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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
- James William Marsh -- --, 1860
- Gladys Marsh -- --, 1888 May 5, 1970
- Martha Leonora Marsh -- --, 1875 May 6, 1911 Utah
- Benjamin Marsh -- --, 1745 March 16, 1834 Massachusetts
- Charles Henry Marsh -- --, 1867 August 5, 1944 Gloucestershire
Marsh Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Robert Templeman Marsh -- --, 1920 July 20, 1998 Massachusetts
- Edethy Marsh -- --, 1762 November 15, 1843 Massachuttes
- Francis Marsh -- --, 1779 June 24, 1848
- David Marsh -- --, 1827 December 0, 1880 Kentucky
- Ellen Marsh -- --, 1838 March 28, 1890 Lancashire
