Modern English biography

MARGARY, AUGUSTUS RAYMOND (3 son of Henry Joshua Margary). _b._ Belgaum, Bombay 26 May 1846; ed. in France, at North Walsham gr. sch. and at Univ. coll. London; a student interpreter on Chinese consular establishment 2 Feb. 1867, went to Pekin, March 1867, a third class assistant 18 Nov. 1869; left Hankow on an overland journey to Mandalay 4 Sep. 1874, ascended the Yuen river and travelled by land through Kweichow and Yunnan, reaching Bhamo 17 Jany. 1875, being the first Englishman traversing this route; sent forward to survey road from Burmah to Western China 19 Feb. 1875; _murdered_ at Manwein on the Chinese frontier 21 Feb. 1875. _Notes of a journey from Hankow to Ta-li Fu. Shanghai_ 1875; _The journey of A. R. Margary from Shanghai to Bhamo_ (1876), _preface pp. i–xxi_, _portrait_; _J. Anderson’s Mandalay to Momien_ (1876) 364–449; _I.L.N. lxvi_ 233, 257 (1875), _portrait_; _Graphic_, _xi_ 296 (1875), _portrait_. MARGETTS, CHARLES (3 son of Wm. Margetts of Huntingdon, solicitor). _b._ Huntingdon 1795; admitted attorney 1818, solicitor 1843; practised at Huntingdon 1818 to death; judge of the old local court for the liberty of Huntingdon to 1847; registrar of Huntingdon county court 1847–67; coroner for hundred of Hunts. many years; undersheriff for Cambs. and Hunts. several times; mayor of Huntingdon. _d._ Market place, Huntingdon 15 Oct. 1881. MARGOLIOUTH, MOSES (son of Gershon Margoliouth). _b._ Suwalki, Poland 3 Dec. 1820; _bapt._ at Liverpool a member of the Church of England 13 April 1838; entered Trin. coll. Dublin, Jany. 1840; C. of St. Augustine, Liverpool 30 June 1844; incumb. of Glasnevin near Dublin and exam. chaplain to bishop of Kildare, Sep. 1844; C. of Tranmere, Cheshire; C. of St. Bartholomew, Salford; C. of Wybunbury, Cheshire 1853–5; C. of St. Paul, Haggerstone, London 1864–7; C. of Wyton, Hunts. 1861–3; C. of St. Paul, Onslow sq. London 1871–3; V. of Little Linford, Bucks. 1877 to death; Ph. D. Erlangen 1857; started a Hebrew Christian monthly mag. entitled The Star of Jacob 6 numbers Jany. to June 1847; conducted a quarterly periodical called The Hebrew Christian witness and prophetic investigator 1872 to end of 1877 except one year; author of A pilgrimage to the land of my fathers 2 vols. 1858; The history of the Jews in Great Britain 3 vols. 1851; The curates of Riversdale, recollections in the life of a clergyman 3 vols. 1860; The spirit of prophecy 1864; The poetry of the Hebrew pentateuch 1871 and 25 other books. _d._ London 25 Feb. 1881. _bur._ Little Linford churchyard. _M. Margoliouth’s Fundamental principles of modern Judaism investigated_ (1843) _memoir pp. i–x_; _M. Margoliouth’s Some triumphs and trophies of the world_ (1882) _memoir pp. vii–xxii_; _Journal of British Archæol. Assoc. xxxvii_ 220 (1881). MARGUERITTES, JULIE DE (dau. of Augustus Bozzi Granville, physician 1783–1872). _b._ London 1814; _m._ (1) Count de Marguerittes who was expelled from France on establishment of the second republic, they went to New York where she supported him by writing, when Marguerittes was recalled by Louis Napoleon he abandoned her, she obtained a divorce and _m._ (2) George G. Foster an author and publisher of New York, he was known as Gaslight Foster and _d._ 1850; gave concerts and readings and appeared on the stage at Broadway theatre, New York 9 March 1852 in the opera of La Gazza Ladra; retired from the stage and became dramatic critic of the Sunday Transcript, Philadelphia; _m._ (3) Samuel J. Rea, journalist, Philadelphia; author of The ins and outs of Paris. Philadelphia 1855; Italy and the war of 1859. 