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John Bates Marston (1836 - 1914)

John Bates Marston
Born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdommap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 4 Jun 1861 in Moseley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdommap
Died at age 77 in Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canadamap
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Profile last modified | Created 15 Feb 2017
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Research Notes

John was previously linked as the son of John Marston. However, the existing details on this profile (wife Elizabeth F, daughter Nina, 1881 census) match with John Bates Marston, the son of Henry Marston.

Biography

John Bates Marston was born on 13 Dec 1836 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England to Henry Marston and Martha Brett (York) Marston. He was christened on 13 Jan 1837 at Saint Phillips, Birmingham.[1]

In 1841 John Marston (age 4) lived at Wheeler Street/Gower Place in Aston, Birmingham with his father Henry (42, Clerk), mother Martha (25), and servant Elizabeth Gent (23).[2]

In 1851 John Bates Marston (age 14) lived at Wellington Road in Edgbaston, Worcestershire with his father Henry (52, Bankers Clerk), Martha Boott (34), and four siblings: William York (9), Henry Challorth (5), Annette Mary (2), and Charles Herbert (0), as well as two servants: Kate Sayre (26) and Charlotte Parsons (19).[3]

[Unable to locate John on the 1861 census.]

John Bates Marston married Elizabeth Frances Tarleton, daughter of R Henry Tarleton, on 4 Jun 1861 at Saint Mary, Moseley By Birmingham, Worcestershire.[4] The marriage was registered in Kings Norton, Worcestershire in the second quarter of the year.[5] A marriage notice was published on 8 Jun 1861 in the Leamington Spa Courier.[6]

John and Elizabeth had at least eight children:

  1. Catherine Agnes Marston (1862-1862)
  2. Nina Martha Marston (1863-1863)
  3. William Henry Wilson Marston (1865-)
  4. Herbert Hamilton Marston (c1867-1874)
  5. Nina Wilson (Marston) Fitton (1868-1950)
  6. John Crawford York Marston (c1870-1874)
  7. Frederick Prattenton Marston (1871-1874)
  8. Kate Ethel Angela Marston (1877-1878)

John and his family went to Canada after the birth of son William (1865), and their next three children were all born in Ontario (Herbert, Nina, and John). They returned to England before the 1871 census.

In 1871 Jno Bates Marston (age 34, Deputy) was in Kings Norton with his wife Elizabeth Frances (32) and four children: Wm Hy Wilson (5), Herbert Hamilton (4), Nina Wilson (2), and Jno Crawford York (1) - they lived in the household of John's brother-in-law William Wilson Tarleton (29, Solicitor), which included William's wife, son, and three servants.[7]

John and his family returned to Canada in about 1880.

In 1881 John B Marston (age 44, Gentleman) lived in Bracebridge, Muskoka, Ontario with his wife Elizabeth F (42), son William (15, Gentleman), daughter Nina (13), and Clement Dyson (24, Gentleman).[8]

In 1891 John Marston (age 53, Gentleman) lived in Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario with his wife Elizabeth (51), son William (25), and two daughters: Nina (23) and Dolly[?] (21).[9] [there is no other record of Dolly - perhaps she was adopted?]

In 1901 John B Marston (age 64, Gentleman) lived in Orillia with his wife Elizabeth F (62).[10]

In 1911 John B Marston (age 75) lived in Orillia with his wife Elizabeth F (72).[11]

John's wife Elizabeth Frances Marston passed away in 1912.

John Bates Marston passed away on 2 Feb 1914 in Orillia, Simcoe - he was 77 years old; he was widowed; he was a soldier; his parents were Henry Marston & Martha Brett Yorks; cause of death was pneumonia.[12]

Sources

  1. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J383-WQN : 11 February 2018, John Bates Marston, 13 Dec 1836); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 813,721, 813,722, 813,723.
  2. "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQBV-B4M : 18 May 2019), John Marston in household of Henry Marston, Aston, Warwickshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. [occupation details from FreeCEN (https://freecen1.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)]
  3. "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGZW-R4C : 10 November 2017), John Bates Marston in household of Henry Marston, Edgbaston, Worcestershire, England; citing Edgbaston, Worcestershire, England, p. 35, 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.
  4. "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5VF-CTT : 10 February 2018), John Bates Marston and Elizabeth Frances Tarleton, 04 Jun 1861; citing Saint Mary,Moseley By Birmingham,Worcester,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 918,853, 918,854.
  5. "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DWX-789 : 13 December 2014), John Bates Marston, 1861; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1861, quarter 2, vol. 6C, p. 588, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  6. "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCJ-LV2L : 17 April 2019), John Bates Marston, Esq, Leamington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Leamington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, 8 Jun 1861, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm
  7. "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5YL-XRV : 29 April 2019), Jno Bates Marston in entry for William Wilson Tarleton, 1871.
  8. "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVX1-39L : 4 October 2018), John B. Marston, Bracebridge, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing John B. Marston, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
  9. "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWGH-DRM : 3 August 2016), John Marston, Orillia, Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148169. [1891 census image: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=img&id=30953_148169-00760]
  10. "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHG8-7PV : 18 March 2018), John B Marston, Simcoe (east/est), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 9, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa. [1901 census image: http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1901/z/z003/jpg/z000101733.jpg]
  11. "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:276R-GPL : 16 March 2018), John B Marston, 1911; citing Census, Simcoe East Sub-Districts 1-41, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,521.
  12. "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDRM-TX7 : 23 October 2018), John Bates Marston, 1914.




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