Researching Robert Marsh
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The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Marsh on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Robert Marsh in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Marsh and the Marsh Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Marsh Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Marsh family tree.
Search Parish Records for Robert Marsh at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Robert Marsh using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Robert Marsh.
Research the Marsh surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Marsh Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 28944 people with the Marsh surname in the UK? Marsh is now ranked number 168 for popularity in the UK. |
Marsh Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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Study MyTrees for information on the Marsh family and people looking to contact living Marsh relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Marsh records submitted by people who are already researching the Marsh Family Tree.
Find Robert Marsh from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Marsh Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Marsh surname using Genealogy.com forums .
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Miscellaneous Marsh Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Marsh. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Marsh
Robert Burkall Marsh
Robert Burkall Marsh (born 1950) is a Welsh-born painter who moved to New Zealand as a child. His style has moved from photo-realist to expressionist.
Born in Cardiff, Wales in 1950, Marsh emigrated with his family to Auckland, New Zealand, where he was educated at Westlake Boys' High School. He then attended the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland from 1967 to 1970, where he obtained a Diploma of Fine Arts. From 1975 to 1978 he studied at the Royal College of Art in London, gaining a MA in painting.
A prizewinner in the John Moores Liverpool Exhibition, Marsh has taught at Southwark College. His solo exhibitions, mainly in London and New Zealand, have included the Mertz Gallery and the Royal College of Pathologists.
Examples of his works are in collections including the National Theatre, the Granada Foundation, and the Royal College of Art.
Source: Robert Burkall Marsh, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Marsh
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