'Marsh02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Marsh of Dublin, Marsh of Edgeworth, Marsh of Hackney, Marsh of Waresley

                               
Thomas Marsh of Waresley (Huntingdonshire) and Stanmore & South Mimms (Middlesex) (b c1528, bur 17.09.1587, "Clerk of the Council to the Star Chamber under Queen Elizabeth")
m. (by 1566) ?? (a 09.1587)
1. Thomas Marsh of Waresley, Sheriff of Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire (b c1566, d 07.05.1624)
  m. (1589) Elizabeth Kimpton (dau/heir of Edward Kimpton of London by Katherine, half-sister of Sir Robert Napier, 1st Bart)
  A. Thomas Marsh of Waresley, Hackney & South Mimms (b c1590, d 29.05.1657)
  m. (14.04.1623) Margaret Abbot (bpt 05.02.1603/94, bur 27.08.1668, dau of Sir Maurice Abbot, Mayor of London, by Elizabeth, dau of Bartholomew Barnes of London)
  i. Thomas Marsh (b c1625, dvp 23.07.1649)
  m. (c1646) Dorothy Horsey (a 1649, dau/heir of James Horsey of Huningham)
  a. Sir Thomas Marsh of Hackney (b 17.09.1648, bur 31.12.1677)
m. (23.05.1665) Anne Brent (bur 23.05.1678, dau of Sir Nathaniel Brent by Martha, dau of Robert Abbot, Bishop of Salisbury (brother of Sir Maurice & George, Archbishop of Canterbury))
  (1) Edward Marsh of Hackney (bpt 07.01.1672/3, dsp bur 30.10.1701, 4th son)
  m. (18.02.1695/6) Grace Bird (bpt 01.12.1663, bur 07.10.1707, dau of William Bird of Hackey (by Elizabeth), widow of William Parker)
  (2)+ other issue - Thomas (bpt 27.06.1667, d young), William (bpt 20.05.1669, d young), Nathaniel (bpt 15.10.1671, d youing), Morrice (bpt 26.11.1676, d young), Margaret (bpt 07.06.1666, bur 18.03.1668/9), Anne (bpt 10.08.1675, d unm before 20.12.1708)
  B.+ other issue - Nathaniel (d before 13.05.1624), Katherine (a 1632, d unm?)
2. Ellinor Marsh (bur 03.04.1594)
  m. (30.04.1576) Richard Atkyns (bur 08.11.1610, Chief Justice of South Wales)
3. Dennis (Denise) Marsh (a 09.1587)
  m. (22.06.1580) Richard Catelyne
4.+ other issue - 4 sons (dvp), Katharine (a 09.1587)

 

 

