Wikipedia / Marshman
Wikipedia / Marshman
The name Marshman is a family, or surname which originated in England and either refers to an occupation - namely a person whose job it was to work the marshes or it is derived from their residency possibly of Marsham in Norfolk, or in Mersham in Kent. There is a strong settlement of the Marshman family in Wiltshire, especially near Dilton Marsh.
Today in East Anglia, in England, workers known as Marshmen continue to collect reeds and rushes for the thatching industry.
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People
Arthur A. J. Marshman (1929–1997), English architect
Bobby Marshman (1936–1964), American racing driver
D. M. Marshman, Jr. (1922–2015), American screenwriter
General Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-Allan (1830–1897), British soldier and politician
Hannah Marshman (1767–1847), English missionary
Jack Marshman (born 1989), Welsh mixed martial artist
John Clark Marshman (1794–1877), English journalist and historian
Joshua Marshman (1768–1837), English missionary
Marshman Edward Wadsworth (1847–1921), American geologist and educator
Victoria Marshman, contestant on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9