Michael D.Heath-Caldwell M.Arch.

1847

Hannah Eliza Roscoe - age 61/62         

James Stamford Caldwell of Linley Wood - age 60/61       

Arthur Cuthbert Marsh of Eastbury Park - age 60/61   

Ann Marsh-Caldwell of Eastbury Park – age 55/56    

Eliza Louisa Marsh-Caldwell – 'Louisa' –  age 28/29     

Frances Mary Marsh (later Crofton) - age 27/28    

Georgina Amelia Marsh-Caldwell – 'Gies' – age 26/27  

Rosamond Marsh-Caldwell – 'Posy' - age 23/24  

Mary Emma Marsh (Lady Mary  E. Heath) – age 19/20 

Hannah Adelaide Marsh (later Loring) - age 17/18

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Letter to Posy from John Greenwood's father in-law Nathaniel Barnardiston. John married Louisa Elizabeth Barnardiston.

Miss Rosamond Marsh

Nathaniel Barnardiston Esq

The Ryes

Sudbury

Suffock

Post mark Sudbury13^th Mar 1847

Cosgrove Hall

Stoney-Stratford

Telegraph Cosgrove Station, Castlethorpe L & N.W.R.

Mrs Sanguinetti. 15 15 and washing

The Wich Elms

Stanmore

Nurse Malpas

70 Hamilton Road

Salisbury

[written on reverse] James Stamford Caldwell of Linley Wood, Co. Stafford J.P. of University of Cambridge, a Barrister-at-Law, author on a Treatise of the Law of Arbitration B 1788, unmarried, died 1858 and was succeeded by his sister Anne Marsh who assumed the name of Caldwell by [elter parlent?] succeeded her brother at Linley Wood.

London, Saturday, April 24 1847.

REVIEWS

The Protestant Reformation in France; or, History of the Hugenots. By the Author of “Father Darcy.’ &c. Bentley.

The great merit and the great fault of this work is one and the same; - it is intensely Protestant. The heart of the writer was in her task; and her .. faithfully reproduce the emotions and sympathies which she felt while tracing the history of a struggle in which her interest is so .. as almost to seem personal. On the other hand, though she neither distorts facts nor misrepresents incidents, she almost unconsciously gives a false colouring to her pictures by lending so much strength to her lights and too much darkness to her shadows. In England the Reformation was the act of the King; Power – revolutionary and worked out its career – end. The iron will of Elizabeth completed what the tempestuous passion of Henry the Eighth had begun; and the tiara was superadded to the royal crown. In France the principles of reform were advocated by the aristocracy. Two demands were generally made together – a deference of divines to regulate the doctrines of the Church, and a convocation of the States-General to settle the affairs of the State. In England a new aristocracy was created by the Tudors, and endowed from the confiscated lands of churches and monasteries, as a counterpoise to the old feudal nobility – which, though much weakened by the Wards of the Roses, still inspired jealousy to a dynasty of doubtful title. In France the aristocracy sought rather to win back the political power of which they had been deprived by the House of Volois; and hence the reform proposed in that country was neither acceptable to the King nor desirable to the people.

Calvin himself declared that an aristocracy was the best form of government:- “Minime –averim,” he says, “aristocratiam, vel temperatum ex ipsa et politia statum, aliis longe omnibus excellere.” Mrs. Marsh designedly omits the political aspect of the struggle; but we think that it is a necessary element in the personal history which she designed. It is not quite just to ascribe persecution and butchery for conscience sake exclusively to the Catholics. The Huguenots showed themselves equally intolerant whenever they had power. No disciple of St. Dominic ever asserted the duty of exterminating heretics more strongly than did Calvin in his “Faithful Exposition of the Errors of Michael Servetus and their Refutation; wherein it is shown that Heretics should be restrained by the sword,;- a tract which he published in 1554: and to the influence of the French Reformers the Germans attributed the increased intolerance which Melancthon began to exhibit towwards the close of his life. Ulembergius sadly records: - “Melancthon, ab eo tempore quo vel caput deposuit in Calvinismum, vel commercium eo labuit ferocior factus est et asperior in Catholicos.” The contest was not between intolerance and religious liberty in France, but between the bigotry of monarchy and the bigotry of aristocracy; - the bigotry on each side being often little more than a plausible pretext for  ambition.

