Sylvia MAY

[charcsmith]

Wondering if any one can help. I’m
Helping my family do a tree and granny we don’t know much about. Her name was Sylvia May don’t no maiden name she married George  smith also know as snappers George we know they lived on Abbey Wood site in the 70s Wandsworth late 70s.
George took Sylvia from the hopping fields in goudhurst any one know them?

[QueenoftheWest]

Welcome to RootsChat!

I'm assuming this is the correct Sylvia?:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207174134/sylvia-may-smith

Her gravestone gives a birth date of 4th January 1933.

There is a Sylvia M. born 4th January 1933 in Kent on the 1939 Register, but with the surnames Flisher and Croft (which was added later, indicating a married name). This Sylvia was registered under Sylvia M. Moody in 1933 (as an illegitimate birth) but her mother, Lillian Moody, later married John Edward Flisher. A Sylvia M. Moody married Eric Croft in 1954.

Queenie 

[QueenoftheWest]

Okay, I have found the birth registration for one of their children (1968-2018) and it has the mother's maiden name as 'Flisher', so it appears that it is the right Sylvia.

Queenie 

[softly softly]

Needs further research

MOODY, SYLVIA  MAY     - 
GRO Reference: 1933  M Quarter in MAIDSTONE  Volume 02A  Page 1396

Sylvia M Moody married a Eric J Croft jq 1954 Tonbridge.

On the 1939 war register above Sylvia is an Ethel E Miller dob 25.7.1895. She marries an Albert F Flisher 1949 Tonbridge.

John

[softly softly]

A possible elder sister to F L Smith, ------ born 1963 mq Tonbridge  mmn Flisher

John

[softly softly]

Interesting!!, when I printed off post 1# half that info was not recorded, I wonder why, time to move on me thinks.

John

[softly softly]

Original post1#

Welcome to RootsChat!

I'm assuming this is the correct Sylvia?:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207174134/sylvia-may-smith

Her gravestone gives a birth date of 4th January 1933.

The best way to discover Sylvia's maiden name would be on the birth registration of her children. If she is your grandmother, then could your mother/father or any of your aunts and uncles find a copy of their birth certificate, which should state her maiden name? We are not allowed to discuss living people on RootsChat, but how many children did George and Sylvia have? Is the Find a Grave profile correct in that they had at least a son called George (1960-2012) and a daughter called Fay (1968-2018)?

There is a Sylvia M. born 4th January 1933 in Kent on the 1939 Register, but with the surnames Hisker (?) and Croft (which was added later).

Queenie 

[QueenoftheWest]

That's on my end, John. I amended my post as I learnt more about Sylvia. I had not seen your post.

I am now satisfied that she is Sylvia May Moody also Flisher. 

Queenie 

[QueenoftheWest]

I do not appreciate the accusation.

You can see from my post of 17:33 (BEFORE yours) that I had established the Flisher connection.