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Marshe Migration
 

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Rose Marshe, Bill's 11th Great-Grandmother
1534 - 23 Jul 1601
b. Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
d. Henlow, Bedfordshire, England

Cemetery TBD

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Noteworthy

1. Tags: Ancestor_of_Mayflower_Passenger

Parents: 
Robert Marshe 1500-1573
Agnes Fisher 1506-1563

Maternal Lineage:
Agnes Fisher 1506-1563

Spouse 1: William Hurst 1530-1569
Married: 15 June 1560 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
Children: 

1. John Hurst 1559-1559
2. Henry Hurst 1561-1608
3. Agnes Hurst 1565-TBD
4. Joan Hurst  1568-1620

Spouse 2: John Rushe
Married: 4 February 1572  in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Children: 

1. Elizabeth Rushe 1574
2. Susannah Rushe 1575
3. John Rushe Jr 1578-TBD
4. Robert Rushe 1580-1609
5. Nicholas Rushe  1582-TBD

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Robert Marshe, Bill's 12th Great-Grandfather
Jan 1500 - 7 Apr 1573 (73)
b. Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
d. Darton, South Yorkshire, England

All Saints Church aka St John the Baptist Churchyard
Darton, South Yorkshire, England 

He was likely interred at the church in Darton, which is St John the Baptist Church. Google 

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Noteworthy

1. Tags: Ancestor_of_Mayflower_Passenger

Parents: 
Edward Marshe 1470-1542
Isabel Catherine Saville 1474-1534 

Maternal Lineage:
Eleanor Beauchamp 1407-1467, mother of Anne Beaufort 1443-1492, mother of Elizabeth Paston 1470-1542, mother of Isabel Catherine Saville 1474-1534, mother of Robert Marshe

Spouse: Agnes Fisher 1506-1563
Married: 1533
Children: 

1. Richard Marshe 1524-1625
2. Thomas Marshe 1534-1599
3. Rose Marsh 1534-1601

John Graham Ward in his research work, "The Marsh Family - Life on the Borders," records these two additional marriages, both prior to his marriage with Agnes Fisher:

Spouse 1: Agnes Tudor 1488-TBD
Married: TBD
Children:

1. Richard Marshe TBD
2. William Thomas TBD
3. Rose (1) Marshe TBD 
4. Rose (2) Marshe TBD 

Spouse 2: Anne Tudor TBD
Married: 17 September 1524 in Hendon, London, England
Children:

1. Alice Marshe TBD 
2. Richard Marshe TBD 
3. Thomasyn Marshe TBD 
4. Rose Marshe TBD 

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Edward Marshe, Bill's 13th Great-Grandfather
1470 - 11 Jan 1542
b. Darton, South Yorkshire, England
d. Darton, South Yorkshire, England

All Saints Church aka St John the Baptist Churchyard
Darton, South Yorkshire, England 

He was likely interred at the church in Darton, which is St John the Baptist Church. Google

Ancestry | Find a Grave (no record) | Google

Noteworthy

1. Tags: Ancestor_of_Mayflower_Passenger

Parents: 
Robert Marsh Sr 1443-1505
Suzanna Morse 1447-1488

Maternal Lineage:
Suzanna Morse 1447-1488

Spouse: Isabel Saville 1474-1535
Married: 1498 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Children: 1

1. Audrey Marshe 1499-1542)
2. Robert Marshe 1500-1573
3. Audrey Marshe 1499-TBD
4. William Thomas Marshe 1499-TBD
5. Thomas Marshe 1500-1573
6. Johanis Laure Marshe 1502-1560
7. John Marshe 1502-TBD
8. Richard Marshe 1508-1573
9. Henrie Marshe 1508-TBD
10. Humphrey Marshe 1513-1581

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Robert Marshe Sr, Bill's 14th Great-Grandfather
1443 - Jul 16, 1505
b. Marton, Kent, England
d. Marton, Kent, England

Cemetery TBD

Based on historical records, the Marsh family seat was indeed the village of
East Langdon, Kent. Robert Marsh Sr. would almost certainly have been buried in the local parish churchyard of St Augustine's Church in East Langdon, or potentially the nearby St Mary's Church in West Langdon. Google

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Noteworthy

1. Tags: Ancestor_of_Mayflower_Passenger, Farmer_, Baker_

Parents: 
William Henry Marshe 1420
Harriet Collard 1425-TBD

Maternal Lineage:
Harriet Collard 1425-TBD

Spouse 1: Suzannah Bloomfield 1447-1488
Married: 1465
Children: 

