William Marshall 1878- ?1948??

Coachman/chauffeur

1878.William Marshall was born to Aaron Marshall & Mary Ann Battle Rochford Dec 1878. Baptised 27/10/1878 in Prittlewell, his father a Coachman, residence Prittlewell

1881C. William Marshall, 2, was living Hill House, Nth Street, Prittlewell, Rochford, Essex, his father a coachman

Aron Marshall Head Married Male 42 1839 Coachman Writtle, Essex, England
Mary A Marshall Wife Married Female 39 1842 - Stebbing, Essex, England
Elizabeth Marshall Daughter Single Female 13 1868 Scholar Sandon, Essex, England
Emily Marshall Daughter Single Female 11 1870 Scholar Great Baddow, Essex, England
Walter Marshall Son Single Male 6 1875 Scholar Prittlewell, Essex, England
William Marshall Son Single Male 2 1879 - Prittlewell, Essex, England
Frederick Marshall Son Single Male 0 1881 - Prittlewell, Essex, England

1891C. William Marshall, 2, was living Hill Cottages, Nth Street, Mundon, Rochford, Essex, his father now a groom & gardener

Aaron Marshall Head Married Male 57 1834 Groom & Gardener Domestic Writtle, Essex, England
Mary A Marshall Wife Married Female 49 1842 - Stebbing, Essex, England
William Marshall Son - Male 12 1879 Scholar Prittlewell, Essex, England
Frederick Marshall Son - Male 10 1881 Scholar Prittlewell, Essex, England
Alfred Marshall Son - Male 8 1883 Scholar Prittlewell, Essex, England
Ernest Marshall Son - Male 6 1885 Scholar Prittlewell, Essex, England

 

1901C. William Marshall, 22, was living?? Cannot find him on Ancestry or FMP. Not still with his parents

 

1902. William Marshall, 24, coachman, married Lucy Amy Collier, 28, in St Matthews Church, Hammersmith on 23/12/1902 Fulham Dec 1902 Witnesses were Ernest Clifford Harding - likely the best man, Laura Collier - her sister, & Frederick Marshall - his brother

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1907. Elsie Louise Marshall was born to William & Lucy Amy on 19/12/1907 in Woodford Bridge

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Elsie as a baby with her parents & siblings, Lucy~3 & Fred ~1

1911C. William Marshall, 33, chauffeur, was living the Stables, Claybury, Woodford Bridge, Ilford, Essex in 5 rooms. He had been married 8 years, 3 children.

William Marshall Head Married Male 33 1878 Chauffaur Domestic Prittlewell Essex
Lucy Amy Marshall Wife Married Female 36 1875 - Westbury Wilts
Lucy Amy Marshall Daughter - Female 6 1905 - Woodford Bridge Essex
Frederick William Marshall Son - Male 5 1906 - Woodford Bridge Essex
Elsie Louise Marshall Daughter - Female 3 1908 - Woodford Bridge Essex

1912. His youngest son, Ernest A Collier, was born Romford Mar 1912

Children of William & Lucy Amy Marshall

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1918. Aged 40 he was serving with the British Expedotionary Forces on 15/8/1918. In the letter below- presumably to Elsie-, he praises her writing and her marks. He talks of Ernest & Frederick, but does not mention his wife

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By 1921 he had moved from Claybury to Kensington with his family

1921 census.William Marshall, chauffeur, was livng 26 hesper Mews, Kensington with h is wifre and 4 children

William Marshall
Head
Male 1878 42 Essex, England Chauffeur Private
Lucy Amy Marshall
Wife
Female 1874 46 - Home Duties -
Lucy Amy Marshall
Daughter
Female 1904 16 Essex, England Shorthand-Typist Slaters Ltd Provision Merchants
Frederick William Marshall
Son
Male 1906 15 Essex, England
Whirl Coy In Upholster Tremming Manufacturers
Jernart&son Upholsters Trimming Manufacturer
Elsie Louise Marshall
Daughter
Female 1908 13 Essex, England - -
Ernest Alfred Marshall
Son
Male 1912 9 - -

 

1930, 1935, 1939, 1945 . William Marshall living 26 Hesper Mews, Kensington with his wife and 3/4children / just daughter Lucy Amy . - Ancestry Electoral rolls

1939. His daughter, Elsie L Marshall , 31, civil servant, married George Edward Newman, 29, clerk, on 29/4/1939 in St Jude's Church, Kensington .Her father William Marshall, chauffeur, his ???James Burton Newman ???, publican. Her address 26 Hesper Mews, S W, his Belmont, Hillier's Lane, Beddington, Surrey . Witnesses were William Marshall, K.G. Marshall & Elizabeth Morley - his mother

Although he appears to witness the wedding, he does notseem to appear in their wedding photo- or is he behing George??

1939 Register . Cannot locate him: have searched using Sep and Oct as his birth month . His wife, married, and eldest daughter are at Hesper Mews, Kensington

1939 Register Lucy A Marshall, born 30/5/1874, was living 26 Hesper Mews, West Brompton, Kensington with her eldest daughter

Lucy A Marshall 30 May 1874 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 6 1
Lucy A Killick (Marshall) 17 Aug 1904 Female Head Shorthand Typist Retail Food Estate Single 6 2

Could die, aged 69, Kensington Mar 1948 : no probate for this death . Feel he died by 1950 as Margaret has not spoken of him . Last record I have of him is 1945 in Kensington

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