Birth: 9 May 1878 6 Rowland Grove, Sydenham, Lewisham, Kent, UK
Father: James Luff 1845-1915
Mother: Mary Lester 1847-1928
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: July-September 1900 Sheppey, Kent, UK
Husband: Christopher Thomas Snelling 1877-1946
Death: January-March 1959 Willesden, Middlesex, UK
Amos James Snelling 1901-1971
Christopher Ernest William Snelling 1904-1976
Thomas Arthur Snelling 1907-1972
Grace Ethel Snelling [Cornwell] 1909-1959
Florence May Snelling [Richardson] 1912-2000
Birth of Harriet Annie Luff in FreeBMD in April-June 1878 in Lewisham (1D 1055).
Her sister was born on 21 January 1880 and registered in January-March 1880 in Lewisham.
In the 1881 census as Harriet Luff aged 2, born in Sydenham, Kent and living with her parents (James and Mary), three brothers (Henry, James and Thomas), two sisters (Emily and Maud) and a lodger (Elizabeth Buck aged 60, born in Shoreditch, Middlesex, widowed and no stated employment) at 6 Roland Grove, Sydenham, Kent.
Her sister was born on 2 November 1881 and registered in October-December 1881 in Lewisham.
In the 1891 census as Harriet A Luff aged 12, born in Sydenham, Kent, and living with her parents (James and Mary), two brothers (Arthur and H G), and two sisters (Mary L and Maud F) at 11 Roland Grove, Sydenham, Lewisham, London.
Marriage of Harriett Annie Luff and Christopher Thomas Snelling in FreeBMD in July-September 1900 in Sheppey (2A 1875). Her husband was the brother of her sister-in-law, Esther Florence Snelling, wife of James John.
In the 1901 census as Harriet Snelling aged 22, born in Sydenham, Kent, and living with her husband (Christopher) with her step-father (Amos Boniface - actually stepfather-in-law), mother (Elizabeth Boniface - mother-in-law), halfbrother (Amos Boniface) and sister (Lizzie Snelling) at 77 St Hughes Road, Penge, Surrey.
Her son was born 6 April 1904 and registered in April-June 1904 in Croydon.
Her daughter was born 7 May 1909 and registered in April-June 1909 in St Olave.
In the 1911 census as Hariett Snellings (sic - in the index, Snelling on the original) aged 32, born in Camberwell, London, and living with her husband (Christopher), married for 10 years with four children all living, three sons (Amos, Ernest and Thomas) and a daughter (Grace) in 4 rooms at 30 Choumert Square, Peckham South, Camberwell, London.
Her daughter was born on 30 April 1912 and registered in April-June 1912 in Camberwell.
Four entries in Ancestry London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 for Harriett Annie Snelling address 10 Riddell Street, St George, Camberwell, Southwark from 1918 to 1921, other occupant Christopher Thomas Snelling (husband?).
In the 1921 census as Harriett Amy (sic) Snelling born in Croydon, Surrey in 1878, and living with Christopher Thomas Snelling (husband?), Thomas Arthur Snelling (son?) and Florence May and Grace Ethel Snelling (daughters?) in Camberwell, London, Surrey.
Four entries in Ancestry London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 for Harriett Annie Snelling address 10 Riddell Street SE15, St George, Camberwell, Southwark from 1922 to 1926, other occupants Christopher Thomas Snelling (husband?), and Amos James Snelling (son?) from 1924 who continued living there until 1935.
In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Harriet A Snelling born 9 May 1878, married, incapacitated, and living with Amos J and Polly Snelling (son and daughter-in-law?), Thomas J Snelling (grandson?) and two others (granddaughters?) at 9 Archer Road, Croydon, Surrey.
Her husband died in April-June 1946 in Manchester.
Three entries in Ancestry London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 for Harriet A Snelling address 71 Wlliesden Lane, Kilburn, Williesden from 1956 to 1958, other occupants Christopher E and Edith M Snelling (son and daughter-in-law?), and Ernest and Maureen I Snelling (grandson and granddaughter-in-law?) in 1956.
Death of Harriet A Snelling in FreeBMD in January-March 1959 aged 80 in Willesden (5F 378).
There are fifty six entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Harriet Annie Luff.
David Hornblow has an entry for Harriet Luff born in born 1879 in Lewisham Kent, daughter of James Luff and Mary Lester.
A bible rescued from a house clearance contains the following in the front cover:
Harriet Annie Luff was my half second cousin once removed. Her husband was the brother of her sister-in-law Esther Florence Snelling.
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