Francis Marsh – aged 63/64 – elder brother of Milbourne,Mary and George
Milbourne Marsh – aged 62/63
Elizabeth Marsh (ne Evans) – wife of Milbourne Marsh
James Crisp Esq –
Eliza Crisp (ne Marsh) – aged 36/37 – daughter of Milbourne Marsh
Burrish Crisp – aged 9/10
Elizabeth Maria Crisp (later Shee) – aged 7/8
Francis Milbourne Marsh – aged 33/34 – Major of the 90th Regiment of Foot
John Marsh – aged 24/25 – British Consul at Malaga, Spain
Mary Duval (ne Marsh) – aged 59/60 – Sister of George and Milbourne
John Duval – husband of Mary Duval
Elizabeth Duval – 19/20
George Marsh – aged 49/50
Ann Marsh (ne Long) – aged 51/52
George Marsh – aged 22/23
William Marsh – aged 16/17
Anne Marsh – aged 11/12
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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.
Mr Marsh was appointed accordingly and had the honor to kiss his Majesty’s hand on the 14th October 1772.
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Diary of George Marsh
4 October 1772
This day Lord Sandwich [John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, 1718-1792] told me the King had been pleased to order me to be appointed a Commissioner of the Navy in the room of Thomas Hanway Esq deceased of which his Lordship gave me joy and professed great respect for me, and made many very flattering compliments to me on the occasion.
8 October 1772
Wrote to the Secretary of the Admiralty to quit my employment as Comptroller of the Office for receiving B & Man & Month from all seamen employed in the Merchants service for the support of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich, which I could not properly hold as a Commissioner of the Navy.
10 October 1772
This morning I received the Admiralty order for my taking my seat at the Navy Board and for inspecting the books and papers there previous to the passing my Patent.
I waited upon Lord Chancellor Bathurst [Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst, 1714-1794] who had been on many occasions very kind to me, and expressed great pleasure on my promotion, and desired he might have the honour to present me at Court to the King.
13 October 1772
Took my seat at the Navy Board.
14 October 1772
Went to the King’s Levee [King George III], and as Lord Chancellor was not there in time to present me to His Majesty, Lord Bruce [Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury 1729-1814] the Lord in waiting did it, and after kissing His Majesty;s hand, he asked me how long I had been in the Navy, and observed tho’ a young man (I was then 49) I was an old Officer, and he was glad he had got so good a one.
15 October 1772
At the Queen’s drawing room and was presented to Her Majesty [Queen Charlotte] by Lord Delawar [John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr 1729-1777] and kissed Her Majesty’s hand.
3 November 1772
Delivered my patent to the Navy Board and began business there by signing the letter warrants etc etc.
17 November 1772
Mrs Elizabeth Ray came to live in my family.
14 December 1772
Removed from my house at the Victualling Office to that at the Navy Office.