Marshman

Marshman

The name Marshman is a family, or surname which originated in England and either refers to an occupation - namely a person whose job it was to work the marshes or it is derived from their residency possibly of Marsham in Norfolk, or in Mersham in Kent. There is a strong settlement of the Marshman family in Wiltshire, especially near Dilton Marsh.

Today in East Anglia, in England, you can still come across workers known as Marshmen - and today they largely collect reeds and rushes for the thatching industry.

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People

  • General Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-Allan - Soldier

Also

  • There is a pub in south-east London called The Jolly Marshman

New world settlors

  • Thomas Marsham - Virginia 1654
  • Charles Marshom - Boston 1768
  • James Marshman - British convict - sent to Maryland 1772.

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  • Marshman — This surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a topographical name for someone who lived by or in a marsh or fen, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century marsc , with mann , man. Topographical surnames were some of the earliest names to be …   Surnames reference

  • Marshman, Hannah — (1767 1847)    first British woman missionary    Hannah Marshman was born in Bristol, England, on May 13, 1767. Orphaned at the age of 11, she went to live with her grandfather. In 1799, she traveled with her celebrated husband, Joshua Marshman,… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

  • marshman — marsh·man …   English syllables

  • marshman — ˈmärshmən noun (plural marshmen) : one who dwells in marshland; especially : a member of a group living and obtaining a livelihood in an area of extensive marshland …   Useful english dictionary

  • Joshua Marshman — Missionary to India Born 1768 Westbury Leigh, England Died 1837 Serampore, India …   Wikipedia

  • John Clark Marshman — John Clark Marshman, Indian scholar and philanthropist. Marshman was the first child of Joshua Marshman and Hannah Marshman and was born in August 1794 at Bristol, England where his father was at that time a schoolmaster, before later emigrating… …   Wikipedia

  • Hannah Marshman — (May 13, 1767, Bristol March 5, 1847, Serampore, India) was a missionary.She was the daughter of John Shepherd, a farmer, and his wife Rachel, and the granddaughter of John Clark, pastor of the Baptist church at Crockerton, Wiltshire. [Thomas… …   Wikipedia

  • D. M. Marshman, Jr. — D.M. Marshman, Jr. Born 1922 Occupation Writer, Screenwriter Years active 1950 1956 D.M. Marshman, Jr. born December 21, 1922, is an American screenwriter known mainly for his contribution to the film script for Sunset Boulevard …   Wikipedia

  • D.M. Marshman, Jr. — D.M. Marshman Jr. D.M. Marshman, Jr. est un scénariste américain. Il est principalement connu pour sa contribution au script de Boulevard du crépuscule. Son apport principal fut l introduction d un personnage de gigolo aux côtés de l héroïne, Joe …   Wikipédia en Français

  • D.M. Marshman Jr. — D.M. Marshman, Jr. est un scénariste américain. Il est principalement connu pour sa contribution au script de Boulevard du crépuscule. Son apport principal fut l introduction d un personnage de gigolo aux côtés de l héroïne, Joe Gillis, narrateur …   Wikipédia en Français

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