Lorna's family forest

Jane Marshall¹

(circa 1748 - February 1791)

Father

Charles Marshall² (1728 - Sep 1808)

Mother

Sarah Page T2b4bu³ (cir. 1724 - Jul 1799)

Relationship

5th great-grandmother of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

Jane Marshall was born cir. 1748 Bartlow, CAM, ENG

.^2,1 She was baptized bet. Jun 1748 - Jul 1748 Bartlow, Cambridgeshire

; entry reads: "Jane daughter of Charles & Sarah Marshal Ju. ¹⁰ "(Next entry Sep, so no clues if June or july for Jane.)²
Jane Marshall married Robert Parker, son of Edward Parker and Mary UnknownSurname (m. Parker), on 4 Oct 1764 Ashdon, ESS, ENG

, Robert PARKER, single, labourer; Jane MARSHALL; b.o.t.p; Robert X his mark, Jane signed; Wit.: Charles MARSHALL; Thomas LARKIN (who signed most on page.)¹
Jane Marshall died in Feb 1791 at Ashdon, Essex

.⁴ She was buried on 7 Feb 1791 at Ashdon, Essex

, entry reads: Febry 7 Jane Parker pauper.⁴

Jane is assumed to be the Jane, child of Charles Parker and Sarah Page, baptized at Bartlow, Cambridgeshire. Charles was baptized in Ashdon Walden, married Sarah at Wimbish and their children were baptized at Bartlow. what's a county or two, and parish or three between families? They are all quite close to each other.
On the minus side, a 1748 date however would mean Jane married Robert at 16.
On the plus side Robert and Jane did name a son Charles, and a daughter Sarah.⁵

Family

Robert Parker (cir. May 1743 - cir. Jan 1807)

Children

Mary Parker⁶ (cir. Jul 1765 - )
Sarah Parker (T2b4a3)+⁷ (cir. Aug 1767 - cir. May 1852)
Hannah Parker⁸ (cir. Oct 1776 - Oct 1842)
Charles Parker⁹ (cir. Aug 1778 - Aug 1842)

Charts

My pedigree chart
Maternal ancestors of Lorna

Last Edited

25 May 2025

Citations

Parish Registers: Essex, England (published), Marr. 4 Oct 1764 Robert PARKER & Jane MARSHALL, from Essex Parish Registers, Ashdon (FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-JF2V), copy d/loaded Jan 2020.
Parish Registers: Cambridgeshire, England (published), Bap. 10 "Ju." 1748 Jane d/o Charles & Sarah MARSHAL, Bartlow, CAM, from Cambridgeshire Bishops Transcripts, image available Family Search: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z76-VTHC, extracted Mar 2025.
Parish Registers: Essex, England (published), Bur. 11 Jul 1799 Sarah MARSHALL, Ashdon, ESS, aged 75, indexed at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-HGMP, extracted Mar 2025.
Parish Registers: Essex, England (published), Bur. 7 Feb 1791 Jane PARKER, pauper, Ashdon, ESS, image 294 of 465, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6733-Z3S, extracted Mar2020.
"Lorna's Family History Musings", Mar 2025.
Parish Registers: Essex, England (published), Bap. 14 Jul 1765 Mary d/o Robert & Jane PARKER, Ashdon, ESS, image 272 of 465, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6733-CBV, extracted Mar2020.
Parish Registers: Essex, England (published), Bap. 9 Aug 1767 Sarah d/o Robert & Jane PARKER, from Essex Parish Registers film Film # 004298434, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6733-89S, extracted Jan 2020.
Parish Registers: Essex, England (published), Bap. 13 Oct 1776 Hannah d/o Robert & Jane PARKER, All Saints, Ashdon, ESS, extracted Mar 2022.
Parish Registers: Essex, England (published), Bap. 23 Aug 1778 Charles s/o Robert & Jane PARKER, Ashdon, ESS, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-HK81; Film #857,056, image 321 of 406, extracted Oct 2020.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.

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Jane Marshall¹