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1. [S1016] According to Otto Hirzell
2. [S1025] Bostock Family History
3. [S1024] Brereton History

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Captain Harold Alfred Benyon Snelson¹

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Occupation	Captain Harold Alfred Benyon Snelson was a Soldier and School Teacher.
User Reference Number	He; 23
Religious Affiliation	He was affiliated with Church of England.
Residence	He resided in 51 Handbridge in 1883.
Birth	He was born on 15 March 1883 in 51 Handbridge, Chester, England, The information on the Birth Certificate is as follows:- - Harold was born on 15 March 1883. ⁃ The birth was reported by his father Samuel SNELSON. ⁃ His father's occupation as a Joiner is also recorded. ⁃ The birth registration names mother Mary SNELSON (maiden name BENYON). ⁃ The birth was registered on 14th April 1883, 30 days after his birth. ⁃ The Certificate also records that his mother is already deceased. We know that his mother Mary died on 22 March, a week after Harold’s birth. Harold’s third name of BENYON was bestowed after his birth was first recorded and probably before her death. Harold’s third name of BENYON was bestowed before his birth was registered. There may be another document bearing the name Harold Alfred Snelson.2,3,4
	His mother Mary Benyon died on 22 March 1883 in 51 Handbridge, Chester, England.
Christening	Harold Alfred Benyon was christened on 29 April 1883 in St. Mary-on-the-Hill, Chester.5
Milit-Beg	Harold Alfred Benyon's military career started on 13 February 1903 in Liverpool. Address: 11 Trinity Street, Chester Militia Attestation - he attests that he is a joiner by trade and is a Volunteer with the Cheshire Yeomanry aged 19yrs and 11 months, working and living with his father.
	His father Samuel Snelson died on 18 June 1909 in Chester, England.
Residence	Captain Harold Alfred Benyon Snelson resided in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, in 1911.6
Marriage	Captain Harold Alfred Benyon Snelson and Nessie Pierce were married on 14 January 1911 in St. Oswald, Chester, Cheshire, The marriage was witnessed by John William Pierce and Harry Pierce. At that time in 1911, Harold was already a soldier living at Freshwater in the Isle of Wight.7,8
Occupation	He was a School Master in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, in April 1911.
	His son Harold Cecil Snelson was born on 22 November 1911 in Isle of Wight, England.
Biography	British War Medal and Victory Medal, maybe "Commended" ? ... see document in citation image attached.9
Occupation	Captain Harold Alfred Benyon Snelson was a He first served in a theatre of war in Egypt (it is possible that he made three tours of duty) [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: soldier]], WW1 soldier in Royal Garrison Artillery, Egypt, on 24 July 1915.10
Occupation	He was a [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: soldier]], a WW1 soldier in the Royal Garrison Artillery in WW1 Royal Garrison Artillery in 1917.6
	His daughter Mary Nessie Snelson was born on 7 May 1920 in St John's Parish, Waterloo, Liverpool, England.
Occupation	He was an Address: Aintree, Royal Army Ordnance Depot clerk in West Liverpool in 1921.11,12
Residence	He resided in 26 Granville Road, Chester, on 23 August 1922.
Residence	He resided in Colwyn Bay in 1939 as recorded in the 1939 Register, he was a schoolmaster then - living with his wife Nessie and daughter Molly (Mary) Snelson as follows :- Lloyd Household (6 People) Voryn Isa Pleasant View , Colwyn Bay M.B., Denbighshire, Wales Mary N Snelson 7-May-20 Female – Single 1915 Constance E Lloyd 12 Jun 1875 Female Private Means Widowed 1911 Elizabeth Jones 29 Aug 1884 Female Cook Single 1912 Harold A B Snelson 15 Mar 1883 Male Schoolmaster Married Nessie Snelson 19 Jan 1884 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married [[Principal Role]].13
Occupation	He was a school teacher in Pembroke Place, Liverpool, about 1950.
Associatn	He; about 1952; Adelphi Hotel, Lime Street, Liverpool; This picture was taken at the annual dinner in honour of the Worshipful Master, in this case my grandfather, Harold Alfred Benyon Snelson. That’s him in the centre of the top table with his wife Nessie (Pierce). He is man in the centre and Nessie is to his left as you look at the image. In front, on the closest side of the long table, there is a man, then 4 ladies and another man. The first man, closest to the top table is my father Harold Cecil Snelson. Then there is my mother, Irene Nettacress Snelson (nee Roby). The the rather diminutive older lady is mu maternal grandmother Frances Roby (nee English), then my Aunt Molly, she is my Dad’s sister Mary Nessie Snelson. Wow … 5 of my closest relatives all on the one photograph !, Fairfield Lodge WorhipFul Master Annual Dinner14
Death	He died on 3 October 1955, at age 72, in 131 Bowring Park Avenue, Bowring Park, Liverpool 16, England, At the time of his death, he is recorded as a “Schoolmaster (Retired)”.15,16
Cremation	The remains of Captain Harold Alfred Benyon Snelson were cremated on 6 October 1955 in Crematorium, West Derby.
Will	He left a will on 18 October 1955amounting to GBP 276 13s 2p to Nessie Snelson.
Probate	The estate of Captain Harold Alfred Benyon Snelson was probated about December 1955.
	His wife Nessie Pierce died on 20 February 1960 in the Hospital, Broadgreen, Liverpool, England.