1. Robert Marshe Jr 1466-1490
2. William Marshe 1498-1559
3. Edward Marshe 1470-1542
4. Mary Ann Marshe TBD

"Some sources also mention a RICHARD and an additional spouse named EDITH BENNETT, suggesting possible multiple marriages." Ward

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William Henry Marshe, Bill's 15th Great-Grandfather
1443-1505
b. East Langdon, Kent, England
d. East Langdon, Kent, England

Cemetery TBD

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Noteworthy

1. Tags: Ancestor_of_Mayflower_Passenger

Parents: 
Thomas Marsh 1395-1490
Mary Jane Ditton 1400-1480

Maternal Lineage:
Mary Jane Ditton 1400-1480, mother of William Henry Marshe

Spouse: Harriet Collard 1425-TBD
Married: 6 August 1442 in East Langdon, Kent, England
Children: 

1. Robert Marshe Sr 1443-1505
2. William Henry Marshe Jr TBD
3. Edward Marshe TBD

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Thomas Marsh, Bill's 16th Great-Grandfather
1395-1490
b. East Langdon, Kent, England
d. Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Cemetery TBD

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Noteworthy

1. Tags: Ancestor_of_Mayflower_Passenger

Parents: 
William Atte Marsh 1380-TBD

Several sources conflate his mother with his wife, Mary Jane Ditton 1400-1480

Mother & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Mary Jane Ditton 1400-1480
Married: 1425
Children: 

1. William Henry Marshe Sr 1443-1505
2. Robert Marsh TBD

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William Atte Marsh, Bill's 17th Great-Grandfather
1380-1460
b. East Langdon, Kent, England
d. Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Cemetery TBD

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Noteworthy

1. Tags: Ancestor_of_Mayflower_Passenger

Parents: 
Henry Atte Marsh III 1360-1440
Mary Elizabeth Rae 1375-TBD

Some sources conflate Mary Elizabeth Rae with various birth years as spouse and mother for several generations.

Maternal Lineage:
Mary Elizabeth Rae 1375-TBD

Spouse:  TBD
Married: 1405 in East Langdon, Kent, England
Children: 

1. Thomas Marsh 1395-1490
2. Others TBD

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Henry Atte Marsh III, Bill's 18th Great-Grandfather
1360-1440 (80)
b. Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England
d. England

Cemetery TBD

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Noteworthy

1. Tags: Ancestor_of_Mayflower_Passenger

Parents: 
Henry Atte Marsh II 1340-TBD

Some sources conflate Mary Elizabeth Rae with various birth years as spouse and mother for several generations.

Mother & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Rae 1375-TBD
Married: TBD
Children: 

1. William Atte Marsh 1380-1460
2. Others TBD

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Henry Atte Marsh II, Bill's 19th Great-Grandfather
1340-TBD
b. Martin, East Langdon, Dover, Kent, England
d. TBD

Cemetery TBD

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Noteworthy

1. Tags: Ancestor_of_Mayflower_Passenger

Parents: 
Henry Atte Marsh I 1320-TBD

Mother & Maternal Lineage TBD

Some sources conflate Mary Elizabeth Rae with various birth years as spouse and mother for several generations.

Spouse: TBD
Married: TBD
Children: 

1. Henry Atte Marsh III 1360-1440
2. Others TBD

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Henry Atte Marsh I, Bill's 20th Great-Grandfather
1320-TBD
b. Crudwell, Wiltshire, England
d. 

Cemetery TBD

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Noteworthy

1. Tags: Ancestor_of_Mayflower_Passenger

Parents: 
William Atte Mershe 1226-1377
Lucy Miller 1320-1340

Maternal Lineage:
Lucy Miller 1320-1340

Some sources conflate Mary Elizabeth Rae 1375-TBD as spouse and mother for several generations.

Spouse: TBD
Married: 1335
Children: TBD

Sources identify the names of these children as the same as those for Henry Atte Marsh I 1320-TBD.

