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Fotine Cosmos

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• Name: Fotine Cosmos was also known as Fotine Bonar.
• Birth: She was born in an unknown place, Egypt.
• Death: She died in an unknown place.
• Occupation: She was a French a teacher.

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St. John Nixon

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• Birth: St. John Nixon was born in an unknown place.
• Marriage: St. John Nixon and Eveline Mary Christian Spence were married.
• Death: He died in 1970.
• Burial: St. John's remains were buried in 1970 in local the local Parish Church of England.

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Katherine Spence

Family

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• Name: Katherine Spence was also known as Katherine Spence.
• Birth: She was born in an unknown place.
• Marriage: Katherine Spence and Rowan Gordon Spence were married.
• Death: She died in an unknown place, Rhodesia.

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Doris May Halstead

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• Name: Doris May Halstead was also known as Doris May Spence.
• Birth: She was born in an unknown place.
• Death: She died in an unknown place.
• Marriage: Doris May Halstead and Rowan Gordon Spence were married on 19 November 1955 in parish church, Sanderstead, St. Marys's.

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Harold Brian De Bellamont Ridley

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• Occupation: Harold Brian De Bellamont Ridley was a Tea business.
• Birth: He was born on 7 November 1881 in Thornheys, Upper Tooting, London.
• Christening: Harold Brian De Bellamont was christened on 8 February 1882 in local the local Parish Church of England.
• Marriage: Harold Brian De Bellamont Ridley and Jessie Eliza Snelson were married on 12 October 1912 in St. Thomas Cathedral, Bombay, India.
• Death: He died on 5 January 1918, at age 36, in Bombay, India.

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Brian Ridley

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• Birth: Brian Ridley was born on 2 February 1915.
• Death: He died on 3 February 1915, at age 0.

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Glennie May Alexander

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• Name: Glennie May Alexander was also known as Marian Snelson.
• Death: She died in an unknown place.
• Birth: She was born on 20 August 1888 in Franklin, Indiana.
• Marriage: Glennie May Alexander and Frank Taylor were married on 17 August 1910.
• Divorce: Glennie May Alexander and Frank Taylor were divorced before 1912.
• Marriage: Glennie May Alexander and Charles Hewett Snelson were married on 11 January 1912 in Marion, Indiana.
• Divorce: Glennie May Alexander and Charles Hewett Snelson were divorced before 1920.

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1. [S5935] Jon Snelson, Profession & Residence of Glennie May Alexander

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Rosamund Carter

Family

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• Name: Rosamund Carter was also known as Rosamund Snelson.
• Birth: She was born in an unknown place.
• Death: She died in an unknown place.
• Marriage: Rosamund Carter and Donald Rowan Snelson were married before 1967.
• Divorce: Rosamund Carter and Donald Rowan Snelson were divorced before 1967.

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Richard Snelson

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• Biography: It looks like Richard's line ends here. [:CR:].
• Birth: Richard Snelson was born in 1865 in New South Wales, Australia.¹

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1. [S238] NSW Births To 1905 Pre 1861 Nil, R3-1878

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Elizabeth Snelson

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• Name: Elizabeth Snelson was also known as Elizabeth Bucholtz.
• Biography: According to Wallace Peter Snelson, Elizabeth also went to the Bark School. [:CR:].
• Birth: She was born on 3 August 1864 in New South Wales, Australia.¹
• Marriage: Elizabeth Snelson and Henry Samuel Bucholtz were married in 1886 in Gulgong.^2,3
• Death: She died on 16 October 1906, at age 42.

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1. [S238] NSW Births To 1905 Pre 1861 Nil, R3-1878
2. [S237] NSW Marriages 1856-1905 NSW Marriages
   
   
   
   1860 Richard Snelson married Bridget Donovan 418
   
   1860 John Snelson married Martha Elizabeth Cox 476
   
   1864 John Snelson married Louisa Jane Bryan 1054
   
   1866 James Snelson married Anne Dixon 2696
   
   1881 William Snelson Married Mary Dooley 125
   
   1885 Mary M. B. Snelson married William H. Crowe 451
   
   1886 Clara L. M. ( ? ) Snelson married Jethro W. Clarke 3827
   
   1886 Elizabeth Snelson married Henry Samuel Bucholtz 6184
   
   1887 Mary L. Snelson married John F. Bax 5902
   
   1893 Percy T. Snelson married Alice M. Paget 6037
   
   1893 Peter Snelson married Anna S. Webb 4945
   
   1895 Caroline H. E. Snelson married James F. Crow 2597
   
   1899 James C. Snelson married Mary A. Lloyd 2088
   
   1901 Joseph Snelson married Harriette A. Harris 1643
   
   1904 Frank Snelson married Sophia E. Wood 4549
   
   1905 Ethel M. Snelson married Shadrach Taylor 9911
3. [S386] Letter from Joan Betty Snelson

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Mary Louisa (Polly) Snelson

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• Name: Mary Louisa (Polly) Snelson was also known as Mary Louisa (Polly) Bax.
• Birth: She was born on 7 July 1866 in New South Wales, Australia.¹
• Marriage: Mary Louisa (Polly) Snelson and John F. Bax were married on 9 November 1887.²
• Residence: She resided in Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 1946.
• Death: She died on 19 January 1949, at age 82.

