He was the second son and third child of the solicitor William Marshall ( 1776 -- 1842 ) and Ann Cropley ( c. 1793 -- 1861 ) , his second wife .
John Marshall was born in Ely , Cambridgeshire .
John Marshall was the second John Marshall and third child of the solicitor William Marshall ( 1776 -- 1842 ) and Ann Cropley ( c. 1793 -- 1861 ) , his second wife .
John Marshall was born in Ely , Cambridgeshire .