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Lewis Marsh                                         1860-1942
Lewis was born about 1860, the son of Robert Thompson Marsh and Mary Viner, at Monkwearmouth, County Durham.
Eleanor Pace Thompson                       1860-1927
Eleanor was born on 10 January 1860, the daughter of John Blair Thompson and Ann Morrison Pace, at Lyttelton, New Zealand.
I have identified the following children.
  Edith Mary Born abt 1884   New Zealand Married Walter Adie
Ella Gordon Born abt 1885   New Zealand  
Robert Gladstone Born abt 1888   New Zealand  
Ruby Isobel Born abt 1889   New Zealand  
John Thompson Born abt 1898   Sunderland  

Birth of Parents
Lewis Marsh b: abt 1860         Monkwearmout, County Durham       1860 1Q Sunderland 10a 464
son of Robert Thompson Marsh and Mary Viner

Eleanor Pace Thompson b: 10 Jan 1860               Lyttelton, New Zealand             1860/2865
daughter of John Blair Thompson and Ann Morrison Pace

Marriage
25 Jan 1883
Lewis Marsh
Eleanor Pace Thompson 		At the home of Mr. John Blair Thompson, Jackson's Road, Lyttleton, New Zealand
Age 22, Plumber, Monkwearmouth, Durham, Father: Robert Thompson Marsh, Mariner

Wit: James Thompson, Annie Thompson                           1883/524

Children
Edith Mary Marsh b: abt 1884               New Zealand       1884/2884
daughter of Lewis Marsh and Eleanor Pace Thompson
Ella Gordon Marsh b: abt 1885               New Zealand       1885/12475
daughter of Lewis Marsh and Eleanor Pace Thompson
Robert Gladstone Marsh b: abt 1888               New Zealand       1888/3282
son of Lewis Marsh and Eleanor Pace Thompson
Ruby Isobel Marsh b: abt 1889               New Zealand       1889/19151
daughter of Lewis Marsh and Eleanor Pace Thompson
John Thompson Marsh b: abt 1898               Sunderland           1898 1Q Sunderland 10a 672
son of Lewis Marsh and Eleanor Pace Thompson

1901 Census RG13-4713 1 April 1901 South Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham
24 Peel Street
Lewis Marsh
Eleanor (Wife)
Edith
Ella
Robert
Ruby
John 		Age 41
Age 41
Age 17
Age 15
Age 13
Age 11
Age 3 		Fruit & Potato Salesman Sunderland
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
Sunderland 		Durham





Durham 		abt 1860
10 Jan 1860
abt 1884
abt 1885
abt 1888
abt 1889
abt 1898

1911 Census RG14-49 3 April 1911 Sunderland, County Durham
24 Peel Street   (6 Rooms)
Lewis Marsh
Eleanor (Wife)
Ella Gordon
Ruby Isabel
John Thompson 		Age 51
Age 51
Age 25
Age 21
Age 13 		Fruit & Potato Merchant

School Teacher
School Teacher
Scholar 		Sunderland
Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch
Sunderland 		Durham
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
Durham 		abt 1860
10 Jan 1860
abt 1885
abt 1889
abt 1898
Five children born alive and still alive in 1911

Death
Eleanor Pace (Thompson) Marsh Died 4 May 1927, Age 67,             1927 2Q Sunderland 10a 631

DURHAM   5 Sep 1927                         Probate
MARSH, Eleanor, of 24 Peel-street, Sunderland (wife of Lewis Marsh) died 4 May 1927, Probate Durham 5 September, to the said Lewis Marsh, retired fruit and potato merchant.   Effects £834

Death
Lewis Marsh Died 10 Oct 1942, Age 82,             1942 4Q Sunderland 10a 617

DURHAM   4 May 1943                         Probate
MARSH. Lewis, of 12 Argyle-street, Sunderland, died 10 October 1942, Probate Durham 4 May, to Ruby Isabel Marsh, spinster and John Thompson Marsh, research chemist.   Effects £4,907 2s. 5d.


SPECIAL THANKS  to Annette Whitford, of Auckland, New Zealand, whose interest and dedication, inspires this long chain of family pages, connecting the Thompson family with New Zealand.