1859; Parisian pickings, or Paris in all states and stations 1860. _d._ Philadelphia 21 June 1866. MARIAN, stage name of Maria Elizabeth Wedde. _b._ Benkendorfe near Halle-au-der-Saale, Prussia 31 Jany. 1866; a giantess nearly eight feet high; exhibited as the ‘Amazon Queen’ in Babil and Bijou at the Alhambra theatre, London, Sep. 1882. _d._ Berlin 22 Jany. 1884. _Illust. sp. and dr. news xviii_ 25 (1882), _portrait_. MARIO, GUISEPPE, stage name of Giovanni Battista Matteo, Cavaliere di Candia (son of General di Candia of the Piedmontese army). _b._ Cagliari, Sardinia 1808; ed. military acad. Turin 1821 and was in the army 1829–36; a refugee in France 1836; taught by Meyerbeer in Paris 1838; appeared as Robert le diable at the Grand opera, Paris 4 Dec. 1838; appeared in London at Her Majesty’s theatre as Gennaro in Lucrezia Borgia 6 June 1839; he was most successful in the leading tenor roles in Les Huguenots, Faust, Il Barbiere and in certain operas of Verdi and Mozart; sang at Her Majesty’s 1839–41 and 1843–5, at Covent Garden nearly every season up to 1871 and took the tenor parts in 47 operas; _m._ Giulia Grisi, she _d._ Berlin 29 Nov. 1869 having had 6 daughters one born in London and 2 married to Englishmen; the earnings of Mario and Grisi during the seasons in London, Paris and St. Petersburg were enormous, his salaries alone are said to have been a quarter of a million; they resided at Salviate near Florence from 1853 where he had a fine collection of art treasures which he was obliged to sell in 1867; in 1871 he removed to Rome; his last appearance was as Fernando in La Favorita at Covent Garden 19 July 1871, for six years before his retirement his voice was gone; being in distressed circumstances a concert for his benefit was given at St. James’ hall, London 29 May 1878; visited England the last time in Aug. 1881. _d._ 176 Via di Ripetta, Rome 11 Dec. 1883. _bur._ in cemetery of St. Lorenzo 13 Dec. _W. Beale’s Light of other days_, _ii_ 1–150 (1890); _L. Engel’s Mozart to Mario_, _ii_ 261–371 (1886); _H. F. Chorley’s Thirty years recollections_, _i_ 275–83 (1862); _Tinsley’s Mag. Feb. 1884 pp._ 195–202; _Temple Bar_, _March 1884 pp._ 344–59; _I.L.N. lix_ 193, 194 (1871) _portrait_, _lxxxiii_ 613 (1883) _portrait_; _Graphic_, _xxviii_ 608 (1883), _portrait_. MARJORIBANKS, DAVID ROBERTSON, 1 Baron (youngest son of sir John Marjoribanks, 1 baronet 1763–1833). _b._ Eccles, Berwickshire 2 April 1797; ed. at high school and univ. of Edinb.; merchant London; assumed surname of Robertson in lieu of Marjoribanks by r.l. 2 Sep. 1834; M.P. Berwickshire 1859–73; lord lieut. of Berwickshire 10 Dec. 1860 to death; created baron Marjoribanks of Ladykirk, co. Berwick 12 June 1873. _d._ 56 Upper Brook st. London 19 June 1873 when title became extinct; personalty sworn under £300,000, 1 Nov. 1873. _I.L.N. lxii_ 619 (1873), _lxiii_ 423. MARJORIBANKS, EDWARD (4 son of Edward Marjoribanks of Lees, Berwickshire 1735–1815). _b._ 31 May 1776; ed. at Edinburgh high sch. and univ.; obtained an exhibition at Balliol coll. Oxf. but never went into residence; learnt banking in house of Thomas Coutts, Strand, London; junior partner in Coutts’ bank 1797 and senior partner 1837 to death. _d._ Greenlands, Bucks. 