Jacob Marsham

The Hon Jacob Marsham DD (1760 – 28 January 1840) was an English cleric, Canon of Windsor from 1805 to 1840.[1]

Life

He was born in 1760, the third son of Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, and then was a fellow of King’s College, Cambridge, graduating M.A. in 1783 and D.D. in 1797.[2]

Marsham was a prebendary of Bath and Wells in 1789, and prebendary of Rochester from 1797 to 1840. He was installed as rector of St Michael and All Angels' Church, Wilmington, Kent in 1800.

In 1805 Marsham was appointed canon of the twelfth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in the place of Edward Legge who had been appointed dean.[3]

Family

Marsham married in 1784 Amelia Frances Bullock.[4]

Notes
  1. Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
  2. "Marsham, Jacob (MRSN783J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. Chester Courant – Tuesday 26 February 1805. p.3. Sunday's Mail
  4. The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle. E. Cave. 1793. p. 1061.
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