Hardy and Jones Marriage 1860s help please

[Big-toshie]

I am still stuck trying to find the marriage of Mary Ann Hardy and George Jones. Help Please.

From previous help this is what I know:-

My Great-grandmother, Ellen Jones in born in Dorchester in 1868 to George Jones (Occupation Groom and also Driver in the Royal Horse Artillery) and Mary Ann Hardy.

I have census records for them in 1871 and then in later census's after George died in 1878 -
George JONES; Groom; 43; Saint Peter; Apr 13th 1878

So I have hit a brick wall with the marriage of George and Mary Ann. Looked everywhere. Mary Ann Hardy was born in 1846 in Dorchester to John and Sarah. (I would also like to find a death records for her to tie up loose ends.) So I would say the marriage is going to be early 1860s and I would have thought George would have traveled not Mary Ann. I know from the 1871 census that George was born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire about mid 1830s.

Also found this on a Dorchester website:
Burial Dorchester: The Infant Daughter Of JONES; George Jones, soldier; 1 Day; Holy Trinity; Sep 6th 1865

thanks for looking

[Big-toshie]

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[Big-toshie]

 

[allibaker]

would love to help you tooshie maybe we could start by you telling us where u got the info about mary ann's baptism as i cant seem to find her and her parents on the 1851 or 1861 cencus.maybe if we could find them we might have a better chance of finding the marriage.
regards
alli

[allibaker]

ok i think i have them in 1851-
living at grove buildings,fordington dorset
john hardy 48yrs married mason born stinsford dorset
sarah 46yrs wife born stinsford dorset
thomas 22yrs unmarried son born stinsford dorset
frederick 16yrs son born fordington
eliza ann 9yrs daughter born fordington
mary ann 5yrs daughter born fordington
SOURCE INFO-H0107-1858
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[allibaker]

well shes not at home in 1861
living at millers close,fordington
john hardy 58yrs widower stone mason born kingston dorset
eliza 16yrs daughter(hmmmm shes lost 3 yrs or they mistook eliza for mary ann)
SOURCE INFO-RG9-1354
FOLIO-64
PAGE-10
regards
alli

[Big-toshie]

Dear Alli,
Yes that's her in the 1851 (not so sure of the 1861 though). Any help would be much appreciated.
Bob
 

[allibaker]

if we can just find her in 61 i cant see her in dorset in 61 and i cant find an obvious for george either.if we can find one of them we might be able to locate a marriage
regards
alli

[Big-toshie]

Yes, if we could just get a lead on them in 1861 census we would make  good progress. If I only knew is George was enlisted in 61 but I don't have his army records.
Bob