Person:Stewart Marshall (1)

On holiday circa 1925

Childhood

Stewart John Marshall was born on 7th March 1899 at 25 Cowper Street, Luton, Bedfordshire. He was the son of a straw hat sewer named Elizabeth Marshall, formerly Kempson, and her husband John Marshall, a hat blocker and bricklayer. Stewart, who was generally known as Jack, was the third of five children.

The family did not stay long at Cowper Street. By the 1901 census they were living at 33 Albert Road - the same street Jack's paternal grandparents were living in at the time. By 1911 they had moved to 44 Cambridge Street, which was the same street that Jack's maternal grandparents were living in at the time.

Jack's brother Ralph was killed in action during the First World War in 1917. Jack is also believed to have served in the army in the war, although his service records have not been found. The story goes that Jack was originally put in one of the Bantams batallions, being under the normal minimum height of 5'3", but he had clearly not finished growing, and the Army rations helped him grow to over six feet tall. He is believed to have been posted to Egypt.

Adulthood

Jack and Rose's wedding

Family group at Jack and Rose's wedding

Some time between 1957 and 1959 Jack and Rose left 37 Trent Road and moved to 3 Poets Green, a newly-built house to the west of Luton. Having been council tenants for most of their lives at Trent Road, they managed to buy the house at Poets Green, which was to be their home for the rest of their lives.

Jack, Rose and grandchildren, circa 1961

1. ↑ Birth Certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   REGISTRATION DISTRICT Luton
   1899. BIRTH in the Sub-district of Luton in the County of Bedford
   No. 219
   When and where born: Seventh March 1899, 25 Cowper Street, Luton UD
   Name: Stewart John
   Sex: Boy
   Father: John Marshall, Straw Hat Blocker
   Mother: Elizabeth Marshall, formerly Kempson
   Informant: J. Marshall, father, 25 Cowper Street, Luton
   Registered: Seventeenth April 1899
   Registrar: Edward Barnard, Registrar

2. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 1516; Folio 119; Page 3, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 33 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   John Marshall, head, married, male, 30 [1870/1], Bricklayer, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Marshall, wife, married, female, 27 [1873/4], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Ralph Marshall, son, single, male, 6 [1894/5], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Stanley George Marshall, son, single, male, 4 [1896/7], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Stewart John Marshall, son, single, male, 2 [1898/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Agnes Kempson, visitor, single, female, 21 [1879/80], Straw hat finisher, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

3. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), (formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 8995; Schedule 230, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 44 Cambridge Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   5 rooms occupied
   John Marshall, head, male, 40 [1870/1], married 17 years, 5 children born alive, 5 still living, Straw Trade Blocker, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Marshall, wife, female, 38 [1872/3], married, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Ralph Marshall, son, male, 16 [1894/5], single, Straw Trade Clerk, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Stanley Marshall, son, male, 14 [1896/7], single, Foundry, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Stuart Marshall, son, male, 12 [1898/9], single, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Cissie Marshall, daugher, female, 9 [1901/2], single, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   George Marshall, son, male, 6 [1904/5], single, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

4. ↑ General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Luton Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 41 Trent Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Marshall, Stuart J. / male / 7 Mar 1899 / married / Iron Foundry Fettler Heavy Worker
   Marshall, Rose / female / 2 Jul 1901 / married / Unpaid Domestic Duties
   [two records closed]

5. ↑ Death certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   Registration District Luton
   1966 Death in the Sub-district of Luton in the County Borough of Luton
   No. 447
   When and where died: Twenty third April 1966, Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Luton
   Name: Stewart John Marshall
   Sex: Male
   Age: 67 years
   Occupation: of 3, Poets Green, Luton. a Fettler, Iron Foundry
   Cause of death: 1a. Cerebral Infarction. Certified by Hugh Phillips M.B.
   Informant: [not transcribed]
   When registered: Twenty fifth April 1966

6.   Luton News Directory of Luton 1933/4
   Marshall, Stuart [sic], 41, Trent Road
7.   Luton News Directory of Luton 1939
   Marshall, Stewart J., 41, Trent Road
8.   Register of Electors, South Bedfordshire Constituency, 1949
   TRENT ROAD
   Marshall, Rose 37
   Marshall, Stewart J. 37
9.   Register of Electors, South Bedfordshire Constituency, 1958
   (Qualifying date 10 Oct 1957)
   TRENT ROAD
   Marshall, Rose 37
   Marshall, Stewart J. -J 37
10.   Register of Electors, South Bedfordshire Constituency, 1959
    (Qualifying date 10 Oct 1958)
    [No-one listed at 37 Trent Road. Poets Green apparently not listed as a street.]
11.   Register of Electors, South Bedfordshire Constituency, 1960
    (Qualifying date 10 Oct 1959)
    POETS GREEN
    Marshall, Rose 3
    Marshall, Stewart J. 3