Dear listers, Here's hoping someone out there just may have a link to my MARSHALLs who came out to South Africa in 1820 from England. Here is the little I know: Henry William MARSHALL, b abt 1791 married Mary HEATRELL on 14 Nov 1815 at St Anne's, Limehouse, London (East). Child Edward Henry was born 14 Sep 1816, bap 3 Nov 1816, St Anne's. Child Mary Ann born about 1819. They came out to South Africa on the Northampton in 1820, had child James Northampton (from whom I am descended) on board - and that is just about all I know. I have traced a pretty large family tree for them in South Africa, but know nothing about their English roots. Henry was a jeweller/silversmith and my dad is convinced he came from Kent, but this is not proven. I do know that many of the SA Marshalls married into the GIBBENS family from Thanet/St Lawrence, Kent, so it is possible that they knew each other before coming out. Witnesses on their marriage certificate are Harriet HEATRELL and Mary Ann MARSHALL and what looks like Leachanigs KING. Certainly the first two must be related, but whether they are siblings or parents I don't know. In the same register there was a William MARSHALL, bap 19 Oct 1815, son of Robert and Sarah MARSHALL - possibly a relative, but there's no way of telling with such a common name. On the same ship as Henry was a John MARSHALL, gardener, but I have not been able to establish whether he was related. I know this is not much to go on, but any info at all would be hugely appreciated! Sincerely Sharon Marshall