Francis Marsh – aged 68/69 if alive – elder brother of Milbourne, Mary and George – unmarried
Milbourne Marsh – aged 67/68 – father of Eliza, Francis and John
Catherine Marsh (ne Soan) – 2nd wife of Milbourne Marsh
James Crisp Esq – Merchant for East India Company in Dhaka, Bengal (Bangladesh)
Eliza Crisp (ne Marsh) – aged 41/42 – daughter of Milbourne Marsh – Dhaka
Burrish Crisp – aged 14/165- son of James Crisp and Eliza (Marsh) – Dhaka
Elizabeth Maria Crisp (later Shee) – aged 12/13 – daughter of James and Eliza Crisp – Chatham
Major Francis Milbourne Marsh – aged 38/39 – Major in the 90th Regiment of Foot – Leeward Islands
John Marsh – aged 28/29 – British Consul at Malaga, Spain
Mary Duval (ne Marsh) – aged 64/65 – Sister of George and Milbourne
John Duval – husband of Mary Duval
Elizabeth Morrison (ne Duval) – 24/25 – daughter of John Duval and Mary – Married James Morrison – aged 38/39 – Deputy Master of the Mint
James Morrison – aged 2/3 – son of Elizabeth and James Morrison
George Marsh – aged 55/56
Ann Marsh (ne Long) – aged 57/58
George Marsh – aged 28/29 – sibliings of George and Anne (Long)
William Marsh – aged 22/23
Anne Marsh – aged 17 – Deceased – Consumption
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George Marsh diary
11th August 1777
My dearest daughter [Anne Marsh, 1760-1777] died this day of a consumption in the 18th year of her age, who was as pretty a figure and as genteel a person as I ever saw, but above all she was well accomplished and of a sweet sensible engaging good disposition.
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Burial Dues
Parons & Clerk at Gillingham – Miss Marsh
16 August 1777
£4.7.0
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file 9937
A Bill for the Burial of – at Gillingham in the Church on Saturday the 16th August 1777
To the Minister – £2/12/0
To the Clark – £1.11.0
For Minister and Clark – £4.3.0
Received in full per me, John Bentley, Clerk
Tolling the Bell – £0.4.0
(total) – £4.7.0
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File 9954
16 August 1777
Paid of Mr (Pilestes?) Undertaker Two Pounds Ten Shillings for the use of the Poor of Gillingham Parish for Miss Marsh bury here in Silk as a Faculty.
John Jenkinson
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File 9932
Envelope
Bricklayers Bile
Messrs Marsh funeral
August 16 1777
0.10.6
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File 9933
16 August 1777 – Mr Marsh Bill to William Archer for taking up pavement in Gillingham Church and laying down again over the Grave
Workmen and Materials – £0.10.6
Received then the Contents in full.
from
William Archer.
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File 9955
note (year?)
A Bill of the Customary Fees Due to the Minister and Clark for A Burial in Gillingham Church in the County of Kent. One who did not Die in the Parish of Gillingham aforesaid
To the Minister the sum of Two pound twelve shilllings.
To the Clark the sum of One pound twelve shillings
And three pence stamp duty on Burials for George Marsh Jun. Esq.
£4.4.7
John Bensted. Clark.
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File 0287
Sept 1777
Mr Rymer, the Surgeon
Sir,
Voltaire, somewhere says, -We are to deliver our Sentiments to Men according to their abilities and Principles, and not always according to their Rank and Station.” For, says he, if I address a Prince, I first consider the nature of his Heart, and next, the Qualities of his Mind and if I find he is more the Man, than the Prince,I then address myself to Humanity, and not to Dignity.
This being my preface, Sir, I beg to unbosom myself in an unreserved (but equally respectful) manner.
Your Friendship, Sir, got me the Alderney. I then thought it would be (peau, fecall?) and, that after having been seven years constantly in a State of Aqueus pilgrimage, and unnatural Bondage I should once more be able to gratify that laudable principle of patriotic affection and parental correspondence, as well as, in a greater degree, to enjoy that mode of Existence the Deity has pointed out to be the most rational, and the most consistent with the nature of a Human Being – viz. Terra firma.
But I am greatly deceived, for the cruize in the North Sea – and must continue so all the Winter, and hence, are banished from the common Lot of Brutes. O Sir, it is terrible for a man of feeling and a little Education, who knows something of the Heart of Man, and the frailties and vanities of Human Nature to be forced, and compelled to waste his days in a State of Riot sensuality, irreligion and ignorance.
When I think of all this, Sir, I often wish to seize the Plough and greatly independent live, or to guard a Flock of sheep and devote my soul to that innocent rural philosophy which alone can yeild true happiness and contentment.
