What Was Staff Sergeant Alfred Moss’ Wife Edith’s Maiden Name?

[rutht22000]

1871 census transcribed as Kelfer

RG 10 / 872 / 56 / 29

8, Fullers Place, Elmers End, Beckenham

George Lipscombe, head, mar, 51, Gardener, Sussex Petworth
Catherine do, wife,m, 59, Laundress, do Pycomb,
Ann Trelfer, dau in law, widow, 40, do, do Symelston
Frederick Sinnock, son in law, unm, 21, plasterer, do do
Frederick ?Furnell, grandson, 5, scholar, Surrey Penge
David Trelfer, grandson, 2, Sussex Brighton

good spot!

1851 has dad as William Trefler, a baker and a sister Lucy, 8 months.

HO107/1645/807 p 8

(just seen your post with the marriage Jen 

[rutht22000]

. I wonder if he was illegitmate or never knew his parents. 

Per reply #20, he appears to be born David Trelfer, mother's maiden surname Sinnock.

Marriage, Steyning, 4th q 1852, William Trelfer + on same page Ann Sinnick.

ah! thank you - missed that one 

[Ladyhawk]

Well done both 

Lucy Trelfer Age:   19
Marriage 1870 Saint Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England
Father:   William Trelfer
Spouse:   Benjamin Brown

Lucy Trelfer
Christening 7 May 1854 Brighton, Sussex,
Father:   William Trelfer Mother:   Ann

[JenB]

In 1861 William Trelfer, journeyman baker, + wife Ann and children Lucy, Anne, William, Frances & Joseph are living at 55 Elder Street, Brighton.
RG 9 / 596 / 73 / 16

[JenB]

Alfred Moss's military papers show that he had a tattoo on his left arm with the name C. Sinnock

I rest my case 

[Handson]

Tremendous efforts -grateful thanks.

[Ladyhawk]

In 1861 William Trelfer, journeyman baker, + wife Ann and children Lucy, Anne, William, Frances & Joseph are living at 55 Elder Street, Brighton.
RG 9 / 596 / 73 / 16

I was about to  post following

not finding any birth entries on FreeBMD or GRO indexes for persons below from 1871 census to confirm mother's maiden name

Ann   Trelfer         Head            1852      Sussex, England
William   Trelfer   Brother         1852      Sussex, England
Fanny   Trelfer   -            1856      Sussex, England
Mary   Trelfer   -            1863      Sussex, England
Ruth   Trelfer   -            1866      Sussex, England

Alfred Moss's military papers show that he had a tattoo on his left arm with the name C. Sinnock

I rest my case 

JenB well done good detective work & also  ruth22000

[JenB]

JenB well done good detective work & also  ruth22000

You were the one who noticed the all-important Trelfer name on the attestation papers 

[JenB]

I was about to  post following

not finding any birth entries on FreeBMD or GRO indexes for persons below from 1871 census to confirm mother's maiden name

Ann   Trelfer         Head            1852      Sussex, England
William   Trelfer   Brother         1852      Sussex, England
Fanny   Trelfer   -            1856      Sussex, England
Mary   Trelfer   -            1863      Sussex, England
Ruth   Trelfer   -            1866      Sussex, England

They are all showing for me, mother's maiden surname Sinnock.