This could be the first marriage of George Beers bc.1847 - George Beers, 20, son of William Beers, married Sarah Ann Bradley 21, 18/2/1867 Wessington, Derbyshire (Chesterfield regn. district).
A son William Beers, mmn Bradley, birth reg'd Mar.1867 Chesterfield, death reg'd Jun.1867.
Looks like wife Sarah died as a result of childbirth - Sarah A. Beers bc.1848, d.Mar.1867 Chesterfield.
Have found a possible 1871 census entry at Unstone, Derbyshire:
George Beers 25 Collier born Sorley, Derbyshire (think this should be Sawley)
Ellen Beers 32 born South Wingfield, Derbyshire.
However, cannot find a marriage a George Beers/Beer and an Ellen??
I'm wondering whether the mmn of Hoaksley on George Henry Beers birth in Mar.1874 should in fact be Hawksley?
GRO births index shows:
George Henry Beers Mar.1874 Chesterfield, mmn Hoaksley
Bertha Beers Mar.1876 Chesterfield, mmn Hawksley, died Sept.1877 Belper
Thomas Beers Jun.1877 Belper, mmn Hawksley
James Beers Jun.1878 Chesterfield, mmn Hawksley, died Sept.1878 Chesterfield
The 1891 census of George with possible new wife Matilda shows children as:
George 17
Thomas 15
Frederick 10
Ellen 8
The only Frederick Beers I can find in birth index is:
Frederick in Sept.qtr.1881 Mansfield, mmn Oxley (is this a corruption of Hoaksley/Hawksley?)
Only Ellen Beers I can find was also born Mansfield, in Mar.qtr.1883, mmn Poley??? (cannot see any marriage between a Beers and a Poley so is this a mistake on GRO's part?)
With the Ellen Beers birth in Mar.qtr.1883 Mansfield, we also have a death entry for an Ellen Beers b.1840, also in Mar.1883 Mansfield - again, did mother die in childbirth?
It's looking like the wife 'Ellen' on 1871 census was the mother of these later children although can only find a baptism for James b.1878 - bp.20/8/1878 Pilsley, son of George and Ellen, bur.25/8/1878 Pilsley.
The son William of the first marriage was bp.19/4/1867 Wessington, bur.27/4/1867 Wessington. His mother Sarah Ann bur.30/3/1867 Wessington.
So George's second wife (although can't find a marriage) was an Ellen Hawksley (or some variant thereof).
Annette