William Marshall

Scottish composer (1748-1833)
Person human Q1724782
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William Marshall

Summary

William Marshall is a human[1]. He was born in Moray[2]. He was born on December 27, 1748[3]. He died on May 29, 1833[4]. He worked as a composer[5] and fiddler[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Marshall was born in Moray[2].
  • William Marshall's place of birth was Fochabers[8].
  • William Marshall was born on December 27, 1748[3].
  • William Marshall died on May 29, 1833[4].
  • William Marshall held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • William Marshall held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[10].
  • William Marshall worked as a composer[5].
  • William Marshall worked as a fiddler[6].
  • William Marshall is recorded as male[11].
  • William Marshall's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • William Marshall's Commons category is recorded as William Marshall (composer)[13].
  • William Marshall's family name is recorded as Marshall[14].
  • William Marshall's given name is recorded as William[15].
  • William Marshall's instrument is recorded as violin[16].
  • William Marshall's instrument is recorded as fiddle[17].
  • William Marshall's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[18].
  • William Marshall's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • William Marshall's different from is recorded as William Marshall[20].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Moray[2], a council area[21], in United Kingdom[22] and Fochabers[8], a village[23], in United Kingdom[24]. William Marshall was born on December 27, 1748[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[5] and fiddler[6].

Death and Burial

William Marshall died on May 29, 1833[4].

Why It Matters

William Marshall ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was William Marshall born?

William Marshall was born in Moray[2].

What did William Marshall do for work?

William Marshall worked as composer[5] and fiddler[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Moray, Fochabers
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'nn']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1412]]: [[Q1860]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263732|batch #263732]]"
  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → violin, fiddle
    Place of birth → Moray, Fochabers
    Citizenship → —
    Different from → William Marshall
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31727|batch #31727]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
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