1749
George Marsh (born 1683) aged 65/67
Francis Marsh – aged 40/41 – elder brother of Milbourne, Mary and George
Milbourne Marsh – aged 39/40
Elizabeth Marsh (ne Evans)
Eliza Marsh (later Crisp) – aged 13/14
Francis Milbourne Marsh – aged 10/11
John Marsh – aged 2
Mary Duval (ne Marsh) – aged 36/37 – Sister of George and Milbourne
John Duval – husband of Mary Duval
Elizabeth Duval – aged in teens
George Marsh – aged 26/27
Ann Marsh (ne Long) – aged 28/29
George Marsh – aged 0
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February 1749
As it was usual to give a dinner to the land surveyor who examines pupils, also to the land waiter to whom the order was addressed for attending the keys, and for such others of them as I was the least acquainted with as well as the gaugers, I was obliged to order one at a tavern in Thames Street for which I was the least qualified either from my turn of mind or depth of my pocket, which was therefore the most disagreeable part I had to go through, which however I performed as well as I could, and my company professed themselves much pleased with, but I cannot omit observing that from bad habits those belonging to this house are very luxurious men in general and make it a constant practice to drink two or three gils of wine before noon every day. The dinner and fees I had paid cost me about ten guineas and I thought myself well off compared to the expense of some others on the like occasion. A very handsome full certificate of my qualifications was then sent to the Commissioners of the Customs and by them transmitted to the Lords of the Treasury, but I found without particular interest there, all this would avail to nothing.
6 May 1749
This day a new patent came out for the Navy Board in which Mr Davies was not included.
1 June 1749
He received an official letter from the Navy Board importing that he was left out of the new patent.
7 June 1749
I removed my bed, books and clothes etc from my office in Deptford yard, to my lodgings in Butt Lane, Deptford.
6 December 1749
At my request Mrs Long [Mary Long nee Mead] and her daughter removed from Chatham and took lodgings near mine.