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Offline Chloebolton22

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Trace a war ancestor
« on: Sunday 07 May 23 22:23 BST (UK) »
Hello, I’m hoping anyone can help me with my search of finding more about this man

John Marshall
1885–1917

was born in 1885 in Skipton, Yorkshire

Residence
John Marshall lived in Shevington, Lancashire, in 1911.


The only war records i could find are these : Military
John Marshall served in the military in February 1917 in Wigan, Lancashire, when he was 32 years old.
Enlisted 5th Kings (Liverpool) Regiment . Private No 203309
Feb 1917 • Wigan, Lancashire, England

If anyone can help me more about this man, that would be great thank you

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Re: Trace a war ancestor
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 07 May 23 22:34 BST (UK) »
Further information here
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1634564/john-marshall/

If you are looking for different information you would need say.
Milligan - Jardine – Glencross – Dinwoodie - Brown: (Dumfriesshire & Kirkcudbrightshire)
Clark – Faulds – Cuthbertson – Bryson – Wilson: (Ayrshire & Renfrewshire)
Neale – Cater – Kinder - Harrison: (Warwickshire & Queensland)
Roberts - Spry: (Cornwall, Middlesex & Queensland)
Munster: (Schleswig-Holstein & Queensland) and Plate: (Braunschweig, Neubruck & Queensland & New York)

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Re: Trace a war ancestor
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 07 May 23 22:37 BST (UK) »
Ancestry has several records. There is free access until May 8th.

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Re: Trace a war ancestor
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 07 May 23 22:40 BST (UK) »
Wigan Observer and District Advertiser 10 November 1917

His picture and a notice from his wife saying she received official notice that he was missing as of 20 Sept and asking if anyone has heard of his whereabouts.

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Re: Trace a war ancestor
« Reply #4 on: Monday 08 May 23 00:45 BST (UK) »
He was awarded the British & Victory medals - no Theatre of War shown on the MRI

Married Elizabeth Ann Gibbons 1907 St Anne Shevington
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Carlin (Ireland & Liverpool) Doughty & Wright (Liverpool) Dick & Park (Scotland & Liverpool)

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Re: Trace a war ancestor
« Reply #5 on: Monday 08 May 23 19:45 BST (UK) »
This looks like his birth record from the GRO:-

MARSHALL, JOHN       SPEIGHTMAN 
GRO Reference: 1884  D Quarter in SKIPTON  Volume 09A  Page 51

Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: Trace a war ancestor
« Reply #6 on: Monday 08 May 23 20:17 BST (UK) »
Interesting - can't find any Speightman/Marshall marriage. 

You may wish to consider getting John's marriage certificate to see what name is given for his father.

Or you could get the possible birth certificate as a pdf for £7.
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: Trace a war ancestor
« Reply #7 on: Monday 08 May 23 20:46 BST (UK) »
Family in 1891 in Shevington

James Marshall    44    b Lancaster  Coal miner
Jane Marshall    39    b Upholland
Jane Marshall    17    b Worsley
Elizabeth Marshall   15    b Runcorn
Mary Marshall     10    b Adleigh
John Marshall    6     b Skipton
Margaret Marshall   4    b Shevington
Thomas Marshall   11/12 b Shevington    

Some of the children have mmn Speakman

IN 1881 James was a boatman

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Re: Trace a war ancestor
« Reply #8 on: Monday 08 May 23 20:49 BST (UK) »
Marriages Q1 1871 
Prescott Vol 8b, p746   

MARSHALL    James        
Speakman    Jane        
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