John Marsh

John Marsh
(Abt 1836-1917)

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Spouses/Children:
Sarah Ann Mosely

John Marsh ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷

Born: Abt 1836, Ashdon, Essex ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴
Marriage: Sarah Ann Mosely
Died: 1917, registered in Linton, Cambridgeshire aged about 81 ¹⁴

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: 15 Crispin Street, 1871, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. ¹²

• Occupation: Labourer, 1871, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. ¹²

• Occupation: Ag Labourer (unemployed), 1881, Cambridge, England. ¹⁰

• Residence: 27 Ainsworth Street, 1881, Cambridge, England. ¹⁰

• Occupation: General Labourer, 1891, Cambridge, England. ¹¹

• Residence: 27 Ainsworth Street, 1891, Cambridge, England. ¹¹

• Occupation: Grocer's House keeper, 1901, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. ¹³

• Residence: 1 Garden Cottages, 1901, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. ¹³

• Residence: Barham Road, Abt 1906, Linton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. ¹⁵

John married Sarah Ann Mosely. (Sarah Ann Mosely was born about 1828 in St. Giles, Cambridge, England ¹⁰ ¹³ and died in 1909 in registered in Linton, Cambridgeshire ¹⁶.)

1 1851 census, Ashdon, Essex. :
Church End
Griffin Marsh, Head, married, male, age 52, Ag. Labourer, born Essex, Ashdon
Ann ", Wife, married, female, age 42, born Essex, Ashdon
William ", son, Widower, male, age 29, Ag. Labourer, born ", "
Griffin ", son, single, male, age 24, Ag. Labourer, born ", "
John ", son, single, male, age 13, born ", "
Emma ", Daur, female, age 11, born ", "
Charles ", son, male, age 6, born ", "

2 1841 census, Ashdon, Essex. :
page 5
Griffin Marsh, male, age 40, Ag. Lab, born in County
Ann ", female, age 40, born in County
Maria ", female, age 15, in county
Griffin ", male, age 14, in county
Harriet ", female, age 10, in county
John ", male, age 4, in county
Emma, female, age 1, in county

3 1881 census, Cambridge, Cambridge, England. :
#27 Ainsworth Street
John Marsh, head, married, male, age 46, Ag Labourer (unemployed), born Ashdon, Essex
Sarah A Marsh, wife, married, female, age 53, born Cambridge, England
Charles Marsh, son, male, age 11, Scholar, born Cambridge
John G Marsh, son, male, age 7, Scholar, born Cambridge

4 1891 census, Cambridge, England. :
Cambridge, district 16, page 3
No. of schedule: 73
27 Ainsworth Street

John Marsh, head, married, male, age 55, General Labourer, born Ashdon, Essex
Sarah ", wife, married, female, age 63, born St Giles, Cambridge
Charles ", son, single, male, age 21, Packers Assistant, born St. Andrews the less, Cambridge
John ", son, single, age 17, general labourer, born "
Mary A Smith, visitor, single,age 24, Assistant in laundry, born West Molsey?, Surrey

5 1871 census, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. :
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, St. Andrew the less, District 4
page 34
No. of schedule: 197, 15 Crispin Street
Sarah Bradford, Head, widow, female, age 43, Laundress
Jane ", daur, age 18
Thomas ", son, age 12
Amelia ", daur, , age 8
George ", son, age 6
Charles ", son, age 1
John Marsh, Lodger, unmarried, male, age 34, Labourer, born Essex, Ashdown [sic]

6 1901 census, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. :
1901 census, Parish of St. Andrew of Less, district 4, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
page 5, 1 Garden Cottages

John Marsh, Head, married, male, age 64, Grocer's House-keeper, Worker, born Essex, Ashdon
Sarah A ", Wife, married, female, age 73, born Cambridge, St. Giles

7 Marsh, John, death registration, 1917, FreeBMD. :
Deaths registered June qtr, 1917
MARSH, John, age 82, registered in Linton, Cambridgeshire, vol 3b, page 554

15 Marsh, John, letter from: about 1906, in possession of the descendants of William Marsh i Western Australia.. :
I am better myself than I have been for some time I have not done any work for nearly two years it is rheumatism I suffer somuch with Dear Niece Please give our love to all friends and relations when you see or write to them Dear niece I heard of the loss of your good mother which was my dear sister trust with the blessings of God we shall all meet in heaven I heard from uncle William which is my dear Brother
Dear Niece I have but little news to tell you only I thought I should like to write a few lines to you trusting the lord will bless you that you will succeed in all you take in hand
I now close with our love to you and all belong to you in the kindest manner
remaining your affectionate
Uncle John Marsh
My address now is
John Marsh
Barham Road
Linton
Cambridgeshire
England
God bless you all

[ John Marsh wrote to my great grandmother Mary Ann Smith nee Fisher about 1906 after her mother Mary Ann Flaherty previously Fisher nee Marsh, died tragically, she fell into an open fireplace and burned to death.(Dec 1905). ( Dianne Bee, Western Australia as of 2008)]

16 Marsh, Mrs Sarah Ann, death registrationk, FreeBMD. :
Deaths registered Sept qtr 1909
MARSH, Sarah Ann, age 80 , registered in Linton, Cambridgeshire, vol 3b, page 241

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