George William Marshall,
LL.D.
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,
FSA (1839–1905
) was an English officer of arms, serving as
Rouge Dragon Pursuivant
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The current Rouge Dragon Pursuivant is Adam Tuck, who was appointed on 12 June 2019. The office ...
from 1887 to 1904,
and as
York Herald
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from 1904
to 1905.
He served as
High Sheriff of Herefordshire
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for 1902,
and was the same year appointed a
deputy lieutenant of
Herefordshire
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.
He published ''Collections for a Genealogical Account of the Family of Comberbach'' in 1866.
This was the first Comberbach surname study.
He compiled ''The Genealogist's Guide'' (first edition 1879; revised and extended editions 1885, 1893 and 1903), a directory of published
genealogies
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, which remains a standard work of reference.
Works
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References
External links
The College of Arms
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Deputy Lieutenants of Herefordshire
English officers of arms
High Sheriffs of Herefordshire
1839 births
1905 deaths