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John Snelson & Betty Walmsley

Taken on May 31st, 1841 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

1841 Betty Walmsley & Thomas Snelson

This picture was taken on May 31st, 1841 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

John and Betty were married in a religious ceremony on May 31st, 1841 at St. Peter's (Bolton) by Vicar J Slade and witnessed by John Walmsley & James Liptrot.¹ They had three sons named Thomas, Robert and John.

Personal Details
- John Snelson
  John was born in 1817 in Cheshire.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 34 in 1851, born Huthuntch, Cheshire
      Aged 37 in 1854 when buried at Turton
      However, age on 1854 death registration is 54 (born 1800)
      
      Where born: Huthuntch, Cheshire, England (1851 census)
      Possibly Whitchurch
  He died at the age of 37 on June 10th, 1854 in Turton. His burial was on June 10th, 1854 at St. Anne (Turton).³
  - Death Notes
    - Died aged 37 or 54 ???
      
      Name:    John Snelson
      Gender:    Male
      Age:    37
      Birth Date:    1817
      Burial Date:    10 Jun 1854
      Burial Place:    St. Annes, Turton, England
      FHL Film Number:    1538366
      Reference ID:    V2 p91
      
      SNELSON, JOHN        54
      GRO Reference: 1854 S Quarter in BOLTON UNION
      Volume 08C Page 184
  Betty Walmsley
  Betty was born in 1817 in Bolton.²

Children
- Thomas Snelson
  Thomas was born in September 1844 in Bolton.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    SNELSON, THOMAS UNSWORTH
    GRO Reference: 1844 S Quarter in BOLTON UNION
    Volume 21 Page 129
  Robert Snelson
  Robert was born in May 1850 in Bolton.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Died, aged 8 months
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1850
    SNELSON Robert WALMSLEY Western Bolton WB/20/373
    
    SNELSON, ROBERT WALMSLEY
    GRO Reference: 1850 J Quarter in BOLTON UNION
    Volume 21 Page 165
  He died at 8 months old in January 1851 in Bolton. His burial was on January 19th, 1851 at St. Peter's (Bolton).⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    Robert Snelson
    Age:    8/12
    Birth Date:    abt 1850
    Burial Date:    19 Jan 1851
    Burial Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
    Father:    John Snelson
    Reference Number:    GB127.L243/1/5/15
    
    Abode: Great Bolton
  John Snelson
  John was born in September 1854 in Bolton.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1854
    SNELSON John WALMSLEY Western Bolton WB/28/192
    
    SNELSON, JOHN WALMSLEY
    GRO Reference: 1854 S Quarter in BOLTON UNION
    Volume 08C Page 285

Family Timeline

¹ Manchester CoE Marriages & Banns 1753-1930
² 1851 UK Census
³ England Select Deaths & Burials (1538-1991)
⁴ GRO Reference
⁵ Manchester CoE Deaths & Burials