1. Henry Atte Marshe II 1340-TBD
2. John Atte Marshe TBD
3. Dorothy Yate Atte Marshe TBD
4. Margaret Yate TBD

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William Atte Mershe, Bill's 21st Great-Grandfather
1296-1377 (81)

Ward and other sources give 1315 as the birth year.

b. Crudwell, Wiltshire, England
d. Circourt, Denchworth, Berkshire, England

Cemetery TBD

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Noteworthy

1. "Listed in the Subsidy Rolls for the County of Sussex in 1296." Ward
2. Tags: Ancestor_of_Mayflower_Passenger

Parents: 
John De La Mershe 1273-TBD
Isabel Atte Mershe 1270-TBD

Maternal Lineage:
Isabel Atte Mershe 1270-TBD

Spouse: Lucy Miller  TBD

The dates sources have of 1320-1340 for Lucy Miller conflict with the children named in sources, especially that of their son who would have been born the same year she was born, and other children born after her death. 

Married: 1335
Children: TBD

1. Henry Atte Marshe 1320-TBD
2. Others TBD

Sources identify the names of these children as the same as those for William Atte Mershe 1296-1377, but their birth years are not possible, except for John born the year of Lucy's death. 

1. Henry Atte Marshe 1320-TBD
2. John Atte Marshe 1340-1430
3. Dorothy Yate Atte Marshe 1370-1430
4. Margaret Yate Atte Marshe 1375-1430

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John De La Mersche, Bill's 22nd Great-Grandfather
1273-TBD
b.  Oxfordshire, England
d. TBD

Cemetery TBD

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Noteworthy

1. Tags: Ancestor_of_Mayflower_Passenger

Parents: 
Henry De La Mershe 1212-TBD

Mother & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Isabel Atte Mershe 1270-TBD
Married: TBD
Children: 

1. William Atte Mershe 1296-1377
2. Others TBD

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Henry De La Mersche, Bill's 23rd Great-Grandfather
1212-TBD
b. Yorkshire, England
d. 

Cemetery TBD

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Noteworthy

1. Recorded in the Curia Regis Rolls of Yorkshire in 1212 AD
2. Tags: Ancestor_of_Mayflower_Passenger

Parents: 
Godard le la Merse 1194-TBD
Mary Trowbridge 1194-TBD

Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: TBD
Married: TBD
Children: 

1. John De La Mersche 1273-TBD 
2. Others TBD

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Godard De La Merse, Bill's 24th Great-Grandfather
1194-TBD
b. Somerset, England
d. TBD

Cemetery TBD

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Noteworthy

1. "Godard le la Merse was the earliest known person with that surname, documented in the Pipe Rolls of Somerset in 1194 AD." Google
2. Tags: Ancestor_of_Mayflower_Passenger

Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Mary Trowbridge 1194-TBD
Married: TBD
Children: 

1. Henry Del Merse 1212-TBD
2. Others TBD

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/  

Clay, Charles Travis, ed. Three Yorkshire assize rolls for the reigns of King John and King Henry III. YAS Record Series Vol. 044, edited by Charles Travis Clay, 1885. Great Britain: Public Records Office, published 1911. Contributed to Internet Archive by Cornell University. Digitized 31 October 2009. Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/cu31924017614615  Accessed 14 December 2025.

Find a Grave ®. "World's Largest Gravesite Collection." © 2025 Find a Grave ®. Find a Grave.  https://www.findagrave.com  

Google. Google Search. Google, www.google.com.  

Ward, John Graham. The Marsh Family - Life on the Borders, 2024. Ward Family Blog. https://wardfamily.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/The-MARSH-FAMILY-Life-on-the-Borders-compress-1.pdf  .

Wikipedia Contributors. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page  

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Endnotes

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 12 December 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174935129/rose-hurst: accessed December 12, 2025), memorial page for Rose Marshe Hurst (1534–23 Jul 1601), Find a Grave Memorial ID 174935129; Maintained by Seth Hamm (contributor 47826671).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175132357/robert-marshe: accessed December 12, 2025), memorial page for Robert Marshe (Jan 1500–1573), Find a Grave Memorial ID 175132357; Maintained by Seth Hamm (contributor 47826671).

Google. "AI Overview." Search term: "Marshe Surname Origin." Google. 

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---. "Search Results." Search term: "Godard De La Merse father of Henry de la mersche" Google.  https://www.google.com/search?q=Godard+De+La+Merse+1194+father+of+Henry+de+la+mersche  Accessed 13 December 2025.

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Wikipedia Contributors. "Pipe Rolls" 13 October 2025, at 13:40 (UTC). Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_rolls  Accessed 13 December 2025.

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