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Brigida Power

F, #11854, Deceased, b. 1852, d. 5 May 1905

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Great-grandmother of Adrian John Snelson

Parents

Father	Thomas Power
Mother	Ellena O'Brien (b. about 1827)

Family: Johannes English (b. about February 1850, d. 1926)

Daughter	Frances English+ (b. 30 January 1875, d. 15 January 1959)
Daughter	Elizabeth English (b. 11 March 1877)
Son	John Edward English+ (b. 3 August 1879, d. December 1944)
Daughter	Maria Brigida English (b. 4 November 1879, d. about December 1953)
Daughter	Dora English+ (b. 7 October 1882, d. 21 December 1958)
Daughter	Jenny English+ (b. 19 October 1888)

Person References	Ancestors Lifespan, Father, Mother, Spouse Ellena O'Brien 1827 - Family Tree Blood Line Johannes English 1815 - 1867 My Family Tree Thomas Power
Last Edited	28 April 2025

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Also Known As	Brigida Power was also known as Bridget English.
Religious Affiliation	She was affiliated with Roman Catholic.
User Reference Number	She; 20342
Nickname	She; Bridget Power
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Birth	She was born in 1852 in Ireland Address: Dungarvan, Waterford.¹
Christening	Brigida was christened on 30 January 1852 in Dungarvan, Waterford, Ireland.
Residence	She resided in Strand Street, Dungarvan, in 1871.
Marriage	Brigida Power and Johannes English were married on 29 January 1871 in St. Mary's, Dungarvan, Waterford, Ireland, Address: Waterford & Lismore Parish, Dungarvan, Waterford, Ireland Wedding took place in a Roman Catholic Chapel and RC Parish - I see from the register that the witnesses were Michael English and Jane Power (there is another name, maybe Lucella I cannot decipher the christian name, might also be Lucilla, Linda or Loretta), but she will possibly be a bridesmaid. There is the mention of "Strand Street" ... maybe that is where Johannes lived, I don't know ... but Angela Tobin advises that:- "John is stated as living at Strand st, Dungarvan which is just around the corner from St Mary's. John's brother (My gggrandfather) Patrick lived on O'Connell st , Dungarvan. Michael lived in Dungarvan for a while but then settled in Waterford City. Nearly all his children moved to England at various stages. ."²
Biography	Bridget (on my grandmother Frances English's Birth Certificate) was illiterate and left her mark in lieu of her signature on that document. Oh yes, Barmouth Street is between the Gas Works and Great Howard Street.
	Her daughter Frances English was born on 30 January 1875 in 22 Barmouth Street, St. Martin, Liverpool, England.
	Her daughter Elizabeth English was born on 11 March 1877 in Liverpool, England.
	Her son John Edward English was born on 3 August 1879 in Walton, Liverpool, England.
	Her daughter Maria Brigida English was born on 4 November 1879 in Dungarvan, Waterford & Lismore, Ireland.
Note	Brigid is recorded as a ship baker's wife, husband absent at sea. We know that she has a cousin Edward O'Brien (#23020) born circa 1855 in Ireland. He may well be the son of an uncle who is a brother of her mother, Ellena O'Brien. Brigid also has a niece Mary Power (#23008) born about 1865 also in Dungarvan, Waterford, Ireland. She may be the daughter of a brother of her father Thomas Power. Of course, Mary may be the wife of a nephew being the son of her husband Thomas Power's brother. Hard to say at this stage.
	Her daughter Dora English was born on 7 October 1882.
	Her daughter Jenny English was born on 19 October 1888 in Walton, Liverpool.
Residence	Brigida Power resided in Litherland, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, in 1905 62 Beechwood Road.
Death	She died on 5 May 1905, at age ~53, in Liverpool, England, I originally thought she was buried at West Derby in Liverpool - but now I am not so sure.¹
Burial	Brigida's remains were buried on 10 May 1905 in the Ford Roman Catholic Cemetery, Sefton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, We know that Brigida and John and their children were Roman Catholics. There is an entry for a burial in the Ford Cemetery recorded in the for a Brigid English aged 52 years in May 1905. We know that Brigida and John and their children were Roman Catholics. There is an entry for a burial in the Ford Cemetery recorded in the for a Brigid English aged 52 years in May 1905. The Ford Cemetery was also known as the Ford Roman Catholic Cemetery and the Liverpool Roman Catholic Cemetery in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton , Merseyside, England. None of the graves in the following sections A, AD, B, BZ, S, SV or X have any headstones or markers as these sections are known as 'public' sections in which burials may be of unrelated persons in the same grave.
	Her husband Johannes English died in 1926 in Liverpool, England.