17 Sep. 1868, personalty sworn under £600,000, 5 Dec. 1868. MARJORIBANKS, SIR JOHN, 3 Baronet (1 son of sir Wm. Marjoribanks, 2 bart. 1792–1834). _b._ Madras 4 May 1830; ed. at Eton and Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1851, M.A. 1865; succeeded 1834; master of Northumberland and Berwickshire hounds 1875. _d._ Netherby 18 Nov. 1884. _Baily’s Mag. March 1877 p._ 63, _portrait_. MARK, BERTRAM VON DER, Doctor of music; opened a college at Bristol for teaching music under a system of his own 1841, it continued till 1851; took a number of his youngest pupils on a tour, the company became known as Dr. Mark and his little men 1851; his boys were apprenticed to him for periods of 3, 5 or 7 years; he had 4 bands of juvenile performers, namely a juvenile orchestra, a royal rifle corps band, a drum and fife band, and an orchestra of little men; opened the royal college of music at Bridge st. Manchester 1858, which failed in 1861, he spent the remainder of his life in endeavours to pay off his debts; first performed in London at St. James’ hall 12 Jany. 1861; composer of Six indispensable studies for musicians; The Revelations or the second coming of Christ, an oratorio; A complete church service; Six concert pieces; The bridge of Messina, an opera; Class book for the pianoforte. Manchester 1859; and upwards of 100 other pieces consisting of hymns, marches, overtures, sonatas, symphonies and dance music. _d._ 8 Great John st. Manchester 2 Jany. 1868 aged 52. _bur._ St. Luke’s ch. Chetham. _Era 2 Feb. 1868 p._ 6; _Illust. news of the world 9 Feb. 1861_, 5 _views_; _Manchester Courier 7 Jany. 1868 p._ 5; _The Pianist by Dr. Mark. Bristol_ (1865), _portrait_. MARKBY, THOMAS (1 son of rev. W. H. Markby, R. of Duxford, Cambs.). _b._ 1824; ed. Trin. coll. Camb., B.A. 1846, M.A. 1849; ordained 1848; head master of proprietary college school, St. John’s Wood, London 1854–61; private tutor at Camb.; classical lecturer at Trinity hall; sec. to the syndicate for conducting local examinations 1867 to death; edited F. Bacon’s The two books of the proficiency of learning 1852, and The essays, civil and moral 1853; author of The life and poetry of Chaucer 1858; The man Christ Jesus 1862; Practical essays on education 1868. _d._ Cambridge 4 March 1870. MARKES, ROBERT WILLIAM. _b._ 1802; founder of the Hollywood whist club 1835; an artist; a member of the Socials, a club meeting at Clunn’s Richardson’s hotel, Piazza, Covent Garden, London; formerly of Hollywood house, West Brompton. _d._ 288 King’s road, Chelsea 26 July 1875. _The Westminster Papers 1 Aug. 1875 p._ 77. MARKHAM, FREDERIC (3 son of admiral John Markham 1761–1827). _b._ Ades in Chailey parish near Lewes 16 Aug. 1805; entered at Westminster sch. 15 June 1814, king’s scholar 1820, expelled for a boating scrape 1824; ensign 32 foot 13 May 1824, lieut.-col. 22 July 1842 to 28 Nov. 1854; second to captain John Rowland Smyth in a fatal duel with Standish O’Grady barrister 18 March 1830, Smyth and Markham were tried for their lives and sentenced each to a year’s imprisonment in Kilmainham gaol; commanded second infantry brigade at first and second sieges of Mooltan during Punjaub campaign of 1848–9; C.B. 9 June 1849; A.D.C. to the queen 2 Aug. 1850 to 28 Nov. 1854; adjutant general of the queen’s troops in India, March 1854; commandant of the Peshawur district Nov. 1854; commanded second division of the army before Sebastopol 30 July 1855; lieut. general 30 July 1855; author of Shooting in the Himalayas, a journal of sporting adventures in Chinese Tartary, Ladac, Thibet and Cashmere 1854. _d._ Limmer’s hotel, 1 George st. Hanover sq. London 21 Nov. 1855. _bur._ at Morland near Penrith 1 Dec., in which church is monument put up by officers of his regiment. _Men of the time_ (1856) 528–9. MARKHAM, MRS. HANNAH. _b._ St. Albans, May