Henry Marsh of Edgeworth, Gloucestershire
m. Mary Leigh (dau of Nicholas Leigh of Addington)
1. Francis Marsh of Edgeworth (d before 30.07.1630)
m. Anne Ailesbury (dau of William Ailesbury of Erston, aunt of Frances, Countess of Clarendon & mother of Anne, wife of King James II)
  A. Henry Marsh of Edgeworth
  m. Mary
  i. Francis Marsh, Archbishop of Dublin (b 23.10.1626, d 16.11.1693)
  m. Mary Taylor (dau of Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down & Connor)
  a. Francis Marsh (captain)
  (1) Charles Marsh (b 1710, d 01.06.1748, Lt. Colonel)
  Cockayne (pp 43-44) reports the possibility that Charles was Francis's son but shows that this is unproven, there being both supportive and contradictory indications.
  (2) Barbara Marsh
  m. Whetenhall Sneyd (Archbishop of Kilmore)
  (3) Mary Marsh
b. Jeremy William Marsh (d 03.06.1734, Dean of Kilmore)
  m1. Henrietta Catherine Dodwell (dau/coheir of Henry Dodwell of Athlone)
  (1) Simon Marsh (dvp 29.05.1720)
  (2) Mary Marsh
  m. John Digby, later Dodwell, of Landenstown
  m2. Elizabeth Digby (dau of Simon Digby, Bishop of Elphin)
  (3) Jeremy Marsh (rector of Athenry)
  m. Jane French (dau of Patrick French of Monivea)
  (A) Francis Marsh (d 01.1829)
  m. (09.09.1775) Anne Vero (dau of Edward Vero of Galway)
  (i) Jeremy Marsh (d 05.11.1830, rector of Ballintobber in Queen's Co.) had issue
  m. (1815) Sarah Connell (d 25.07.1823, dau of Richard Donnell of Stradballly)
  (ii) Digby Marsh had issue (2 daus)
  m. Elizabeth Garstin (dau of Christophilus Harstin of Braganstown by Elizabeth)
  (iii) Mary Marsh
  m. Francis Harrison Biddulph
  (iv) Jane Marsh
  m. William Walker of Dublin
  (v) Elizabeth Marsh
  m. Pierce Moore
  (vi) Anne Marsh
m. William Marsh
  (vii) Sarah Marsh
  m. John North
  (viii) Frances Marsh
  m. James Geraghty
  (B) Robert Marsh (rector of Killynan)
  m. (c1789) Sophia Wolseley (dau of Rev. William Wolseley, son of Sir Richard, Bart)
  The following is supported by BP1870 ('Marsh').
  (i) Sir Henry Marsh of Dublin, 1st Bart (b 1790, d 01.12.1860, royal physician)
  m1. Anne Crowe (d 02.11.1846, dau of Thomas Crowe of Ennis, relict of William Arthur)
  (a) Sir Henry Marsh of Dublin, 2nd Bart (b 1821, d unm 27.05.1868)
  m2. (28.08.1856) Mary Jelly (dau of Rev. Robert Jelly of Portarlington, relict of Thomas Kemmis of Shaen House)
  (C) Digby Marsh (dsp before 03.11.1791, cleric)
  (D) Jeremy Marsh (rector of Mountmellick, 3rd son)
  m. Rachel Montgomery (d 1837, dau of Colonel _ Montgomery)
  (i) Digby Marsh (b c1795, d 05.01.1863, Rear Admiral RN, 3rd son)
  m. (02.1828) Adelaide Robley (dau of John Robley of Tobago)
  (ii) Francis Marsh, later in Queensland (Captain) had issue
  m. Isabella Wlson
  (iii) Elizabeth Marsh
  m. Rev. Simon Digby of Osberstown
  (iv) Frances Marsh
m. Joshua Hearn of Hearnsbrook
  (v) Nichola Marsh
  m. Cecil Crampton (rector of Headford)
  (vi)+ other issue - Jeremy (Captain, had issue), Hans Stevenson (d young), James (d 08.01.1820), Robert, Nicholas (d young)
  (4) Arabella Marsh
  m. Rev. William French of Boyle
  m3. Judith Butler (dau of Francis Butler of Belturbet)
  (5) Francis Marsh of Dublin (d by 1772)
  Probably of this generation, but (if so) by which marriage is unknown, was ...
  (6) Nicola Mary Marsh
  m. Cecil Crampton (rector of Cong)
  c. Barbara Marsh
  m. Francis Chauntrell
  ii.+ other issue - Henry, Martha (bpt 06.08.1626), Elinor
  B. Anne Marsh
  m. Giles Coxe
  C. Eleanor Marsh
  m. William Bannester
  D.+ other issue - William, Margaret, Ales

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'Some Notice of Various Families of the Name of Marsh' (G.E. Cockayne, 1900, 'Marsh of Waresley, co. Huntingdon, ...', p10+)
(2) For lower section (much formerly uploaded 27.08.07 into a Temporary page using information taken from a web site which identified 'Some Notice ..' as the source) : 'Some Notice of Various Families of the Name of Marsh' (G.E. Cockayne, 1900, 'Marsh of Gloucestershire and subsequently of Queens Couty, Ireland', p28+) with input/support from BLG1886 ('Marsh of Springmount') and as reported above
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