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George William Marshall

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George William Marshall, LL.D., FSA (1839–1905[1]) was an English officer of arms, serving as Rouge Dragon Pursuivant from 1887 to 1904,[1] and as York Herald from 1904[1] to 1905.

He served as High Sheriff of Herefordshire for 1902,[1][2] and was the same year appointed a deputy lieutenant of Herefordshire.[1][3]

He published Collections for a Genealogical Account of the Family of Comberbach in 1866.[1] This was the first Comberbach surname study.[1]

He compiled The Genealogist's Guide (first edition 1879; revised and extended editions 1885, 1893 and 1903), a directory of published genealogies, which remains a standard work of reference.

Works

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  • Marshall, George W. (1903). The Genealogist's Guide. Guildford: Billing and Sons.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "George William Marshall - Cumberbatch.org". 29 September 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ "No. 27414". The London Gazette. 7 March 1902. p. 1625.
  3. ^ "No. 27417". The London Gazette. 18 March 1902. p. 1891.
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Heraldic offices
Preceded by Rouge Dragon Pursuivant
1887–1904
Succeeded by
Preceded by York Herald
1904–1905
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by
James Louis Alexander Hope
High Sheriff of Herefordshire
1902
Succeeded by