Athalstan Corbet Marshal. Baptism 17 Feb 1827, Towyn.

[Kay99]

Newspaper article Morning Chronicle 11 September 1856

Report of death - On the 21st May, at Fauresmith (Fanesmith??), Orange River, South Africa, in his 29th year, Athelstan Corbet Marshall, the eldest surviving son of Mrs Thomas Marshall, of Duppa's. Hill, Croydon, Surrey.

Kay

[MargP]

There is a Bankruptcy Order, on FindMyPast it is also mentioned several time in the Newspaper Records

Thomas Johnson Marshall, Wine Merchant
29 May 1829 Smethwick 

Margp

[Kay99]

As Athalstan was born and baptised on Towyn I wonder if he was named after Athelstan Corbet of Ynysymaengwyn, Tywyn/Towyn??   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ynysymaengwyn

Kay

[dcbnwh]

I also wondered about the Ynysmaengwyn link but nothing shows on the pedigrees or the Corbet memorials in the church.

I can't find a baptism for Thomas Marshall of the right period but there are some earlier in the century:-

Thomas Marshall, son of John, baptised in Tywyn on 22nd February 1718

William Marshall (Gulielmus Morshall), son of Thomas and Martha, baptised in Tywyn on 12th May 1717

David

[hookleg]

Sorry I haven't thanked Kaye99, dcbnwh and MargP for help, as I have been having computer problems after someone sent me an 'infected' message. I have had to reset various passwords!!
The info about his death saying he was 29 when he died ties in with the original baptism date.
I have now managed to track him to his death in Orange Free State, South Africa.