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The massacre of Vassi precipated Civil War; and the vivid description of the incident is worthy of Mrs. Marsh’s talents.-

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The sickening history of the Civil War – the barbarities on the one side, the reprisals on the other, and the perfidy of both – may well be passed over. Poltrot’s crime brought it to an end worthy of its beginning. Mrs.Marsh vindicates Coligni from complicity in the assassination of the Duke of Guise; but the admiral’s innocence does not establish that of his party.

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Mrs. Marsh’s account of the Massacre of St.Bartholomew is very graphic; but she is reluctant to believe tat it  was not the result of a deep-laid plot, rather than (as it has been properly described) “ a massacre perpetrated to conceal an assassination.” There is abundant proof that the fatal assent of Charles was not extorted from him until the very last moment. Mrs. Marsh declares this fact herself; but nevertheless uses several convenient “ifs” to hint that he practised duplicity to lull the Huguenots into false security. She disproves the tales of prejudice and party  - yet refuses to discard them. We can best answer such hints by quoting her own account of the scene between the infamous Catherine and the unhappy Charles,-

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If this work is to be continued, we trust that Mrs. Marsh will not endeavour perversely to represent this conflict as a religious war – as she has done in these volumes. It was from beginning to end a contest essentially political; and religion was nothing more than a pretext on one side and on the other.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell

1847

22nd June 1847, Tuesday

With Louisa to London, called upon Lady Gifford, Mrs G. Holland. Shortlands to buy table cloths, Berns silver, Holmes look at Ottoman.

23rd June 1847, Wednesday

To farm. Normans Bridge, cut walk in wood, stopped morning on account of rain.

24th June 1847, Thursday

Milnes, Gospeles, Colonel Eden, Mr Darwin, Mr J. Allen. Three last staid all night. Georgey, Posy at Mrs Lyons. 

25th June 1847, Friday

Colonel Eden and Mr J. Allen went. Very rainy.

26th June 1847, Saturday

Mr Darwin went. William Lyon came.

Called at Pinner on Mrs Fowler.

27th June 1847, Sunday

Church, all. Mr Phillips, Captain Milman called. William Lyon went.

28th June 1847, Monday

Hay in great meadow just cut, carrying in. Making upper st. Anne A called. Finish Normans Bridge(?).

29th June 1847, Tuesday

Mr and Mrs George Holland, Mr Anslie came, began m-

30th June 1847, Wednesday

Mr William Lyon, Georgey and I with Mr and Mrs G. Holland to Harrow, called upon Miss Vaughans and at Mr Norris, upon Barnardiston and Corbet, Mr and Mrs Fowler. Mrs Milman dined with us.

1st July 1847, Thursday

Mr G. Holland, Mr Ainslie, William Lyon went. Jane and Caroline Gifford came.

2nd July 1847, Friday

At home. Poor man fell of the stack. 

3rd July 1847, Saturday

Mr G Holland and children went. William Lyon, Barnardiston and Corbet came. Darwin asked but could not come.

4th July 1847, Sunday

To Church. Sacrament.

5th July 1847, Monday

Mr L Barnardiston and Corbet went. Carrying hay from Great Meadow. Began culling calves.

6th July 1847, Tuesday

Finish carrying, all cut in Great Meadow. Dined at Sir Williams, Henry Milman there. 

26th July 1847

To Church. Anne, Georgey and Emelia Lyon here. 

27th July 1847

With Louisa to Watford

28th July 1847

With girls to Watford for concert but there was none. Mrs Fellows called.

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Ann Marsh-Caldwell of Eastbury Park - aged 56

to her daughter, 'Posy,' Rosamond Marsh-Caldwell aged 24

To

Miss Rosamond Marsh

Henry Lucus Esq.

