Thomas Marshall (c. 1806 – 1866) was a Tyneside songwriter of popular songs in the early and middle 19th century.
The Chapbook was called A Collection of original local songs; it was "Printed for the author by Wm Fordyce, Dean Street, Newcastle 1829"[3] In the early 19th century, Newcastle had quite a collection of local eccentrics (also referred to as "worthies", and John Marshall mentioned them, and their peculiarities, in many of the songs.
At his work he would often break out with William Watson's "Thumping Luck to yon Town," a favourite song of his".
He appeared to write very little as he got older, but he must have retained his interest in music, as for years he was one of the Guild of Bell-ringers of All Saints’ Church.
At his home in Shield Street (an area now completely re-developed), Shieldfield, Newcastle from a paralytic attack.