Hi Claire
John Hood & Sarah Richardson
Unfortunately, the Father's Name and Occupation on their 16th August 1846 St Marys Church Sculcoates Marriage are both blank.
When Sarah Hood (nee Richardson) died 13th June 1886, she was 66 years old, so she would be born about 1820 (Selby).
I should be very interested to see Sarah Richardson's father was a Clock Maker?
Standering and Burton
Standering and Burton, Ousegate, Selby, were Wine and Spirit Merchants in William White's 1837 Directory, later becoming Standering and Burton Limited of Selby.
George Hood of Selby
This might explain why George Hood acquired a load of property in Ousegate in 1838, I know at least part of the property was kept in Trust by the Hoods and used by James Collinson.
I'm wondering if the other part of the Ousegate properties acquired by Hood in 1838, might have been used by Standering and Burton.
I could never understand why George Hood purchased a part of Ousegate, because he was already set up with Wren Lane and 4/5ths share of a House (divided into three) in Gowthorp with Yards, Buildings, Garden and Orchard. George Hood acquired the last 1/5th before he died.
Pitt and Pearson
Interesting that a George PEARSON was in a similar Wine Trade etc?
George Pearson left the partnership in 1838.
Mark