George Stanford Hawker Tunbridge Wells

[geneius]

Mourners

Speculatively I am posting this

Nelson SMITH b 1912 Tonbridge 2a 1606 mmn BRAZIL

I am 99% certain that the BRAZIL & BEANY name are associated with the Romany!

[Hayley01]

Kent & Sussex Courier 15 February 1946

Joseph CLARKE found his cousin William STANFORD drowned in Brighton Lake the item mentions a widow Rose

His death certificate is as per:

Stanford William aged 61 Tonbridge 2a 1536

This gives a birth year of approx 1885

Rose STANFORD b 1931 Tonbridge v2A p 1505 parents STANFORD / CHALFONT ( does not mean they were married!)

hi yes thats him thanks xx

[geneius]

Do you know is Priscilla was born Elliott or if that was her married name?

[almach]

were also related to the elliotts there was also a lady called pricilla elliot born 1st jan 1926 died 26th june 2008

Henry Elliott married Priscilla F Stanford March qrt 1948, Tonbridge, 5b 1852

However the birth reg wasn't Jan - Mar qrt 1926, but Apr - Jun 1926, East Grinstead, mmn Stanford

[geneius]

As usual your there when needed!

Both burning the midnight oil tonight!

Jx

[almach]

As usual your there when needed!

Both burning the midnight oil tonight!

Jx

You, Christanel and Megan have done wonders with the info. It's a flippin' puzzler isn't it?

[geneius]

Beany is definitely a Romany name, if I have picked up the correct Nelson Smith the the Smiths are married into the Beaney & Brazil family...google Brazil with the word ROMANY

[christanel]

Hello sleuths

Hayley has been trying to solve this puzzle for quite a long time and has posts on other sites but no certainty on George Sandford or Florence Emily's origins.

I did find a death reg for a Florence Emily Stanford
Feb 1/4 1996
age at death 86 birth date 1 December 1909
Registration District Chichester Sussex
Register number A42B, District 7792a, entry number 246

Hayley you have this death certificate and it isn't your Florence? Can you give us ALL details from it please?

I also found this https://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/ar..._feature.shtml which is a BBC video on Henry Stanford and his wife Paula and their business. It is dated Sept 2014 and says it was made 2 years prior. Is Henry still alive? Or their children?

This is the Romany website https://rtfhs.org.uk/ have you sought help from them?

Christina

ps. Hawker does not always mean the family were Romany/Gypsies.

[almach]

Priscilla Elliott was Henry Sandford's mother, therefore Henry was born before she married or Priscilla was married twice.

https://www.
family-announcements.co.uk/localworld/view/1198369/priscilla-elliott

[geneius]

Priscilla Elliott was Henry Sandford's mother, therefore Henry was born before she married or Priscilla was married twice.

https://www.
family-announcements.co.uk/localworld/view/1198369/priscilla-elliott

Agreed

Priscilla ELLIOTT was living with Henry W STANFORD & Paula STANFORD according to the site 192.com