21












Wife 6/34 Mary Mules 1738-1817

1738 Probably baptised 26 Dec at South Molton, daughter of George Mules (or possibly daughter of John Mules of Barnstaple?)
A13,DR2 A9/95
1762 A spinster of South Molton. Her marriage was witnessed by George Mules 23 DR2
1817 Probably of East Street, age 78. Buried 2 Jan at South Molton 78 DR2








Daughter Elizabeth 1764-

1787 Married Philip Widgery, weaver, 5 Nov at South Molton by banns, witnesses William Marsh and William Marsh junior 23 DR2
1793-1799 Mother of Mary 1793, Elizabeth 1796 and Philip Widgery 1799, baptised at South Molton 29-35 DR2








Son William Marsh 1766-1810 Woolcomber and Innkeeper of South Molton

1788 A woolcomber of South Molton. Married Mary Rowden 22 Aug at South Molton by banns 22 DR2
1789-1798 Father of Mary 1789, Elizabeth 1791, William 1793, Sarah 1795 and Jane 1798 baptised at South Molton 23-32 DR2
1793 Probably took on William Hapcott as an apprentice 27 ND20
1797-1803 Occupied the Horse and Anchor, South Molton 31-37 ND21
1799 He renamed it the Anchor Inn 33 ND21
1804-1811 Occupied the Star Inn, South Molton 38-45 ND21
1810 He was buried 30 Oct at South Molton 45 DR2
(1811) Innkeeper of South Molton. He left £100 to his son William, £20 each to his four daughters, all on reaching age 25, and the residue to wife Mary 45 D5a
1811 His will was proved 3 July at Barnstaple by widow Mary
DR5
1812-1815 His widow Mary Marsh was occupying the Star Inn
ND21
1822-1824 Mary Marsh was of the Anchor, South Street, South Molton
G7
1824 His wife Mary was party to her daughter Jane's marriage settlement with George Cole. She assigned all her brewing utensils, stock in trade, etc. to George Cole and agreed to carry on the business of innkeeper together at The Anchor (ref. 2309B/FS/15)
ND36
1841 Mary Marsh age 76 was at the Anchor, South Street, South Molton
C
1851 Mary Marsh age 86 was at the Anchor, Barnstaple Street, South Molton, with George and her daughter Jane Cole and their children
C





William's daughter Jane 1798-1880


1824 Married George Cole, Maltster (beer brewer) of South Molton, 6 Dec at South Molton by banns, witness Mary Mules Marsh and George Marsh 26 ND36, DR2

1830 George Cole was of The Anchor, South Street 32 G7

1836 George Cole had moved to The Unicorn 38 G7

1851 George and Jane were at the Anchor, Barnstaple Street, South Molton 53 C

1880 Probably of Bideford age 82. She was probably buried on 17 June at South Molton 82 DR2









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7/65 William Marsh Woolcomber of South Molton, Devon
1710-1772? Son of John and Frances Marsh








Age Source


Baptised 4 Mar 1710/11 at South Molton St Mary Magdalene
DR2


Married Mary Carter 23 Dec 1733 at South Molton by banns 23 DR2


Father of Margaret 1734 baptised 29 Sept at South Molton 24 DR2



William 6/33 1735/36?
A9/95



John 1737/8 bapt 24 Feb (buried 16 March) at South Molton 27 DR2, DR2



John 1743 baptised 22 Apr at South Molton 33 DR2



George 1745 baptised 2 Feb at South Molton 35 DR2


Possibly buried at South Molton 14 March 1754? 44 DR2


Possibly administration granted at Barnstaple 6 March 1772? 62 DR5








1754 Woolcomber of South Molton. He was bound for £10 surety for Joseph Shiddeck to appear at the next quarter sessions 44 DR50
1756 Dec. Bound for £20 surety for George Spencer to appear at the quarter sessions 46 DR50












