A Snelson DataBase and Index
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Aubrey de Vere1,2
M, #15403, Deceased, b. about 1115, d. December 1194
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Family: Agnes Unknown (b. about 1151, d. about 1206)
| Son | Robert de Vere+ (b. about 1164, d. 25 October 1221) |
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| Marriage | Aubrey de Vere and Agnes Unknown were married.2,1 |
| Residence | He resided Aubrey de Vere III (c. 1115-Dec. 1194) was created Earl of Oxford by the empress Matilda in July 1141. He had inherited the barony of Hedingham on the death of his father Aubrey de Vere II in May 1141, when he was already Count of Guînes by right of his wife Beatrice. In July 1141 he was granted an earldom by the Empress Matilda, and was confirmed as the first earl of Oxford by her son King Henry II of England. On the annulment of his first marriage, between 1144-46, he lost Guînes. Earl Aubrey was little involved in national political affairs after this period. His attempt to divorce his third wife, Agnes of Essex, was a celebrated marriage case that Agnes appealed successfully to Pope Alexander III. In 1153 he was present with King Stephen's army at the siege of Wallingford and attested at the Treaty of Wallingford, finally signed at Westminster. Two of his sons by Agnes, Aubrey IV and Robert, became earls of Oxford. Robert, the third earl, was one of the 25 rebel barons who were to hold King John to the terms of Magna Carta.1 |
| User Reference Number | He; 19521 |
| Birth | He was born about 1115.2,1 |
| His son Robert de Vere was born about 1164. | |
| Death | Aubrey de Vere died in December 1194, at age ~79.2,1 |
| His wife Agnes Unknown died about 1206. |
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Robert De Plumpton1
M, #15413, Deceased, d. 1325
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Family: Lucy de Ros (d. after 1332)
| Son | William De Plumpton+ (d. 1362) |
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| Birth | Robert De Plumpton was born Person Source, Y.2 |
| Marriage | Robert De Plumpton and Lucy de Ros were married.1 |
| User Reference Number | He; 19394 |
| Birth | He was born about 1268.1 |
| Death | He died in 1325.1 |
| His wife Lucy de Ros died after 1332. |
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Edward Edwards
M, #15414, Deceased, b. July 1700
| Consanguinity | 7th great-uncle of Adrian John Snelson |
Parents
| Father | Thomas Edwards (b. before 1670, d. about August 1730) |
| Person References | Thomas Edwards c1645 - aft 1690 |
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| User Reference Number | Edward Edwards; 24546 |
| Birth | He was born in July 1700 in Gwersyllt, Denbighshire. |
| Baptism | He was baptised on 20 July 1700 in Gresford. |
| His father Thomas Edwards died about August 1730 in Gwersyllt, Denbighshire, Wales. | |
| Note | Edward was the executor of his father’s will and inherited his father’s house and two parcels of land. |
Roger Snelson1
M, #15415, Deceased, b. 22 February 1924, d. 24 September 2006
| Consanguinity | 3rd cousin 1 time removed of Adrian John Snelson |
Parents
| Father | Edward Snelson (b. 1 April 1887, d. 21 April 1936) |
| Mother | Agnes Williams (b. 28 November 1886, d. 29 June 1973) |
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| Biography | Roger lives at 23 Knowsley Road, Hoole Chester, CH2 3RL. He became a freeman of the City of Chester on 21 April 1961, when he was described as a clerk of 19 Vicarage Road. Richard James Snelson visited Roger on Saturday 15 April 1989 and relates that he worked for Ellesmere Port local authority. He was an only child and now the last of the line, because his Uncle Hubert who married Elsie Unknown did not have any children. In later life, Hubert became a bit of a recluse according to Roger. My theory is that the Sir Edward Snelson who married Greer Garson was the son of Thomas Snelson who was in fact Thomas Edward Snelson, son of Edward Snelson, the cordwainer born 1 January 1822, father of Robert the Hay Dealer ..... hence Roger could well have known him as " Uncle Tom " - even though he was his grandnephew. [:CR:]. |
| User Reference Number | Roger Snelson; 234 |
| Birth | He was born on 22 February 1924 in Hoole, Chester, Cheshire. |
| His father Edward Snelson died on 21 April 1936 in Hoole, Chester, Cheshire, England. | |
| Residence | Roger Snelson resided in Hoole, Chester, Cheshire, in 1939 Address: 19 Vicarage Road.2 |
