John Barling Marsh R.N.
John Barling Marsh R.N.

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John Barling Marsh R.N.Explanation
Son of Rev. George Pierce Marsh (1777-1852)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
1808 Born (Hernhill, Kent)
1 March 1862 Married Donah (1809-1893), daughter of Jacob Laurence Shannon (1774-1836) and widow of Charles Daniel Higgins (1806-)
12 July 1879 Died (London)
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary'
 
DateRank
5 November 1828Midshipman
2 February 1830Lieutenant
20 May 1844Commander
21 February 1856Captain
1 July 1864Retired Captain
 
Date fromDate toService
5 July 18297 January 1831Lieutenant in Warspite, commanded by Captain William Henry Shirreff, South America
2 February 183026 March 1833Lieutenant in Warspite, commanded by Captain William Henry Shirreff then Captain Charles Talbot, South America
6 December 183412 July 1837Sub-Lieutenant in Pelican, commanded by Commander Brunswick Popham, Cape of Good Hope
13 July 18378 August 1837Lieutenant in Waterwitch, commanded by Lieutenant and commander John Adams, west coast of Africa
9 August 18371 May 1839Lieutenant in Pelican, commanded by Commander Brunswick Popham, west coast of Africa
4 November 184026 October 1843Lieutenant in Endymion, commanded by Captain Frederick William Grey, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war)
12 March 184515 July 1845Commander (2ic) in Canopus, commanded by Captain Fairfax Moresby, 1845 experimental squadron
14 April 184916 July 1851Commander in Heroine, west coast of Africa
1 April 18526 February 1855Commander (2ic) in Waterloo, commanded by Captain Lord Frederick Herbert Kerr, flagship of Vice-Admiral Josceline Percy, then Vice-Admiral William Gordon, Sheerness
7 February 185522 March 1855Acting Captain in Conflict, the Baltic during the Russian War
23 March 185529 February 1856Commander (2ic) in Waterloo, commanded by Captain Lord Frederick Herbert Kerr, flagship of Vice-Admiral William Gordon, Sheerness
17 February 186228 August 1862Captain in Imaum, flagship of Commodore Hugh Dunlop, Jamaica, receiving ship

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