Portrait of Lucy Marsh nee Gosling 1759?-1845 wife of John Marsh

 

 

Lucy Marsh nee Gosling

1759? - 1845

Born: 1759? and died at Bangor Rectory 26 February 1845 aged 86.
Daughter of: not known.
Sister of: not known.
Married: John Marsh (1746-1823) son of  Milbourne Marsh.1709?-1778.
Lucy and John had issue:
1. John Milbourne Marsh (1787-1826).
2. George Augustus Eliott Marsh MA (1790-1867) who married Julia Murdock (1792?-1854).
3. Lady Eliza Downman (1799-18??) who married Sir Thomas Downman.

Lucy Marsh: An Overview

We know about Lucy from the following sources:
1. "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.
2. Her portrait which was sold by Sothebeys 6 March 2008.

"History of the Ancient Family of Marsh" notes the following:
Lucy Marsh (nee Gosling) died at Bangor Rectory 26 February 1845 aged 86.

A portrait of Lucy Marsh nee Gosling was sold at Sothebys 6 March 2008.  It was described with the provenance by descent to the sitter's son, the Rev. Augustus Marsh; Thence by descent to Colonel H.E. Marsh, his grandson.

 

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