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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
Parents:
Matthew MARSH (1769 - 1840)
Margaret BRODIE (1776 - )
Siblings (3):
George MARSH
Georgiana MARSH (1814 - )
Charles William MARSH (1815 - 1871)
Children (3):
Bertha M MARSH (1846 - )
Edith A MARSH (1847 - )
Georgiana E L MARSH (1854 - )
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:
12. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Genes reunited, Title: Genes
- Reference = Peter Myler (Name, Notes)
- Reference = Peter Myler (Death)
- Reference = Peter Myler (Birth)
- Reference = Peter Myler (Marriage)

This public tree has about 60,100 people. Every person in the tree is related by birth or marriage to at least one other person in the tree - no strays. The people in the tree come mainly from four projects.
  1. My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
  2. Canberra and Queanbeyan Pioneers. The next 30,000 begun about 2004. Sourced almost entirely from HAGSOC's excellent 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan'. The project began when I decided to add siblings, spouses and parents for a relation with an entry in the Register. 12 years work.
  3. Wagga Pioneers. I moved to Wagga and thought I would extend the Queanbeyan project by adding people from Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society's 'Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District'. About 10,300 people added over about a year.
  4. Tumut Valley Pioneers. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, I decided to extend the above projects by adding pioneers of the Tumut Valley. Initial sources were Snowden's 'Pioneers of the Tumut Valley' and 'Relict of ... Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District'. Excellent references published by Tumut Family History Group. I've also added material from newspapers of the time - especially, death records, obituaries and weddings from 'Tumut and Adelong Times'. This project is in its early stage and might take a few years. I plan to extend to the upper Monaro (Adaminaby, Kiandra, Cooma, Jindabyne).
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