| Authorised form of name | Marsham; Robert (c 1708 - 1797) |
| Dates | c 1708 - 1797 |
| Date of birth | c. 1708 |
| Place of death | Stratton Strawless, Norfolk |
| Date of death | 04 September 1797 |
| Activity | Education:
Clare College, Cambridge (admitted 1728)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/03/1780 |
| Relationships | Married (1) Mary Browne of Yaxham, d. 1752, one son, Robert (1749-1812); (2) Elizabeth Newby of Stratton (1739-1807), one son Thomas (1758-1773) |
| PublishedWorks | 'Indications of Spring' published in 'Philosophical Transactions' by Royal Society 1789 |
| OtherInfo | Friend and correspondent of Gilbert White of Selborne |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Venn
Notes:
Venn says died at age 90
Correspondence with Gilbert White published in the Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Natural History Society, 1876
Tim Sparks, John Lines 'Chapters in the Life of Robert Marsham Esq FRS of Straton Strawless, Norfolk ' (2008) See Chapter 5, pp47-50, Marsham and the Royal Society. |
| Code | NA5519 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| L&P/11/12 | Paper, 'Supplement to his paper on the measurement of trees, published 1759' by Robert Marsham | 29 May 1796 |
| L&P/6/249 | Letter, 'Of the washing of tree trunks' from Robert Marsham to Charles Moss | 21 May 1777 |
| L&P/7/210 | Paper, 'Further account of the usefulness of washing the stems of trees' by Robert Marsham | 29 October 1780 |
| L&P/9/126 | Paper, 'Table of indications of spring' by Robert Marsham | 1789 |
| IM/002990 | Marsham, Robert | nd |
| EC/1779/28 | Marsham, Robert: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |