Marriage of Edward Coates and Mary Ann Jefferson - abt 1870's in Leeds

[Gremlee]

Thank you so much to all.

Could anyone tell me what my next course of action should be please?  This is currently a brick wall for me and I'm stuck on how to progress.

[lizdb]

Here is the 1881 - just so it is in front of us

11 Althon Terrace, Lincoln
Edward 35 District MAnager Scottish Legal Life Assurance Society
MAry Ann 31
Tom 3
Ernest 1     all bn Leeds

In view of his occupation, have you looked in Scotland?

[Gremlee]

Yes.  I also checked Ireland as the 1871 census shows them living in Leeds in a place which was notorious as a Irish settlement.

[lizdb]

Were they married by 1871?

[Gremlee]

Were they married by 1871?

I apologise, I was wrong.  I was at work and going off my memory which was bad it seems!  I can't find them in the 1871 census either married or separate.

This is the timeline I currently have for Edward and Mary Ann:-

1878 lived at 43 Rider St, Burmantofts (childs birth certificate)
1879 lived at 20 Monkton Rd, Hunslet (childs birth certificate)
They then moved to Lincoln in 1880 and then to Gorton, Manchester by 1889.

I have researched their children and have found nothing that can help me get further back.

[Gremlee]

I just wondered where I could go with this now. This is my brickwall and I've been trying to find the parents of Edward Coates for about 2 years.   

I've looked at all the marriages of Edward Coates to a Mary from 1865 to 1878 to see if she was married previously,  no luck.  I have all the children's birth certificates but no clues.  I've investigated the addresses I have them living at as well.  I'm really at a loss with this one and could really do with guidance or a nudge in the right direction if anyone has any ideas please.

[lizdb]

Do Scottish Legal Life (now I think merged with Scottish Friendly) have an Archives Dept?

Would be worth contacting them and asking.

 http://www.scottishfriendly.co.uk/customer-centre/takeover-and-acquisitions/scottish-legal-life-members

[Gremlee]

Thanks so much.  I'll drop them an email and see if they can give me more details.

I'm getting the hang of this research and appreciate your tip to help me with this.

Regards and thanks once again.