| Also Known As | Thomas Snelson was also known as Thomas Snelson I. |
| Reference Number | He had reference number 25441. |
| User Reference Number | He; 25441 |
| Occupation | He was a Yeoman of this Parish - as described in the memorial. |
| Note | Monument in Malvern priory church erected by Thomas Snelson II with coat of arms. Thomas Snelson I the Elder married Elizabeth Neal, b c. 1658 d 1743 aged 86, monument erected in Malvern priory church by her son, Thomas II, with coat of arms.
The marriage is listed in Boyd’s Marriage Index and in London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 for Elizab Neels. Westminster, St Marylebone: Marylebone Road. 1668-1711. |
| Note | The original document undoubtedly has a capital “N†so looks like “Nelson†…. but with a name like “Thomas†it is quite feasible that the writer has interpreted a spoken “Thomas Snelson†and writtyen that as “Thomas Nelsonâ€. Not the first time ! So, how likely is this ? The marriage has not been found anywhere else, so this is a reasonable assumption in my opinion.
The marriage is listed in Boyd’s Marruage Index and in London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 for Elizab Neels. Westminster, St Marylebone: Marylebone Road. 1668-1711. |
| Birth | He was born in 1660. |
| His father Ralph Snelson died in 1683. |
| Marriage | Thomas Snelson and Elizabeth Neal were married on 19 April 1692 in St Mary Le Bone, Marylebone, London, England, The transcript reads that the Spouse’s last name is “Nelson†but there are too many other conicidences for me to accept that this is not the marriage of Thomas SNELSON and Elizabeth Neal(e). It is also tru that Eliabeth Neal is apparently descended from important people being father Leonard Neal and her grandfather Roger Neal. |
| His son Thomas Snelson was born about 1693. |
| Occupation | Thomas Snelson was a Thomas Snelson I owned the The Talbot Inn but it was tenanted by the Taylor family as innkeepers., Innkeeper in The Talbot, Malvern, in 1714. |
| His wife Elizabeth Neal died on 24 May 1743 in Great Malvern, Worcestershire. |
| Note | The monument reads "...... In the vault on the right hand lieth Interred the Body of Thomas Snelson son of Ralph Snelson Yeoman of this Parish who married Elizabeth Neal of the County of Berks by whom he has one son Thomas now living at whose expense this was erected. He was a man that was trew (sic) hearted
Honesty died when he departed". |
| Death | He died on 27 July 1753, at age ~93, in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, "England, Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8Z9-3PJ : Fri Oct 17 11:23:15 UTC 2025), Entry for Thomas Snetson, 27 Jul 1753. |
| Burial | Thomas's remains were buried on 27 July 1753 in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, Address: St Mary & St Michael Anglican
National Burial Index For England & Wales. |
