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John Snelson¹

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User Reference Number	John Snelson; 15
Biography	This is "John the Coach Wheeler". He became a Freeman of the City of Chester on 30 August 1865, when he was described as a coach wheeler. A note says that he was " grandson of William Snelson, farmer and son of Samuel Snelson, cabinet maker. Identity proved by mother. " He was indentured to James Hewitt, coachbuilder for 7 years from 1857.
Birth	He was born on 16 January 1843 in Chester.
Christening	John was christened on 5 February 1843 in Church of England, St. Mary's, Chester.2,3
Apprentice	He; 3 January 1857; Chester; to James Hewitt, coach builder "to learn the art of coach wheeler" and was indentured [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: apprentice]]4
Residence	He resided in St. Mary's Parish, Chester, on 27 February 1857.4
	His father Samuel Snelson died on 27 October 1860 in Chester, England.
Occupation	John Snelson was an apprentice coach wheeler in Chester in 1861.
Residence	He resided in 33 Handbridge, Chester, in 1865.5
Freeman	He was made a Freeman of the City in Chester on 30 August 1865.6,5
Biography	There seem to be 17 persons buried in this grave - 15 of them in March to June in the early part of 1867 - when there may have been an outbreak of cholera or typhus. Apart from a few persons, they seem to be unrelated, many of them young children.
Occupation	He was a journeyman coach wheeler in Chester before May 1867.7
Death	He died on 1 May 1867, at age 24, in 53 Handbridge, Chester, I think there was an outbreak of typhus and/or cholera in 1867 in many industrial towns including Liverpool. The informat of the death was John's next door neighbour, Sarah Avery whol lived at number 54 Handbridge.7
Residence	He resided in 53 Handbridge, Chester, on 1 May 1867.
Burial	John's remains were buried on 4 May 1867 in Chester General Cemetery, Chester Overleigh, Description: Coachwheeler Age: 24 y Address: Handbridge Parish: St Mary Date of Death: 01/05/1867 Date of Burial: 04/05/1867 Grave Number: G7357 Page Number: 7 Consecrated: True Cemetery Register: DCE 1/2 Running Number: 1497 [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: Buried]].7
	His mother Margaret Coventry died on 12 September 1885 in Handbridge, Chester, England.

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Label and Year	Manual
Census 1851	John Snelson Id #10,107 (Principal) was at home on Census night 30 March 1851 at Handbridge, Chester; Witness Role: son Original Documents, Source and Citations here8
Census 1861	John Snelson Id #10,107 (Principal) was at home on Census night 7 April 1861 at 53 Handbridge, Chester; Principal Role Witness Role: Head of the Household [[Witness Role: son]] Original Documents, Source and Citations here9

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1. [S61] Chester Register of Freemen of the City
2. [S128] Chester St. Mary Baptisms 1831-1843 mf 98/2 & 3
3. [S13] Chester St. Mary Baptisms 1837-43
4. [S176] Apprenticeship Registers (MAB) Chester 1819-1857
5. [S98] Index to the Freeman of the City of Chester
6. [S1115] Register of Freeman Chester 1865-1910 MFR/16
7. [S153] Overleigh Cemetery Records 1850-1875
8. [S724] Census Records, England, St Mary On-the-Hill, Chester, Cheshire. 30 March 1851. SNELSON, Samuel. (head). RD Great Boughton. Sub RD Tattenhall. ED 18e and 23. HS 69. PN 2171. FN 872. p. 18. www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 2010
9. [S724] Census Records, England, St Mary On-the-Hill, Chester, Cheshire. 7 April 1861. SNELSON, Margaret (head). RD Great Boughton. Sub RD Chester Castle. ED 16. HS 53. PN 2627. FN 102. p. 10. www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 2010

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Clemence Unknown¹

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1. [S1016] According to Otto Hirzell
2. [S1027] RootWeb's WorldConnect Project

Michael Anthony Snelson

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Renaud Unknown^1,2

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

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