Sophia Unknown1
F, #6305, Deceased, b. about 1796
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| Also Known As | Sophia Unknown was also known as Sophia Tilley. |
| User Reference Number | She; 23444 |
| Birth | She was born about 1796 in nr Hampstead, Middlesex. |
| Marriage | Sophia Unknown and William Tilley were married about 1820. |
| Her son William Tilley was born about 1825 in Willesden, Middlesex. |
Citations
- [S1523] File (merged): C:UsersJohn SnelsonDocumentsFamily Historian ProjectsJane Hearn Export 5 April 2016Jane Hearn Export 5 April 2016.fh_dataJane Hearn Export 5 April 2016.ged
John Roberts
M, #6308, Deceased, b. about 1801, d. December 1868
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| Occupation | John Roberts was a Gardener. |
| User Reference Number | He; 15338 |
| Birth | He was born about 1801 in Ocverton, Flintshire. |
| Marriage | John Roberts and Esther Woodcock were married about 1832 in Ford, Shropshire. |
| His son William Roberts was born about 1836. |
| His daughter Ellen Roberts was born about 1837. |
| His daughter Ann Roberts was born about 1839. |
| His daughter Rachel Roberts was born about 1841 in Alberbury, Shropshire. |
| His son Daniel Roberts was born about 1843 in Alberbury, Shropshire. |
| His son John Roberts was born about 1845. |
| His daughter Grace Roberts was born on 3 August 1846 in Rowton, Alberbury, Shropshire. |
| Death | John Roberts died in December 1868, at age ~67, in Atchan, Shropshire. |
Samuel Snelson
M, #6317, Deceased, b. 9 September 1827, d. 26 January 1865
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| Reference Number | Samuel Snelson had reference number 15209. |
| Occupation | He was a policeman and lockup keeper. |
| Biography | The police records state that he was born in 1823 and that he joined the force on 5 October 1857. He was stationed at Collector as the lockup keeper, and was shot at Kimberley's Hotel by the bushranger, John Dunn.
Samuel was alone in the town when the three bushrangers John Dunn, Ben Hall and John Gilbert attacked Kimberley's Inn at 5-45 pm on 26th January 1865. Samuel told his wife that he would just have to do his best and approached the Inn armed with a carbine and bayonet. Dunn, hiding behind a fencepost shot him in the chest and as he staggered shot him in the face. He died immediately ... all witnessed by one of his 9 children, Frederick Nelson, who was also fired upon by Dunn.
The three bushrangers robbed his body and escaped into the bush. |
| User Reference Number | He; 15209 |
| Birth | He was born on 9 September 1827 in Market End, Bicester. |
| Marriage | Samuel Snelson and Elizabeth Goode were married on 19 March 1846 in St Edburg's, Bicester, Oxfordshire. |
| His son Frederick Goode Nelson was born about September 1846 in Bicester. |
| His son Henry Nelson was born in 1849 in Bicester. |
| His son Jonas Goode Nelson was born on 27 October 1851 in Chesterton, Oxfordshire. |
| His daughter Matilda Parsee Nelson was born on 29 December 1852 in "Parsee". |
| Immigration | Samuel Snelson immigrated to England on the "Parsee", Moreton Bay, Queensland, in 1853 [[Principal Role]]
[[Witness Role: Immigrant]]. |
| His child Ann Elizabeth Nelson was born in 1854. |
| His daughter Emma Nelson was born in 1857. |
| His son Samuel Nelson was born in 1860. |
| His son Thomas Absalom Nelson was born in 1864. |
| Death | Samuel Snelson died on 26 January 1865, at age 37, in New South Wales Address: Collector
He was shot dead at Kimberley's Hotel by the bushranger, John Dunn.1 |
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| Label and Year | Manual |
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| Census 1841 | Samuel Snelson Id #6,317 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1841 at Chesterton, Oxfordshire; Witness Role: Son
Original Documents, Source and Citations here2 |
Citations
- [S1281] Beyond Courage - NSW Police Officers Who Lost Their Lives
- [S1241] Census 1841 Oxfordshire
Norah Mary Snelson1
F, #6319, Deceased, b. 27 April 1927, d. 2003
| Consanguinity | 3rd cousin 1 time removed of Adrian John Snelson |
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| Also Known As | Norah Mary Snelson was also known as Norah Mary Mason. |
| User Reference Number | She; 1435 |
| Birth | She was born on 27 April 1927.2 |
| Christening | Norah Mary was christened on 20 May 1927 in Church of England, St. Mary's, Chester.3 |
| Residence | She resided in 2 Joinson's Court, Chester, on 27 August 1934.4 |
| Her father Henry Snelson died on 21 March 1937 in Chester. |
| Marriage | Norah Mary Snelson and John Henry Mason were married on 5 April 1947 in St. Mary's, Chester.5,1 |
| Her mother Margaret Pritchard died in October 1974 in Chester. |
| Her husband John Henry Mason died in May 1998 in Rock Cottage, Shotwick, Cheshire. |
| Death | Norah Mary Snelson died in 2003, at age ~76. |
Citations
- [S141] According to Richard James SNELSON
- [S879] Richard has a date of 20 April 1927 on his Family Ties Sheet
- [S142] According to Richard Snelson
- [S110] Chester, St. Mary Junior Girls School, Handbridge
- [S1886] Chester FHS BDMs
