A Snelson DataBase and Index
Includes the Snelson Coat of Arms & Armory
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Florent I Unknown1,2
M, #10857, Deceased
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Family: Gertrude Unknown (b. about 1030, d. 4 August 1113)
| Daughter | Berthe Unknown+ (b. 1055, d. 1094) |
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| Marriage | Florent I Unknown and Gertrude Unknown were married.2,1 |
| Death | He died Y Y, Y.1 |
| User Reference Number | He; 18934 |
| His daughter Berthe Unknown was born in 1055. | |
| His wife Gertrude Unknown died on 4 August 1113. |
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Frederick Green
M, #10858, Deceased, b. 1923, d. 2015
| Consanguinity | Partner of Monica Joyce Brookes (3rd cousin of Adrian John Snelson) |
Parents
| Father | James Green (b. 1890, d. 1961) |
| Mother | Ellen Fishwick (b. 1892, d. 1946) |
Family: Monica Joyce Brookes (b. about January 1922, d. 2004)
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| User Reference Number | Frederick Green; 24076 |
| Birth | He was born in 1923 in Rainford. |
| His mother Ellen Fishwick died in 1946. | |
| Marriage | Frederick Green and Monica Joyce Brookes were married in September 1951. |
| His father James Green died in 1961. | |
| His wife Monica Joyce Brookes died in 2004. | |
| Death | Frederick Green died in 2015, at age ~92, in Whiston. |
Luther Riley Snelson
M, #10860, Deceased, b. 25 July 1889
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Family: Maggie Elnora Beaty
| Son | Wallace Eugene "Pete" Snelson (b. 1923, d. 26 April 2014) |
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| User Reference Number | Luther Riley Snelson; 11002 |
| Birth | He was born on 25 July 1889. |
| Marriage | Luther Riley Snelson and Maggie Elnora Beaty were married on 29 April 1909. |
| His son Wallace Eugene "Pete" Snelson was born in 1923 in Grand Falls, Texas. |
Hugh Winnington
M, #10864, Deceased, b. before 1550, d. before 1570
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Family: Margarett Snelston (b. 1530, d. after 1570)
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| User Reference Number | Hugh Winnington; 8183 |
| Birth | He was born before 1550. |
| Residence | He resided in the Hermitage about 1550. |
| Marriage | Hugh Winnington and Margarett Snelston were married before 1569. |
| Death | He died before 1570. |
| His wife Margarett Snelston died after 1570. |
Hildegarde Unknown1,2
F, #10866, Deceased, b. about 970, d. 1 April 1046
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Family: Fulk III The Black Unknown (b. about 968, d. 21 July 1040)
| Son | Geoffrey II Martel Unknown (b. 14 October 1006) |
| Daughter | Ermengard (Blanche) Unknown+ (b. 1018, d. 18 March 1076) |
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| Also Known As | Hildegarde Unknown was also known as Hildegarde Unknown. |
| Marriage | Hildegarde Unknown and Fulk III The Black Unknown were married.2,1 |
| Residence | She resided She was burned at the stake in her wedding dress by her husband when he found her with a goatherd.1 |
| User Reference Number | She; 18809 |
| Birth | She was born about 970.1 |
| Her son Geoffrey II Martel Unknown was born on 14 October 1006. | |
| Her daughter Ermengard (Blanche) Unknown was born in 1018. | |
| Her husband Fulk III The Black Unknown died on 21 July 1040 in Metz. | |
| Death | Hildegarde Unknown died on 1 April 1046, at age ~76, in Jerusalem.2,1 |
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Edward Davies
M, #10867, Deceased, b. 2 April 1793
| Consanguinity | 3rd great-grandfather of Adrian John Snelson |
Family 1: Mary Jones
| Daughter | Ann(E) Davies+ (b. 1819, d. 23 January 1885) |
Family 2: Mary Ann Ellis
| Person References | Ancestors Lifespan, Father, Mother, Spouse Family Tree Blood Line My Family Tree |
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| Marriage | Edward Davies and Mary Jones were married. |
| Occupation | He was a Labourer. |
| User Reference Number | He; 23945 |
| Note | Somewhere, there is a letter from Arthur Davies dated 10 November 1989 that contains some in interesting information. I don't know any more about this. It is possible that Mary Anne Ellis and Mary Jones are the same person. |
| Birth | He was born on 2 April 1793 in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales, was born <()> <()>. |
| Marriage | Edward Davies and Mary Ann Ellis were married before 1818.1 |
