A Snelson DataBase and Index

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Marjery Case

F, #9353, Deceased
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Family: Lawrence Roby (b. 1725)

SonRoger Roby (b. 15 January 1756)

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MarriageMarjery Case and Lawrence Roby were married.
User Reference NumberShe; 24562
Her son Roger Roby was born on 15 January 1756 in Whiston.

Ralph Basset1

M, #9362, Deceased, d. 31 December 1299
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Parents

FatherRalph Basset (d. 4 August 1265)
MotherMargaret De Somery (d. after 18 June 1293)

Family: Hawise De Grey (d. 1343)

DaughterMargaret Basset+ (d. before 17 March 1336)

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BirthRalph Basset was born Person Source, Y.2
MarriageRalph Basset and Hawise De Grey were married.1
User Reference NumberHe; 19285
BirthHe was born before 1224.1
His father Ralph Basset died on 4 August 1265.
His mother Margaret De Somery died after 18 June 1293.
DeathRalph Basset died on 31 December 1299.1
His wife Hawise De Grey died in 1343.

Citations

  1. [S1016] According to Otto Hirzell
  2. [S1024] Brereton History

Margaret Sarah Pierce

F, #9364, Deceased, b. 14 January 1880, d. about 1965
ConsanguinityGreat-aunt of Adrian John Snelson
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Margaret Sarah Pierce

Parents

FatherJohn Pierce (b. 1 February 1843, d. 10 February 1910)
MotherElizabeth Mason (b. 12 June 1844, d. 3 January 1920)
Person ReferencesCatherine Owen say 1757
Edward Mason 1771 - 1841
Lewis Pugh ca 1782 -
Margaret Swain say 1778
Thomas Pierce c1876 - 1864
William Dean say 1789
Last Edited 18 November 2025

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User Reference NumberMargaret Sarah Pierce; 125
BiographyI have an original short version certificate of Aunty Mag's birth certificate. She was a spinster and a teacher I think. For a period in the 1950's she lived with her sister, my grandnother, at 113 Bowring Park Avenue, and then later went into a retirement home called "High Carrs" on Roby Road near to Roby Station. She was a very kind lady who spent a lot of time with Peter ( my brother ) and me when we were kids.
BirthShe was born on 14 January 1880.
OccupationShe was a school a teacher in Chester in 1901.1
Her father John Pierce died on 10 February 1910 in Albion Cottage, Victoria Street, Chester, England.
OccupationShe was an assistant scholl mistress and living with her widowed mother in Victoria Road, Chester in 1911.
Her mother Elizabeth Mason died on 3 January 1920 in The Mill, Ellesmere, Cheshire, England.
ResidenceMargaret Sarah Pierce resided in 131 Bowring Park Avenue, Liverpool 16, in 1956.
ResidenceShe resided in High Carrs, Roby, Huyton, in 1964.
DeathShe died about 1965, at age ~85.
BurialMargaret Sarah's remains were buried about 1965 [[Principal Role]]
[[Witness Role: Buried]].

Census

Label and YearManual
Census 1881Margaret Sarah Pierce Id #9,364 (Principal) was at home on Census night 3 April 1881 at Richmond Place, Boughton, Chester; Witness Role: Head of Household

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Census 1881Margaret Sarah Pierce Id #9,364 (Principal) was at home on Census night 3 April 1881 at Richmond Place, Boughton, Chester; [[Witness Role: daughter]]

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Census 1891Margaret Sarah Pierce Id #9,364 (Principal) was at home on Census night 5 April 1891 at 31 Beaconsfield, Chester; Witness Role: Son

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Census 1891Margaret Sarah Pierce Id #9,364 (Principal) was at home on Census night 5 April 1891 at 39 Beaconsfield, Chester; [[Witness Role: daughter]]
She is referred to as "Maggie" ... and I always referred to her as "Aunty Mag".

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Census 1901Margaret Sarah Pierce Id #9,364 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1901 at 3 Trinity Street, Chester; in 1901, a few doors away at #11 Trinity Street, we find Samuel Snelson, joiner-carpenter, his second wife Elizabeth Snelson and my grandfather, Harold Snelson aged 18. So Harold and Nessie (a shop assistant aged 17 years) were neighbours!

[[Witness Role: daughter]]

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Census 1901Margaret Sarah Pierce Id #9,364 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1901 at 3 Trinity Street, Chester; in 1901, a few doors away at #11 Trinity Street, we find Samuel Snelson, joiner-carpenter, his second wife Elizabeth Snelson and my grandfather, Harold Snelson aged 18. So Harold and Nessie (a shop assistant aged 17 years) were neighbours!
Witness Role: Daughter

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Census 1911Margaret Sarah Pierce Id #9,364 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1911 at 11 Victoria Road, Chester; Principal Role
Witness Role: Head of Household

Witness Role: Witness

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Citations

  1. [S990] Census 1901
  2. [S1387] Census 1881 Cheshire John Pierce a 38
  3. [S1540] Census 1901

William Avenal1

M, #9372, Deceased
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Family:

DaughterAlice Avenal+

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BirthWilliam Avenal was born Person Source, Y.2
MarriageWilliam Avenal was married.1
DeathHe died Y Y, Y.1
User Reference NumberHe; 19160
BirthHe was born about 1130.1

Citations

  1. [S1016] According to Otto Hirzell
  2. [S1024] Brereton History

Hannah Snelson

F, #9374, Deceased, b. May 1794
Consanguinity2nd cousin 5 times removed of Adrian John Snelson
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Parents

FatherJames Snelson (b. March 1761, d. February 1827)
MotherElizabeth Posnitt (b. about 1757, d. December 1841)
Person ReferencesDescendents of William Snelson c.1670
Thomas Edwards c1645 - aft 1690
William Snelston bef 1668 - aft 1707

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User Reference NumberHannah Snelson; 5541
BirthShe was born in May 1794 in Farndon.
ChristeningHannah was christened on 25 May 1794 in Church of England, St. Chad's, Farndon.1
Her father James Snelson died in February 1827.
Her mother Elizabeth Posnitt died in December 1841 in Farndon.

Citations

  1. [S421] Farndon Register 1784-1812