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Gunderland Unknown^1,2

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1. [S1016] According to Otto Hirzell
2. [S1025] Bostock Family History

Robert I The Magnificent Unknown^1,2

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1. [S1016] According to Otto Hirzell
2. [S1017] Ancestors of Henry II
3. [S1020] Darrin Lythgoe's Genealogy
4. [S1028] History of the County Palatine of Chester

Maria O' Dwyer

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Roger Snelson¹

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Reference Number	Roger Snelson had reference number 4878.
User Reference Number	He; 4878
ARMS	He; Here's how I think Roger Snelson the Dyer came to believe that he had a legitimate claim to bear the Snelson arms and the basis of his representations to the College of Heralds in London in 1633/34 :- (1) Margaret Snelson [6717] was the great-great granddaughter and heire of Thomas Snelston [5290] and Isabell Bostock [5291]. (2) Isabell Bostock [5291] is the granddaughter of David Bostock [6712] and Sir William Baguley [6718]. (3) David Bostock [6712] is the son of Ralph Bostock [6766] of Moulton and great-great-grandson of Sir William Bostock [6755] and Elizabeth Audley [6757] daughter of Lord Hugh Audley [6756]. (4) Alice Snelston [5041], the daughter of Robert Snelson [5040] and Margaret Shocklach [5039], married Robert Bostock [5037] of Churton, the great-grandson of Sir Adam Bostock [6765]. It looks like Alice was a widow at the time of her death. Whether Roger would have known all of this and used it as the basis of his claim to the Black Scythe Arms, is unknown as the papers may have been lost in the Great Fire of London in 1666.2,3,4
Misc	With regard to Roger Snelson's association of dyers, an early reference to an existing guild (later the Worshipful Company of Dyers) is in 1188. They disputed precedence with the Shearmen; the Shearmen and Fullers became united as the Clothworkers; the long contest was settled in 7 Henry VIII (1516) in favour of the Clothworkers. Since then, the Dyers have been first on the list of minor companies. The industry is native to England and is possibly a development of the body-staining practices of the early Britons who are known to have dyed wool, silk and leatherwork. In 1372, there was an agreement with the Leathersellers, Pursers of the Bridge and the Dyers the wives of the Dyers are associated as parties. By the 15th Century, the art had attained great perfection with great varieties of colour as seen in the holiday dresses in all classes of the community. A charter of incorporation was granted by Henry VI in 1471 during his brief restoration. Edward IV gave a re-grant in 1472. The charter was confirmed by Henry VIII and succeeding monarchs including James I in 1606 and James II in 1686. Queen Anne granted a new charter in 1704 giving authority over the craft for 10 miles around London. The last confirmation of by-laws was in 1705. Since the First World War the Company has worked on the improvement of British dyeing and is now a charitable concern and one of the three authorities (along with the Crown and the Company of Vintners) charged with looking after the swans on the Thames.
Biography	Roger was a benefactor of the poor people of Islington and Macclesfield. He was a Member of the Guild of Dyers. His will is dated 22 September 1647. In 1647, Roger is listed by Earwaker as being a benefactor of Macclesfield poor people - he gave 30 pounds to buy bread. In this source he is described as a citizen of London. All Hallows the Great appears to be right under the current site of Cannon Street station although I can see on the map the adjacent All Hallows Lane. We now know that he was not buried at All Hallowes so for the time being I have assumed that he was buried at Islington St. Mary's.
Medical	All-Hallows-the-Great was a church in the City of London on what is now Upper Thames Street first mentioned in 1235. It was destroyed in 1666 in the Great Fire but rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren, but finally demolished in 1894 when many bodies were disinterred from the churchyard and reburied at Brookwood Cemetery.
Birth	He was born about 1576 in Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Christening	Roger was christened on 22 June 1576 in St. Michael's, Sutton, Macclesfield.5,6
Marriage	Roger Snelson and Mary Ford were married on 11 January 1604 in the parish church, St. James', Garlickhithe, London, Boyd's Marriage Index has her name as Mary Stockton.7
Residence	He resided in London in 1622 according to Boyd's Inhabitants of London.8
Occupation	He was a dyer in London in 1634.9,5
Publicatio	He; 1634; London; Ormerod, History of the County Palatine of Chester10
Residence	He resided in All Hallowes the Great in 1638 paying 20 pounds rent and id recorded in "" MS. p. 30.
	His wife Mary Ford died on 1 July 1640 in London.
Tax-pollh	He; 1641; Downgate Ward, London; Roger is listed as a Common Councilman, and paid poll tax of 10 pounds. [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: taxpayer]]
Biography	The English Civil War or Great Rebellion was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651. Part of the wider 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the struggle consisted of the First English Civil War and the Second English Civil War. The Anglo-Scottish War of 1650 to 1652 is sometimes referred to as the Third English Civil War. While the conflicts in the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland had similarities, each had their own specific issues and objectives. It is not clear to me where Roger Snelson stood on the issues confronting the King (the divine right of the Monarch, King Charles 1, Prince Rupert, William Cavendish, Prince Maurice, George Goring, Ralph Hopton) - and the People (the right and powers of the Parliament and elected Members e.g. Robert Devereux, Edward Montagu, Thomas Fairfax, Oliver Cromwell, William Waller).
Will	He left a will on 22 September 1647A precis of this will was written by Charles J Snelson of Oakville, Canada - and appears in his book "A Snelson Genealogy".2
Will	He left a will on 22 September 1647National Archives Office - Original Will.
Death	He died about October 1647, at age ~71, in London Address: Thames Street, All Hallowes, London.11,12
Burial	Roger's remains were buried about October 1647 in St. Mary's, Islington, In his will, Roger says that he should be buried at All Hallowes the Great where he had long been a parishioner, should he die in London. However, were he to die in Islington in Middlesex, then he should be buried there, at the parish church, which I assume to be St. Mary's. [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: Buried]].13
Obituary	Obituary from British Museum : Sloane 886 on 22 December 1648: Richard Smyth's Obituary ... Catalogue of all such persons deceased whom I have known in their lifetime ..... from MDCXXVIII., "Richard Smyth's Obituary," British Museum Sloane 886 (22 December 1648). [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: Deceased]].12
Probate	The estate of Roger Snelson was probated on 4 January 1649 PCC Prob 11/207 qr19 Will dated 22 September 1647 Pr by Fais Thomson and Henry Arnold. [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: Deceased]].2

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1. [S474] Raymond Richards, Old Cheshire Churches
2. [S362] Will of Roger Snelson Dyer Proved 4 January 1648/49
3. [S1515] KING, Daniel, Daniel King's Vale Royal
4. [S1516] A Snelson Genealogy - 1991 Supplement
5. [S365] Visitation of London 1633/34 College of Arms Ms 2c 24/354
6. [S1514] IGI 1988 Cheshire
7. [S311] Extracts from Boyd's Marriage Index, R3-3117
8. [S732] Boyd's Inhabitants of London
9. [S735] Encyclopaedia of London
10. [S232] George Ormerod, History of Cheshire
11. [S390] The SNELSON Coat of Arms
12. [S715] British Museum
13. [S726] Burial of Roger Snelson, Islington, 1647

George W McMullen

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