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Matthew Henry MARSH (1810 - 1881)
Barrister, grazier, MP, B.A., M.A.
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Bertha M MARSH (1846 - )
Edith A MARSH (1847 - )
Georgiana E L MARSH (1854 - )
Matthew Henry MARSH (1810 - 1881)

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Eliza Mary Anne MEREWEATHER
Matthew MARSH (1769 - 1840)











Margaret BRODIE (1776 - ) Peter Bellinger BRODIE (1742 - 1804) Alexander BRODIE (1701 - 1772)
Margaret SHAW
Sarah COLLINS




b. 1810
m. abt Sep 1844 Eliza Mary Anne MEREWEATHER at Calne, Wiltshire, England
d. 1881 aged 71
Near Relatives of Matthew Henry MARSH (1810 - 1881)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Peter Bellinger BRODIE 17 Nov 1742 19 Mar 1804 61
Grandmother Sarah COLLINS

Father Matthew MARSH 25 Oct 1769 30 Jul 1840 70
Mother Margaret BRODIE 1776

Self Matthew Henry MARSH 1810 1881 71

Wife Eliza Mary Anne MEREWEATHER

Daughter Bertha M MARSH 1846 New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Edith A MARSH 1847 New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Georgiana E L MARSH 1854 New South Wales, Australia

Brother George MARSH
Sister Georgiana MARSH 1814
Brother Charles William MARSH 20 Apr 1815 Winterslow, Wiltshire, England 05 Oct 1871 Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia 56

Uncle Peter Bellinger BRODIE 30 Aug 1778 Winterslow, Wiltshire, England 08 Sep 1854 London, Middlesex, England 76
Aunt Elizabeth Mary WOOD 09 May 1825
Aunt Susan Mary MORGAN 04 Dec 1870 London, Middlesex, England
Uncle William Bird BRODIE 26 Sep 1780 Winterslow, Wiltshire, England Dec 1864 Wareham, Dorset, England 84
Aunt Louisa HUSSEY 28 Mar 1816
Aunt Frances HUNTLEY abt 1805 St Boxuall, Gloucestershire, England abt Mar 1871 Wareham, Dorset, England 66
Uncle Benjamin Collins BRODIE 09 Jun 1783 Winterslow, Wiltshire, England 21 Oct 1862 Broome Park, Surrey, England 79
Aunt Anne SELLON
Aunt Mary Jane BRODIE 1785
Uncle Charles George BRODIE 1789

Cousin Peter Bellinger BRODIE 1815 01 Nov 1897 Rowington, Warwickshire, England 82
Cousin Blanche Frances BRODIE abt 1830 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Cousin William R BRODIE abt 1830 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Cousin Clara C BRODIE abt 1831 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Cousin Grace Mary BRODIE abt 1835 Gloucestershire, England
Cousin Alice Ann F BRODIE abt 1839 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Cousin B Francis BRODIE abt 1843 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Cousin George H BRODIE abt 1845 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Cousin Jane BRODIE abt 1816 Wiltshire, England 31 Jul 1894 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 78
Cousin Benjamin Collins BRODIE 05 Feb 1817 24 Nov 1880 63

Niece Catherina MARSH 25 Jul 1843 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia 06 Oct 1934 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia 91
Niece Fanny MARSH 30 Dec 1844 Uralla, New South Wales, Australia 16 Dec 1912 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia 67
Niece Marion MARSH 07 Mar 1847 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia 07 Sep 1920 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 73
Nephew Philomen George MARSH 25 Apr 1848 New South Wales, Australia 28 Dec 1937 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 89
Nephew Henry MARSH 1850 New South Wales, Australia 1860 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia 10
Nephew Charles McLeod (Cloudy) MARSH 06 Jan 1852 New South Wales, Australia 06 Oct 1906 Uralla, New South Wales, Australia 54
Niece Margaret Lucy MARSH 29 Jun 1853 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia 26 May 1933 Uralla, New South Wales, Australia 79
Nephew Harold Norman MARSH 1855 New South Wales, Australia 1876 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia 21
Nephew Herbert Greenup MARSH 13 Jul 1859 Armidale, New South Wales, Australia 09 Aug 1941 Tingha, New South Wales, Australia 82

Sister in Law Janetta Maria MCLEOD 25 Jun 1824 White Hills, Tasmania, Australia 19 Apr 1887 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 62
Events in Matthew Henry MARSH (1810 - 1881)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1810 Matthew Henry MARSH was born 12
30 Jul 1840 30 Death of father Matthew MARSH (aged 70) 12
abt Sep 1844 34 Married Eliza Mary Anne MEREWEATHER Calne, Wiltshire, England 12
1846 36 Birth of daughter Bertha M MARSH New South Wales, Australia V184632 31A/1846
1847 37 Birth of daughter Edith A MARSH New South Wales, Australia V1847526 32A/1847
1854 44 Birth of daughter Georgiana E L MARSH New South Wales, Australia V184595 30A/1845
1881 71 Matthew Henry MARSH died 12
Personal Notes:
Matthew was educated at Oxford, was Barrister-at Law Inner Temple in 1836, and M. P for Salisbury 1857 1858. He came to Australia and bought Salisbury Court in 1840 from Robert MacKenzie. He returned to England in 1844, married and brought Elizabeth Merewether back to a slab hut. The earliest home at Salisbury Court was a slab and canvas cottage and it was to this rough dwelling that Matthew Marsh brought his bride Elizabeth in 1844, which in those times was considered "the most comfortable of squatter's places." The hut was of wood, long pieces put upright, but not exacly meeting, so that if there was no canvas around the inside it would be airy enough. It was but a ceiling of canvas that prevented a person from seeing daylight through the wooden slated roof. A new house was commenced on Boxing Day 1844 and was built of stone 45 centimeteres thick, whilst the timber in the doors, floors and roof beams, and architraves are of cedar. The interior of the stone is plastered with a mixture of mud and cowhair. The home is a National Trust building in 1988 and is in a continuous state of use and repair. A shepherd from "Booralong", Edward Hayes gave to Salisbury a hand carved cedar fireplace as a wedding gift for Matthew Marsh and his bride. He used a pocketknife and hand made tools to manufacture the treasure over a period of ten years.The first windmill on the new England was at Salisbury Court, and was used to grind their own flour. He later bought Booralongin about 1845, not far from Salisbury and Maryland near Stanthorpe. He was MLA for the NSW Parliament. He was active with Robert MacKenzie and Stuart Donaldson while working for separation, and was there to hear Sir George Bowen officially proclaim Queensland a a colony. He was responsible for the first windmill in New England, with which he used to grind his own wheat. He was responsible for introducing White Clover into the New England. He returned to England in 1865 and became an MP for Salisbury and his brother Charles William took over the managment of his holdings. After Charles Willian died the management was taken over by Edwin Blomfield who was married to Kate, the seconddaughter of Charles William Marsh.
Source References:
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