Marriage and Children
Henry married on 20 January 1818 to Marianne Coldham (Yorkshire, England, 12 December 1793 – Pakaraka, New Zealand, 16 December 1879). They had eleven children:
- Edward Marsh (2 November 1818 – 11 October 1909). Married Jane Davis, daughter of CMS member Richard Davis.
- Marianne (28 April 1820 – 25 November 1919). Married Christopher Pearson Davies.
- Samuel (17 January 1822 – 14 March 1907). Married Mary Williams, daughter of William and Jane Williams.
- Henry (10 November 1823 – 6 December 1907). Married Jane Elizabeth Williams (also a daughter of William and Jane).
- Thomas Coldham (18 July 1825 – 19 May 1912). Married Annie Palmer Beetham.
- John William (6 April 1827 – 27 April 1904). Married Sarah Busby, daughter of James Busby.
- Sarah (26 February 1829 – 5 April 1866). Married Thomas Bidulph Hutton.
- Catherine (Kate) (24 February 1831 – 8 January 1902). Married Octavius Hadfield.
- Caroline Elizabeth (13 November 1832 – 20 January 1916). Married Samuel Bloomfield Ludbrook.
- Lydia Jane (2 December 1834 – 28 November 1891); married Hugh Carleton on 30 November 1860
- Joseph Marsden (5 March 1837 – 30 March 1892)
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