Census

Label and Year	Manual
Census 1881	Brigida Power Id #11,854 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1881 at Everton, Liverpool; Address: 3 Crouch Street, St. Domingo Grove His wife Brigida is shown as a ship baker's wife with a notation "husband at sea". [[Witness Role: Head of household]] Brigid was "head" of the household on the day of the census as her husband, a ship's baker, was away at sea ... and I have recorded him as so. Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1901	Brigida Power Id #11,854 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1901 at 24 Vienna Street, Everton, Liverpool; He was a ship's baker and listed at home on Census night 1901. Principal Role Witness Role: Head of Household [[Witness Role: Wife]] Original Documents, Source and Citations here⁰

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Census 1881

Brigida Power Id #11,854 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1881 at Everton, Liverpool; Address: 3 Crouch Street, St. Domingo Grove

His wife Brigida is shown as a ship baker's wife with a notation "husband at sea".
[[Witness Role: Head of household]]
Brigid was "head" of the household on the day of the census as her husband, a ship's baker, was away at sea ... and I have recorded him as so.

Original Documents, Source and Citations here

Census 1901

Brigida Power Id #11,854 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1901 at 24 Vienna Street, Everton, Liverpool; He was a ship's baker and listed at home on Census night 1901.
Principal Role
Witness Role: Head of Household

[[Witness Role: Wife]]

Original Documents, Source and Citations here⁰

Citations

[S1459] GRO Online Digitised (DR) Deaths, West Derby, Lancashire, England. Apr-Jun 1905. ENGLISH, Bridget. 08B/178. https://www.gro.gov.uk/ : accessed 22 Feb 2025.
[S1874] Irish Catholic Registers 1655-1915

Unknown Holt

F, #11857, Deceased

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Parents

Father	Sir Edward Holt
Mother	Jane Bostock (b. before 1454)

Family: George Bostock (b. 1470)

Daughter	Jane Bostock
Son	Robert Bostock+ (b. 1490)

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Also Known As	Unknown Holt was also known as Unknown Bostock.
Marriage	Unknown Holt and George Bostock were married in an unknown place.
User Reference Number	She; 6850
	Her son Robert Bostock was born in 1490.

Anna Sarah Webb¹

F, #11866, Deceased, b. 24 September 1863, d. 18 June 1956

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Father	Edward Webb (b. before 1843)
Mother	Ann Cooper (b. before 1843)

Family: Peter Snelson (b. 20 December 1862, d. 22 February 1944)

Son	Wallace W. Snelson (b. 1894, d. 1894)
Son	Leo Webb Snelson (b. 21 April 1895, d. 16 March 1983)
Daughter	Winnie Wilga Snelson (b. 1897, d. 1897)
Daughter	Dorrie M. Snelson (b. 1899, d. March 1899)
Daughter	Connie Skey Snelson (b. 18 April 1900, d. 3 August 1999)
Son	Wallace Peter Snelson (b. 28 January 1902, d. 20 June 1998)
Son	Bruce A. W. Snelson (b. 1904, d. 1905)
Son	Leslie Edward Snelson (b. 29 July 1906, d. 9 July 1965)