The Green

Newport Pagnell
Bucks

Watford Postmark – 29^th July 1847

My dearest Posy,

I am only about to write you three lines to tell you that your father desired Greene and Ward to send the box direct to Newport, the address he gave was William Lucus Esq., Newport Pagnell. Neither putting Green nor Mr Lucus’s proper home W.H.[?] I hope however, it will arrive safe to await our friends return from Scotland. If it does not appear on Saturday pray write me word.

I would rather it had been left until some time when Mr Lucus of the Green had himself been in town when I am sure he would have taken charge of his sons box.

We had a splendid party at the Maynes last night. Everything so handsome and well done. And it was very pretty like a picture of Watteau’s. Numbers of people, a Mr and Mrs Reagan, son of Lord Reagan, I was introduced to, very nice people and I am going to call upon them.

Mrs Phillimore was much disappointed not to see Miss Lucus with our party. Pray tell her. She had prepared herself to shew her every sort of attention in return for the great civilities her son had received from the family of Lucus.

What these were to have been I don’t know, but if Miss Lucus like a little good flattery she cannot do better than come the next time there is a party at Capt. Maynes. Tell her and fetch it.

It is not my fault as she well know that she missed the dose of this agreeable intoxication that had been prepared for her. I hope to hear soon when I may expect your little ladyship at home. We shall be very glad to see you my darling Posh, but we are very sociable together and getting quite acquainted.

Ever my own loves most tender

Mother.

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell

1847

13^th August 1847

Oats carried, to London withAdelaide. Dined at Miss Morrisons at 2 o’clock. Mrs Morrisons there, after drive with Georgina and Arthur to see Panorama of Himalaya Mountains and others. Home in the evening in carriage.

14^th August 1847

Georgey, Posy, and Adelaide at home. Wrote 20 pages Angela. In the evening dined with Arthur and Posy at Sir John (Hollands?) Rickmansworth park. Party Admiral, Mrs and Miss Percy, Sir Clayton and Lady East, Mr and Mrs Mayler, Miss and two Mr Stuarts, a very splendid display of plate and so on Lady C E. (Cics?) fee of her daughter having taken consumption by infection from her husband, having no disposition to it in her own family on either side. Home and there by farm, Barley finished calling (cutting?).

15^th August 1847

With Arthur, Posy andAdelaideto Church, the new horse for the first time.

17^th August 1847

Louisa and Georgey come home.

21^st August 1847

William Lyon came.

22^nd August 1847

All to Church

23^rd August 1847

W. L.  went, Picnic  at Cassiobury. Finishing cottage. Mrs Rose(?) Stuart.

26^th August 1847

Called with Arthur at Lord St Gusmans Stuarts (Smiths?) and Fulmers began cutting briars.

Page 237, 238.

Religion

St. Augustineon the ..(whole page.)

27^th August 1847

ToPutneyPark,  Miss Martineau, Mr Porter, Mr and Mrs Hares(?), Sir George and Lady Larpent. etc

28^th August 1847

Called on Lady Larpent, home from Amelia and Eleanor Lyon at Eastbury. All the wheat carried.

29^th August 1847

To Church.

4229/1/4/1-7                (Died 12 Dec. 1849?)

Arthur Cuthbert Marsh Esq dec’d

Amount of his Estate for Probate.

Cash in House ______                                                            10.----

Cash at Bankers _____                                                           @ 46.17.1

Deduct cheques drawn & paid away but not cashed --           142.8.5

Less two cheques for ê21 each drawn for Carriage but

purchase not completed for Mr.Marsh in his lifetime }              50

                                                                                                 92.8.5

                                                                                              254.8.8

Valuation of Furniture and effects at Eastbury

Lodge & farming Stock --      }                                              1568.19.9       

Valuation of several articles of Jewellery

Do of a Diamond  - supposed value                                        50.-

Value of 9 Imperial Gas Shares at 70£}                                630.-

 .. 3 new do (ditto?) at 48£ --                                               144

 .. 22 Thames & Severn Canal Shares at         (Q ask at the office if this number .. convert (?))

13 (?) A div^d of £15 presumably on these 22 shares.

