Fund is memorial to six-year-old

A charity fund has been set up in memory of a six-year-old boy whose parents want to do something to carry on his name.

Jackson Marshall, of Watson Close, North Clifton, died suddenly at home.

His mother, Mrs Sara Marshall, put him to bed on the evening of November 23 and found him dead when she went to wake him the next morning.

A postmortem was carried out but the family are still waiting for a pathologist’s report to find out why he died.

Mrs Marshall said they were told Jackson’s death could be linked to epilepsy.

Jackson suffered a seizure for the first time when he was 18 months old and continued to have them about twice a year.

Repeated scans and tests showed no abnormalities.

He was referred to an epilepsy specialist in July and a further test showed an abnormality, which his parents were told could possibly indicate a type of epilepsy. He was due to have further tests.

Mrs Marshall said Jackson was an extremely loving child who shared everything he had. The family moved to North Clifton two years ago from Bingham so their children could experience country living.

They developed a business, Four Pairs Of Wellies, rearing rare-breed pigs and keeping hens in which Jackson and his sister Autumn, 5, could be involved.

Mrs Marshall said: “Jackson loved helping to feed the pigs and collecting the eggs from the hens. He was always very happy, positive and optimistic and wanted to experience so many things.”

Mrs Marshall said she and her husband, Mr Gary Marshall, wanted to do something to carry on Jackson’s name and decided on a memorial fund.

Money raised will go to Epilepsy Research UK as they feel it is important that work is carried out to find more about what can be a very complex condition.

Mr Marshall is setting up a website for the fund, www.jacksonmarshall.co.uk

Half the proceeds from a pantomime at South Clifton will be given to the fund.

Mr Marshall is hoping to do a fundraising event — either cycling, which Jackson loved to do, or walking.

A percentage of money from the sale of sausages from the family’s business will go to the fund.