Person:Esther Marshall (3)

Esther Marshall was born in 1848 at Luton in Bedfordshire, the youngest child of a straw plaiter named Sarah Marshall, formerly Almond, and her husband William Marshall, an agricultural labourer and later brewery labourer. It is quite likely that Esther was born in the hamlet of East Hyde a couple of miles south of the town rather than in the town itself. In the 1851 census she appears with her parents and siblings at Newmill End in East Hyde in the parish of Luton. By 1861 the family had moved into the town of Luton itself and were living at 72 Albert Road, with Esther described as a bonnet sewer - straw plaiting and hat making being one of the biggest industries in the area.

Esther's father died in 1863, when she was 14 years old. Esther herself died on 30th January 1867 at the Union Workhouse in Luton, aged 18. She was buried at the General Cemetery on Rothesay Road in Luton. Her mother survived her by just over a year.

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

   b. Esther MARSHALL, December Quarter 1848, Luton Registration District, Volume 6, page 99, mother's maiden name Almond

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. East Hyde Parish Registers.

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Luton (East Hyde Hamlet) in the County of Bedford in the Year 1850
   No. 129
   When Baptised: 1850 October 20th
   Child's Christian Name: Esther d[aughter] of
   Parent's Name - Christian: William & Sarah
   Parent's Name - Surname: Marshall
   Abode: Luton
   Quality, Trade, or Profession: Labourer
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: Tho[ma]s Baker, Curate

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1757; Folio 377; Page 1, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Newmill End, Luton, Bedfordshire
   William Marshall, head, married, male, 44 [1806/7], Ag lab, b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Marshall, wife, married, female, 41 [1809/10], Straw plaitter, b. Kings Walden, Hertfordshire
   Joseph Marshall, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1831/2], Ag lab, b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   James Marshall, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1833/4], Straw plaitter, b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   George Marshall, son, unmarried, male, 14 [1836/7], Ag lab, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Marshall, daughter, female, 8 [1842/3], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Esther Marshall, daughter, female, 2 [1848/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 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 RG9; Piece 1012; Folio 122; Page 37, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 72 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   W[illia]m Marshall, head, married, male, 54 [1806/7], Brewers man, b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   Sarah Marshall, wife, married, female, 51 [1809/10], Bonnet sewer, b. Kingswalden, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Marshall, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1842/3], Bonnet sewer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Esther Marshall, daughter, unmarried, female, 12 [1848/9], Bonnet sewer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

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

   d. Esther MARSHALL, March Quarter 1867, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 305, aged 18 [1848/9]

6. ↑ Luton Union - Volume One - Workhouse Births and Deaths 1866-1905 (The Eureka Partnership, Aylesbury, 2009).

   Date of Death: 30th January 1867. Name: MARSHALL Esther. Age: 18. From what parish admitted: Luton. Where buried: Luton by friends

7. ↑ Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Cemetery Registers of General Cemetery, Rothesay Road, 1854-1964 (Bedfordshire Family History Society).

   Surname: Marshall
   Given name: Hester
   Age: 18
   Grave ID: 13475
   Class: 4 r/o
   Date: 3 Feb 1867