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I have been trying to find the marriage of a set of GGG-grandparents Edward Tasker and Mary Davidson.

I came across a reference today that suggested they were married 9th August 1840 Gorbals Lanarkshire Scotland.  If this is them I can't understand why they would have married in Scotland.

Edward was born in Halifax Yorkshire in 1811 to Edward and Ann Tasker.  He was a recent graduate from Airedale College in Bradford and was on his way to his first appointment as a minister in the Congregational/United Reformed Church at Gateshead Durham in 1841.

Mary Davidson was born in 1811 in Clerkenwell London and baptised/christened at the Taberbacle Independent Church Finsbury London. Mary's parents were James and Ann.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Fredrick and Elizabeth are my direct paternal great-grandparents.

I cannot get either the Richardson or Gillam lines back beyond these two with any certainty because there marriage hasn’t been located.

In the 1891 census I have been able to locate them at 9 Blenheim Road, Islington, Upper Holloway (ED 34, Piece 146, Folio 6, Page 9) as follows:
   Frederick Richardson   M   Head   25   Wood cutter   Clerkenwell
   Elizabeth      M   Wife   22         Islington
   George      U   Son     4             “
   Frederick      U   Son     2             “
   Charlotte      U   Dau     8m             “

I believe the oldest boy, George, to be the illegitimate son of Elizabeth baptised at the Islington workhouse on 19th May 1886. As it was family tradition that the oldest son be named after the father, that would make the second boy, Frederick, the first son of Frederick senior.

In the 1901 census the family is living at 81 Campbell Road Islington (ED 62, Household 325, Piece 168, Folio 136, Page 48) as follows:
   Frederick Richardson   M   Head   35   Bricklayers lab   London
   Elizabeth      M   Wife   32             “
   George      U   Son   14   Errand boy       “
   Frederick      U   Son   12             “
   Charlotte      U   Dau   10             “
   William       U   Son     8             “
   Charles      U   Son     6             “
   Ellen      U   Dau     4             “
   Florence      U   Dau     2             “
   Edward      U   Son     1             “

In the 1911 census the family is living at 96 Campbell Road Islington (District 10, ED 18, Piece 838) as follows:
   Frederick Richardson   M   Head   46   Labourer                Islington
   Elizabeth      M   Wife   42             “
   William      U   Son   18   grocers assist       “
   Charles      U   Son   16   provision                      “
   Florence      U   Dau   13             “
   Edward      U   Son   11             “
   Dora      U   Dau     9             “

In the 1911 return, Frederick and Elizabeth claim to have been married 26 years and to have had eight children who are all still alive.  This information is confusing in that the marriage would have been in 1885 well before George was born, but only eight children have come from their union when they clearly list nine children across the three census period.

William Richardson is my grandfather and his birth certificate states that he was born 22nd October 1892 (BMD Dec 1892 Islington Vol 1b p219) at 67 Marcellus Road Holloway to Frederick Richardson and Elizabeth Richardson (formerly Gillam).

Elizabeth Richardson died on 9th October 1925 (BMD Dec 1925 Islington Vol 1b p306) at 96 Campbell Road Islington of acute pulmonary tuberculosis and cardiac failure.  Her death certificate states her occupation as being the wife of Frederick Richardson and she was 57 years old.

Frederick lived on at 96 Campbell Road Islington until his death on 31st March 1948 (BMD Jun 1948 Islington Vol 5c p822) when he was 84 years old and died of a heart attack.

Through a tedious process of elimination using occupations and locations, I believe Fredrick’s parents were John Richardson and Ellen Sherman.  I haven’t been able to prove this, mainly because of the lack of a marriage, but also because of the variable ages provided in the various documents and the commonality of his name.

For Elizabeth Gillam, I believe her parents are Joseph Gillam and Elizabeth Hitchcock by using a similar process as above.

Any help will be gratefully appreciated

I have come across some possible connection in Norfolk and need to know if the place names Burgh and Ryburgh refer to the same place.

Cheers, Colin

I have found a freeBMD marriage reference for Sarah Ettridge as March 1851 Edmonton Vol 3 p97. 

The full reference contains 7 names, 4 female and 3 male.  I would like to know the fourth male.  Hopefully this will be Stephen Wickenden as I believe he is the husband of Sarah Ettridge.

Could somebody please help me find the missing man?

thanks, Colin