or June 1785; nurse in family of R. B. Sheridan’s brother, afterwards in service of Marquess of Dufferin. _d._ Roxby 28 June 1892 aged 107. _Daily Graphic 4 July 1892 p._ 8 _col._ 2, _portrait_. MARKHAM, WILLIAM (eld. son of William Markham 1760–1815). _b._ 28 June 1796; ed. Westminster, king’s scholar 1811, matric. from Ch. Ch. Oxf. 9 May 1815; colonel 2 West York militia; contested Ripon 10 Dec. 1832. _d._ 26 Jany. 1852. MARKHAM, WILLIAM ORLANDO (son of Charles Markham, clerk of the peace, Northampton). _b._ 1818; studied medicine at Edinb., Paris, and Heidelberg; M.D. Edinb. 1840; F.R.C.P. Lond. 1854; F.K.Q.C.P. Ireland 1867; physician St. Mary’s hospital, London, and lecturer at the medical sch.; Gulstonian lecturer 1864; poor law inspector and medical adviser to poor law board Aug. 1866; edited British Medical journal 1860 to 1866 when he was presented with an address signed by 1500 members of the British medical association; translated J. Skoda’s A treatise on auscultation 1853, and C. Neubauer and J. Vogel’s A guide to the analysis of the urine 1863; author of Remarks on the surgical practice of Paris 1840; Diseases of the heart 1856, 2 ed. 1860; Bleeding and change in type of diseases 1864; Vivisection, is it necessary or justifiable? 1866. _d._ 21 Nightingale lane, Clapham, Surrey 23 Jany. 1891. MARKLAND, JAMES HEYWOOD (youngest son of Robert Markland, check and fustian manufacturer at Manchester, _d._ 1828). _b._ Ardwick Green, Manchester 7 Dec. 1788; ed. at Chester gr. sch.; solicitor in London 1810, partner in firm of Markland and Wright to 1839; parliamentary agent of the West India planters 1814; F.S.A. 1809, director of the society 1827 to April 1829; F.R.S. 28 March 1816; D.C.L. Oxf. 21 June 1849; resided at Bath 1842 to death; pres. of Bath literary club founded 1852; founded for Mrs. Charlotte Ramsden of Bath an annual sermon at St. Mary’s church, Cambridge, upon the subject of church extension over the colonies, the proposal was accepted by the senate 9 Feb. 1848; distributed for the Misses Mitford of Bath £14,000 in charitable works in England and the colonies; author of A few plain reasons for adhering to the church 1807, anon.; A few words on the sin of lying 1834, anon.; On the reverence due to holy places 1845, 3 ed. 1846; Remarks on English churches and on rendering sepulchral monuments subservient to Christian uses 1842, 3 ed. 1843; The offertory, the most excellent way of contributing money for Christian purposes 1862; contributed numerous articles to the Censura Literaria and to Notes and Queries. _d._ 1 Lansdown crescent, Bath 28 Dec. 1864, memorial window in Bath abbey. _G.M._ (1821) _pt. ii p._ 278, (1865) _pt. i pp._ 649–52. MARLBOROUGH, GEORGE SPENCER CHURCHILL, 5 Duke of (1 son of 4 duke of Marlborough 1766–1840). _b._ Billhill, parish of Sonning, Berks. 27 Dec. 1793; styled earl of Sunderland 1793–1817; ed. at Eton; cr. D.C.L. of Oxford univ. 15 June 1841; styled marquess of Blandford 1817–40; M.P. Chippenham 1818–20; M.P.Woodstock 1826–34 and 1838–40; succeeded as 5 duke 5 March 1840; lord lieut. of Oxfordshire 27 April 1842 to death; lieut.-col. commanding Oxfordshire regt. of yeomanry 19 March 1845 to death. _d._ Blenheim palace, Woodstock 1 July 1857, will proved Sep. 1857 under £200,000. _Waagen’s Treasures of Art_, _iii_ 121–32 (1854); _G.M. iii_ 214 (1857); _In the matter of the duke and duchess of Marlborough_ (1853). NOTE.