| Occupation | He was a Government Officer in Chester about 1960. |
| Residence | He resided in 19 Vicarage Road, Hoole, in 1961.3 |
| Freeman | He was made a Freeman of the City in Chester on 21 August 1961.4,3 |
| His mother Agnes Williams died on 29 June 1973 in 23 Knowsley Road, Chester. | |
| Death | He died on 24 September 2006, at age 82, in Chester. |
| Probate | The estate of Roger Snelson was probated on 3 January 2007 in Liverpool. |
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Eleanor De Boston1
F, #15423, Deceased, d. before October 1199
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Family: Thomas de Multon (d. before 1201)
| Son | Thomas de Multon+ (d. 1240) |
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| Also Known As | Eleanor De Boston was also known as Eleanor de Multon. |
| Birth | She was born Person Source, Y.2 |
| Marriage | Eleanor De Boston and Thomas de Multon were married.1 |
| User Reference Number | She; 19269 |
| Birth | She was born about 1160.1 |
| Death | She died before October 1199.1 |
| Her husband Thomas de Multon died before 1201. |
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Thomas Snelson1
M, #15425, Deceased, b. January 1773, d. 26 January 1853
| Consanguinity | 1st cousin 6 times removed of Adrian John Snelson |
Parents
| Father | Thomas Snelson (b. 1724, d. April 1773) |
| Mother | Mary Pritchard (b. about 1735, d. March 1799) |
Family: Margaret Rowland (b. about 1770, d. 10 September 1843)
| Daughter | Mary Snelson+ (b. about 18 June 1801) |
| Daughter | Ann Snelson (b. January 1803) |
| Daughter | Frances Snelson (b. June 1805, d. 19 July 1805) |
| Daughter | Maria Snelson (b. December 1806) |
| Daughter | Emma Snelson (b. 14 May 1809, d. 9 March 1831) |
| Son | John Thomas Snelson (b. August 1811, d. 1873) |
| Person References | Descendents of William Snelson c.1670 Thomas Edwards c1645 - aft 1690 William Snelston bef 1668 - aft 1707 |
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| Biography | See notes. |
| User Reference Number | Thomas Snelson; 109 |
| Note | Event Memos from GEDCOM Import... Biography This is "Thomas the School". His real identitiy eluded me from the time I first tripped over him in 1970 while perusing the 1851 Census until my cousin Richard and I finally sorted out all the pieces in 1990. He was the schoolmaster at the school in Eccleston and the enumerator at the 1851 census. I thought from 1970 up to 1988 that he was my great great great grandfather, but no trace of Samuel being the son of a Thomas could be found. Eventually I discovered of course that Samuel was the son of William ( 1776 ). Richard and I have now I think got to the bottom of the great "Thomas the School"[:ITAL] mystery. Richard went to Eccleston in September 1988 with his brother, Barry and his nephew, Gareth ( the " gravebusters " ) ........ and they made an amazing series of discoveries. Firstly, Richard was looking for William Snelson ( 1776 )'s grave; the stones are hard to find ( but Richard knew they were there in 1971 when I had found them ). In addition, the stones are laid flat or have fallen and become covered by moss and grass and of course they are sandstone which means that they weather quickly and can soon become eroded and hard to read. To quote from Richard's letter to me ( 1 October 1988 ) :- "Eventually young Gareth, looking suitably attired for a visit to a churchyard in denim and T-shirt dedicated to the God of Heavy Metal, saw the name SNELSON on a stone". [:ITAL] The grave contained the remains of [:TAB:] [:TAB:] Frances SNELSON died 19 July 1805 aged 1 month, Emma SNELSON died 9 March 1831 aged 22 years Margaret SNELSON died 10 September 1845 aged 73 years, and - wait for it - Thomas SNELSON died 26 January 1853 aged 79 years. [:BOLD] Richard believes ( and I agree ) this to be the grave of the infamous ( in the sense that I have been trying to nail him for 17 years ) "Thomas the School[:ITAL]" ( Richards great name for the old bastard ), the enumerator in Eccleston 1851 census returns. It wasn't until September 1989 that I caught onto some other facts that seem to confirm that we have got this all tied up. I was out one night baby-sitting - we are a member of a group of families that baby-sit for each other - and I was lazing around as I often do, just perusing all this detail when I thought it would be worthwhile to try and write a small program to calculate the dates between which any event