George Aldridge married Sarah Barnes on 10th November 1809 in Westoning.
I know Sarah was a widow, but I want to know if the same is true for George.
George and Sarah feature in my family tree.
I have Thomas Barnes (bap 1780 Toddington, buried 1806 Westoning) marrying Sarah Deller (bap 1779 Sundon, buried 1845 Westoning) in 1798
and baptising Frances 1800, a short-lived Alice 1802 and Sarah 1805.
In November 1809 I then have Sarah marrying George Aldridge (buried 1837 Westoning) at Westoning and baptising
Mary 1810, Edward - my g-g-g-grandfather - 1813, William 1817 and James 1823.
From the "people of Hanslope" section on the excellent Hanslope Historical Society website (
http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/hdhs/index.html)
I've potentially got George Aldridge marrying Mary Burgess at Hanslope in 1795 and they baptising a Nelly who dies a few months later
followed by her mother. He then appears to marry an Ann (not in Hanslope) and they baptise an Elizabeth in December 1799 and a John in 1802
who is buried in 1803 followed by Ann in Feb 1804.
This George appears in the records of financial support 1796-1803 which may be the reason
why his wives and children don't fare very well - one assumes they are having trouble making ends meet - and may be why he then moves to Westoning
where there's more work.