William Marshall (1796 - 1872)

Born 26 Aug 1796 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Georgiana Christiana (Hibbert) Marshall — married 17 Jun 1828 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 16 May 1872 at age 75 in England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William the son of Jane and John Marshall. He was baptised 01 Oct 1796 at Mill Chapel in Leeds.^[1]

He was the eldest son of the wealthy industrialist John Marshall who introduced major innovations in flax spinning and built the celebrated Marshall's Mill and Temple Works in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Their family name may have inspired the character of Richard Marshall in the 1968 film Witchfinder General, which is set in that area during the English Civil War.

His younger brothers John and James Garth were both MP's for Leeds. Fourth brother, Henry Cowper, was Mayor of Leeds in 1842–1843. Marshall's daughter, Elizabeth Margaret, was the mother of the diplomat, Sir Cecil Spring Rice^[2]

He was a Member of Parliament and sat for Petersfield (1826–1830), Leominster (1830–31), Beverley (1831–1832), Carlisle (1835–1847), and East Cumberland (1847–1868).^[3]

He married Georgiana Christiana Hibbert on 17 June 1828 at Trinity in Marylebone, Middlesex, England.^[4]

Children:

1. John William Marshall (1829–?)
2. Elizabeth Margaret Marshall (1831?–?); married Mr. Rice.
3. H (1833)
4. E (1836); married William Marshall
5. J (1838)

The family was found in the 1851 England, Scotland and Wales Census in St. George Hanover Sq. Middlesex.^[5]The household was enumerated as follows:

• William Marshall Head Male 54 Leeds,
• Georgiana C Marshall Wife Female 50 ,
• John William Marshall Son Male 21 , London
• Elizabeth M Marshall Daughter Female 20 , London
• Mary Mary Servant Female 30 Petersham, Surrey
• Mary Been Servant Female 32 Carlisle, Cumberland
• Jane Standley Servant Female 34 Stoke,
• Jane Cheevers Servant Female 28 Ragnall, Nottinghamshire
• Phoebe Friend Servant Female 25 Sandwich, Kent
• William Ranner Servant Male 28 , London
• Frederick Carn Servant Male 26 Norwich,
• Mary Carpenter Servant Female 21 Hanmer, Middlesex
• John Robinson Servant Male 22 , London
• Charles Mears Servant Male 33 , London

The family was found in the 1861 England and Wales Census in Patterdale Westmoreland, England.^[6]The household was enumerated as follows:

• William Marshall Head Male 64 Leeds, Yorkshire
• C Wife Female 60 London,
• E Daughter Female 25 London,
• H Son Male 28 Patterdale, Westmorland
• J Son Male 23 Patterdale, Westmorland
• Robert Sinclair Servant Male 44 Scotland
• Hannah Sinclair Servant Female 44 Pontefract, Yorkshire
• William Herbert Servant Male 30 Cirencester, Gloucestershire
• A Servant Male 28 Kingston, Surrey
• Andrew Mattinson Servant Male 22 Patterdale, W

The family was found in the 1871 England, Scotland and Wales Census in Bath, Walcot, Somersetshire^[7]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Eliza S Hibbert Head Female 85 London, Middlesex
• Georgiana E Marshall Niece Female 34 London, Middlesex
• William Marshall Brother-in-law Male 84 Leeds, Yorkshire
• Elizabeth Severett Servant Female 42 Abington, Berkshire
• Margaret Davies Servant Female 55 Abergwilley, South Wales
• Elizabeth Parsons Servant Female 50 Wincanton, Somerset
• Anne Harkens Servant Female 24 Woolwich, Kent
• James Purvers Servant Male 31 Berwick, Brecknockshire
• Joseph Naylor Servant Male 37 Addlethorpe, Yorkshire

William passed away on 16 May 1872. His remains were interred at St Patrick Churchyard in Patterdale, Cumbria.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSJ8-25T : 11 February 2018, William Marshal, 26 Aug 1796); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 828,139.
2. ↑ Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10 October 2022 by Tanya Lowry from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Marshall_(1796%E2%80%931872)&action=history
3. ↑ William Marshall Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Marshall_(1796%E2%80%931872)
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJZP-HYW : 10 February 2018), William Marshall and Georgiana Christiana Hibbert, 17 Jun 1828; citing Trinity, Marylebone, Middlesex, England, reference vp89,tri35,p2,#4, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 580,886.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGFR-H37 : 12 September 2019), William Marshall, Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; citing Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England, p. 18, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M759-G48 : 21 April 2019), C in household of William Marshall, Patterdale, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFVM-5BM : 20 January 2022), Eliza S Hibbert, 1871.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #58191933: accessed 10 October 2022), memorial page for William Marshall (26 Aug 1796–16 May 1872), citing St Patrick Churchyard, Patterdale, Eden District, Cumbria, England; Maintained by buttershap (contributor 46840435) .