Roger Donne’s Miscellany: Descendants of Benjamin Snell |
George SNELL = Matilda MOYSEY
Married 1875, Plymouth RD
George
Christened 19 Dec 1844, Landulph, Cornwall, England
Matilda
Alias Matilda SNELL
Born 1845, Ugborough, Devon
Died 1895
Matilda (Tillie) = Tom BEER > Family
Matilda (Tillie)
Alias Matilda (Tillie) BEER
Born 1876, St Issey, Cornwall
Died 1941
Beatrice = Wesley NUTE > Family
Married 1902, Camelford RD
Beatrice
Alias Beatrice NUTE
Born 1878
Went to Canada with her brother William and sister Tilly following the death of the parents; later returned, married and settled at St Teath.
William = Clara Jeanette PEARSON > Family
Married 1922, Selkirk, Canada
William
Born 1881, St Tudy, North Cornwall
Died 1944, Saltash, Cornwall
Emigrated to Canada and married there. Later returned to England to take up the inheritance of Wayton from his uncle (sailing from Canada14 April 1932). He lived at Wayton from 1932 to 1938, eventually selling it to Miss Coryton
Little is known of William's life in Canada. He emigrated to Canada with his two sisters following the death of the parents. Thought to have worked as a lumberjack, or at some time prospected for gold (his daughter recalls that he had a rough nugget of gold made into a tiepin)
Clara Jeanette
Alias Clara Jeanette SNELL
Born 1894
Died 1960
Household mentioned in 1881 census as follows:
George SNELL Head M Male 36 Landulph, Cornwall, England Farmer Of 11 Acres
Matilda SNELL Wife M Female 35 Ugborough, Devon, England
Beatrice SNELL Daur Female 3 St Issey, Cornwall, England ((Scholar))
William SNELL Son Male 1 m St Tudy, Cornwall, England
Gertrude CHAMPION Serv U Female 14 St Issey, Cornwall, England General Servant
Source Information:
Dwelling Pensford Cottage
Census Place St Tudy, Cornwall, England
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 2290 / 43
Page Number 2
From 1891 Cornwall Online Census Project
Transcript of Piece RG12/1800
Enumeration District 4
Civil Parish of Davidstow, Eccl. Parish of Davidstow
Page 2 Folio 44
Tremail Village.,1
George Snell,Head,M,46,,Farmer,Neither,Landulph. Cornwall,
Matilda Snell,Wife,M,,45,,,Ugborough Devon,
Tillie Snell,Dau,S,,14,Farmer's Dau,Employed,St Issey Cornwall,
William Snell,Son,S,10,,Scholar,,St Tudy. Cornwall,
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