Occupation given on daughter Hannah's birth certificate in 1855 was forge man.

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Occupation given on daughter Hannah's birth certificate in 1855 was forge man.

Place of birth looked like Brown Edge but was difficult to read. Matches with family account.

Baptism information from the IGI parish index for Staffordshire. Working back from 1881 census. We were looking for a William Marsh born between April 1832 and April 1833 near to Brown Edge. This baptism record fits well. Given that this is the correct entry his parents were William (already ascertained from 1891 census) and Hannah who did not appear at the same address on the 1891 census and was probably dead.

William was baptised at St. Luke’s, Endon and at the time of his birth his father William was described as a farmer.

At time of census in 1891 there was a lodger in the household -

1841 Aged 7 living with parents William and Hannah at Bank End. Siblings, Hannah 1, John 3 and Mary Ann 5 match those from parish baptism records. Class: HO107; Piece 989; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Norton On The Moors; William Marsh was living next to George Barlow, who according the "A Brown Edge History" (Alan Pointon (1998) p14) lived at Bank End Farm and was a farmer of 50 acres. John Frost, a shoe maker was Wiliam's other neighbour.

1851 Aged 18, still living with parents but moved to 42 America Street, Tunstall. Working at the iron works. Father, William, now described as agricultural labourer.

1861 Aged 28, now married to Martha (27) and living at Queen Street, Oldcott, Goldenhill with daughter Hannah aged 5 who was born there. William is a stock TAKER at the iron works.

1871 Aged 38, birth place Endon, now moved with Martha and Hannah (15) to 3 Churchfield Street, Burslem. Still working as stocktaker.

1881 Aged 48, birth place Leek, living at 9 Remer Street, Cobridge, Burslem with wife Martha and daughter Hannah 25 , (a dressmaker now married to Richard Ellis Poole, a crate maker aged 32) and his two grandchildren James Marsh Bradbury aged 3 and Martha Ann Bradbury aged 1.

1891 Aged 58 from Brown Edge, Leek. A stock taker in the ironworks; Martha his wife, 57 from Tunstall and his infirm widowed father, William 78, from Horton, Leek. Also his daughter Hannah Poole, born Goldenhill, 34 a dress maker and her (2nd) husband Richard E Poole, 41 a crate maker from Hanley. With them William's grandchildren (Hannah's children) James M Bradbury, 15 an office clerk in the pottery, Emma Poole, 7 a scholar, Thomas Poole 2 and Ruth Poole 4 months. Children all born Cobridge. Finally a boarder, Elizabeth Judge 22 a thimble sorter from Birmingham. (RG12/2165/82 p 37)

1901, aged 68 from Brown Edge, now moved to 16 Windmill Street, Tunstall, still stock taker in iron works. Living with Martha, wife; James M(arsh) Bradbury (aged 23, Labourer at iron works) grandson and Alice A(nn) Bradbury, aged 21, born Tunstall - listed as grandaughter - presumably James's wife with their children: James M Bradbury aged 1 and Jane E Bradbury aged 6 months.
Emma Poole 17 Granddaughter, Thomas R Poole (12) and Leonard Poole aged 9 - grandchildren (presumably children of Hannah and Richard Poole - who are not listed - have they moved out or died? Hannah possible death 1895; Richard possible death 1892).

(In family account William and his father were associated with Marshes Hill, and I have recently discovered that William Marsh (b1748) grandfather of this William, lived at Burnfields Farm, Brown Edge until at least 1826 (possibly until his death in 1829). The farm is on what is now known as Marshes Hill. Family account also claimed that the Marsh family was fairly well to do but the money passed to a second wife and her children, thereby missing out the decendants by the first wife. I have also found no evidence of this although William's father did remarry, he survived his 2nd wife. If grandfather William of Marshes Hill had been well to do his will divided his estate equally between his children which may have meant none of them was “well to do” in their own right.

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