--In 1817 the then marquess of Blandford lived with Miss Susan Adelaide Law and afterward went through a form of marriage with her, the officiating minister being an officer disguised as a clergyman, soon after however he married a dau. of the earl of Galloway. The Satirist newspaper having stated that the first connection was a legitimate marriage and that the children of the marquess of Blandford were not legitimate, a rule was made absolute against the proprietor of The Satirist in the Court of Queen’s bench on 22 Nov. 1838. _The Annual Register_ (1838) 294–6. MARLBOROUGH, JOHN WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL, 6 Duke of (1 son of the preceding). _b._ Garboldisham hall, Harling, Norfolk 2 June 1822; styled earl of Sunderland 1822–40; ed. at Eton; matric. from Oriel coll. Oxf. 15 June 1840, cr. D.C.L. 7 June 1853; styled marquess of Blandford 1840–57; M.P. Woodstock 1844–5, 1847–57; contested Middlesex 17 July 1852; he was the author of the Blandford act 1856, 19 & 20 Vict. cap. 104 for subdivision of extensive parishes in large towns; succeeded as 6 duke 1 July 1857; lord lieut. of Oxfordshire 24 Sep. 1857 to death; lord steward of the household 10 July 1866 to 1867; P.C. 10 July 1866; lord president of the council 8 March 1867 to 9 Dec. 1868; K.G. 23 May 1868; lord lieutenant of Ireland 28 Nov. 1876 to 28 April 1880; grand master of the order of St. Patrick 12 Dec. 1876 to 20 April 1880; a very popular viceroy; the duchess instituted an Irish famine relief fund 1879 by which she collected £112,484, which was spent in seed potatoes, food and clothing; she received the order of Victoria and Albert 4 May 1880; he commenced a series of sales of the family collections which were continued by his successor, the Marlborough gems were sold in one lot at Christies’ for £10,000, 1875; author of A letter to sir George Grey on legislation for the church of England. Westminster 1856; _found dead_ on floor of his bedroom 29 Berkeley sq. London 5 July 1883. _bur._ in chapel of Blenheim palace 10 July. _Antiquarian Mag. i_ 35–8, 78–83, 255–6 (1882), _ii_ 145–6; _C. Brown’s Life of lord Beaconsfield_, _ii_ 87 (1882), _portrait_; _I.L.N. lxix_ 404 (1876), _portrait_; _Graphic_, _xxviii_ 32 (1883), _portrait_; _Times, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 July 1883_. MARLBOROUGH, GEORGE CHARLES SPENCER CHURCHILL, 8 Duke of (1 son of the preceding). _b._ Wilmington crescent, London, a residence of the marquess of Londonderry 13 May 1844; styled earl of Sunderland 1844–57, and marquess of Blandford 1857–83; educ. at Eton; cornet royal regt. of horse guards 12 June 1863, lieut. 5 June 1866, retired 12 May 1869; succeeded as 8 duke 5 July 1883; _m._ (1) 8 Nov. 1869 lady Albertha 6 dau. of 1 duke of Abercorn, she obtained a divorce 10 Feb. 1883 for her husband’s crim. con. with the countess of Aylesford, she continued to call herself marchioness of Blandford; _m._ (2) 29 June 1888 Lily the widow of Lewis Hammersley of New York; his perpetual pension of £4,000 a year was commuted on payment of £100,000, 2 Aug. 1884; under Lord Cairns’s act sold the Blenheim collection of pictures, books and curiosities 1885–6; chairman of Brush electrical engineering co., of Electric and general investment co., and of Woodstock railway co. to death; wrote on art in periodicals attacking prevailing English schools and methods of painting. _d._ suddenly from heart disease at Blenheim palace 9 Nov. 1892. _bur._ Woodstock. Will proved for £350,000 gross. _Baily’s Mag. xxviii_ 187 (1876), _portrait_; _The Times 10, 11, 15 Nov. 1892_. NOTE.