MARSH, WILLIAM (3 son of colonel sir Charles Marsh of Reading).
_b._ 20 July 1775; ed. at Reading and St. Edmund hall Oxf.,
B.A. 1801, M.A. 1807, B.D. and D.D. 1839; C. of St. Lawrence,
Reading, Dec. 1800; C. of Nettlebed, Oxfordshire 1801–2; V. of
Basildon and Ashampton, Berkshire 1802–14; R. of St. Peters,
Colchester 1814–29; R. of St. Thomas, Birmingham, Oct. 1829 to
1839, where from frequent subject of his sermons he came to be
known as Millennial Marsh; principal official and commissary of
royal peculiar of deanery of Bridgnorth 1837; Inc. of St. Mary,
Leamington 1839–51; hon. canon of Worcester 1848 to death; R. of
Beddington, Surrey 1860 to death; author of A short catechism
on the collects. Colchester 1821, 3 ed. 1824; Select passages
from the sermons and conversations of a clergyman 1823, another
ed. 1828; A few plain thoughts on prophecy, particularly as
it relates to the latter days. Colchester 1840, 3 ed. 1843;
The last warning, a commentary on the 21st chapter of St. Luke
1848, and 45 other works. _d._ Beddington rectory 24 Aug. 1864.
_Life of Rev. W. Marsh. By his daughter_ (1868), _portrait_;
_Colvile’s Warwickshire Worthies_ (1869) 529–33.
MARSH-CALDWELL, ANNE (3 dau. of James Caldwell of Linley Wood
near Lawton, Staffs. _d._ 16 Jany. 1838). _b._ Linley Wood 1791;
_m._ July 1817 Arthur Cuthbert Marsh, latterly of Eastbury
lodge, Herts., he _d._ 23 Dec. 1849; succeeded to estate of
Linley Wood 1858, resumed by r.l. surname of Caldwell in
addition to that of Marsh 18 May 1860; author of the following
books, first editions all anonymous, Tales of the woods and
fields 1836; Two old men’s tales 3 vols. 1843; Triumphs of time
3 vols. 1844; Aubrey 3 vols. 1845; Mount Sorel 2 vols. 1845;
Emilia Wyndham 3 vols. 1846; Father Darcy, an historical romance
2 vols. 1846; The protestant reformation in France, or the
history of the Huguenots 2 vols. 1847; Norman’s bridge or the
modern Midas 3 vols. 1847; The previsions of Lady Evelyn 1847;
Angela or the captain’s daughter 3 vols. 1848; Mordaunt Hall
3 vols. 1849; The Wilmingtons 3 vols. 1850; Lettice Arnold 2
vols. 1850; Time the avenger 3 vols. 1851; Ravenscliffe 3 vols.
1851; Castle Avon 3 vols. 1852; The heiress of Haughton 3 vols.
1855; Evelyn Marston 1856; The rose of Ashurst 3 vols. 1857;
translated from Vitet, The song of Roland as chanted before
the battle of Hastings by the minstrel Taillefer 1854. _d._
Linley Wood, Staffs. 5 Oct. 1874. _S. J. Hale’s Woman’s Record
2 ed._ (1855) 735, _portrait_; _Dublin Univ. Mag. xxxiv_ 575;
_Athenæum_, _ii_ 512 (1874).
MARSHALL, ANTHONY. _b._ 6 Aug. 1791; 2 lieut. R.E. 1 Oct. 1808,
lieut.-col. 19 Feb. 1841, retired on full pay 12 July 1845;
commanded R.E. Cape of Good Hope, June 1842 to 12 July 1845;
L.G. 20 April 1861. _d._ Plymouth 25 May 1865.
MARSHALL, ARTHUR MILNES (2 son of Wm. P. Marshall of Stroud,
sec. to institution of mechanical engineers). _b._ Birmingham 8
June 1852; graduated B.A. London 1870, B.Sc. 1873, D.Sc. 1877;
entered St. John’s coll. Camb. Oct. 1871, fellow 1877–85; B.A.
1875, M.A. 1878, M.D. 1882; assistant to professor F. M. Balfour
in organizing the classes of comparative morphology at Cambridge
1875; at St. Bartholomew’s hospital 1877; professor of zoology
at Owen’s college, Manchester, July 1879 to death; F.R.S. 1885;
as secretary and as chairman he took part in organizing the
course of studies for the Victoria univ. Manchester; edited
Studies from the biological laboratories, Owen’s college 1886;
author of The frog, an introduction to anatomy and histology.
