Hello there: Many thanks for taking the time to reply. I have hit a brick wall and do not know if my William Marsh comes from Somerset or Lancashire. Sure hope you can help. We are from North Bay, Ontario - 350 kms north of Toronto. The Marshes ended up as railway employees here in Ontario Researching the Marsh Family of Ontario, Canada. William Marsh was born in Somerset (1870) I believe and married a Sarah Searle (1876) from Cardiff, Wales about 1898 or 1899. They are listed as such in the 1911 Ontario Census. They came to Canada in 1906 and settled in Toronto. I am unable to locate, with certainty, his parents. He is referred to as William Chamberlain Marsh by his descendants - Blanche (1900) Wales, William (1902) Wales, Richard (1910) Wales and Ronald (1913 ) Canada. Ronald's son is William James Marsh born 1945. It is his interest which sparks this inquiry.