Person:William Marshall (190)

William Charles Marshall was born on 3rd December 1863 at Luton in Bedfordshire, son of a straw hat sewer called Rachel Ellen Marshall, formerly Linney, and her husband George Marshall, a hat blocker. William was the second of their eight children. His paternal grandfather, William Marshall, had died earlier that year, so it is possible young William Charles was named after his late grandfather.

The family generally lived in the southern suburbs of Luton, although William's sister Sarah was born in 1865 at Leighton Buzzard, which is where their mother Rachel's parents lived. The 1871 census finds the family living at 39 Albert Road in Luton. In the late 1870s the family moved over fifty miles away from Luton to Peterborough, where William's father worked as a railway labourer. The move proved temporary, and by 1881 the family had returned to Luton, living at 46 Albert Road. By this time William was working as a bricklayer.

On 7th February 1885, aged 21, William married Sarah Jane Elizabeth Hull (who was generally known as Elizabeth). They went on to have four children together between 1885 and 1892. The 1891 census finds the family living at 57 Cardigan Street in Luton.

William and Elizabeth's youngest child was born in 1892 in the neighbouring town of Dunstable, but by 1901 the family had returned to Luton, living at 31 Cumberland Street. In 1911 they were just around the corner at 180 Park Street. William's father died in 1907 and his mother in 1908, both at 46 Albert Road, where they had lived since their return from Peterborough about thirty years earlier.

Elizabeth died in 1925, aged 59.

At the outbreak of the Second World War, William was living with his daughter Lily May (or Lilian) and her husband at 59 Farley Hill in Luton. His name was given as "Charles W. Marshall" on that occasion, raising the possibility that he may also have been known by his middle name. He died two years later, aged 77.

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

   b. William Charles MARSHALL, December Quarter 1863, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 455, mother's maiden name Linney

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Methodist Church. Luton Wesleyan Methodist Circuit registers. (Bedford: Bedfordshire & Luton Archives).

   Baptisms solemnized in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Luton Circuit in the County of Beds in the year 1864
   When baptized: June 5 1864
   Child's name: William Charles Son of
   Parents: George & Rachel
   Surname: Marshall
   Abode: Luton
   Born: Dec 3 1863
   Minister: Samuel McAulay

   Baptised same day as cousin Helen (father George's brother Joseph's daughter).

3. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1573; Folio 18; Page 27, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 39 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   George Marshall, head, married, male, 33 [1837/8], Straw hat & bonnet blocker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rachael Marshall, wife, married, female, 29 [1841/2], Straw hat sewer, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   George Marshall, son, male, 9 [1861/2], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   William C. Marshall, son, male, 7 [1863/4], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Marshall, daughter, female, 5 [1865/6], Scholar, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Joseph Marshall, son, male, 2 [1868/9], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   John Marshall, son, male, 6m [1870], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

4. ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 1651; Folio 76; Page 16, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 46 Albert Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   George Marshall, head, married, male, 43 [1837/8], Engine driver at iron works, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rachael E. Marshall, wife, married, female, 39 [1841/2], Straw hat machinist, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   George Marshall, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1861/2], Straw hat blocker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   William C. Marshall, son, male, 17 [1863/4], Bricklayer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Marshall, daughter, female, 15 [1865/6], Straw hat machinist, b. Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
   Joseph Marshall, son, male, 13 [1867/8], Domestic servant, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   John Marshall, son, male, 10 [1870/1], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rose E. Marshall, daughter, female, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Emily E. Marshall, daughter, female, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Rachael E. Marshall, daughter, female, 4 [1876/7], Scholar, b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire

5. ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 1271; Folio 135; Page 27, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 57 Cardigan Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   William C. Marshall, head, married, male, 27 [1863/4], Bricklayer, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Marshall, wife, married, female, 26 [1864/5], Straw Hat Finisher, employed, b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Charles W. Marshall, son, male, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   May Marshall, daughter, female, 3 [1887/8], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Arthur Marshall, son, male, 1 [1889/90], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ 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 1515; Folio 36; Page 15, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 31 Cumberland Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   William C. Marshall, head, married, male, 37 [1863/4], worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Sarah J.E. Marshall, wife, married, female, 36 [1864/5], b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Charles W. Marshall, son, single, male, 15 [1885/6], Bricklayer, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Lilian M. Marshall, daughter, single, female, 13 [1887/8], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Arthur S. Marshall, son, single, male, 11 [1889/90], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Cyril G. Marshall, son, single, male, 9 [1891/2], b. Dunstable, Bedfordshire

7. ↑ 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 8994; Schedule 292, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 180 Park Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   5 rooms occupied
   William C. Marshall, head, male, 47 [1863/4], married, Bricklayer - House Builder, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Marshall, wife, female, 46 [1864/5], married 26 years, 4 children born to marriage, 4 children still living, b. Bedford, Bedfordshire
   Charles W. Marshall, son, male, 25 [1885/6], single, Bricklayer - House Builder, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Mabel Marshall, daughter, female, 23 [1887/8], single, Straw Hat Machinist, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Arthur Marshall, son, male, 21 [1889/90], single, Engineer's Fitter, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Cyril Marshall, son, male, 19 [1891/2], Moulder Iron Foundry, worker, b. Dunstable, Bedfordshire

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

   Address: 59 Farley Hill, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Bates, Herbert E. / male / 12 Oct 1888 / married / Heat Blocker Foreman
   Bates, Lilian M. / female / 22 May 1887 / married / Unpaid domestic duties
   Marshall, Charles W. / male / 3 Dec 1864 / widower / Bricklayer (retired)
   Deal, John / male / 31 Jan 1911 / single / Automobile Body engineer draughtsman (Private & comm.)

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

   d. William Charles MARSHALL, June Quarter 1941, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 957, aged 77 [1863/4]

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

    1941
    MARSHALL William Charles of 59 Farley-hill Luton Bedfordshire died 13 April 1941 Probate Llandudno 7 May to Cyril Bernard Hawkes solicitors clerk. Effects £379 1s. 7d.