Hi,

If you could post the approximate year of birth for Leonard or Henry or the marriage of Henry and Mary it would be much easier to find the information for you.

I'll check back for dates.

Me Again,

I've read your other posts and got a rough idea of dates. I'll do some research and get back to you.

Thank you very much, I appreciate it. Brenda

I cannot find a marriage in South Shields but there is this marriage as previously posted. fathers Richard Carter & Nicholas Collins

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
Name: Mary Collins
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825
Age: 24
Spouse Name: Henry Carter (occ. mariner)
Spouse Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 17 May 1849
Parish: St George the Martyr
Borough: Southwark
Father Name: Nicholas Collins (mariner)
Spouse Father Name: Richard Carter (occ labourer)
Register Type: Parish Register

Going on the approx date of birth on marriage above this could be Henry's christianing,

"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Name: Henry Carter
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 05 Sep 1825
Christening Place: Abbotsbury, Dorset, England
Father's Name: Richard Carter
Mother's Name: Rebecca
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02215-5
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 1279478
Reference ID: item 3-4 p 39

There are a number of children for Richard Carter and Rebecca ???.
You can find them on: https://familysearch.org/search

Just put in Richard carter and spouse Rebecca no date just Dorset. You have to decide which are yours by cross checking with the census. The problen is i could not find a marriage for a Richard and Rebecca and none of the baptisms shoe a maiden name.

This information is fantastic because it confirms something I found a few years ago about Mary being the daughter of Nicholas Collins - I really appreciate your help and will carry on with the search. Brenda