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Elizabeth Jane Davies b. 1855 Great Boughton Chester

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Also Known As	Elizabeth Jane Davies was also known as Elizabeth Jane Snelson.
Also Known As	She was also known as Elizabeth Jane Unknown.
Medical	William Davies Who Died March 16 188(7) Aged 5(5) Years Also John Davies Who Died January 8th 189(3) Aged 6(5) Years In Loving memory of Samuel Snelson Who Died June 18th 1909 Aged 73 There Remaineth Therefore a Rest The People of God Also Of Eizabeth Snelson Wife of the Above Who Died June 20th 1917 Aged 61 Years Peace Perfect Peace Also of Sarah Emma The Beloved WIFe of William Taylor The Sister of the Above E. Snelson Who Died December 2nd 193(4) Aged 74 Years William Taylor Charles Taylor N.B. The brackets indicate that the character within is in doubt.
User Reference Number	She; 17751
Birth	She was born in October 1855 in Great Boughton, Chester, England.1
Residence	She resided in Newtown, Chester, in October 1855 Address: William Street.
Baptism	She was baptised on 28 October 1855 in Holy Trinity, Chester, This record in Parish Register of Baptisms asserts that Elizabeth Jane was baptisd pm 28 Oxtober 1855 and she was the daughter of Samuel and Jane Davies of Newtown, Chester (perhaps Maximus Street ?) and that Samuel Davies was a Boot Maker.
Birth	She was born about 1856.
Marriage	Elizabeth Jane Davies and Samuel Snelson were married on 19 July 1888 in Holy Trinity Church, Chester.2,1
	Her husband Samuel Snelson died on 18 June 1909 in Chester, England.
Death	She died about May 1917, at age ~61.
Death	She died on 20 June 1917, at age 61, in 4 Colcloughs Crt, Watergate Row, Chester.
Burial	Elizabeth Jane's remains were buried on 22 June 1917 in Chester General Cemetery, Overleigh, William Davies-Who Died March 16 188(7)-Aged 5(5) Years-Also-John Davies-Who Died January 8th 189(3)-Aged 6(5) Years--In Loving memory of-Samuel Snelson-Who Died June 18th 1909-Aged 73-There Remaineth Therefore a Rest-The People of God--Also Of-Eizabeth Snelson-Wife of the Above-Who Died June 20th 1917-Aged 61 Years-Peace Perfect Peace--Also of-Sarah Emma-The Beloved WIFe of-William Taylor-The Sister of the Above E. Snelson-Who Died December 2nd 193(4)-Aged 74 Years-William Taylor-Charles Taylor---N.B. The brackets indicate that the character within is in doubt. Address: 4 Coleclough Court Parish: Holy Trinity Date of Burial: 22/06/1917 Grave Number: R9936 Page Number: 217 Consecrated: True Cemetery Register: DCE 1/7 Running Number: 6231.
Probate	The estate of Elizabeth Jane Davies was probated on 30 August 1917 in Chester She left everything (GBP345 6s 5d) to William Edward Davies [24552], butler who might also be the executor. This William Edward Davies is indeed a butler, and he is the son of Samuel Davies and his wife Jane ... and he is indeed the butler at the Palatine Club in Eastgate Row, Chester. So, as Samuel and Jane Davies are the parents of Elizabeth Jane Davis - then Elizabeth Jane Davies and William Edward Davies are brother and sister. [[Principal Role]] [[Witness Role: Deceased]].3

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Label and Year	Manual
Census 1861	Elizabeth Jane Davies Id #21,774 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1861; This Census says that Samuel's wife is called Elizabeth, not Jane. It also says that Elizabeth a.5 is just plain Elizabeth Davies and she has a sister called Jane ... so there is siomething amiss here. Samuel Davies is said to be a clay pipe maker. Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1861	Elizabeth Jane Davies Id #21,774 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1861; This says that Elizabeth was 5 yrs old, sister Sarah E, was 2 months old, father William was 29 so born c. 18b. c. 1828.30 and mother was Sarah aged 33 Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1871	Elizabeth Jane Davies Id #21,774 (Principal) was at home on Census night 2 April 1871 at Trinity, Chester; Address: Stanley Place, Chester This is undoubtedly the right person as the address in Stanley Place agrees with her address on the Marriage Entry for Banns in 1888, proving also that she was a spinster at the time of her marriege and Davies was her maiden name. Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1881	Elizabeth Jane Davies Id #21,774 (Principal) was at home on Census night 4 April 1881; Address: Stanley Place, Chester She is shown as Elizabeth J. Davies, a "parlour maid" in the home of General/Colonel Thomas Ball of the 8th Regiment, aged 90. I have no doubt that this is our Elizabeth J. Davies, futire wife of Samuel Snelson, my great grandfather. Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1891	Elizabeth Jane Davies Id #21,774 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1891 at 42 Linehall Street, Chester Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1891	Elizabeth Jane Davies Id #21,774 (Principal) was at home on Census night 5 April 1891 at 42 Linenhall Street, Trinity, Chester; Principal Role Witness Role: Head of Household Witness Role: wife Original Documents, Source and Citations here4
Census 1891	Elizabeth Jane Davies Id #21,774 (Principal) was at home on Census night 5 April 1891 at Chester; Address: 42 Linenhall Street, Trinity [[Witness Role: wife]] Original Documents, Source and Citations here4
Census 1901	Elizabeth Jane Davies Id #21,774 (Principal) was at home on Census night 31 March 1901 at 11 Trinity Street, Chester; Interestingly, Harold's future wife (Nessie) and her parents and siblings live 2 doors away at 5 Trinity Street. Principal Role Witness Role: Head of Household Witness Role: wife Original Documents, Source and Citations here5
Census 1901	Elizabeth Jane Davies Id #21,774 (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: wife]] Original Documents, Source and Citations here5
Census 1911	Elizabeth Jane Davies Id #21,774 (Principal) was at home on Census night 2 April 1911 at Chester; Address: 12 Crook Street shopkeeper - confectionary (and a widow) Original Documents, Source and Citations here

Citations

1. [S1820] Census 1901 Trinity Street, Chester
2. [S1850] Chester FHS BDMs
3. [S453] Calendar of Grants of Probate & Letters of Admininstration
4. [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.
5. [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.