Joseph was born in 1817 in Bardon, Leicestershire, England.[1] He married Esther Hart, daughter of Anthony Hart, in 1861 in Leicester, Leicestershire.[2]
↑ "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCJ-YB31 : 17 April 2019), Mr Jos Marsh, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, 1 Jun 1861, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
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"England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27J-QHFC : 12 December 2017), Joseph Marsh, Woodthorpe, Leicestershire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 1, Piece/Folio 3146/90, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,880.
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8RG-46Z : 1 March 2021), Joseph Marsh, Swepstone, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Leicestershire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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Mary Ward Knapp appears to be his first wife. Since he married Esther Hart in 1861 and she shows up as his wife in the next three censuses, it appears that Elizabeth is her daughter, not the daughter of Mary Ward Knapp. I have found no sources as yet for the first marriage.
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