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1. [S238] NSW Births To 1905 Pre 1861 Nil, R3-1878
2. [S237] NSW Marriages 1856-1905 NSW Marriages
   
   
   
   1860 Richard Snelson married Bridget Donovan 418
   
   1860 John Snelson married Martha Elizabeth Cox 476
   
   1864 John Snelson married Louisa Jane Bryan 1054
   
   1866 James Snelson married Anne Dixon 2696
   
   1881 William Snelson Married Mary Dooley 125
   
   1885 Mary M. B. Snelson married William H. Crowe 451
   
   1886 Clara L. M. ( ? ) Snelson married Jethro W. Clarke 3827
   
   1886 Elizabeth Snelson married Henry Samuel Bucholtz 6184
   
   1887 Mary L. Snelson married John F. Bax 5902
   
   1893 Percy T. Snelson married Alice M. Paget 6037
   
   1893 Peter Snelson married Anna S. Webb 4945
   
   1895 Caroline H. E. Snelson married James F. Crow 2597
   
   1899 James C. Snelson married Mary A. Lloyd 2088
   
   1901 Joseph Snelson married Harriette A. Harris 1643
   
   1904 Frank Snelson married Sophia E. Wood 4549
   
   1905 Ethel M. Snelson married Shadrach Taylor 9911

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Martha Snelson

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• Biography: I have assumed that she died before 1876 because the same couple had a daughter named Martha and she was born in 1876. [:CR:].
• Birth: Martha Snelson was born on 25 July 1868 in New South Wales, Australia.¹
• Death: She died on 20 December 1868, at age 0, in New South Wales, Australia.

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Citations

1. [S238] NSW Births To 1905 Pre 1861 Nil, R3-1878

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Annie Snelson

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• Biography: My wife, Georgina found her remains buried with sister Catherine and mother and father. She did not marry and was aged 72 when she died. According to Joan Betty Snelson and Connie Skey Wynn ( nee Snelson ), Annie did " good works " for many organisations including the Red Cross, and lived at home in Gulgong until she died in 1947.
  
  In 1995, I found a snippet in the Gulgong Pioneers Museum - a receipt indicating that she was the Honoury Treasurer of the Gulgong Country Womens Association in 1935.
  
  I think she must be the same Miss A. Snelson who contributed a Victoria Pudding recipe to the CWA Pudding Calendar around 1946.
• Birth: Annie Snelson was born on 2 May 1874 in New South Wales, Australia.¹
• Burial: Annie's remains were buried in January 1947 in the cemetery, Gulgong.²
• Death: She died on 27 January 1947, at age 72, in Gulgong.³

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Citations

1. [S238] NSW Births To 1905 Pre 1861 Nil, R3-1878
2. [S579] Gulgong General Cemetery Inscriptions - Nepean Fam Hist Soc
3. [S232] Probate Records Family History Centre, Source Element: R3-1768

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John Snelson

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• Biography: He went to the Eurunderee School with Henry Lawson. John joined his brother in Cobar, and took on the bakery business. [:CR:].
• Occupation: John Snelson was a baker.
• Birth: He was born on 27 March 1870 in New South Wales, Australia.¹
• Residence: He resided in New Pipeclay, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, in 1876.
• Education: He was educated in the Bark School, Eurunderee, Nr Mudgee, New South Wales, on 2 October 1876.
• Residence: He resided in Linsley Street, Cobar, in 1906.²
• Marriage: John Snelson and Beatrice Ella McMahon were married in 1915 in Cobar, St. Paul's.^3,4
• Death: He died on 11 March 1940, at age 69.
• Burial: John's remains were buried on 13 March 1946 in the local cemetery.⁵

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Citations

1. [S238] NSW Births To 1905 Pre 1861 Nil, R3-1878
2. [S395] Electoral Rolls Cobar 1906, Source Element: R3-2462
3. [S402] Letter from Wallace Peter Snelson of Cobar
4. [S386] Letter from Joan Betty Snelson
5. [S294] Letter from Blue Mountains City Library 3 April 1990, Source Element: R3-2901

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Perciville Richard Snelson¹

Person Exhibits

Perciville Snelson - Gulgong Rifle Club 1905

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• Biography: There is photograph of Percy with members of the 1905 Gulgong Rifle Club in the Pioneers Museum at Gulgong. He did not marry and died at the age of 74.
• Birth: Perciville Richard Snelson was born on 26 March 1880 in New South Wales, Australia.²
• Burial: Perciville Richard's remains were buried in September 1954 in the cemetery, Gulgong.³
• Death: He died on 13 September 1954, at age 74, in Gulgong.

