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William Henry MARSHALL[1]

Male 1846 - 1918  (71 years)


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  • Name William Henry MARSHALL  [2, 3, 4
    Alt. Birth 8 Mar 1845 
    Lewes, Sussex or Folkestone, Kent, England 
    Birth 7 Mar 1846  Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Christening 4 Jan 1852  Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Male 
    _UID 9274DEB7B98F4825BC4E7DEC95748757AAEA 
    Occupation Coastguard, Folkestone, Kent, England 
    Occupation Mariner  [3, 4
    Reference Number IRN-211 
    Death 1918  Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I14995  Ryeland Family Tree
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2022 

    Family Elizabeth SPEARPOINT,   b. 8 Oct 1847, Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1929, Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 24 Feb 1866  Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Children 
     1. Richard MARSHALL,   b. Jul 1866, Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1867, Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. Elizabeth MARSHALL,   b. Abt 1869, Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. William Henry MARSHALL,   b. 1871, Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. James MARSHALL,   b. 1872, Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Susan(Nah) MARSHALL,   b. 30 Jul 1874, Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1964, Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    +6. Thomas MARSHALL,   b. 1876, Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1950, Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     7. Albert MARSHALL,   b. 1878, Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. John MARSHALL,   b. 1880, Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. Margaret A. MARSHALL,   b. 1881, Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     10. Winifred M. MARSHALL,   b. 1888, Folkestone, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F4526  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Mar 1846 - Folkestone, , Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 4 Jan 1852 - Folkestone, , Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Feb 1866 - Folkestone, , Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1918 - Folkestone, , Kent, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Birth, Christening, Occupation and Marriage info:

      Title: Folkestone SS Mary and Eanswyth Parish Register Abbrev: Folkestone SS Mary and Eanswyth Parish Register Call Number: U3/88 Note: NS18033

      ------------- Jane Elizabeth Marshall (Dr) of St Blazey, Cornwall writes (2002):

      "I have been in contact with Jenny Johnson in Australia and have linked in my tree with the Marshall-Spearpoint line via Elizabeth Spearpoint. I believe that my grandfather was their son John but there is small question mark hanging over this. My grandfather was always known as Tom but my brother tells me that his real name was John Thomas. You see there is also a brother listed just as Thomas. Whatever one it was I believe that I am a descendant since I know for sure that my great-grandmother was a Spearpoint. If you ever come across any records to help clear this up for me I would be very grateful to hear from you.

      (My grandfather Tom married Charlotte Browning and had two boys and six or seven girls, all born in Folkestone. My father was William Henry. His brother Tommy died at a young age from meningitis. The girls included Molly (Edith), Bessie, Lily, Mabel Jane, Olive and Winnie (who married a Neal and stayed in Folkestone)."There is an anomaly here between Diana Cairns and Richard Nelson

      Cairns has WHM b 1845 d. 1918 with parents Richard Marshall (1793/97 - 1870) and Mary Fox (1 800-1878), m. 1824. She also lists WHM as ? born Lewes, Sussex and as aka Henry from 1881



      Nelson has WHM b. 1846 d. 1918, parents Richard Marshall b. 1820 and Mary ? b. 1825


      I cannot proceed with this until Diana returns to NZ in August.

      August 2002, reply from Diana Cairns:-

      Hi Jane,Sorry that I have taken so long to reply to your query re Wm Hy Marshall, but I ha ve only recently returned from the UK.The two birth dates can be explained as follows: I ha ve Wm Hy's birth certificate which states that he was born 8 March 1845 in the town of Folk estone, Kent, son of Rd Marshall and Mary (formerly Fox). However, I have sighted his christ ening entry dated 4 Jan 1852 in the Folkestone, Kent, England parish registers and in the margin the vica r has written born March 7 1846 - which is obviously incorrect and a mistake. He was abou t 7 years old at the time of his christening and was baptized immediaitely before another me mber of the Marshall family - Edward, son of Edward and Susannah. Perhaps having the baby Ed ward baptized made Rd and My realize that they hadn't done their own son and sometimes th e vicar encouraged them to do this. I have found whole families of siblings getting baptize d on the same day - probably as a result of encouragement from a zealous vicar!The two dif ferent birth[places are because the birth cert states Folkestone, Kent, England and yet the 1891 census ent ry for Wm Hy aged 47, fisherman states that he was born in Lewes, Sussex. Perhaps he reall y was born in Lewes and then registered later at Folkestone, Kent, England. I don't suppose we shall eve r know - but I am sure that it is one and the same man.Let me know what you think. Have yo u made any more discoveries since you last e-mailed me?Regards,Diana Cairns =============================== The marriage was in the Parish Church, Folkestone, Kent, England ========================================================================== === 1901 Census entry for William Henry Marshall

      William HenryMarshallHead55Mariner SeasFolkestone Elizabeth""""Wife52"""" ElizabethDaug32"""" AlbertSon23Mariner Seas """" John""""Son19"""""""" Margaret ADaug18Domestic Servant"""" Winifred M""""13"""" JohnSpearpointWidower (FinL)79retired ????""""

      No 5 Bennett's Yad (Gt Fenchurch St) SSMarys Eanswyth Folkestone (East)

      RG 3/846 p 33 f 90




  • Sources 
    1. [S348] Richard Nelson.

    2. [S349] Folkestone SS Mary and Eanswyth Parish Register.

    3. [S348] Richard Nelson (Reliability: 3).
      Date of Import: Oct 14, 2000

    4. [S348] Richard Nelson (Reliability: 3).
      Date of Import: Dec 15, 2000


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