Person:Sarah Marshall (58)

Sarah Marshall was baptised on 2nd April 1725 at Luton in Bedfordshire, daughter of Joseph or Josiah Marshall and his wife Sarah. She appears to have died young, being buried on 30th July 1728, aged just three years old.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish registers of St Mary, Luton, 1603-1944. (Bedford: Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Service).

   Parish Register (Rough Copy)
   Baptised An[n]o 1725
   April 2: William Marshall son of Josiah & Sarah Aged 4 years
   2: Sararah [sic] Marshall da[ugh]t[e]r of Josiah & Sarah
   2: John Marshall Aged 6 years son of Josiah & Sarah
   
   Parish Register (Fair Copy)
   Baptized Anno 1725
   April 2: W[illia]m Marshall Son of Joseph & Sarah Aged 4 years
   2: Sarah Marshall Daugh[ter] of Joseph & Sarah
   2: John Marshall Son of Joseph & Sarah Aged 6
   
   Bishop's Transcript
   1725
   [exact date lost]
   William Marshall Son of Josiah & Sarah Aged 4 y[ea]rs
   Sarah Marshall Daughter of Josiah & Sarah
   John Marshall Son of Josiah & Sarah Aged 6 years

   There is a discrepancy as to Sarah's father's name. The rough copy version of the Parish Register and the Bishop's Transcript both give her father's name as Josiah, but the fair copy of the Parish Register gives her father's name as Joseph.

2. ↑ Church of England. Parish registers of St Mary, Luton, 1603-1944. (Bedford: Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Service).

   Parish Register (Rough Copy)
   Buried Anno 1728
   July 30: Sarah Marshall da[ugh]t[e]r of Simon & Sarah
   
   Bishop's Transcript
   1728 Buried
   July 30: Sarah Marshall daugh[ter] of Simon & Sarah

   This entry seemingly does not appear in the fair copy of the parish registers. For discussion on her parents' names see the family page.