Hi Marian, thanks for your reply.
The dates look promising, great grandfather was George Aveling born 1875/6, being 23 when he married in 1898 in Bromley, Kent. His father was also George (from marriage certificate), and was a Carpenter at that time. No other information on the older generation at this point. If you come across anything relevant in the 1881 census I would be most grateful for something that would take me backwards. Hard to do with no concrete evidence.
Regards, Jan