| His daughter Ann(E) Davies was born in 1819 in Mold, Flintshire, Wales. |
Citations
- [S265] Letter from Arthur Davies dated 10 November 1989
George Bostock
M, #10868, Deceased, d. March 1653
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Bostock of Churton (Snelston)
Parents
| Father | Robert Bostock (b. about 1530) |
| Mother | Elenor Brereton (b. about 1537, d. October 1558) |
Family: Anne Hancky
| Child | Rafe Bostock |
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| Marriage | George Bostock and Anne Hancky were married in an unknown place. |
| Residence | He resided in Churton. |
| User Reference Number | He; 5088 |
| His mother Elenor Brereton died in October 1558. | |
| Death | He died in March 1653. |
| Burial | George's remains were buried on 4 March 1654 in the local cemetery, Farndon, [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: Buried]].1 |
Citations
- [S611] Alfred Neobard PALMER, The Town of Holt & The Parish of Isycoed
George Mathew Snelson1
M, #10872, Deceased, b. about 1837, d. 31 October 1901
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georgematthewsnelson
Parents
| Father | James Snelson (b. 18 May 1797, d. 7 April 1866) |
| Mother | Mary Halford (b. 18 March 1801, d. 16 October 1842) |
Family: Louisa Matilda Buck (b. January 1844, d. 15 December 1919)
| Daughter | Matilda Montgomery |
| Daughter | Frances Mary Halford Snelson (b. 20 July 1866, d. 28 July 1867) |
| Son | George James Halford Snelson (b. 4 November 1868, d. 20 January 1871) |
| Person References | Fame & Infamy |
| Last Edited | 25 May 2025 |
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| Christening | George Mathew was christened in the local parish church, Ashby de la Zouch. |
| Reference Number | He had reference number 2250. |
| Biography | See notes. |
| User Reference Number | He; 2250 |
| Note | Event Memos from GEDCOM Import... Biography Mayor and founding father of Palmerston North. He was an auctioneer and estate agent. His gravestone reads :- " In grateful recognition of the many public services rendered to this community by George Mathew Snelson, born at Ashby de la Zouch, England, died 31 October 1901. " [:ITAL] Georgina, James, Bonnie and I visited the town on Saturday 20th December 1991, and we were impressed by the layout of the vast Square and the civic and shopping area of the central business district. Somebody ( probably the Government Surveyor John Tiffin Stewart of whom more later ), had a great deal of foresight and vision. A monument in the Square reads " The foundation stone was laid on 9 August 1902 to mark the foundation and 25th Anniversary of the incorporation of the Borough of Palmerston North - the office of Mayor being held by George Mathew Snelson etc ".[:ITAL] At the Public Library, I discovered evidence suggesting that his wife was aged 75 and the entry relating to her burial suggests her age at 63. This is somewhat confusing, as other records indicate that he was aged 33 years when he arrived in the colony in Wellington from England in 1861 - making his date of birth circa 1828. This would also mean that he was aged about 73 when he died. I have a copy of her death certificate which indicates that she was 77 years old when she died in 1919. He spent his first nine colonial years ( 1861 to 1870 ) in Wellington in the ironmongery establishment of E.W. Mills & Co and then, encouraged and assisted by Mr. Mills he decided to try his luck in the yet to be established township of Palmerston - at the time, an almost unknown wilderness. The town site had previously been identified and planned by the aforementioned Surveyor John T. Stewart in 1866. On 30 December 1870, Palmerston received in the person of George Mathew Snelson its first substantial citizen. His was the first building to show itself above the flax and scrub of the Square. According to most authorities and historians George was in more ways than one, the first citizen of Palmerston, being a man of sterling integrity, unbounded energy and absolute faith in the town's future. He became a leader of every movement for progress and the benefit of the citizens. George Snelson and his wife Louisa Matilda showed the greatest courage in risking their all in this precarious venture, but having made the decision, they stuck unswervingly to their selected course and cast all their efforts into helping their fellow pioneers through early difficulties, hardships and development. In turn, they elected him as their first mayor and to every other civil