Ann Marshall made her mark on the marriage certificate, so she wouldn't have noticed if father's name was wrong. James and Ann's first son was named John and their second daughter Jane, with second son being James and first daughter Alice after James's parents. No son named Richard.
But John Marshall did have an elder brother named Richard, about a year older than him. I don't seem to have traced him after his baptism (11 Nov 1798). I wonder whether the vicar or clerk could have got John confused with his brother.
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