The Norman and Marshall Families - Paupers and Peasants
Luke Marshall
Luke Marshall was the son of William Marshall and Mary Marshall (née Tudgay) who married in Kingston Deverill in 1797. Luke was baptised in 1814 and was one of twins. He was a labourer. He died of TB in 1844.
William and Mary's children were all baptised in Kingston Deverill.
- William: 1798
- Rachael: 1802 (aged 2 years)
- Thomas: 1804
- Emmanuel: 1807
Married Mary Walbridge 1841 - Luke: 1814 (twin)
- Mary: 1814 (twin)
- Married William Portingale 1841
- Elijah: 1818
William senior had died before 1841. In the census of that year, Mary Marshall, aged 65 and an Ag Lab was heading a family consisting of Emmanuel, Elijah, Mary and Thomas. The whole family were ag labs. In 1851 Mary was still alive, aged 77 and pauper. Lodging with her were her daughter Mary Portingale aged 36 and children Eliza, Harriet, Samuel and Hannah. In 1851 William was still with his parents in Monkton Deverill.
Emmanuel married Mary Walbridge (from Whitcombe, Dorset) in 1841 in the village of Affpuddle, Dorset. Both gave their residence as Briantspuddle. The couple had 8 children, all baptised in Affpuddle: Matilda, Luke, Hannah Mary, Elijah Joshua, Joshua, David Emmanuel, George Alfred and Margaret Matilda. The family lived in Pallington and Emmanuel was an ag lab. By 1871 the family had moved to Morden. They lived first in a cottage called 'Carey' next to the Turnpike Gate and close to the railway. By 1881 Emmanuel, now 73, had acquired 17 acres of land and called himself a farmer. Of his sons, all but Joseph became gamekeepers. Luke, Elijah and George all moved to Leigh in the Reigate area of Surrey to find employment. David went first to Wareham, then Somerset, Essex and Shropshire before settling in Goodworth Clatford near Andover.
Mary married William Portingale of Monkton Deverill in 1841. He was a labourer and son of Samuel Portingale.
William Marshall himself cannot be traced further back. No baptism has been found for him, but there were other Marshall families in the area, notably a family in Stourton who chose similar Old Testament names for some of their children.