dignity the township had to offer over a period of 30 years. In February 1901, he decided to contest for the position of Mayor for a fourth time and was installed as Mayor on 8 May 1901. He was Mayor in 1877-79, 1883-84, 1889-92 and finally in 1901. He had arrived to set up business on The Square in December 1870 and was the first to settle there. When he made the journey from Foxton to Palmerston he came by canoe and bush trail. George has been described as the Father of Palmerston North and was the leading figure in the affairs of the bush community. He was Mayor for four separate terms, a real estate agent, postmaster, auctioneer, lay preacher in the Anglican Church, Chief Magistrate of the Borough, general storekeeper, warden and then later Chairman of the Manawatu Highways Board ( the first local body in the Manawatu ) and Palmerston Schools Committee as well as the first captain of the Rifle Volunteers. He was appointed Bishop's churchwarden, conducted services and carried out the Minister's functions for the three years that the town was without a Vicar. At the Bishop's request to name the first church, Mr. Snelson called it after All Saints in the parish of Ashby de la Zouch in Leicestershire. Mr E.W. Mills of Wellington donated the bell and Mr. Snelson sent home for the books and altar cloth. He was appointed the first chairman of the elected Palmerston North Hospital District in 1894. He was the first secretary of the Manawatu & West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association. He came to Palmerston as a poor man and he died a poor man - yet the early success of Palmerston was in many ways due to his efforts. "Never Ending, Still Beginning"[:ITAL] is the title of a centennial history of All Saints Church by R.P. Wigglesworth, indexed by Mike Foster. The index contains the entry " SNELSON Geo Churchwarden 1875/85, d.1901 aged 64 p74". I am indebted to Tom Miller in Ontario, Canada for this gem. Soon after he arrived, he had an iron store built on a section he purchased on the western side of the Square adjoining what is now in 1991 the site occupied by the DIC Ltd, using materials he had brought up from Wellington - by ship to Foxton and the sledge to Palmerston. The store was constructed of galvanised iron nailed to a wooden frame. This store became the focal point of the small bush settlement and by the end of 1871 had been replaced by a more substantial wooden construction - a replica of this building has been erected next to the Museum opposite All Saints Church - proudly bearing the name in very large letters " G. W. SNELSON "[:BOLD]. Soon, others began to arrive, and as there were only four rooms in the hotel built after George's arrival, the overflow was hospitably entertained in the back of his store. ( Later, Snelson's store was purchased by Mr. John Waldegrave who re-erected it on the corner of the Square and Main Street as the Royal Hotel. That site eventually became occupied by the Commercial Hotel ). One journalist wrote that " the principal store in Palmerston is kept by a Wellington man, Mr. Snelson, who appears to be doing a thriving trade. He is perhaps the most popular man in the place and deservedly so as he is indefatigable in his efforts to promote its advancement. " [:ITAL]When Snelson decided to stake his future in Palmerston, the only evidences of civilization in the Papaioea clearing were Stanley's "pub", Menzies' whare ( a Maori hut or home ) in Rangitikei Street, the surveyor's two slab huts and rows of survey pegs largely hidden by the prevailing fern and scrub. Snelson's only assurances of obtaining a living in the future were his farsighted sagacity and the Government's nebulous promise of some kind of communication with the outside world that would encourage settlers and enable the export of the only commodity the district had to offer, timber. During 1876, the new Town Board performed well considering its limited powers and jurisdiction, but the people under George Snelson's active leadership petitioned for the proclamation of the township as a borough. Snelson explained to the townspeople how this could benefit the local population. Money raised by the borough could carry a subsidy of two pounds for each one pound, rates could be levied, a jail could be built, itinerant peddlers selling rubbish controlled, the Square cleaned up and a real township established. To the universal satisfaction of its inhabitants, their town was proclaimed a borough on 12 July 1877 and Mr. G. M. Snelson