1751
George Marsh (born 1683) aged 67/68
Francis Marsh – aged 42/43 – elder brother of Milbourne, Mary and George
Milbourne Marsh – aged 41/42
Elizabeth Marsh (ne Evans)
Eliza Marsh (later Crisp) – aged 15/16
Francis Milbourne Marsh – aged 12/13
John Marsh – aged 3
Mary Duval (ne Marsh) – aged 38/39 – Sister of George and Milbourne
John Duval – husband of Mary Duval
Elizabeth Duval – aged in teens
George Marsh – aged 28/29
Ann Marsh (ne Long) – aged 30/31
George Marsh – aged 1/2
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Statement of the Services and principal Events in the life of the late George Marsh Esq.
A Commissioner of His Majesty’s Navy.
In May 1747 (51 ?) the Accounts for the Treasurer of Mr.Doddington having to be made up and all arrears upon them finished, Mr.Marsh was requested by Admiral Mostyn to go to Chatham in the Pay branch of his office, where there were at least 1,500 books to be made up, Mr.Marsh accordingly went to that Port in June 1751 and did not return to his regular duty at the Navy office until December 1753 when the business at Chatham was completed.
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9 April 1751
This day Mr Mostyn ordered me to attend the Honourable George Edgecumb to write orders and letters for him, he being just appointed to command and fit out a fleet at Plymouth for the Mediterranean. I accordingly attended him every day for about three weeks frequently at Whites in St.James’s Street, and by way of parade and show of business of importance, I often set down with him at a table in one corner of the room where the indolent unhappy nobility were playing high at card, and some sauntering about the rooms with all the hiped melancholy sodden countenances that can be imagined, for want of actual employment for mind and body. I observed the gamesters played but one game with one pack of cards, and then threw them on the floor, so that it was partly covered with them.
30 April 1751
Commodore Edgcumb [Admiral George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe,1720-1795] set out for Plymouth and made me a present of Five Guineas for my trouble and Coach hire.
3 May 1751
The Comptroller being in want of a clerk in his office for paying seaman’s wages who would undertake to go to Chatham immediately to pay the claims of the former Treasurer of the Navy, Mr Doddington [George Bubb Dodington Baron Melcombe 1691-1762] his books, the possession of tickets for them having been kept out of their money from three to seven years for political reasons. These payments to be made every day, and an account transmitted every night to the Comptrollers of the sums paid, the labour of which the old clerks foreseeing would be very great they made interest and some of them got excused from going there upon this service, whereupon the Comptroller sent his first clerk in this branch Mr Mason to ask me if I would quit his branch for Bills and Accounts, and be removed to that and undertake this business. Upon answering in the affirmative, he removed me this day accordingly, and sent me to Chatham in the room of Mr Nelson who had been who had been an old pay clerk in his office, and although I was at this time totally unacquainted with casting seamans wages and was sensible the labour of paying every day except Saturday, on which we were to make up and agree our accounts for the week, would be very great, yet I hoped by close application I should be able to preform this service which would add greatly to my income, — the other branch I had but £50 per annum and in this I should be allowed seven shillings per day in addition to the like salary, I cheerfully undertook the same.
13 June 1751
Removed to Chatham.
15 June 1751
Began to recall and pay all the claims on Mr Doddington’s books, which I found very laborious indeed, however by persevering it became by practice much less so, as I gave up my whole time and thoughts to it, in order to be as quick and correct therein as possible.