Manchester 1882, 4 ed. 1891; The Manchester Museum, Outline
classification of the animal kingdom 1891, and Catalogue of
the embryological models 1891 in 2 volumes; A text book of
vertebrate embryology 1893; with C. Herbert Hurst A junior
course of practical zoology 1887, 3 ed. 1892; fell from Scafell,
Cumberland, and rolling down 130 feet was _killed_ on the spot
31 Dec. 1893, inquest at Wasdale head inn, verdict accidental
death. _bur._ the Old cemetery, Birmingham 4 Jany. 1894. _I.L.N.
13 Jany. 1894 p._ 38, _portrait_.
MARSHALL, _Sir Chapman_ (only son of Anthony Marshall of
Peterborough). _b._ Peterborough 1786; a wholesale grocer at 179
Upper Thames st. London; sheriff of London 1830; knighted at St.
James’s palace 9 March 1831; alderman of ward of Bridge Within
1832–59, lord mayor 1839–40. _d._ 17 Pembridge crescent, Notting
hill, London 9 Jany. 1862, portrait at Innholders’ hall.
MARSHALL, _Sir Charles_ (only son of Samuel Marshall,
serjeant-at-law). _b._ London 24 May 1788; ed. at Westminster
sch. and Jesus coll. Camb., B.A. 1810, M.A. 1814; barrister I.T.
24 Nov. 1815; chief justice of Ceylon 17 July 1832 to 1836;
knighted at St. James’s palace 17 July 1832; author of Reports
of cases in the court of common pleas 1813 to 1816. 2 vols.
1815–17; A treatise on the law of insurance by Samuel Marshall
with additions 1823. _d._ 5 Kensington gardens terrace, London 5
Feb. 1873. _I.L.N. lxii_ 162 (1873).
MARSHALL, CHARLES. Ed. Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1833, M.A. 1836;
C. of St. Antholin, London, and lecturer of St. Margaret’s,
Lothbury 1840–6; V. of St. Bride’s, Fleet st. London 1846 to
death; prebendary of St. Paul’s cath. 1856 to death; hon.
sec. of city of London national schools; author with William
Wilkinson of The Latin prayers of Charles II. or an account of
the liturgia of dean Durel. Oxford 1882. _d._ 29 Jany. 1883.
_I.L.N. xxiv_ 401 (1854), _portrait_.
MARSHALL, CHARLES (son of Nathan Marshall). _b._ 31 Dec. 1806;
scene painter at Surrey theatre and other London theatres;
scene painter at Covent Garden and Drury Lane under W. C.
Macready’s management 1837 etc.; painted scenery for The
Tempest and As you like it, and for Lord Lytton’s plays 1838
etc.; introduced the limelight on the stage and originated and
developed the transformation scene; scene painter to the opera
at Her Majesty’s theatre 1844 to about 1858 when he retired;
exhibited 52 landscapes at R.A., 52 at B.I. and 139 at Suffolk
st. 1828–79; painted some panoramas of Napoleon’s battles.
The Overland Route, &c; contributed a diorama to illustrate
coronation of Wm. IV. 1831; published Select illustrated
topography of thirty miles round London by W. E. Trotter, from
drawings of C. Marshall 1839. _d._ 7 Lewisham road, Highgate 8
March 1890. _Sherer’s Gallery of British artists_, _ii_ 59–64
(1880).
MARSHALL, CHARLES FREDERICK. _b._ 1795; principal stage comedian
under Andrew Ducrow at Astley’s several seasons; played at the
Coburg; acted with Edmund Kean, Macready and other celebrities;
acted under Edmund Glover in Glasgow; stage manager of Bath and
Bristol theatres under J. H. Chute 7 years 1856 etc.; manager
of the Brighton theatre and of the Liver theatre, Liverpool;
last played in London at Princess’s theatre 1871; last appeared
on the stage as the Grandfather in the Old Curiosity shop at
Nottingham theatre for benefit of his son Frederick Marshall 9
June 1873. _d._ Bristol 6 March 1879.
