James Marshall

  General Notes:

James was the informant on his wife's death certificate. He signed his name so he was literate.

At the time of the 1861 Census he was living in Port Seton/Cockenzie with wife Jean. He was a fisherman aged 49, born in the parish of Tranent. Jean was aged 48. Living here also was daughter Janet, aged 25, sons Thomas, 19 and John, 17 both Fishermen; and daughters Margaret, 12 and Elizabeth, 9. Their house had 2 rooms with windows.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a Fisherman at the time of his marriage on 27 Sep 1833 in Cockenzie, East Lothian, Scotland.

James married Jane Jones, daughter of John Jones and Janet Hunter, on 27 Sep 1833 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland. (Jane Jones was born on 4 Nov 1812 in Cockenzie, East Lothian, Scotland, christened on 15 Nov 1812 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland and died on 8 Jan 1884 in Gardeners Close, Cockenzie, Tranent, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.). The cause of her death was Old Age.