Hi Martin here are the full marriage details. St Thomas' Portsmouth CHU2/1C/13 page 193 no 386 16 October 1843 George GILES,full age,?widower,Private RM Bks & Maria JOHNSON,full age,Spinster,St Mary Street,married by banns, fathers Wm GILES,Private RM & Jno JOHNSON,Sgt RM,in the presence of Thos JONES & X the mark of Sush TEAM? Hope it helps,Linda amd Tony If you have access to St. Thomas Portsmouth marriages for 1843, could you possibly look up George GILES and Maria JOHNSON marriage on 16 October 1843. George should be 36 and may be a widower (hopefully!) and Maria age 22