MARSHALL, CHARLES WARD (son of Wm. Marshall of Oxford, music
seller). _b._ 1808; a tenor singer on the London stage under
stage name of Manvers about 1835; successful as a concert and
oratorio singer 1842–9 when he retired. _d._ Islington 22 Feb.
1876.
MARSHALL, DUNCAN. _b._ near Holy Loch, Argyleshire 1785; a
fisherman; built a hermitage at the foot of Rushfield hill,
a mile and a half from the head of Holy Loch or Kilmun, and
became known as the hermit of Kilmun, his only companions being
a few goats; during the summer received a large number of
visitors; his health failing, he was removed to Dunoon 1862.
_d._ Dunoon, Feb. 1865. _bur._ underneath a flat on Rushfield
hill 21 Feb. 1865. _Times 24 Feb. 1865 p._ 12.
MARSHALL, FRANCIS ALBERT (5 son of Wm. Marshall 1796–1872).
_b._ Grosvenor st. London 18 Nov. 1840; ed. at Harrow; matric.
from Exeter coll. Oxf. 14 June 1859; clerk in the audit office
Somerset House 1862–8; dramatic critic to the London Figaro
some years from 1870; author of the following plays, Mad as a
hatter, farce produced at Royalty theatre 7 Dec. 1863; Corrupt
practices, drama Lyceum 22 Jany. 1870; Q.E.D. or all a mistake,
comedietta Court 25 Jany. 1871; False Shame, comedy Globe 4 Nov.
1872, revived at Royalty 19 June 1880; Brighton, comedy Court
25 May 1874, which ran 300 nights; Biorn, 5 act opera Queen’s
17 Jany. 1877; Family Honour, comedy Aquarium 18 May 1878;
Lola or the Belle of Baccarato, comic opera Olympic 15 Jany.
1881; author with W. S. Wills of Cora, a drama Globe 28 Feb.
1877; edited the Henry Irving edition of Shakespeare’s works 8
vols. 1887–90; author of A study of Hamlet 1875; Henry Irving
actor and manager. By An Irvingite 1883; L.S.D. an unfinished
novel brought out in Britannia Magazine; _m._ (1) Imogene, she
appeared as Elfrida in his five act opera of Biorn at Queen’s
theatre 17 Jany. 1877, she _d._ 19 Feb. 1885; _m._ (2) 2 May
1885 Ada Cavendish the actress. _d._ 8 Bloomsbury sq. London
28 Dec. 1889. _London Figaro 4 Jany. 1890 p._ 12, _portrait_;
_I.L.N. 18 Jany. 1890 p._ 70, _portrait_; _Illust. sp. and dr.
news 18 Jany. 1890 p._ 556, _portrait_.
MARSHALL, GEORGE. _b._ 29 Sep. 1794; banker at Birmingham;
numismatist; author of A view of the silver coin and coinage of
Great Britain, also an account of the silver coins struck in
Scotland 1838. _d._ 25 Feb. 1855.
MARSHALL, HENRY (son of John Marshall). _b._ Kilsyth,
Stirlingshire 1775; ed. at Glasgow univ.; surgeon’s mate in
royal navy, May 1803; assistant surgeon in Forfarshire militia
Jany. 1805 and in 89th foot April 1806; assistant surgeon 2
Ceylon regiment 1809, surgeon 1 Ceylon regiment 1813–21, staff
surgeon in North Britain 1821–3 at Chatham 1823–5 and at Dublin
1825–8; deputy-inspector general of hospitals on h.p. 22 July
1830; investigated with Sir A. M. Tulloch statistics of the
sickness, &c. of the British army 1835–6; the first hon. M.D.
of New York univ. 1847; F.R.S. Edinb.; author of Notes on the
medical topography of the interior of Ceylon 1821; On the
enlisting, the discharging and pensioning of soldiers 1832, 2
ed. 1839; Ceylon, a general description of the island 1846.
_d._ Edinburgh 5 May 1851. _John Brown’s Horæ Subsecivæ_ (1858)
225–90; _Edinb. Med. and Surg. journal_, _lxxvi_ 489–92 (1851).
MARSHALL, HENRY. _b._ 1795; attorney at Godalming, Surrey 1816
to death; mayor of Godalming 1836 and six times afterwards;
clerk of the peace for Surrey, Oct. 1856 to 1872; registrar of
Guildford county court 1856–69. _d._ High st. Godalming 23 Sep.