Marshman
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The name Marshman is a family, or surname which originated in England and either refers to an occupation - namely a person whose job it was to work the marshes or it is derived from their residency possibly of Marsham in Norfolk, or in Mersham in Kent. There is a strong settlement of the Marshman family in Wiltshire.
Today in East Anglia, in England, you can still come across workers known as Marshmen - and today they largely collect reeds and rushes for the thatching industry.
Spelling variations include:
- Marsham,
- Marshan,
- Marshom,
- Marshon.
The name might apply to:
[edit] People
- Bobby Marshman, American racing car driver
- D. M. Marshman Jr., screenwriter
- Edward Marshman, CIA Agent, Lockerbie Bombings
- Hannah Marshman, missionary
- John Clark Marshman, missionary
- Joshua Marshman, missionary
- General Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-Allan - Soldier
[edit] Also
- There is a pub in south-east London called The Jolly Marshman
[edit] New world settlors
- Thomas Marsham - Virginia 1654
- Charles Marshom - Boston 1768
- James Marshman - British convict - sent to Maryland 1772.
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