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Label and Year	Manual
Census 1891	Captain Harold Alfred Benyon Snelson Id #18,556 (Principal) was at home on Census night 5 April 1891 at Chester; Address: 42 Linenhall Street, Trinity [[Witness Role: son]] Original Documents, Source and Citations here17
Census 1901	Captain Harold Alfred Benyon Snelson Id #18,556 (Principal) was at home on Census night 31 March 1901 at Chester; Address: 11 Trinity Street, Chester - interestingly, Harold's future wife (Nessie) and her parents and siblings live 2 doors away at 5 Trinity Street. [[Witness Role: son]] Original Documents, Source and Citations here18
Census 1911	Captain Harold Alfred Benyon Snelson Id #18,556 (Principal) was at home on Census night 2 April 1911 at Freshwater, Isle of Wight; Address: Alma Cottage Harold is listed as a bombardier with the Royal Artillery Garrison, living with his wife of less than 1 year, Nessie aged 27. Principal Role Witness Role: Head of Household Principal Role [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: Head of Household]] Original Documents, Source and Citations here19
Census 1921	Captain Harold Alfred Benyon Snelson Id #18,556 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1921 at Lancashire; Address: 30 Mersey View, Brighton Le Sands [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: Head of Household]] Original Documents, Source and Citations here11
Census	Captain Harold Alfred Benyon Snelson Id #18,556 (Principal) was at home on Census night between 1935 and 1936 at Fairfield, Liverpool; Address: 5 Elstree Road Principal Role Original Documents, Source and Citations here

Citations

1. [S1777] Letter from 22nd Cheshire Regiment
2. [S198] Birth Certificate of Harold Alfred Benyon Snelson 1883
3. [S1424] Birth certificate of SNELSON, Harold Alfred, 15 March 1883
4. [S1463] GRO Certificate Copy - Births, Chester Castle, Chester, Cheshire.15 March 1883. SNELSON Harold Alfred. BX 733705. App 315350. Issued: Somerset House 25 November 1970.
5. [S1534] Baptisms (PR) England, St. Mary-on-the Hill, Chester. 29 April 1883. SNELSON, Harold Alfred Benyon. Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1923. http://www.ancestry.co.uk/.
6. [S664] Letter from the Royal Artillery Historical Trust 26 Oct 1993
7. [S1425] Marriage certificate of SNELSON, Harold Alfred, Benyon and PIERCE, Nessie, 14 January 1911
8. [S1462] GRO Certificate Copy - Marriages, St. Oswald’s Parish Church, Chester, Cheshire. 14 January 1911. No 247. SNELSON, Harold Alfred Benyon & PIERCE, Nessie. M.3.Page 124. : Extracted and Issued in Chester, 14 January 1911.
9. [S1466] Adrian John Snelson's Private Papers
10. [S1780] Military Record HAB Snelson
11. [S724] Census Records, England, Brighton-le-Sands, Waterloo, Lancashire. 19 June 1921. SNELSON, Harold Alfred Benyon (head). RD 455. ED 21. S 102. STC E. http://www.ancestry.uk : accessed 01 April 2025.
12. [S1474] Census England & Wales
13. [S1457] Census Records, Wales, Census records. Wales. Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire. 29 September 1939. SNELSON, Mary N. (Inferred daughter). Typist. LN 27. SN 5. ED Zjbs. RD 623.2. http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 07 August 2014.
14. [S1778] Photograph Image
15. [S1779] Death certificate of SNELSON, Harold Alfred Benyon, 3 October 1955
16. [S1464] GRO Certificate Copy - Deaths, Prescot, Huyton-with-Roby, Lancashire. 3 October 1955. SNELSON Harold Alfred Benyon. IS 757285. No 227 : Issued 04 October 1955.
17. [S1381] Census 1891 England, Chester, Cheshire. 05 April 1891. SNELSON, Samuel(head). ED 4. PN 2864. FN 59. www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 23 August 2018.
18. [S989] Census 1901, Chester, Cheshire. 31 March 1901. SNELSON, Samuel (head). ED 05. PN 3372. FN 72. P. 1 HS 5. www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 23 August 2018.
19. [S1570] Census 1911 HAB Snelson IoW

William Clotton¹

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Alix Unknown^1,2

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