John Milbourne Marsh
Postmaster General of Jamaica
1787 - 1826

Born: 1787 and died in Jamaca 7 June 1826 in his 39th year.
Son of: John Marsh (1746-1823) and Lucy Gosling (1759?-1845).
Brother of:
1. Rev George Augustus Eliott Marsh MA (1790-1867) who married Julia Murdock (1792?-1854).
2. Lady Eliza Downman (1799-18??) who married Sir Thomas Downman.
Married:
1st Emmeline Adriana (1792-1812).
2nd Frances Elizabeth Grant at Kingston on 28 October 1816.
John and his first wife had issue:
1. A son who died an infant 10 November 1812 aged 2 months.
John and his second wife had issue:
1. Francis Lucy Wise (nee Marsh) who married 21 June 1842 at Scone in New South Wales, Australia, George Foster Wise, son of Edward Wise of Bembridge, Isle of Wight.
2. John Milbourne Augustus Marsh (possibly known as James) who married at St Marylebone 26 January 1848 Grace Elizabeth Pinnock, daughter of Philip Pinnock of Jamaca.

John Milbourne Marsh: An Overview

We know about John from the "History of the Ancient Family of Marsh" by Joseph J. Green, Archivist and Genealogist, 1903, revised to date by Wm. Ernest Marsh, of Marston, Bromley, Kent, 1912.  This gives very little information other than what I have noted above.  It should be noted that in this book the name Milbourne is spelt "Milburne" which is not how John's ancestors spelt their name.

In the Island Record Office, in Jamaica, there is a record of John Milbourne Marsh marrying Frances Elizabeth Grant at Kingston on 28 October 1816 (Kingston Copy Register 1721-1825: Marriages, vol.1).

This record is in the Island Record Office

There is a James Milbourne Marsh who was Police Magistrate for Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1869-74, after which he took a post in Sydney. [Mitchell Library, Sydney, item no. ML MSS.1177].  With his second name being Milbourne I think it is safe to assume that he was the son of John Milbourne Marsh.  In addition he was known to the Miss Marsh Caldwells as his photograph is in their photo album.

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