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Also Known As	Anna Sarah Webb was also known as Anna Sarah Snelson.
Residence	She resided in Strathfield, NSW, Australia.
Biography	Four children died as babies, according to Joan Betty Snelson. Connie Skey Wynn ( nee Snelson ) indicated that Anna's mother's father may have been a physician in Everton, Liverpool, England. I think I have this story right. I understand that Anna's brother Les Webb may have worked with Peter in Cobar. On August 9 1899, the Hospital Committee held a "Plain and Fancy Dress Ball" at the Masonic Hall in Barton Street. Mrs Peter Snelson attended the function attired as a nurse which was fitting as she was a tireless worker for charity. She was included in the list of the first New South Wales female Justices of the Peace. There is a fine photograph of her in the book "Cobar Founding Fathers". Wallace writes that they married in 1893 - "the year of the bank smash". I'm not too sure what this gem means; I must do some more research about what happened in 1893. Was there a run on the banks ? [:CR:].
User Reference Number	She; 998
Birth	She was born on 24 September 1863 in Mudgee.
Marriage	Anna Sarah Webb and Peter Snelson were married on 11 January 1893 in Mudgee.^2,3
	Her son Wallace W. Snelson died in 1894 in Cobar, New South Wales.
	Her son Wallace W. Snelson was born in 1894 in Cobar, New South Wales, Australia.
	Her son Leo Webb Snelson was born on 21 April 1895 in Cobar, New South Wales, Australia.
	Her daughter Winnie Wilga Snelson was born in 1897 in Cobar, New South Wales, Australia.
	Her daughter Winnie Wilga Snelson died in 1897 in Cobar, New South Wales, Australia.
	Her daughter Dorrie M. Snelson was born in 1899 in Cobar, New South Wales, Australia.
	Her daughter Dorrie M. Snelson died in March 1899 in Cobar, New South Wales, Australia.
	Her daughter Connie Skey Snelson was born on 18 April 1900 in Cobar, New South Wales, Australia.
	Her son Wallace Peter Snelson was born on 28 January 1902 in Cobar, New South Wales, Australia.
	Her son Bruce A. W. Snelson was born in 1904 in Cobar, New South Wales, Australia.
	Her son Bruce A. W. Snelson died in 1905.
	Her son Leslie Edward Snelson was born on 29 July 1906 in Cobar, New South Wales, Australia.
	Her husband Peter Snelson died on 22 February 1944 in Orange or Cobar, New South Wales, Australia.
Burial	Anna Sarah's remains were buried in June 1956 in the parish church graveyard, Cobar, St. Paul's, [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: Buried]].⁴
Death	She died on 18 June 1956, at age 92.

Citations

[S266] Letter from Wallace Snelson dated 26 Nov 1989
[S166] NSW Marriages 1856-1905 NSW Marriages 1860 Richard Snelson married Bridget Donovan 418 1860 John Snelson married Martha Elizabeth Cox 476 1864 John Snelson married Louisa Jane Bryan 1054 1866 James Snelson married Anne Dixon 2696 1881 William Snelson Married Mary Dooley 125 1885 Mary M. B. Snelson married William H. Crowe 451 1886 Clara L. M. ( ? ) Snelson married Jethro W. Clarke 3827 1886 Elizabeth Snelson married Henry Samuel Bucholtz 6184 1887 Mary L. Snelson married John F. Bax 5902 1893 Percy T. Snelson married Alice M. Paget 6037 1893 Peter Snelson married Anna S. Webb 4945 1895 Caroline H. E. Snelson married James F. Crow 2597 1899 James C. Snelson married Mary A. Lloyd 2088 1901 Joseph Snelson married Harriette A. Harris 1643 1904 Frank Snelson married Sophia E. Wood 4549 1905 Ethel M. Snelson married Shadrach Taylor 9911
[S209] Letter from Joan Betty Snelson
[S225] Letter from Ven L.P.Turner Parish of St. Paul, Cobar

Richard Cotton

M, #11867, Deceased, b. about 1510

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Parents

Father	George Cotton (b. about 1480)
Mother	Anne Done

Family: Margarett Snelston (b. 1530, d. after 1570)

Son	John Cotton+ (b. about 1569)

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Residence	Richard Cotton resided in Whittington, Gloucestershire.
Occupation	He was a gentleman.
Biography	Richard was probably one of the sons of Sir Richard Cotton, the paramount lord; he suffered a recovery in 36 Hen viii ( 1545 ) by Ralph Titley, clerk, William Goodyere and Gilbert Lightfote, chaplain of 4 messuages, two tofts, 284 acres, and 6s rent in Astill, Turnok, Sydington, Somerford, and Middlewich. See a pedigree Harl MSS 2119 fo. 132 and 5182,122. This pedigree does not agree with that in Harl MSS 1041, fo 52; 1543, fo. 38b, 72b which is that reproduced in the Visitation of Gloucester and which has this Richard as the son of George Cotton of Whittington in Gloucestershire ! There is no place named Whittington in Cheshire.
User Reference Number	He; 6719
Birth	He was born about 1510.
Residence	He resided about 1545.
	His son John Cotton was born about 1569.
Marriage	Richard Cotton and Margarett Snelston were married before 1570.¹
	His wife Margarett Snelston died after 1570.

Citations

[S512] College of Arms, Visitation of Gloucestershire 1623