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Citations

1. [S579] Gulgong General Cemetery Inscriptions - Nepean Fam Hist Soc
2. [S238] NSW Births To 1905 Pre 1861 Nil, R3-1878
3. [S397] Gulgong Graves ( Snelson & Thurston )
   
   John Snelson died 11 November 1926 aged 94
   Martha Elizabeth Snelson died 29 May 1919 aged 82
   Catherine Snelson died 16 January 1895 aged 34 and Annie Snelson died 27 June 1947 aged 72.
   
   In the second grave found by Gina, James and me on 29 September 1989
   "Mother, Father and Sister Clara Isabel Snelson died 20 September 1952 aged 75 and"
   Henry Edward Snelson died 11 April 1973 aged 95
   Ruth Thurston Snelson died 5 June 1946 aged 21
   and Uncle Percival Richard Snelson died 13 September 1954 aged 74. "

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Edith Louisa Snelson¹

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• Birth: Edith Louisa Snelson was born on 29 March 1866 in George Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia.²
• Residence: She resided in Stanmore Rd, Marrickville, NSW, Australia, in 1893.

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Citations

1. [S238] NSW Births To 1905 Pre 1861 Nil, R3-1878
2. [S407] Birth Certificate of Edith Louisa Snelson, Source Element: R3-2571

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Arthur John Snelson

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• Biography: In 1913 he is listed in the census as a painter; in 1913 he was an agent and in 1916 he was a blindmaker - still at Smith Street. [:CR:].
• Occupation: Arthur John Snelson was an agent/a painter.
• Birth: He was born on 21 July 1874 in New South Wales, Australia.¹
• Witness: He witnessed the marriage of Frank Delbos and Emily Claveranne on 4 March 1905 in Whitefield Congregational Church, Sydney.
• Residence: Arthur John Snelson resided in 7 Oltara Street, Marrickville, NSW, Australia, in 1926.²

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Citations

1. [S238] NSW Births To 1905 Pre 1861 Nil, R3-1878
2. [S585] NSW Post Office Directory 1894, & 1930

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Frances Jane Snelson¹

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• BurialAsDeath: Frances Jane Snelson;
• Residence: She resided in Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, in 1867.²
• Birth: She was born on 19 March 1867 in Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.³
• Residence: She resided in 169 Bourke St, Sydney, NSW, Australia, in 1901.

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Citations

1. [S238] NSW Births To 1905 Pre 1861 Nil, R3-1878
2. [S426] Birth Certificate of Frances Jane Snelson ( 1867 )
3. [S420] Birth Certificate of Charles James Snelson 1901, Source Element: R3-2655

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Mary Snelson

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• Birth: Mary Snelson was born in 1873 in New South Wales, Australia.¹

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1. [S238] NSW Births To 1905 Pre 1861 Nil, R3-1878

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Joseph Snelson

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• Birth: Joseph Snelson was born in 1876 in New South Wales, Australia.¹
• Death: He died in January 1907, at age ~31, in Brunker Road, Hamilton.
• Burial: Joseph's remains were buried on 17 January 1907 in the local cemetery, Sandgate Cemetery, Hamilton, NSW, Australia.²

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1. [S238] NSW Births To 1905 Pre 1861 Nil, R3-1878
2. [S455] Sandgate Cemetery, Newcastle, New South Wales
   [:TAB:]Snelson [ S B C ] b. 23 12 1935 ( does this mean "still born child" ? ) Snelson Albert Gordon of Hamilton Flu 18.07.1919 Snelson Anne 01.11.1932 aged 87 Hamilton Snelson Edith 25.07.1908 aged 1 Bala Road Snelson Elizabeth Nellie 23.03.77 aged 77 Roman Catholic, Cardiff Snelson, Esther Maud 26.5.44 aged 58 Hamilton Snelson Ethel May 6 Dec 1948 aged 66 Snelsn James 15.06.05 aged 72 years Snelson Joseph 17.1.07 aged 31 Brunker Road
   [:TAB:]

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