https://map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/files/original/9460ba669774c69d2c5ccd8a403067c2.jpg 67d0a2fdde942b1c2474a88a68f81f5e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 1911 census for John Marsh and family. Courtesy The National Archives. https://map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/files/original/1212154aef42aabc1abb9b417e5896b7.jpg 3e4f96c5ab6d7af07c0ba5d899709c15 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource John's role in the Conservative Association. Isle of Wight County Press 17 Nov 1906 https://map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/files/original/6d524e71e461010223b4030d7056d128.jpg 10262bf23f00249cb6f660e2908c8dbe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource John speaks at a suffrage meeting. Isle of Wight Chronicle 24 October 1912 https://map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/files/original/0bc2bb26cbcb93f8bb529f54e178bae5.jpg 5fb699b9a3d01c6841395b003dbcd2cc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource John chairs a CLWS meeting. Church League For Women's Suffrage 1 May 1913 https://map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/files/original/3fe6b73c96da3e408693c603b85be29f.jpg 93e2a08650bb88af4b17ccb5f8aa1802 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Portsmouth Evening News 1 Feb 1912 https://map.mappingwomenssuffrage.org.uk/files/original/4cf4d7c7579a471cf9e098fa71397b3d.jpg d1720e83fd76a80650d7cf0867380d3d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Portsmouth Evening News 19 May 1913 Person (Campaigner) A record of a person related to the Mapping Women's Suffrage project Occupation Solicitor Age The age of this person at the time of the 1911 UK Census 64 Marital Status The marital status of this person at the time of the 1911 UK Census Married Address The address of this person at the time of the 1911 UK Census St Margarets Dene, Queens Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight PO37 6DG Suffrage Society The suffrage society this person was affiliated with at the time of the 1911 UK Census CLWS Census This person's response to the 1911 UK Census Complies Biographical Text John was born in 1846 in Sandgate, Kent. He married Hannah Alice Spurr in 1877, and they would go on to have one daughter and two sons. John moved to the Isle of Wight in 1879, starting as the clerk for the clerk of the Shanklin local board and burial board. He became the town clerk of Shanklin in 1884, a position he would hold for 41 years until his death. Before this, he had other positions within local government. He acted as an agent for Major General Seely during the Boer War in 1900. He was an active member of the Island’s Conservative association, and by 1906, he was secretary for the association. John was also a practising solicitor and was a prominent figure in the police courts and in lawsuits. He complied with the 1911 census. He was recorded living at his home, St Margarets Dene in Shanklin with his wife and 3 children (see map for approximate position). John was chairman of the Shanklin branch of the Church League for Women’s Suffrage, which was formed at the beginning of 1912. His daughter, Margaret Marsh, was made the Honorary Secretary of the CLWS Shanklin branch. In February of that year, he chaired a meeting at the smaller co-operative hall in Shanklin in which he shared how he’d believed in women’s suffrage since the beginning of his interactions with politics. In May, he presided over an open-air meeting in Shanklin Square for visiting suffragists Mrs J.E. Francis of Brighton and Miss L Corben of London. In July, he travelled to the House of Commons alongside fellow Island suffragette Viscountess Eleanor Gort and other members of the movement. They travelled to ask for the MP for the Isle of Wight, Douglas Hall, to support amendments to current legislation to allow for the vote to be extended to women. In October of 1912, he chaired a meeting at Sandown Town Hall in which he apologised for his presence as he was sure everyone in the area and beyond knew his views on the topic. Norah O’Shea, parliamentary secretary of the Surrey Sussex and Hants branch of NUWSS, was a speaker at the meeting. He continued to regularly chair meetings in 1913, including one for the NUWSS and a National meeting for the CLWS. In 1914, he attended a well-attended meeting of the CLWS in Ryde. John became president of the Shanklin Conservative Association in 1923. John died in December 1925, aged 79. He had been Ill for the year leading up to his death, preventing him from working as Shanklin town clerk. He left behind his wife and three children, including his eldest son, Colonel Frank Harrison Marsh, who commanded of the Isle of Wight Rifles for a period of time. Sources: I have used various local newspaper a selection of which are featured as clippings. Contributed by Becca Aspden, URSS student researcher, History Dept., Warwick University. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Marsh Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm POINT(-130740.56993813779 6556609.59312133) CLWS