Thread: Richard Snell

Thank for the opportunity.. Here's my Brick Wall
Richard Snell b 1824 Crowan Cornwall
1841 Census shows a 15year old Richard Snell at Shop Island, Menheriot which could be him.
Detail: Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Menheriot; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 7; Page: 5; Line: 23;
1849 There is a marriage for Richard Snell and on the same page Jane Bennett Rodda
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915 Vol 9 Pg 199
1851 Census shows him living with wife Jane at 107 Lucas's Row, St Cleer Parish.
Occupation Copper Miner. His age has been miscribed by 10 years.
Detail: Class: HO107; Piece: 1902; Folio: 140; Page: 30; The neighbours are Rodda's, so this confirms the marriage theory.
1851 Birth of John Snell. Parents Richard and Jane.
From Cornwall OPC
Baptisms - Details of record ID 337752:
Parish: Cleer, St.
Date: 17-Aug 1851
Name: John SNELL
Sex: Son
Father: Richard
Mother: Jane SNELL
Residence: of St. Cleer Village
Father's rank/profession:
Register notes: miner, (also in PBCR)
Transcriber Notes: Tx ref-4724-5PR-p.57-456

1853 Birth of Richard Snell. Parents Richard and Jane
Baptisms - Details of record ID 337840:
Parish: Cleer, St.
Date: 01-Jan 1853
Name: Richard SNELL
Sex: Son
Father: Richard
Mother: Jane SNELL
Residence: of St. Cleer Village
Father's rank/profession:
Register notes: miner, (also in PBCR)
Transcriber Notes: Tx ref-4812-5PR-p.68-540
1856 Birth of Elizabeth Jane. No record of Birth / Baptism

1861 Census.
Working As A Housekeeper for John Hancock (widower). Jane still Shown As Married. No sign of Richard in 1861 Cenus. Children are at 198 Church St, South, living with Maternal Grandmother, Maria Rodda.
Q4 1865
FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915 Record for England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915 Vol 5c Pg 137
Marriage of Jane Bennett Snell. Same page is John Hancock
1869 Birth of Nellie Hancock
Mother Jane, Father John

1871 Census
John Hancock shown as residing with his wife Jane.
Living with them is his step-daughter Elizabeth J Snell, aged 14 and their daughter Nellie aged 2. Others in the family were John's children from his first marriage. Sarah aged 20 and Mary D. aged 9
Sons John and Richard not exactly located.

1871Q4
Suspected death of Jane Hancock (Snell, nee Rodda) (see 1881 Census below)

1875 Marriage
Elizabeth Jane married Josiah Raybould and continued that line.
1876 Marriage
John Bennett Snell to Harriet Mitchell Flowers (This is the first occurance of 'Bennett' in John's name and suspect it may be in memory of his Mother)
Source Citation: Place: Staveley, Derbyshire, England; Date Range: 1861 - 1887; Film Number: 1041905.
John and Harriet immigrated to New Zealand and that is where our branch began and has been completed.

1881 Census
John Hancock living with Daughter Nellie. No sign of Jane confirms her earlier death.
The Brick Wall. What happened to Richard, the Father and Richard, the second son?
Richard Snr
Jane remarried in 1865 but in 1861 census, while no sign of Richard's location, she is still listed as married, so if correct, Richard died between those years.
Richard Jnr
Family mythology that the 2 Brothers John and Richard both emmigrated. John to New Zealand, which is our family and possibly Richard to Canada, which has been rumoured about, but no real evidence exists.
Regard
David John Snell

Hi David , It seems your details are correct . So just to confirm , Your trying to trace brother Richard traveling to Canada ?
I think another member could help you find that information .