marriage of Fanny [Frances] Pilton and William Sanderson bet 1868 - 1872

[Westy11]

Hoping for some assistance please to locate the marriage of Frances Pilton and William Sanderson.  It seems they married between 1868 - 1872 because William's divorce was finalised in 1868 and he had died by 1872.

I am not sure the couple married in Surrey but this was where Fanny lived.  Her parents were William Henry Pilton a brick manufacturer and Susanna Ann Stephens.  I located Frances in Brussels living with her sister Harriet.  Frances died in Brussels and William died in India.

I had posted this query to the European site and was unable to locate their marriage but did locate death etc.

Westy11

[KGarrad]

There is no marriage for Frances Pilton on FreeBMD between those dates?

FreeBMD is a transcription of the GRO Indexes, and has comprehensive coverage for the early years.
It's a bit patchy after about 1940, but it's a work-in-progress!

So it may be that Frances and William never, in fact, got married?

[Westy11]

Hello KGarrad

I hadn't considered that as an option.  It doesn't quite 'gell' with what I know of William: he was a stickler for the rules BUT that doesn't mean he wasn't up to breaking them as well.

On the positive side at least I wasn't totally inept....

I am unsure of the way forward now so will have to ponder....

Westy11