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Marsh Family History
Marsh Genealogy & Family TreeMarsh is an English name from Kent, England, where the family was granted a seat for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings. It comes from the Old English word mersc which means "marsh" and referred to someone who lived near such a landscape. Alternately, it referred to someone who was born in the month of March. The earliest known ancestor--Godard le la Merse--was recorded in 1194. The family motto is Nolo servile capistrum which means "I am unwilling to bear the slavish halter."
Other spellings include "Marshe" and "Marsch." Notable people with the surname include British actress Jean Marsh (Willow, Return to Oz, The Changeling), American Olympic athlete Michael Lawrence Marsh (sprinting), and British director James Marsh (Man on Wire, Shadow Dancer, Project Nim). The first Marsh to come to America was John Marsh in Virginia in 1635.
Marsh Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Sally Marsh -- --, 1795 Vermont
- Mary Marsh -- --, 1885 December 0, 1958 Illinois
- Polly Marsh -- --, 1725 December 0, 1763 New Jersey
- Charles Marsh -- --, 1835 July 0, 1917 Surrey
- Lydia DeLincoln Marsh -- --, 1696 December 0, 1720
Marsh Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Hannah Marsh -- --, 1840 April 25, 1928
- Nancy Cornelia Marsh -- --, 1839 May 31, 1921 North Carolina
- Sarah Marsh -- --, 1760 December 0, 1798 Massachusetts
- Peter Marsh -- --, 1716 April 21, 1788
- Catherine Marsh -- --, 1434 December 0, 1463