This, you will say, Sir, is a cynical sentiment. I cannot help it, for I am singular in some opinions.
Your great and unreserved Friendship to me the other day, I shall never forget, and if the Affair of Surgeon of Marines does not take place I shall never the less look upon myself to be under the same obligation to you.
I shall always be endeavouring to quite the sea-life – and if nothing more eligible occurred, I could like to travel with some young Gentlemen, as I understand some foreign Languages.
In the meantime, if you could remove me into some Ship just commissioned near London that I might be in readiness for a preferable situation (if I must go abroad) it will much oblige.
Sir, Your most humble servant.
James Rymer.
Yarmouth, 23 September 1777
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File 0522
Letter
8 October 1777
From – James Ryme, Yarmouth, 8th October 1777
To George Marsh Esq., Navy Office, London
Sir,
For reasons of great importance I beg, and entreat, that you would be so kind as to remove me into some New Ship, and, provided she is not destined for the East or West Indies, or Coast of Guinea, I shall bear with it.
A Home-Station I like above all things; but Sir, much against my Will, I am Sick. – – of the Alderney and cannot go to sea in her – because of certain individuals.
If any thing, in the mean time, should occur more to my wish, it is well; if not – “all for the best.”
I am Sir, with much regard, Your most obediant humble servant.
James Rymer
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File 34
Faculty
6th December (?) 1777
for the Vault int Gillingham Church
File 33 – big page
6th December 1777
Faculty for the Vault in Gillingham Church
FREDERICK, by divine providence Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate pf all England and Metropolitan to all Christian People to whom these presents shall or may (come?) and most especially to the Vicar(?) Churchwardens, parishioners and Inhabitants of the parish of Gillingham in the County of Kent and (Deanery?) of Shoreham(?),
Greeting in our Lord God everlasting
whereas it hath been alleged before the Worshipful Francis Simpson Doctor of Laws’ Surrogate of the Right Worshipful Sir George Hay Knight, Doctor of Said Laws, Dean or Commissary of the (Deanery?) of the ( archies?) London, Shoreham and Croydon the peculiar and immediate Jurisdiction of us and of our Cathedral and Metropolian Church of Christ Canterbury lawfully constituted on the part and behalf of George Marsh Esquire one of the Commissioners of his Majesty’s Navy
that at a public vestry holden in and for the said parish of Gillingham on the sixth day of November last pursuant to public notice given for that purpose in the said parish church it was unanimously agreed
That the said George Marsh should take down two pews situate on the south side of the middle aile near the centre of the said church and build a vault under the same of the dimensions of ten feet in length from the South Cross Aile to the (struod, round?) pillar on the South side and nine feet seven inches in width if the Said Tits(?) and Graves will admit for a Burying place for himself and his ffamily exclusive of all others as by the original order of the said vestry produced and shown to the said Surrogate and now remaining in the Registry of the Deanery of Shoreham(?) doth appear
And whereas the said Surrogate having maturely(?) weighed and considered the premises and rightly and duly proceeding there in at the petition of the Proctor of the said George Marsh decree the Vicar, Churchwardens and Parishioners and Inhabitants of the said Parish of Gillingham in special and all others in general having or pretending to have any Right, Tithe or Interest in the premises
to be Cited to appear before our Dean or Commissary aforesaid, his Surrogate or some other competent judge in this behalf at a certain competent time and place to show cause if they, any or either of them had or know any why a (sirture?) ffamily or should not be granted to the said George Marsh for taking down the aforesaid two pews situate on the South side of the middle aile near the Centre of the said Parish Church and building a vault under the same of the dimensions of ten foot in length from the South Cross Aile to the (stroud?) pillar on the South side and nine feet seven inches in width if the Land, Tits and Graves will admit
and for appropriating and confirming the same as and for a Burying place for himself and ffamily exclusive of all others with (Intimation Inhumation?) that if they, some or one of them do not appear at the time and place and to the effect aforesaid or appearing did not shew good and sufficient cause to the contrary or (crease in paper- – -) the Commissary aforesaid, his Surrogate or some other competent Judge in this behalf did intend to proceed to decree and grant such (Sireur?) or family to the said George Marsh for the purposes and in the manner aforesaid their abscure(?) or rather contumacy any wise Nothwithstanding
and Whereas it doth appear by the proceedings remaining in the Registry of the Deanery of Shoreham
