This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: z_Milburn Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.marshall/3390.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Robert, I hope this e-mail reaches you, as yours was posted a few years back. I can shed some light on Edwin Marshall. He married my Great, Great Grandmother - Mary Jane Burgin on 6th May 1917. His age on the marriage certificate is 29yrs, Mary was 25yrs old. They were married at the Parish Church in Sheffield. His profession is listed as a soldier. The odd thing about the certificate is that the father's names for both Edwin & Mary are not correct. It leads me to believe that either the marriage was not blessed by the parents or the parents could not attend for some reason. Maybe it was a hurried event due to the war - I may never know. Edwin's supposed father listed is Joseph Baxter - File Hard?(can't quite make out the rest). Mary's father listed is William Silverthorpe (deceased) - Labourer. Her real father is Thomas Burgin - believe he passed away 1905, so maybe this was a stand in? I have a photo of Mary Jane from 1917 wearing a broach with Edwin's photo in it - this is what women used to do when their men went to war. The original is in a postcard format (my mother has that) - maybe a copy was given to Edwin whilst he was away at war? I hope this helps you, it's all I know of Edwin. Best of luck Kind regards Z Milburn z_milburn@iprimus.com.au Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.