Francis Marsh – aged 53/54 – elder brother of Milbourne, Mary and George
Milbourne Marsh – aged 52/53 – Gibraltar
Elizabeth Marsh (ne Evans)
James Crisp – Merchant – London
Eliza Marsh (later Crisp) – aged 26/27
Burrish Crisp – aged 0
Francis Milbourne Marsh – aged 23/24
John Marsh – aged 14/15
Mary Duval (ne Marsh) – aged 49/50 – Sister of George and Milbourne
John Duval – husband of Mary Duval
Elizabeth Duval – age 9/10
George Marsh – aged 39/40
Ann Marsh (ne Long) – aged 41/42
George Marsh – aged 12/13
William Marsh – aged 6/7
Anne Marsh – aged 1/2
Statement of the Services and principal Events in the life of the late George Marsh Esq.
A Commissioner of His Majesty’s Navy.
On the 18th December 1763 the Earl of Egmont was appointed first Lord of the Admiralty. Mr.Marsh had been fortunate as to render some essential Service to this Nobleman about the year 1755, having been introduced to his Lordship by Commissioner Scott, to whom Mr.Marsh became known during his Service at Chatham Dock Yard in the years 1751, 2 + 3 and who was warmly attached to and interested for Mr.Marsh from the knowledge he acquired of his character and ability on that occasion.
Lord Egmont recollecting the Services that Mr.Marsh had formerly rendered sent for him and offered him the post of his Private Secretary which honorable and confidential situation he enjoyed so long as his Lordship continued First Lord of the Admiralty.
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30th September 1762
The Hon. Augustus Hervey, afterwards Earl of Bristol [Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, 1724-1779], in coming into the chops of the Channel in His Majesty’s ship Dragon with the news of our having taken Havanna, took a French Frigate of War of 10 Guns named the Francis Lewis, to which he appointed me this day sole agent, and tho’ she was claimed by an English Merchant as his private property, and not a ship of War, and he prosecuted me for her as such in Doctors Commons, I cast him there by proving to the Court that she was commanded by a Lieutenant of the French Navy whose pennant was flying on board her and as such she was so condemned accordingly, by which I got a moiety of her, instead of one eighth and all lading consisting of Brass Guns, cloth, linen, buckles, buttons etc etc etc bound to Newfoundland, which was at this time in possession of the French, and notwithstanding the Law suit, the prize money was paid in less than four months after she was taken which amounted not to about £6,000.
10th October 1763
Upon reading in the newspaper this evening at my Lodgings in Peckham that the Earl of Egmont [John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, 1711-1770] was appointed first Lord of the Admiralty, who I had not seen or waited upon since Jan 1755 (see page 82) I wrote to an acquaintance of his the following morning as soon as I entered into my house in Savage Gardens which was about 6 o’clock, and sent a Porter with the letter, in which I signified what had passed between his Lordship and myself at that time, and if his L