was proclaimed by the Governor as its first Mayor after being elected by the people unopposed. The population had 247 entitled voters when they voted George into office for the first time. Within a short time after his last election as Mayor in 1901, he was reported as being ill and died in office as Mayor in his fourth stint in that position on 31 October, a poor man but leaving the town of his adoption greatly enriched as a result of his unselfish sacrifices in time and work. A memorial service was held on 4 November 1901 at the congregational church perhaps organised by his wife who also commenced the Snelson Memorial Fund. My family and I saw the Memorial Plate in the All Saints Church which he helped to found which was unveiled on 30 October 1922. It reads : " To the Glory of God and to Perpetuity the Memory of George Mathew Snelson Lay Reader and Church Warden A Consistent Benefactor of this Church and Parish He was the First mayor of Palmerston North and Promoted its Welfare by All Means in his Power 1901 Laura Matilda Snelson his Wife and Helpmeet who Died in 1919. " [:ITAL] His name appears in a book about The Fitzherbert Bridges 1877-1987, available from Rosina Palmer, Mouse Cottage, Mt Stewart, R.D.9, Palmerston North 5321. [:CR:]. |
| Birth | He was born about 1837 in Ashby de la Zouch. |
| His mother Mary Halford died on 16 October 1842. | |
| Occupation | He was an auctioneer about 1860. |
| Immigration | He immigrated to England the "Earl of Windsor", Wellington, New Zealand, in 1861 [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: Immigrant]].2 |
| Marriage | George Mathew Snelson and Louisa Matilda Buck were married on 6 July 1865 in Wellington, St. Pauls, New Zealand.3,4 |
| His father James Snelson died on 7 April 1866 in Ashby de la Zouch. | |
| His daughter Frances Mary Halford Snelson was born on 20 July 1866 in Wellington, New Zealand. | |
| His daughter Frances Mary Halford Snelson died on 28 July 1867 in Wellington, New Zealand. | |
| His son George James Halford Snelson was born on 4 November 1868. | |
| His son George James Halford Snelson died on 20 January 1871. | |
| Residence | George Mathew Snelson resided in Fitzherbert St., Palmerston North, New Zealand, about 1885.5 |
| Death | He died on 31 October 1901, at age ~64, in Palmerston North, New Zealand.6 |
| Burial | George Mathew's remains were buried in November 1901 in Terrace End Cty, Palmerston North, New Zealand, [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: Buried]]. |
| Probate | The estate of George Mathew Snelson was probated on 23 August 1907 [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: Deceased]]. |
| Probate | The estate of George Mathew Snelson was probated on 23 August 1907 at the Lands & Deeds Office [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: Deceased]]. |
| His wife Louisa Matilda Buck died on 15 December 1919 in Lowther Street, Wanganui, New Zealand. |
Census
| Label and Year | Manual |
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| Census 1851 | George Mathew Snelson Id #10,872 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1851 at Market Street, Ashbt de la Zouch
Original Documents, Source and Citations here7 |
Citations
- [S381] From Stones to Stores 1846 - 1870 - The Story of Palmerston
- [S404] G.C. Petersen, Palmerston North - A Centennial History
- [S291] Death Certificate of Louisa Matilda Snelson
- [S63] Society Of Australian Genealogists Microfyche
- [S405] The Birth of Palmerston North by Ian Matheson
- [S542] Letter from Marion Douglas Simmons (nee GREY ) 10 Dec 1992
- [S1066] Census 1851 Leicestershire James Snelson Coachbuilder
Agnes Unknown1
F, #10875, Deceased, d. 1181
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Parents
| Father | Anselm De Garlende (d. 1118) |
| Mother | Unknown De Montlhery |
Family: Amaury de Montfort, III, (b. about 1070, d. 1137)
| Son | Simon de Montfort, III+ (d. 13 March 1181) |
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| Also Known As | Agnes Unknown was also known as Agnes de Montfort. |
| Birth | She was born Person Source, Y.2 |
| User Reference Number | She; 18684 |
| Birth | She was born about 1095 in Garlende, France.1 |
| Her father Anselm De Garlende died in 1118. | |
| Marriage | Agnes Unknown and Amaury de Montfort, III, were married in 1120 in Garlende, France.3,1 |
| Her husband Amaury de Montfort, III, died in 1137. | |
| Death | She died in 1181.1 |
| Her son Simon de Montfort, III, died on 13 March 1181. |