Marsh

Marsh
This interesting surname, of Anglo-Saxon origin, is a topographical name for someone who lived by or in a marsh or fen, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century "mersc" meaning "marsh". The surname dates back to the late 12th Century (see below). Further recordings include one Henry del Merse (1212) in the Curia Regis Rolls of Yorkshire, and Isabel ate Mershe (1273) in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire. Variations in the idiom of the spelling include Mar, Mash, Marsch and Marsh. Recordings of the surname from the London Church Registers include; the marriage of Henry Marsh to Margaret Hayle, on December 3rd 1547, at St. Lawrence Jewry; on October 4th 1558, Hugh Marsh married Lucy Kyngston, at St. Mary Somerset; and the christening of Arther Marsh took place on May 13th 1562, at St. John, Hackney. One of the earliest settlers in America was John Marsh, aged 26 yrs., who sailed from the Port of London in May 1635, aboard the "Plaine Joane", bound for Virginia. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Godard le la Merse which was dated 1194, in the "Pipe Rolls of Somerset", during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "The Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Marsh — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Albert L. Marsh (1877–1944), US amerikanischer Metallurg Amy Marsh (* 1977), US amerikanische Triathletin Anne Marsh (1799–1874), britische Schriftstellerin Brad Marsh (* 1958), kanadischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Marsh — Marsh, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.] A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also {marish}.] [1913 Webster] {Marsh… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Marsh — puede referirse a: Alfred Marsh (1858 1914), militante anarcocomunista inglés integrante del grupo Freedom. Othniel Charles Marsh, (1831 1899), paleontólogo estadounidense. Jeff Swampy Marsh, director estadounidense nacido en 1960 y reconocido… …   Wikipedia Español

  • marsh — marsh; marsh·berry; marsh·i·ness; marsh·ite; marsh·land; marsh·locks; marsh·mal·low; marsh·mal·lowy; marsh·man; marsh·land·er; …   English syllables

  • Marsh — Marsh, James * * * (as used in expressions) Marsh, Dame (Edith) Ngaio Marsh, O(thniel) C(harles) Marsh, Reginald …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • marsh|y — «MAHR shee», adjective, marsh|i|er, marsh|i|est. 1. soft and wet like a marsh: »a marshy field. 2. having many marshes; swampy: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • marsh — (n.) O.E. mersc, merisc marsh, swamp, from W.Gmc. *marisko (Cf. O.Fris, O.S. marsk marsh, M.Du. mersch, Du. mars, Ger. Marsch, Dan. marsk), probably from P.Gmc. *mari sea (see MERE (Cf. mere) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Marsh — Marsh, 1) Herbert, geb. 1757 in London, studirte in Oxford, Göttingen u. Leipzig, wurde 1807 Professor der Theologie in Cambridge, 1816 Bischof von Llandaff, 1819 von Peterborough u. st. 1839. Er hielt zuerst seine Vorlesungen in englischer… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Marsh — Très répandu en Angleterre, désigne celui qui habite un lieu dit Marsh (= marécage) …   Noms de famille

  • Marsh — [märsh] Reginald 1898 1954; U.S. painter …   English World dictionary

  • marsh — [märsh] n. [ME mersch < OE merisc, akin to MLowG mersch, marsch (> Ger marsch) < IE base * mori, sea > MARE2] a tract of low, wet, soft land that is temporarily, or permanently, covered with water, characterized by aquatic, grasslike… …   English World dictionary

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