Marshall, Paul Harry (1853-1920)

Henderson’s City of Vancouver Directory, 1905, page 361.
Henderson’s City of Vancouver Directory, 1905, page 427.

Paul Harry Marshall was a realtor and an insurance broker. He lived at 821 Broughton Street in 1901.

Family Background

Paul Harry Marshall was born in Bellary, Madras, India on October 13, 1852. His parents were George Alfred Marshall (1814–1858) and Rosalie Chivers Stedman (1831–1901).

George Alfred Marshall was an officer in the 18th Madras Infantry.

On July 9, 1851, he married Rosalie Chivers Stedman.

Ipswich Journal (Ipswich, England), July 12, 1851, page 2, column 7.
Ipswich Journal (Ipswich, England), July 12, 1851, page 2, column 7.

In 1856, the army promoted him to the rank of major: “Captain George Alfred Marshall, Madras infantry, to be major in the army, from the 9th April, 1856, vice General J. Greenstreet, Bengal infantry, deceased,” Allen’s Indian Mail Newspaper Archives, October 31, 1856, page 13.

George died on December 11, 1858, after an attack of cholera.

John Bull (London, England), February 7, 1859; page 16, column 3 [edited image].

Rosalie Marshall died in England on March 11, 1901.

Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright. Name: Rosalie Chivers Marshall; Death Date: 11 Mar 1901; Death Place: Somerset, England; Probate Date: 3 Dec 1901; Probate Registry: London, England. [edited image].

Early Life

In 1861, Paul was living with his mother’s family in Sudbury, Suffolk, England.

In 1871, he was with his mother in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. He was working as a solicitor’s articled clerk.

To Canada

By the late 1870, Paul was living in Ontario.

On November 7, 1877, in St. Catharines, Ontario, he married Susan Ann Jukes. She was born in St. Catharines on December 2, 1857. Her parents were Augustus Louis Jukes (1821-1905) and Phoebe Maria Adams (1821-1897). (Susan Ann Jukes was a sister of Andrew Jukes, who was the father of Arthur Ewart Jukes.)

Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNF-F94 : 11 March 2018), Paul Harry Marshall and Susan Ann Jukes, 07 Nov 1877; citing registration , St Catharines, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,649.

Phoebe Jukes died in Wellington, British Columbia on November 15, 1897.

Victoria Daily Colonist, November 18, 1897, page 8, column 1; https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist18971118uvic/18971118#page/n7/mode/1up.

Augustus Jukes died in Vancouver on December 3, 1905.

Vancouver Daily World, December 4, 1905, page 1.

In 1881 and 1891, the Marshall family was living in St Catharines, Ontario. Paul was a druggist.

To Vancouver

Paul first appeared in the Vancouver directories in 1905. He was a realtor and insurance broker, and he was living at 821 Broughton Street.

He lived at the following addresses in Vancouver.

1905821 Broughton Street
1906 to 19071004 Broughton Street
19081145 Robson Street
1909 to 1910947 West Eighth Avenue
1911 to 19201636 West 11th Avenue

To Eleventh Avenue

In December 1911, the Marshall family moved to 1635 West 11th Avenue.

Vancouver Province, December 29, 1911, page 5, column 4.

In 1919, an automobile struck Paul, causing several injuries, but they were apparently not serious.

Vancouver Province, November 4, 1919, page 7, column 5.

Paul died in Vancouver on January 10, 1920.

Vancouver Province, January 10, 1920, page 22, columns 1-3.

Further information and illustrations in progress: November 30, 2020.