Birth: 2 December 1876 Clifton Cottages, Clifton Lane, South Norwood, Surrey, UK
Father: Thomas Snelling 1853-1882
Mother: Elizabeth (Lizzie) Whitbread Dickins [Boniface] 1855-1907
Christening: 28 January 1877 St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood, Surrey, UK
Marriage: July-September 1900 Sheppey, Kent, UK
Wife: Harriet (Harriett) Annie Luff 1878-1959
Death: April-June 1946 Manchester, Lancashire, 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 Christopher Thomas Snelling in FreeBMD in January-March 1877 in Croydon (2A 208).
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for Christopher Thomas Snelling baptised 28 January 1877 in Surrey, parents Thomas and Lizzie Snelling
The following does not appear to have been index, but the interpreted surname is Melling. "Page 19 Baptisms solemnized in the District of St John Evangelist, Upper Norwood in the County of Surrey in the Year 1877 [...] 1877 Jan 28 No. 147 Christopher Thomas Born Dec 2, 1876 [parents] Thomas [a] Carpenter & Lizzie Snelling [of] Clifton Cottages".
His sister was registered in January-March 1878 in Croydon.
His sister was born 20 January 1879, registered January-March 1879 in Croydon and baptised 13 April 1879 at St John the Evangelist, Norwood Upper, St John, parents Thomas and Lizzie Snelling of 21 Clifton Cottages, Clifton Road, South Norwood.
His sister was registered in January-March 1881 in Croydon and baptised 3 April 1881 in Surrey.
In the 1881 census as Christopher T Snelling aged 4, born in S Norwood, Surrey, and living with his parents Thomas and Lizzie), three sister's (Esther F and Lizzie and Lucy) and single aunt (Esther Whitbread) at 21 Clifton Cottages, Clifton Road, South Norwood, Surrey.
His father died in July-September 1882 in Croydon.
His brother was registered in January-March 1883 in Croydon and privately baptised 20 March 1883 at St John the Evangelist, Norwood Upper, St John, parents Thomas (deceased) and Elizabeth Snelling of 21 Clifton Cottages, Clifton Road, South Norwood.
His mother married Amos Boniface on 8 October 1884 at St Saviour, Croydon.
His half-brother was registered in April-June 1885 in Croydon and privately baptised 28 April 1885 at St John the Evangelist, Norwood Upper, St John, parents Amos and Elizabeth Boniface when they were living at 6 Temperance Terrace, Whitehorn Lane, South Norwood.
In the 1891 census as Christopher Snelling aged 14, born in St Nerwood (sic - in the index, Norwood on the original)), Surrey, and living with his (step)father (Amos Boniface), mother (Elizabeth Boniface), brother (Thomas Snelling), three sisters (Esther F, Lizzie and Lucy Snelling), (half)brother (Amos Boniface), stepfather's daughter (Emma Boniface) and a boarder (William McGillivary aged 22, born in Scotland, single and a saw mill labourer) at 77 St Hughes Road, Penge, Surrey. Another family lived at the same address in one room.
Entry in Ancestry UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939 for Christopher Snelling born 2 December 1877 (sic - on the original) in S Norwood, Surrey, height 5 ft 1.125 in, brown hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion, "JACK PUGH" tattooded on left arm, anchor, crossed hand and herart on each wrist, No. 172513 engaged 2 December 1895 for 12 years at Chatham served in Impregnable B2C 7 March 1893, Ganges B1C 11 March 1893, Boscawaen 20 March 1894, Pembroke 4 August 1894, Trafalgar Ord 1 October 1894, Pembroke I 5 May 1896, Galatea AB 28 September 1896, Wild Fire 7 April 1897, Pembroke 3 February 1898, Wye Lg Smn 16 March 1898, Pembroke 4 April 1901, Cambridge 16 June 1901, Pembroke I 7 November 1901 to 19 December 1901 Shore Invld.
Marriage of Christopher Thomas Snelling and Harriett Annie Luff in FreeBMD in July-September 1900 in Sheppey (2A 1875). Harriet was the sister of his brother-in-law James John Luff, husband of his sister Esther.
In the 1901 census as Christopher Snelling aged 24, born in Norwood, Surrey, a first class petty officer in HM Royal Navy, and living with his wife (Harriet) with his step-father(Amos Boniface), mother (Elizabeth Boniface), half-brother (Amos Boniface) and sister (Lizzie Snelling) at 77 St Hughes Road, Penge, Surrey.
His son was born 6 April 1904 and registered in April-June 1904 in Croydon.
Three entries in Ancestry London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 for Christopher Snelling addresses tenement 44 St Hugh's Road, Dulwich, Southwarrk in 1905, and dwelling house 132 St Hugh's Road, Penge, Dulwich, Southwark from 1907 to 1908.
His daughter was born 7 May 1909 and registered in April-June 1909 in St Olave.
Three entries in Ancestry London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 for Christopher Thomas Snelling address dwelling house 49 Guinness Buildings, Pages Walk, Bermondsey, Southwark from 1909 to 1910, and dwelling house 30 Choumert Square, Choumert Road SE, Rye Lane, Peckham, Southwark in 1911.
In the 1911 census as Christopher Snellings (sic - in the index, Snelling on the original) aged 35, born in Camberwell, London, a platelayer working for a railway company and living with his wife (Harriett), three sons (Amos, Ernest and Thomas) and a daughter (Grace) in 4 rooms at 30 Choumert Square, Peckham South, Camberwell, London.
Entry in in Ancestry London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 for Christopher Thomas Snelling address dwelling house 30 Choumert Square, Choumert Road SE, Rye Lane, Peckham, Southwark in 1912.
His daughter was born on 30 April 1912 and registered in April-June 1912 in Camberwell.
Six entries in Ancestry London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 for Christopher Thomas Snelling addresses dwelling house 30 Choumert Square, Choumert Road SE, Rye Lane, Peckham, Southwark from 1913 to 1914, and 10 Riddell Street, St George, Camberwell, Southwark from 1918 to 1921, other occupant Harriett Annie Snelling (wife?) from 1918.
In the 1921 census as Christopher Thomas Snelling born in Croydon, Surrey in 1877 and living with Harriett Amy Snelling (wife?), 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 Christopher Thomas Snelling address 10 Riddell Street SE15, St George, Camberwell, Southwark from 1922 to 1926, other occupants Harriett Annie Snelling (wife?), and Amos James Snelling (son?) from 1924 who continued living there until 1935.
In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Christopher T Snelling born 2 December 1876, married, a builder's labourer, and living with Mary A Bentley (born 18 June 1878, widowed, and an invalid), Ellen J Bentley (born 14 July 1921, single and a daily maid), and George Shaw (born 15 November 1869, married and a builders labourer) at 12 Apsley Road, Croydon, Surrey. His wife was living with thrir son and his family at 9 Archer Road, Croydon.
Death of Christopher T Snelling in FreeBMD in April-June 1946 aged 69 in Manchester (8D 38).
There are seventy two entries in Ancestry Famiy Trees for Christopher Thomas Snelling.
Christopher Thomas Snelling was the husband of Harriet Annie Luff, my half second cousin once removed. He was the brother of the wife of James John Luff.
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