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Hubert Snelson¹

• Consanguinity: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of AJS

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• Biography: [:TAB:]
  This must be the elderly gentleman who made advances and suggestive overtones to the young Eileen Simpson and chased her around the bedroom when she lived as a tenant of the Gill family at 18 Handbridge.
  
  
  I'm going to call him [ITAL:]"Hubert the Rogue"[:ITAL].
• Birth: Hubert Snelson was born on 4 August 1898.
• Christening: Hubert was christened on 25 September 1898 in St. Mary, Chester.²
• Marriage: Hubert Snelson and Elsie Cable were married in August 1927 in St. Mary, Eccleston.³
• His father Robert Snelson died on 6 April 1934.
• Residence: Hubert Snelson resided in 27 Percy Road, Handbridge, in 1936.
• His mother Jane Kendrick died on 6 March 1937.
• Residence: He resided in 2 Eaton Road, Chester, in 1938.⁴
• His wife Elsie Cable died in 1967.
• Death: He died on 9 August 1975, at age 77.

Census

Census 1901

1901

Hubert Snelson Id #1,286 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1901 at 58 Handbridge, Chester; He is described as a hay trusser Witness Role: Son Original Documents, Source and Citations here

• Last Edited: 18 January 2023 23:23:30

Citations

1. [S101] Letter from Roger Snelson dated 14 July 1988, R3-1285
2. [S1] Chester St. Mary Baptisms 1870 - 1898, R3-1654, Memo: Annotation: Chester St. Mary Baptisms 1870 - 1898
   
   m/f 98/3
   
   1871 March 19 Annie dau of Edward & Ann Snelson Cowkeeper
   1873 June 2 Elizabeth dau. of William & Elizabeth Snelson, Joiner Handbridge
   1873 June 2 Margaret dau of William & Elizabeth Snelson Joiner
   1873 Sept 3 Thomas Edward son of Edward & Ann Snelson Farmer Handbridge
   1878 June 10 Hannah dau of William & Eliza Jane Snelson Joiner Handbridge
   ALSO
   William son of William & Eliza Jane
   ALSO
   George son of William & Eliza Jane ( grandfather of Richard James Snelson)
   1878 Nov 24 Samuel Benyon son of Samuel & Mary Snelson Joiner Handbridge
   1883 April 29 Harold Alfred Benyon son of Samuel & Mary Snelson Joiner 51
   Handbridge
   1884 Jan 27 Nancy Elizabeth dau of George & Sarah Ann Snelson Joiner 60 Bradford
   Street Handbridge
   1885 May 9 Harry son of William & Eliza Snelson Joiner 3 Pyecroft Street
   Handbridge
   1885 May 21 Ellen dau of William & Eliza Jane Snelson
   Joiner 3 Pyecroft Street Handbridge
   1886 Jan 31 George son of George & Sarah Ann Snelson Joiner Pyecroft Street
   Handbridge
   1887 May 4 Edward son of Robert & Jane Snelson Trusser Greenway Street
   Handbridge ( N.B. not living there
   in 1881 census )
   1887 June 8 Samuel Robert son of Alfred & Catherine Fanny Snelson Surveyor 49
   Handbridge
   
   m/f 98/3 p. 93
   
   1888 July 4 Beatrice dau of William & Eliza Snelson Innkeeper Grosvenor Arms
   Handbridge
   1888 July 11 John son of William & Eliza Snelson Innkeeper Grosvenor Arms
   Handbridge ( N.B. Eliza was written
   Elizabeth then corrected by striking out the last
   four letters )
   1888 July 11 Ellen dau of William & Eliza Snelson Innkeeper Grosvenor Arms
   Handbridge
   1888 July 11 Ada dau of William & Eliza Snelson Innkeeper Grosvenor Arms
   Handbridge
   N.B. The Grosvenor Arms Was No. 26 Handbridge.
   1888 Aug 8 Henry son of George & Sarah Snelson Joiner Greenway Street Handbridge
   
   1890 Dec 10 Mary Dau of George & Sarah Ann Snelson Joiner Hartington Street
   Handbridge
   1898 Sept 25 Hubert son of Robert & Jane Snelson Hay & Straw Dealer 52
   Handbridge
3. [S5505] Chester FHS BDMs
4. [S997] Kelly's Cheshire Directory 1938

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