George William Marshall
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
- Marshall, George W. (1903). The Genealogist's Guide. Guildford: Billing and Sons.
References
External links
- The College of Arms
- CUHAGS Officer of Arms Index
Heraldic offices | ||
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Preceded by Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty | Rouge Dragon Pursuivant 1887–1904 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Sir Henry Burke | York Herald 1904–1905 | Succeeded by Sir Arthur Cochrane |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by James Louis Alexander Hope | High Sheriff of Herefordshire 1902 | Succeeded by Sir Joseph Verdin |