Portrait of Martin Marsh.
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Martin William James Marsh
(1826?-1846)
of Merton College, Oxford University

Born: About 1846.  He died 10 August 1846 aged 20.
Son of: Arthur Cuthbert Marsh (1786-1849) and Anne Marsh (Marsh-Caldwell, nee Caldwell).
Brother of: 
1. Eliza Louisa Marsh-Caldwell (1818-1913).
2. Frances Mary Crofton (nee Marsh, 1819-1906) who married Maj Gen Richard Henry Crofton RA (1818-1897).
3. Georgina Amelia Marsh-Caldwell (1820-1900).
4. Rosamond Jane Marsh-Caldwell (1823-1911).
5. Arthur Marsh, who died an infant, (July to August 1824).
6. Lady Mary Emma Heath  (nee Marsh, 1826-1902) who married Admiral Sir Leopold George Heath.
7. Hannah-Adelaide Loring (nee Marsh, 1828-1859) who married Edward Henry Loring (1823?-1879).
Martin did not live long enough to marry and hence had no issue.

Martin Marsh: An Overview

The main information that we have about Martin is a large collection of family letters and a small family portrait.

He was educated at Eton and in 1844 progressed on to Merton College at Oxford University.  In the summer of 1846 he went on a trip to Greece to study the antiquities.  He died in Athens 10 August 1846.  From his letters it is possible to get a picture of a young man full of promise for the future.  His loss must have been a very sorry one for his family.

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