That the said (Initmation/Inhumation?) was duly read and published in the Parish Church of Gillingham aforesaid on Sunday the twenty third day of December last by the Reverend John Jenkinson (Elect?) Vicar of the said parish and returned into Court on Monday the first instant and the Vicar, Churchwardens, parishioners and Inhabitants of the said parish of Gillingham in special and all others in general having or pretending to have any Right, Tithe or Interest in the premises being at such time publickly called into Court to come and shew cause if they or any or either of them had or knew any such at (Sireur?) or ffamily should not be granted to the said George Marsh for the purposes aforesaid and no person then appearing the Worshipful Francis Simpson, Doctor of Laws, Surrogate of our Dean or Commissary aforesaid at the petition of the proctor of the said George Marsh continued the Certificate of the said In (intimation, inhumation?) to this day
And on this Day the said Vicar, Churchwardens, and inhabitants of the said Parish of Gillingham in special and all others in general having or pretending to have any right, Tithe or interest in the premises being again publicly called into our Court to come and shew cause if they, any or either of them, had or have any why a (Sirure?) and ffamily should not be granted to the said George Marsh for the purposes aforesaid and no
and no person then appearing the said Worshipful Francis Simpson, Doctor of Laws, Surrogate of the said Right Worshipful George Hay, Knight, Doctor of Laws, our Dean or Commissary aforesaid did at the – – – – of the proctor of the said George Marsh decree a (Sirture?) or ffamily accordingly Justice so requiring
Now we the Archbishop aforesaid by virtue of our (priest?) ordinary and and Archispisropal(?) and as far as by the Eccleisastical or Temporal Laws of this Realm (dot?) may or (raw?) do Grant unto the said George Marsh and (Sirture?) or ffamily for taking down the aforesaid two pews situate on the South Side of the Middle Aile near the Centre of the said parish Church and building a vault under the same of the dimensions before set forth if the Land (Tits?) and Graves will admit and for appropriating and confirming(?) the same as and for a Burying place for himself and ffamily exclusive of all others in manner and form as on his behalf has been (payed?) and desired
In Witness whereof I have caused the Seal of our Dean or Commissary which (We, I ?) use in this behalf to be affixed to this (presents?) dated the sixth day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and seventy seven
Abscure – Obscure and abstract at the same time.
Contumacy – Stubborn refusal to comply with authority
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File 9945
Envelope label
11 Dec 1777
Copy of my letter to the Rev. Mr Jenkinson upon obtaining a Faculty for a Vault in Gillingham Church, together with a copy of my engagement for every Corpse which may hereafter be buried therein.
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File 9946
Letter
Sir,
I have obtained the Faculty which my Brother will present to you to be Registered; and inclosed is the obligation you requested from me.
I have desired my Brother to present you with five Guineas for the trouble I have given you on this occasion; and must entreat your acceptance thereof.
I am with my compliments and service to Mr Jenkinson and the young Gentlemen.
Sir, your most obedient humble servant.
George Marsh, London, Navy Office, 11 December 1777
Having obtained a Faculty to build a Vault for a burying place for myeslf and Family in Gillingham Church near Chatham, Kent. I do hereby engage myself and Executors to pay the Minister of the Parish, Two pounds twelve shillings for the burial of every corpse here after there in; provided the person so buried in it, should not be a Parishioner, but if a Parishioner, One pound six Shillings only is to be paid for that purpose.
George Marsh
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File 9948
Letter to
Milbourne Marsh Esquire,
Victualling Office,
Chatham
Letter
Mr Jenkinson with respectful Compliments to Mr Marsh sends the underwritten for his Inpecting.
George Marsh Esq, one of the Commissioners of his Majesty’s Navy obtained a Faculty to build a Vault for a burying place for himself and Family exclusive of all others in the Parish Church of Gillingham the Sixth Day of December 1777.
This is the manner Mr Jenkinson intends to register the Faculty if Mr Marsh approves of it.
Gillingham,
18th December 1777
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File 9956
1777
George Marsh Esq.
Marsh agreement the Vicar, Churchwardens, Parishioners and Inhabitants of the Parish of Gillingham in the County of Kent in special and all others in general
Stamps for Intimation – £0.3.6
Signing the same – £0.5.6
Sealing – £ 0.2.6
Coach hire to Bow Church – £0.3.6
Paid Dr Bever with Case to move for Faculty – £1.1.0
Paid Registers Bill for Faculty – £4.14.8
Sealing the Faculty – £0.7.8
(total) – £6.17.8
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File 9957
Plan of Vault
Plan and Section of a Vault in Gillingham Church, Kent, belonging to William Marsh Esq.,
Scale – ¼ Inch to a Foot.
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Length – 17 feet
Height 8 feet 8
Breadth 7 feet 6
Dimensions of the Vault
