George Davis marrying Mary (Ann) Taylor circa 1840 - help finding marriage

[Kazlou]

Unfortunately two common names here for those who like a challenge!

Birth certificate of my 3x Gt Grandmother Matilda Davis - born 1840 at 90 Golden Lane, Whitecross Street, London - gives her parents as George Davis, shoemaker, and Mary Davis, formelry Taylor.

I can find them on various census returns but cannot find a marriage between George and Mary (sometime Mary Ann).

Matilda is the first child as far as I can tell so presuming the marriage is on or before 1840.

George I am pretty certain was born in 1820 in Blue Anchor Alley and Mary around 1821 in St Luke's.

Can anyone find a likely marriage that I can then investigate further? There are plenty of George Davis marriages to a Mary Ann but none with the surname Taylor - although i could just be going cross eyed with them all.

Thanks in advance 

[maddys52]

There is a George DAVIS and Mary Ann TAYLOR on the same page for marriages at Kensington March qtr 1846 (3/199). Can't find an actual marriage to see if they married each other. I realise this is after the birth of first children, but certainly happened fairly often. 

[wivenhoe]

"I can find them on various census returns "

Can you identify them on the census records that you see....year....names...ages...location.

[maddys52]

I'm assuming this is the family:

In 1841 at St Giles without Cripplegate
George DAVIS   20   shoemaker   (Y)
Mary                  20   shoebinder   (N)
Matilda                1                         (Y)
HO107/727/7/12 pg 18

In 1851 at St Luke Finsbury
George DAVIS  29  shoemaker   City of London
Mary                 28                       N. K.
Matilda             10                         Middlesex
Louisa                8
Mary                  5
Jemima             2
N.K. (son)         3 days
H)107/1523/336 pg 12

In 1861 at St Luke, Finsbury
George DAVIES    41    shoemaker   St Botolph
Mary                     40                          St Luke
George                   8
Thomas                  5
John                       7 months
Mary                      14
RG9/209/79 pg2

In 1871 at St Luke, Finsbury
George DAVIS      51    shoemaker    St Luke
Mary A                 49    general dealer  Surrey Southwall
George                 17   costermonger   St Luke
John                      9
James                   4
 RG10/411/21 pg 11

In 1881 at St Lukes
George DAVIS      59   shoemaker        ?? City
Mary Ann             54   general dealer   Bishopsgate
John                     19   french polisher
Ann                       17  wood ??
James                   15
RG11/365/62 pg 19

[Dundee]

There is a George DAVIS and Mary Ann TAYLOR on the same page for marriages at Kensington March qtr 1846 (3/199). Can't find an actual marriage to see if they married each other. I realise this is after the birth of first children, but certainly happened fairly often. 

The bride in that marriage was Eleanor BOWSTREED.

Debra 

[maddys52]

Thanks Debra, rules that one out. 

Noticing that Mary does not seem to know where she was born, if they did marry, it may not have been in London?

[Kazlou]

Thanks Debra, rules that one out. 

Noticing that Mary does not seem to know where she was born, if they did marry, it may not have been in London?

Hi Maddy - the census details you posted are the ones I have. Mary's birthplace does seem to jump around a little but where it is given it seems to be in London - but anything is possible. My guess is that it is probably around St Luke's - this family, including other branches - did not move around much staying pretty close to the Golden Lane/Whitecross Street area.

[jonwarrn]

In 1881 at St Lukes
George DAVIS      59   shoemaker        ?? City
Mary Ann             54   general dealer   Bishopsgate
John                     19   french polisher
Ann                       17  wood ??
James                   15
RG11/365/62 pg 19

At Longs Buildings.

Admission of George Davis to the City Road workhouse, 28 June (two images, also on ancestry)
Shoemaker, born 1819
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1Y-N9GC-7

Creed register
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1K-X9C9-J

Still there, next creed register. Now written as Davies. Says he died 7.1.84
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1K-X9H6-J

Death from the A+D Register, 7.1.84.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1Y-LZ8X

George Davies, age 62, residence City Road Workhouse,buried 14 January 1884, City of London Cemetery
https://col-burialregisters.uk/archive/burial-registers-january-1880-to-december-1889/register-037/1076475

Possible from the Holborn Union exam books, 16.5.82
Mary Davis, 59
Husband George Davis, 63, at Highgate (the infirmary)
Mentions previously being at Longs Buildings.
It's a bit disappointing, says (in) St Lukes 40 years.
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1557/images/31363_a109291-00029

[Kazlou]

Possible from the Holborn Union exam books, 16.5.82
Mary Davis, 59
Husband George Davis, 63, at Highgate (the infirmary)
Mentions previously being at Longs Buildings.
It's a bit disappointing, says (in) St Lukes 40 years.
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1557/images/31363_a109291-00029

This is interesting, will take a look. 40 years in St Luke's sounds about right!

 I also have George dying in January 1884 so the other comments now support this, with Longs Buildings as his previous residence.

Just cannot find that marriage - I'm starting to think they perhaps didn't marry or Mary was married previously and Taylor is not the name under which she was married!