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James MARSHALL

James MARSHALL[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male Abt 1862 - 1881  (19 years)

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  • Name James MARSHALL 
    Birth Abt 1862  Old Deer, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 Oct 1881  Dunbar Bay, Dunbar, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    <b> Memorial Stone Erected by John Marshall</b><br /><br />Face of Stone
    Memorial Stone Erected by John Marshall

    Face of Stone

    ERECTED
    BY
    JAMES MARSHALL,

    Seaman.
    In Memory of his Father
    JOHN MARSHALL.
    Shipmaster.
    Who died 8th March 1857, Aged 52.
    Also his Mother; SARAH LAWRANCE,
    Who died 15th February 1872 Aged 67.
    And his son JOHN HENDRY,
    Who died 23rd Oct 1865, Aged 7.
    Deeply Regreated.
    Also of their lamented son, JAMES,
    Who was drowned in Dunbar Bay; With the Jane of Peterhead on the
    14th Oct 1881 Aged 20 years.
    The raging sea rose high that day. The stormy wind did roar
    Our Son engulfed by angry waves Has reached another shore


    Copy of gravestone in Peterhead Old Kirkyard on South Road.
    Copy made on a visit to Peterhead 10th April 1999 by Ruairidh Greig who typed this


    The sinking of the 'Jane' of Peterhead - October 14<sup>th</sup> 1881
    The sinking of the "Jane" of Peterhead - October 14th 1881

    Towards the bottom of the face of the Memorial Stone erected by James Marshall is the following for his son, also called James

    "Also of their lamented son, JAMES, who was drowned in Dunbar Bay.
    With the Jane of Peterhead on the 14th Oct 1881 Aged 20 years."

    This is the story behind those few sad words.

    Person ID I682  The Full Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2008 

    Father Captain James MARSHALL,   b. Abt 1835, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1901, At Sea, After Leaving Cumberland Gulf, Davis Straits. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Margaret MCKEN,   b. Abt 1838, Old Deer, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1928, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jan 1858  Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F96  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1862 - Old Deer, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Oct 1881 - Dunbar Bay, Dunbar, Scotland Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S28] Ancestry.com, 1871 Scotland Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.Original data: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census.. Reels 1-191. Gen).
      Name: James Marshall
      Birth Date: abt 1862
      Birth Place: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
      Residence Date: 1871
      Residence Place: Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1871scotland&h=1148397&ti=5538&indiv=try

    2. [S38] Ancestry.com, 1881 Scotland Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.Original data: Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census.. Reels 1-338. Gen).
      Name: James Marshall
      Birth Date: abt 1862
      Birth Place: Old Deer, Aberdeenshire
      Residence Date: 1881
      Residence Place: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1881scotland&h=2182461&ti=5538&indiv=try

    3. [S28] Ancestry.com, 1871 Scotland Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.Original data: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census.. Reels 1-191. Gen).
      Name: James Marshall
      Birth Date: abt 1862
      Birth Place: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
      Residence Date: 1871
      Residence Place: Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1871scotland&h=1148397&ti=5538&indiv=try

    4. [S38] Ancestry.com, 1881 Scotland Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.Original data: Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census.. Reels 1-338. Gen).
      Name: James Marshall
      Birth Date: abt 1862
      Birth Place: Old Deer, Aberdeenshire
      Residence Date: 1881
      Residence Place: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1881scotland&h=2182461&ti=5538&indiv=try