--The National gallery purchased from him Raphael’s Ansidei Madonna for £75,000 and Vandyck’s Charles I. on horseback for £12,000. The Berlin museum bought a Sebastiano del Piombo and another picture, the Paris Rothschilds three works of Rubens, and the rest of the collection was sold at Christies 1884–5. The Sunderland library was sold by Puttick and Simpson 1881 and 1883 for £56,581, and the Blenheim enamels fetched above £73,000 in 1883. MARLING, SIR SAMUEL STEPHENS, 1 Baronet (son of Wm. Marling of Stroud, Gloucs.) _b._ Woodchester, Gloucs. 10 April 1810; a woollen cloth manufacturer; M.P. West Gloucs. 1868 to 1874, M.P. Stroud 1875–80; created a baronet 10 May 1882. _d._ in his counting house at Ebley Mills, Stroud 22 Oct. 1883. _I.L.N. lxxxiii_ 428 (1883), _portrait_. MARLOIS, EDOUARD. _b._ in France 1847; acted as répétiteur to Marie Roze and other singers; director of music at Adelphi and Covent Garden theatre; wrote short pieces for the German Reeds and other entertainments; composer of The flower’s fate, a song 1877; Behind the stars, a song 1877; Six pièces intimes pour le piano 1878; Ave Maria, trio, published in Choruses for ladies’ voices, No. 52, 1880; Serenado pour le piano 1880, and 25 other pieces. _d._ 209 Euston road, London 21 Jany. 1881. MARLOW, CHARLES. _b._ Hoar Cross near Newborough, Staffs. 1814; first rode at Houghton meeting 1828; his first winning race was on Gab for the Sherborne stakes at Cheltenham 1831; first jockey to Mr. Alderman Copeland 1837; on Combermere won the Dee at Chester 1842; rode Lord Eglington’s horse Eagles’ Plume for the Derby 1848; on the Flying Dutchman won the Derby and the St. Leger 1849; with Mr. Wauchope’s Catharine Hayes took the Oaks 1853; broke his leg when riding Nettle for the Oaks 1855; had a high character for honesty but took to drinking. _d._ Devizes workhouse, Oct. 1882. _bur._ Devizes 28 Oct. _Sporting Review_, _Jany. 1857 pp._ 1–5, _portrait_; _Baily’s Mag. Dec. 1882 p._ 60; _I.L.N. xxii_ 416 (1853), _portrait_. MARLOW, WILLIAM BIDDLECOMB. _b._ 1795; 2 lieut. R.E. 1 Sep. 1815, col. 25 Nov. 1857 to 26 March 1862 when he retired on full pay as M.G. _d._ Anglesey lodge near Gosport 4 Jany. 1864. MARNOCK, ROBERT. _b._ Kintore, Aberdeenshire 12 March 1800; gardener at Bretton hall, Yorkshire; laid out Sheffield botanic garden 1834 and was the first curator; a nurseryman at Hackney; laid out garden of royal botanic society in Regent’s park, curator about 1840–62; practised as a landscape gardener 1862–79; laid out garden for prince Demidoff at San Donato near Florence; laid out Alexandra park at Hastings 1878; the most successful landscape gardener of his time; edited The Floricultural Magazine 1836–42 and The united gardeners’ and land stewards’ journal 1845 &c.; author with Richard Deakin of the first vol. of Florigraphia Britannica, or engravings and descriptions of the flowering plants and ferns of Britain 1837. _d._ Oxford and Cambridge Mansions, Marylebone road, London 15 Nov. 1889, cremated at Woking and remains deposited at Kensal Green 21 Nov. _Gardeners’ Chronicle 29 April 1882 pp._ 565, 567, _portrait_; _Gardeners’ Mag. 23 Nov. 1889 pp._ 733, 744, _portrait_. MAROCHETTI, CARLO (son of French parents). _b._ Turin 1805; naturalised at Paris 1814; ed. at the Lycée Napoleon, Paris; studied art in Rome 1822–30; exhibited equestrian statue of Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy at Paris, presented statue to city of Turin, for this he was created a baron of the Italian Kingdom by Carlo Alberto, king of Sardinia; executed relief of battle of Jemappes on the Arc de l’ Etoile, and tomb of Bellini in cemetery of Père Lachaise, Paris; chevalier