Nominal price form 10 to 20 per cent not marketable

..10 shares of £50 each of the Southampton Dock Co at say 10ê each

                                                                                    100

(no dividend paid for a long time)

Fees rec^d from Imperial Gas Company as Director --------}    24.1.7

Do Grand ---- du         -                                                           11.15.10 £57.2.4 (Consols crossed out) Rec^d  3prCent in the name of Dr.

Holland and A.C Marsh  - say at 96½  }                                            55.---

Provided (?) 26 Nov 1847 with £45 sl----ing to provide Shorne renewal fine)

Speak to MC Sp---ing about this.

Carried forward

New page very scruffy handwritten one.

Brought Forward                    ê

q  (question ?) £25 London & North Western Rly Stock in Miss Rosamunds name but purchased with money --- to Mr A.C.M.

Value of the Shorn Tithes  (leave blank)

[in mortgage to the trustees of the Settlement]

.. Five Plymouth Dock Shares

q  real estate (?)

[in mortgage to the Trustees of the Settlement]

Value of Reversionary inst under the Will of 

Mr William Marsh declared on £4943.11.1

Consols, (and £563.15.0 East Indian stock {all crossed out}) subject to the life int--- therein of Miss S.N.Marsh – now aged  ____ years _____

q. no such sum now in existence.

[This reversy inst--- was declared by Mr.Marsh by a Deed dated __ 1835 to stand as an Indemnity to the Trustees of the settlement against any claims of parties under the Settlement.]

Value of 5 Plymouth Docks Shares in Mortgage to the Trustees of the Settlement but query real estate,

Value of the Shorne Tithes –

In mortgage to the Trustees of the Settlement for £4000.-.- and query if this property be nil liable to the reinvestment of a sum of £563.15.0 East India Stock which sum is supl (subject?) to the like trust on the 4943. --- -- Consols mentioned above – It appears that Mr.A.C.Marsh purchased the Shorne Tithes subject to this charge but he has never (invested the {crossed out}) made the investment but

? any more ?

Diary of Anne Marsh-Caldwell

17th December 1847, Friday

Louisa to Walbarton. Georgey and ACM to Shalford.

18th December 1847, Saturday

ACM (Arthur Cuthbert Marsh) returned.

19th December 1847, Sunday

To Church.

20th December 1847, Monday

To concert at Watford. Madame Dulchen and John Pany, Lady Capel,  Lady Milman. &c. 

21st December 1847, Tuesday

Willy come.

22nd December 1847, Wednesday 

Sent in 'Angela'. ACM to town. 

Walked over farm and garden with Willy.

24th December 1847, Friday

Louisa returned from Wilburton.

25th December 1847, Saturday

Christmas day, 45 to dinner. 2 pieces roast beef, leg pork, leg mutton. 52lbs plum pudding. 4 dozen buns, two cakes, 9 gallons beer, bottle of rum. ACM, myself, Georgey, Posy, Mary, Adelaide, George, Willy dined in Brooks Street. Nobody but Mrs Smith and Wyndham. Posy and Adelaide remained. Mary and I went to Georgina's lodgings, 22 North Audley Street, the rest returned home. Louisa dined at the Grove.

26th December 1847, Sunday

To Mr Bennet's Church with Posy, M. A. and Frank. The younger ones staid the sacrament. Aunt Georgina dined with Mary and me.

27th December 1847, Monday

Took Posy and Adelaide to Eastern Counties Rail way, shopped, dined at Miss Morrisons, met Lady Hilary and Miss Christian.

28th December 1847, Tuesday

Called upon Lady Page Turner, Mrs Wheeler, Mrs Booth, Lady Collman, Miss Duckworth, drank tea in Brook Street.

29th December 1847, Wednesday

Clarke Dentist, 1st visit. Called upon Miss Morrison at home. Found  Louisa ill, influenza, delirious in the evening.

30th December 1847, Thursday

Louisa fainted and alarmed me much. Sent for Mr (Nacone?). Mary, George and Willy to Lady Plumers ball.

31st December 1847, Friday

Nursing Louisa. She was better.