Hi again, Jorose,
And thanks very much for trying to help me out with this rather strange puzzle. As you so rightly say, it would be a good idea to post on the Herts board and see whether anyone can have a look at that 1835 marriage entry at St Mary's Hitchin to see the status of both bride and groom - think I'll do that.
Then, in the 1841 Hitchin Census, where Charlotte appears for the first time, there is her husband George, children Charles aged 11, Richard aged 3, Alice aged 1, and Mathilda Morley aged 8.
George's baptism is in 1812, so I'd be surprised if he'd already been widowed himself, not at all sure where this Charles aged 11 fits in...
Then in the 1851 there is Charlotte IZZARD aged 35, living with Mathilda Morley daughter, aged 18(born Ireland). No sign of husband George, or an Alfred, their son, born in 1842. Charlotte's birthplace is given as "Baren pore" - Bengal (looks like it anyway)
Then in the 1861 Census, Charlotte has been widowed, and is living with her 19 year old son Alfred. Her birthplace here is given as "East India Hindoostan".
There's a death entry for a Charlotte IZZARD in Sept 1861 thereafter.
Quite a conundrum, not at all sure how she managed to have a daughter in Ireland at the age of 17 or 18, possibly, having been born in India before that.
keith