Amelia Marsh (nee Cuthbert), Lived England 1765-1793

Amelia Marsh (nee Cuthbert)
Of Willie House, Hampshire, England
(1765?-1793)

Born: ? baptized 5 March 1765 and died 5 July 1793 aged 28 years, buried at Gillingham, Kent.
Daughter of: Arthur Cuthbert (1734?-1788) and Sarah Cuthbert nee Hopkins (1744?-1777).
Sister of:
1. James Ramsay Cuthbert (1776-1821) who married Sophia (1777 -1857).
2. Sarah Cuthbert (born 1772 or 1776, died 4 Jan 1838). She married 1st Thomas Brooke Esq (died 1809) and 2nd Otto Vilhelm Klinkowström.
3. Charles Cuthbert (born around 1771 as he died 18 November 1777 aged 6).
Amelia married: 27th October 1785, William Marsh, (1755?-1846) son of George Marsh (1722-1800) and Ann Marsh (nee Long, 1720-1784).
William and Amelia had issue:
1. Arthur Cuthbert Marsh (1786-1849) who married Anne Caldwell (Marsh-Caldwell, 1791-1874) daughter of James Caldwell (1759-1838) and Elizabeth Caldwell (nee Stamford) (1754-1831).
2. Amelia Marsh (21 December 1788 - 26 August 1861).
3. George Marsh (1790 - 30 July 1868).
4. Madame Anne Gabiou nee Marsh (1792 - 1870) who married Monsieur Gabiou de Chanceaux.
5. Sarah Marsh (died 14 August 1793 aged 5 months).

Amelia's mother died in 1777 when Amelia was only about 12 years. Amelia's father was overseas during much of her childhood but there is nothing to indicate that Amelia did not have anything other than a good childhood living in their large family home of Woodcote in Surrey. In 1785 Amelia made what appears to have been an excellent marrige to William Marsh who was a Banker and a Naval Agent. Some letters to Amelia exist from her father around this time and her marriage is noted in her father in law's diary (George Marsh). Amelia's father died only a few years later in 1788 and Amelia died in 1793, at the young age of 28, leaving three surviving children.

In the Gillingham Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, there are a number of memorials to various members of the Marsh family including:
'Amelia, Wife of William Marsh Esq. (the surviving son of the above mentioned George and and Anne Marsh) Eldest Daughter of Arthur Cuthbert Esq of Woodcote Park, Surrey. Died (unlamented only where unknown) the 5th of July 1793, Aged 28 years leaving five children, namely Arthur Cuthbert, Amelia, George, Anne and Sarah, the later of whom died the 14th August 1793. Aged 5 months and is Buried in this Church with her Mother'.

Amelia's portrait exists with the inscription 'Amelia wife of William Marsh of Willie House, Hampshire daughter of Arthur Cuthbert of Woodcote, Epsom', painted by John Russell RA.