Person:George Marshall (38)

At his brother Stewart's wedding in 1925

George Marshall was born on 25th May 1904 at Luton in Bedfordshire, the youngest of five children of a bricklayer and hat blocker named John Marshall and his wife Elizabeth Kempson, a straw plaiter. The 1911 census finds the family living in a five roomed house at 44 Cambridge Street, Luton. George's eldest brother, Ralph, was killed in action in France in the First World War.

In 1925, George was best man and a witness for his brother Stewart (Jack)'s marriage, and appears in the wedding photograph. In 1933, aged 29, George married Edna Elsie Groom. They did not have any children.

At the outbreak of the Second World War, George and Edna were living at 73 Cambridge Street in Luton. George was recorded as working as a fitter in experimental machine building and general engineering. He was also serving as an Air Raid Precautions warden. Luton was targeted for bombing several times, due to its heavy industries and the contribution they were making to the war effort.

George and Edna

George was a keen gardener and was presented with a plaque by the Luton Gardens Association "for long & valued service". Edna died in 1986, aged 79. George outlived her by just over three years. At the time of his death, he was living at 10 Robert Allen Court on Langley Street, a block of sheltered accommodation for the elderly that had been built in 1984. Robert Allen Court is within a couple of hundred yards of Cambridge Street where George had spent much of his life. George died on 30th May 1989, five days after his 85th birthday.

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

   b. George MARSHALL, September Quarter 1904, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 386, mother's maiden name Kempson

2. ↑ 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

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

   Address: 73 Cambridge Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Marshall, George / male / 25 May 1904 / married / Fitter (Experimental machine Builder & General engineering) / ARP Warden No. 633 Luton
   Marshall, Edna E. / female / 9 Dec 1906 / married / Straw Hat Machinist

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

   d. George MARSHALL, May 1989, Luton Registration District, Volume 9, page 349, b. 25 May 1904

5. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1989
   MARSHALL, George of 10 Robert Allen Ct Langley St Luton Beds died 30 May 1989 Administration Birmingham 21 November Not exceeding £100 000
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