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Margaret Jones

Family

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• Name: Margaret Jones was also known as Margaret Snelson.
• Birth: She was born about 1803 in Buckley or Hawarden, Flintshire.
• Marriage: Margaret Jones and John Snelson were married on 20 October 1833 in Liverpool.
• Her son William Snelson was born on 14 August 1834 in Chester.
• Her daughter Martha Snelson was born about August 1836 in Chester.
• Her daughter Elizabeth Snelson was born on 12 April 1838 in St. Mary Parish, Chester.
• Her daughter Martha Snelson died in November 1838.
• Occupation: Margaret Jones was a pupil a teacher in Chester in 1851.
• Death: She died after 1861.

Census

Census 1841	1841	Margaret Jones Id #886 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1841 at Belgrave Square, Chester; (1) John Snelson a. 30, ironworker and wife Margaret a.35, young son William a. 6 and daughter Elizabeth a. 3 are living a few doors away from (ii) Johnathan Gill with his wife Hannah, and (iii) Samuel Snelson a. 25 and his wife Margaret a. 25 with their two children William a.3 and Margaret a. 1. Witness Role: Wife Original Documents, Source and Citations here1
Census 1851	31 March 1851	Margaret Jones Id #886 (Principal) was at home on Census night 31 March 1851 at Belgrave Place, Chester; The head of the household, presumably Margaret's husband John Snelson (#4) seems to have been absent on this night. I am not sure whether he was a moulder and ironfounder or a joiner. Perhaps he was both. He seems to have "disappeared", but Margaret is never described as a "widow". I believe him to be the same John Snelson who turns up in Reading in 1851, 1861, 1971. Witness Role: Princ. Original Documents, Source and Citations here2
Census 1861	1861	Margaret Jones Id #886 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1861 at Peplow Street, Chester; a moulder's wife Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1861	1861	Margaret Jones Id #886 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1861 at Peplow Street, Hoole; a schoolmaster (certified) Witness Role: Moulder's Wife (mother) Original Documents, Source and Citations here3

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Citations

1. [S42] Census 1841 Chester Handbridge Samuel Snelson a 25, Memo: Annotation: Census 1841 Chester
   Handbridge H.O. 107/129
   /22 t.8v. Jonathan GILL 60 Y
   Hannah GILL 60 Y
   Martha PARSONAGE 20 N
2. [S72] Census 1851 Belgrave Square, R3-883
3. [S5501] Census 1861 Peplow Street Hoole

Biography

William Snelson

• Consanguinity: 1st cousin 3 times removed of Adrian John Snelson

Parents

Main Events

• Biography:
  
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• Birth: William Snelson was born on 14 August 1834 in Chester. The date of birth is written in manuscript in the original Parish Register.
• Christening: William was christened on 15 August 1834 in St. Mary's, Chester.¹
• Occupation: He was a pupil a teacher and living in Belgrave Square, Chester, in 1851.
• Occupation: He was a Schoolmaster in Hoole in 1861.
• His mother Margaret Jones died after 1861.

Census

Census 1841	1841	William Snelson Id #887 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1841 at Belgrave Square, Chester; (1) John Snelson a. 30, ironworker and wife Margaret a.35, young son William a. 6 and daughter Elizabeth a. 3 are living a few doors away from (ii) Johnathan Gill with his wife Hannah, and (iii) Samuel Snelson a. 25 and his wife Margaret a. 25 with their two children William a.3 and Margaret a. 1. Witness Role: Son Original Documents, Source and Citations here2
Note 1850	1850	William Snelson Id #887 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1850; Cited as a beneficiary in Jonathan Gill's Will of 1850 Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1851	31 March 1851	William Snelson Id #887 (Principal) was at home on Census night 31 March 1851 at Belgrave Place, Chester; The head of the household, presumably Margaret's husband John Snelson (#4) seems to have been absent on this night. I am not sure whether he was a moulder and ironfounder or a joiner. Perhaps he was both. He seems to have "disappeared", but Margaret is never described as a "widow". I believe him to be the same John Snelson who turns up in Reading in 1851, 1861, 1971. Principal Role Principal Role Original Documents, Source and Citations here3
Census 1861	1861	William Snelson Id #887 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1861 at Peplow Street, Hoole; a schoolmaster (certified) Principal Role Original Documents, Source and Citations here4

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Citations

1. [S192] Chester St. Mary Baptisms 1831-1843 mf 98/2 & 3
2. [S42] Census 1841 Chester Handbridge Samuel Snelson a 25, Memo: Annotation: Census 1841 Chester
   Handbridge H.O. 107/129
   /22 t.8v. Jonathan GILL 60 Y
   Hannah GILL 60 Y
   Martha PARSONAGE 20 N
3. [S72] Census 1851 Belgrave Square, R3-883
4. [S5501] Census 1861 Peplow Street Hoole

Biography

Elizabeth Snelson

• Consanguinity: 1st cousin 3 times removed of Adrian John Snelson

Parents

Main Events

• Birth: Elizabeth Snelson was born on 12 April 1838 in St. Mary Parish, Chester.
• Christening: Elizabeth was christened on 28 April 1838 in St. Mary's, Chester.¹
• Occupation: She was in Dressmaker in 1861.
• Her mother Margaret Jones died after 1861.

Census

Census 1841	1841	Elizabeth Snelson Id #889 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1841 at Belgrave Square, Chester; (1) John Snelson a. 30, ironworker and wife Margaret a.35, young son William a. 6 and daughter Elizabeth a. 3 are living a few doors away from (ii) Johnathan Gill with his wife Hannah, and (iii) Samuel Snelson a. 25 and his wife Margaret a. 25 with their two children William a.3 and Margaret a. 1. Witness Role: Son Original Documents, Source and Citations here2
Note 1850	1850	Elizabeth Snelson Id #889 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1850; Cited as a beneficiary in Jonathan Gill's Will of 1850 Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1851	31 March 1851	Elizabeth Snelson Id #889 (Principal) was at home on Census night 31 March 1851 at Belgrave Place, Chester; The head of the household, presumably Margaret's husband John Snelson (#4) seems to have been absent on this night. I am not sure whether he was a moulder and ironfounder or a joiner. Perhaps he was both. He seems to have "disappeared", but Margaret is never described as a "widow". I believe him to be the same John Snelson who turns up in Reading in 1851, 1861, 1971. Principal Role Witness Role: Witness Original Documents, Source and Citations here3
Census 1861	1861	Elizabeth Snelson Id #889 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1861 at Peplow Street, Chester; a dressmaker Original Documents, Source and Citations here
Census 1861	1861	Elizabeth Snelson Id #889 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1861 at Peplow Street, Hoole; a schoolmaster (certified) Witness Role: Sister Original Documents, Source and Citations here4

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Citations

1. [S192] Chester St. Mary Baptisms 1831-1843 mf 98/2 & 3
2. [S42] Census 1841 Chester Handbridge Samuel Snelson a 25, Memo: Annotation: Census 1841 Chester
   Handbridge H.O. 107/129
   /22 t.8v. Jonathan GILL 60 Y
   Hannah GILL 60 Y
   Martha PARSONAGE 20 N
3. [S72] Census 1851 Belgrave Square, R3-883
4. [S5501] Census 1861 Peplow Street Hoole

Biography