occurred; I don't know about you, but I have terrible trouble working these things out. So, I turned to a page of notes at random and found my footnote of an Eccleston Monument Inscription "Thomas SNELSON died Jan 26th 1853 aged 79 years". Therefore Thomas must have been born between 27 March 1773 and 26 March 1774. We also know from the 1851 Census School House Thomas Snelson Widower Schoolmaster 77 born in Farndon [:UND] So, Thomas must have been born between Apr 1773 and Apr 1774. So I thought I'd try and see whether anything else fitted, and there it was. I've had all this information for years but hadn't been able to hang it together. The key is here [:TAB:] Farndon Register (C.B. Mixed) 1772-83 in P45/1/2 on Mf 152/1 [:TAB:] p78 11 Apr 1773 buried Thomas Snelson of Farndon [:TAB:] p79 26 Sep 1773 christened Thomas son of Thomas & Mary SNELSON [:TAB:] .......N.B. this entry inserted out of sequence [:TAB:] p87 28 May 1780 christened Phoebe base daughter of Mary SNELSON of Farndon [:TAB:] p89 9 Dec 1781 christened Elizabeth base daughter of Mary SNELSON of Farndon[:BOLD] This must be the family of Thomas the School.[:ITAL] He was indeed born in Farndon and it looks as if his father Thomas died the same year; his mother Mary had two other children, his half-sisters Phoebe ( 1780 ) and Elizabeth ( 1781 ). I think he is the same Thomas Snelson listed in the 1850 Cheshire Directory as the Parish Clerk. His death cerificate describes him also as a clerk. Is it likeluy that a local Schoolmaster might also be the Parish Clerk ? That's what it looks like. Eccleston Monument Inscriptions (Thomas the School) (42.21 ECC) Frances SNELSON died Jul 19th 1805 aged 1 month. Emma SNELSON died Mar 9th 1831 aged 22 years. Margaret SNELSON died Sep 10th 1843 aged 73 years. [:TAB:] Also Thomas SNELSON died Jan 26th 1853 aged 79 years. [:CR:]. |
| Birth | He was born in January 1773 in Bretton, Flintshire. |
| Christening | Thomas was christened on 26 January 1773 in St. Chad's, Farndon.2,3 |
| His father Thomas Snelson died in April 1773 in Farndon. | |
| His mother Mary Pritchard died in March 1799 in an unknown place. | |
| Marriage | Thomas Snelson and Margaret Rowland were married on 17 October 1799 He married on the same day at the same time - William first and then Thomas - and in the same place as his brother William Snelson married Ann Jones. |
| Residence | He resided in Farndon in 1801.4 |
| His daughter Mary Snelson was born about 18 June 1801 in Farndon. | |
| His daughter Ann Snelson was born in January 1803 in Eccleston. | |
| His daughter Frances Snelson was born in June 1805. | |
| His daughter Frances Snelson died on 19 July 1805 in Eccleston. | |
| His daughter Maria Snelson was born in December 1806 in Eccleston. | |
| His daughter Emma Snelson was born on 14 May 1809 in Eccleston. | |
| His son John Thomas Snelson was born in August 1811 in Eccleston. | |
| His daughter Emma Snelson died on 9 March 1831 in a place close to home, Eccleston. | |
| Occupation | Thomas Snelson was a schoolmaster in 1834.5 |
| His wife Margaret Rowland died on 10 September 1843 in Eccleston. | |
| Occupation | He was a school master in Eccleston in 1851.6 |
| Death | He died on 26 January 1853, at age ~80, in a place close to home, Eccleston. |
| Burial | Thomas's remains were buried on 28 January 1853 in St. Mary the Virgin, Eccleston, [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: Buried]].7,8 |
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| Label and Year | Manual |
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| Census 1841 | Thomas Snelson Id #15,425 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1841 at Eccleston; Principal Role
Original Documents, Source and Citations here9 |
| Census 1851 | Thomas Snelson Id #15,425 (Principal) was at home on Census night 31 March 1851 at the School House, Eccleston; Principal Role Witness Role: Head of Household Original Documents, Source and Citations here6 |
Citations
- [S106] Letter from Richard James Snelson dated 1 October 1988
- [S25] Farndon Register ( C.B. mixed) 1772-1783
- [S272] Death Certificate of Thomas Snelson(1853)
- [S421] Farndon Register 1784-1812
- [S709] National Commercial Directory for the Counties of Chester, Cumberland, Durham and Lancaster
- [S54] Census 1851 HO107/2172 f607v 27 School House, R3-884
- [S1558] Eccleston Gravestone Inscriptions, (942.21 ECC)
- [S45] Eccleston Graves, R3-864
- [S986] Census 1841 Cheshire Thomas Snelson a. 65