James Snowden

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Registry of Births, Lincolnshire, 2nd Quarter, Louth, Vol. 7a, page 601

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Source: Geoff Snowden email.

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Residence: 1881--Yarborough, Lincolnshire, England Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire, England (visitor 1901 census)

Per Geoff Snowden in email dated 17 Jan 2011

The Snowden family

James Snowden Butcher born Covenham ??.??.1874 father Violet
died 17.06.1943, 69 of age Snowden, grandfather same name (his father and grandfather were also master butchers)

married ??.??.??

Mary Anna Thornell Paul born ??.??.1873? daughter of Mr. Paul? (? near Mablethorpe) (? A gamekeeper) died 03.04.1949

On retirement James and Mary Anna moved to Cheltenham. After James died in 1943 Mary Anna moved to Barnes.

Children:

Arthur James born Theddlethorpe ??.03.1895 married Catherine Watts four boys: James, William, Dennis, Victor

Sidney Ellis born Theddlethorpe ??.09.1899 married Ethel Cunningham two boys Alan, Vernon

Violet Emily Victoria born Theddlethorpe 19.12.1900 unmarried, physiotherapist, died 15.01.1997 emigrated South Africa 1951

Kenneth Frederick born Mablethorpe 13.12.1902 married Catherine Madin two girls: June, Anne

Victor born Mabelthorpe ??.05.1906 unmarried Died 19/20? years of age killed in motorcycle accident

Mary Pauline born Mabelthorpe 13.08.1909 married twice, Mr. Needham (UK) after divorce emigrated to South Africa 1951, Hendrik Vorster (SA) one boy, Michael Needham

Gladys born Mabelthorpe 26.04.1912 unmarried died 18 years old, encephalitis

George Elmitt born Mabelthorpe 21.10.1915 married Gladys Mary Gant Regular soldier and nurse one boy, one girl: Geoffrey Maitland 31.07.1941, Diana Mary 28.02.1947

In one of his children’s birth certificates George is recorded as a Journeyman Butcher. Is it reasonable to assume he served an apprenticeship in the family firm before he joined the army?

In 1934 he joined up and in the following year was posted to India with the 17th/21st Lancers. At the end of his military serviced he’d attained the highest non-commissioned rank of Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Major.

After leaving the army George and Gladys ran a newsagents/tobacconists shop. He then trained as a nurse and on becoming State Registered specialised in psychiatric nursing. He worked at Turner Village Hospital, Colchester and on his retirement in 1978 he was in charge of a unit on East Hill

• **************************************************** The Gant family

Harold Gant born? Married ??.??.??

Alice Wam

Children:

Barbara born ??.??.?? Colchester, married Lesley Page ??.??.??, died 28.10.06 two children Michael and Jennifer

Gladys Mary born Colchester 08.02.1922 married George Elmitt died 03.03.1991 Snowden ??.??.??, two children Geoffrey Maitland and Diana Mary

A son was also born but died at three years of age?

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GEDCOM Source

Letter Tony Ainsworth--letter and website Maiy 2008 Genes Reunited website and personal correspondence 17 MAY 2008

GEDCOM Source

Pedigree Chart--online Eliza (adopted) Emmerson, Ancestry.uk Leslie Deane Starting in September of 2012 http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/44684923/person/6238541918 Leslie is an accurate genealogist. Excellent 12 OCT 2012

GEDCOM Source

Census 1901 England census--Theddlethorpe All Saints, Lincolnshire, England Theddlethorpe All Saints, Lincolnshire, England Scanned original document Ancestry.com October 2008 23 OCT 2008