Wife 7/66 Mary Carter 1711-1769 Daughter of John and Margaret Carter





1711/2 Baptised 2 March at South Molton
DR2
1769 Probably buried 24 July at South Molton 58 DR2








Son John Marsh 1743- Woolcomber of South Molton





1765 Woolcomber of South Molton. Married Mary Daw 8 Apr at South Molton by banns. His marriage was witnessed by William and George Marsh 22 DR2
1766-1784 Father of Mary 1766, John 1768, George 1770, William 1771, Betty 1774, Sarah 1777, George 1780 and Frances 1784, baptised at South Molton 23-41 DR2
1777 Possibly occupying property under £4 rent or a day labourer at South Molton 34 ND20








Son George Marsh 1745-1796





1759 Probably apprenticed to Samuel Thorne, tailor of South Molton 14 E40
1796 Probably buried 7 July at South Molton 51 DR2








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8/129 John Marsh of South Molton, Devon
1682-1746 Possibly son of Robert and Elizabeth Marsh of North Molton





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Possibly baptised 22 May 1682 at North Molton All Saints
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Married Frances Gabraell 27 May 1710 at South Molton (3 miles) 28 DR2


Father of William 7/65 1710/1 baptised 4 Mar at South Molton 28 DR2



Elizabeth 1712/3 baptised 6 Jan at South Molton 30 DR2



Gastere (dau) 1715/6 baptised 16 Mar at South Molton 32 DR2



John 1718 baptised 7 Dec at South Molton 36 DR2



Prudence 1722 baptised 4 July at South Molton 40 DR2



Richard 1724 baptised 5 Apr at South Molton 41 DR2



Joan 1727 baptised 5 Nov at South Molton 45 DR2


Buried 27 July 1746 at South Molton St Mary Magdalene 64 DR2

















Wife 8/130 Frances Gabrielle -1755





1755 Probably buried 19 March at South Molton
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Son John Marsh 1718-(1803 or 1808) Husbandman of South Molton

1741 Married Sarah Dunn 27 Apr at South Molton by banns 23 DR2
1742,1747 Father of Sarah and John baptised at South Molton 24,29 DR2
1744 A husbandman of South Molton. Bound for £20 surety for his brother Richard to appear at the quarter sessions 26 DR50
1756 Bound for £10 surety for George Spencer to appear at the quarter sessions 38 DR50
1796 Was 'of South Molton'. He gave a book to his great nephew John Marsh 5/17 78 A9/95
either 1803 or 1808. Probably buried at South Molton 85/90 DR2








Son Richard Marsh 1724-1763 Shoemaker of South Molton

1743 Married Margaret Day 4 April at South Molton by banns 19 DR2
1744 He was presented at the quarter sessions for unlawfully exercising the occupation of shoemaker without serving an apprenticeship. Pleaded not guilty 20 DR50
In 1763 He died 39 A9/2








Daughter Joan Marsh 1727-

1769 Spinster of North Molton. Married John Ellis of Swimbridge 8 May at North Molton by banns, witness William Marsh 42 DR2








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9/257 Robert Marsh of North Molton, Devon





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Married Elizabeth Penrose 12 December 1676 at North Molton
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Father of Robert 1677 baptised 9 Sept at North Molton
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William 1679 baptised 24 June at North Molton
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John 8/129 1682 baptised 22 May at North Molton
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Joan 1685/6 baptised 5 Jan at North Molton
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Wife 9/258 Elizabeth Penrose 1647- Daughter of William and Joan Penrose





1647 Baptised 30 Jan at North Molton
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1676 Married Robert Marsh 12 Dec at North Molton 28 DR2









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10/515 William Penrose of North Molton, Devon





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Married Joan Ilbery 23 Nov 1629 at High Bray (7 miles away)
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Father of Mary 1641 baptised 5 Sept at North Molton
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Elizabeth 9/258 1647 baptised 30 Jan at North Molton
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1641 Of North Molton. He signed the 'Protestation return' oath of allegiance
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