of legion of honour 1839; came to England 1848; exhibited a bust and statue of Sappho at the R.A. 1850; the model of his great equestrian statue of Richard Cœur de Lion attracted universal attention at Great Exhibition 1851, statue was erected in bronze in palace yard, Westminster 1860; exhibited 35 pieces of sculpture at R.A. 1851–67; designed granite obelisk to memory of soldiers slain in the Crimea 1856, and statue of lord Clyde in Carlton Gardens, London 1867; elected without ballot into Athenæum club 1853; A.R.A. 1861, R.A. 1866; grand officer of St. Maurice and Lazare, July 1861; lived at 34 Onslow sq. London. _d._ suddenly at residence of his sister-in-law Countess de Sade at Passy near Paris 29 Dec. 1867. _Sandby’s Royal Academy_, _ii_ 352 (1862); _I.L.N. xxxvlii_ 176, 178 (1861), _portrait_; _Illust. Times 28 July 1866 p._ 57, _portrait_; _G.M. Feb. 1868 pp._ 249–50. MARQUIS, JAMES. _b._ 5 March 1824; ensign 3 Bengal N.I. 29 May 1841, captain 23 Nov. 1856; major Bengal staff corps 18 Feb. 1861, lieut.-col. 17 Feb. 1867; served in Bundelcund campaign 1842–3 and in Punjab campaign 1848–9; second in command of Punjab infantry at siege and storm of Delhi 1857; served in Bhootan campaign 1865; placed on unemployed supernumerary list 17 Feb. 1886; L.G. 22 Jany. 1887. _d._ Brookland, Hawke road, Norwood 5 Dec. 1891. MARRABLE, FREDERICK (son of sir Thomas Marrable, secretary of board of green cloth). _b._ 1818; articled to Edward Blore the architect; architect in London; superintending architect to Metropolitan board of works 1856–62; designed and built offices of the board 10–14 Spring Gardens 1860; designed Garrick club, 13 and 15 Garrick st. 1862, archbishop Tenison’s school 30 Leicester sq. 1872, St. Peter’s church, Deptford, and St. Mary Magdalen’s church at St. Leonards; exhibited 12 architectural designs at R.A. 1843–70. _d._ Witley, Surrey 22 June 1872. MARRAS, GIACINTO (son of Giovanni Marras, painter). _b._ Naples 6 July 1810; studied at Real collegio di musica Naples; came to England 1835 and sang at the Philharmonic society, the Antient concerts, &c.; made a concert tour in Russia 1842; sang in Vienna, Naples and Paris 1844; naturalised in England 12 Jany. 1850; his Monday Après-midis musicales at his house 10 Hyde park gate, London, met with great success about 1860, he resumed them in 1873; made a professional tour in India 1870–3; sang the leading tenor parts in most of the Italian operas in vogue during his career; very successful as a teacher of singing; an able pianist, his numerous compositions belong to the pure Italian school; composer of Cara di notte tacita, serenata a due voci 1835; Ah se tu fossi meco, barcarola 1839; 12 Lezioni di canto 1849; L’abborito romanza 1854; Elements of singing. Elementi vocali 1850, for which the king of Naples sent him a gold medal; Edenland, song 1871; Oh! were I blest above 1877, and upwards of 110 other compositions, London 1839–77; _m._ a dau. of major Stephenson, a brilliant amateur musician by whom he had a dau. Madame Schulz a well known singer. _d._ Monte Carlo 8 May 1883. _bur._ protestant cemetery at Cannes. _Theatre_, _ii_ 44–5 (1883). MARRAT, WILLIAM. _b._ Pibsey, Lincolnshire 6 April 1772; printer and publisher at Boston some years; taught mathematics in New York 1817–20 and at Liverpool from 1821; mathematical tutor in a school at Exeter 1833–6; contributed to Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s diary and other mathematical serials 50 years; conducted The enquirer, Boston, Lincolnshire 1811–12, 3 vols.; author of An