Part 1 1805 - 1831 Youth

Part 2 1831 - 1847 Army

Part 3 1847 Courtship & Marriage

Part 4 1847 - 1852 Marriage, Baptism and the End of a Career

Part 5 1853 - 1855 Isle of Malta mission

Part 6 1855 - Going to Zion

Part 7 1855 - 1857 Hard times

Part 8 1857 - 1860 (?) Johnson's army and back to Rush Valley

Part 9 1866 - 1867 Patriarchal blessings, Mission call and departure

Part 10 1867 Journey to the British mission

Part 11 1867 - Mission

Part 12 1868 - Mission

Part 13 1868 - Return Home

Part 14 1868 - 1888 Bishop, Storekeeper, and Iindians - oh my

Part 15 As seen by others

Part 16 1880 -1888 The culmination of a lifetime

Part 17 1888 -1891 Patriarch and Death

Part 18 Miscellaneous

The army became his career. In 1847 his regiment was stationed near Aberdeen, Scotland. While there he met a charming Scottish Lassie,

Hannah Jane Shaw.

Hannah had a ready smile, sparkling eyes and altogether charmed more serious-minded George. He courted, wooed and won this Highland Lass.

Wedding plans were under way. The happy couple set the day when into the midst of happy, loving excitement came the crushing orders of transfer for the 76th Regiment, back to England. After sixteen years of obeying orders Sergeant Burridge knew that their wedding plans must be changed.

When the talks and explanations were over and the final plans took shape from the chaos and confusion it was decided that Hannah should join him at Ayton, a little village on the Scottish seacoast just over the border from England. There the banns were to be called. George was to arrange for the church and clergyman.

It was with mingled feelings of sorrow, excitement and happiness that farewells were said and they parted.

Time hurried on. Hannah was ready to go to meet her beloved at Ayton. Unexpectedly, fate dealt a turn of events. An unaccepted suitor, her very own cousin, brought word that she had missed the boat, which was a falsehood.

George never lost faith in and love for Hannah. Although he met the boat decided upon, with the Vicar and best man and she was not on it, he knew something unavoidable had detained her. He met the next boat in from Aberdeen, this was a cattle boat. There was his darling-smiling at him through happy tears.

After the banns were declared, they were married November 18, 1847, at Ayton, Berwichshire, Scotland, in the United Presbyterian Church by Reverend James Stark-witnessed by Mathew Clark, Sergeant of 76th Regiment and John Stark, student of Divinity in Ayton.

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