David Raymond Marsh (1887)

Born 15 Apr 1887 in Spennymoor, Durham, England

Ancestors

Husband of Emily Cecilia (Doyle) Marsh — married 24 Aug 1916 in Niagara Falls, New York

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Biography

Born on April 15, 1887 in Spennymoor, England and arrived in North America in July 1911 on the Athenia, which made port at Quebec City. He reported that he meant to be a farmer in the ship registry.

David married Emily Doyle on August 24, 1916 in Niagara Falls, New York.^[1]

However, on his 1917 draft registration, filled out on June 5, 1917, he says he is single.^[2] At that point he was working as a fireman at the Niagara Alkali Company. Also, in the 1930 Federal Census, he is listed as living with his parents and unmarried in Niagara Falls.^[3]He was at that point working as a laborer in a cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch ([1] : 24 January 2016), David Raymond Marsh and Emily Cecelia Doyle, 24 Aug 1916; citing county clerk’s office, , New York, United States; FHL microfilm 897,558.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch ([2] : 12 December 2014), David Raymond Marsh, 1917-1918; citing Niagara Falls City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,818,599.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch ([3] : accessed 9 July 2017), David R Marsh in household of Thomas Marsh, Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 57, sheet 5A, line 20, family 94, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1618; FHL microfilm 2,341,352.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch ([4] : 15 October 2015), David Marsh in household of Thomas Marsh, Tudhoe, Durham, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Durham county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch ([5] : 29 June 2017), David Raymond Marsh, Coundon, Leeholme Bp Auckland, Durham, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922 Affiliate Film Number: T-4778 Digital Folder Number: 004543097 Image Number: 00314