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Robert Snape

(abt.1858 - 1937)


Father: Thomas Snape
Mother: not known

Siblings:

Children:

With Jane Aspden


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1858 Birth
  • Estimated from marriage record
1881-08-28 Marriage
Jane Aspden (1860 - 1950)
  • Place: Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves
  • Abode: 219 Padiham Road, Burnley
  • Age: 23
  • Occupation: Weaver
  • Witness: Benjamin Baxter
  • Witness: Jane Baxter
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 262 Padiham Road, Burnley
  • Age: 31
  • Occupation: Assurance agent
  • Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire
  • Census record RG12-3370-12-17:  F2  F3  T3
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 262 Padiham Road, Burnley
  • Age: 41
  • Occupation: Prudential Assurance agent
  • Birthplace: Lancashire Preston
  • Census record RG13-3873-108-31:  F4  F5  T4
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 261 Padiham Road, Burnley
  • Age: 50
  • Occupation: Travelling draper
  • Birthplace: Lancs, Preston
  • Census record RG14PN24854-RD472-SD2-ED31-SN38:  F6  F7  F8  T5
1937-06-24 Death
  • Place: Victoria Hospital, Burnley
  • Age: 79
  • Abode: 261 Padiham Road, Burnley
  • Probate calendar
  • Estimated from burial record
1937-06-29 Burial
  • Place: Grave 14071, Burnley Cemetery
1937-09-28 Probate


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Page 142
1881.  Marriage solemnized at Holy Trinity Church in the parish of HT Habergham Eaves in the County of Lancaster
No. 283  August 28 1881
Robert Snape  23  Bachelor  Weaver  219 Padiham Road     Thomas Snape    Spinning Master
Jane Aspden   21  Spinster  Weaver  218 Accrington Road  William Aspden  Collier
Married in the parish church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
by Certificate by me, T. Taylor Evans Curate
This Marriage was solemnized between us,  {  Robert Snape  }
                                          {  Jane Aspden   }
in the Presence of us,  {  Benjamin Baxter         }
                        {  Jane Baxter her X mark  }
        
T2
Marriage: 28 Aug 1881 Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Lancs.
Robert Snape - 23, Weaver, Bachelor, 219 Padiham Road
Jane Aspden - 21, Weaver, Spinster, 218 Accrington Road
    Groom's Father: Thomas Snape, Spinning Master
    Bride's Father: William Aspden, Collier
    Witness: Benjamin Baxter; Jane Baxter, (X)
    Married by Certificate by: T. Taylor Evans, Curate
    Register: Marriages 1879 - 1883, Page 142, Entry 283
    Source: LDS Film 1526143
        
T3
RG12 Piece 3370 Folio 12 Page 17

Administrative County of Lancashire
Civil Parish of Habergham Eaves
Municipal Borough of Burnley
Municipal Ward of Lower House
Urban Sanitary District of Burnley
Town or Village or Hamlet of Burnley
Rural Sanitary District of Burnley
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Burnley
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St John's

Schedule 104  262 Padiham Road

Robert Snape          Head  M  32      Assurance agent  Preston Lancashire
Jane Snape            Wife  M      31                   Rushton Lancashire
Ernest Snape          Son       4                       Burnley Lancashire
Richard Aspden Snape  Son       3                       Burnley Lancashire

[Notes: Rushton should be Rishton. Robert's occupation: enumerator added "Insur" above]

        
T4
RG13 Piece 3873 Folio 108 Page 31

Administrative County [blank]
Civil Parish of Burnley
Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist
County Borough of Burnley
Ward of Municipal Borough of Lowerhouse
Parliamentary Borough of Burnley

Schedule 205  262 Padiham Rd

Robert Snape          Head  M  42      Prudential Assurance agent  Lancashire Preston
Jane Snape            Wife  M      41                              Lancashire Rishton
Ernest Snape          Son   S  14                                  Lancashire Burnley
Rich'd Aspden Snape   Son   S  13                                  Lancashire Burnley

[Notes: schedule originally recorded as 226.]

        
T5
RG14 PN24854 RD472 SD2 ED31 SN38

Regn District                  472
Regn Sub district              2
Enumeration District           31
Number of Schedule             38

Address  261 Padiham Rd  Burnley

Name           Rel    M   F   Status   Ma  C  L  D  Occ                Industry  Worker      Birthplace
Robert Snape   Head   50      Married               Travelling Draper            Employer &  Lancs, Preston
                                                                             working on own
                                                                                 Account
Jane Snape     Wife       50  Married  29  3  2  1                                           Lancs, Rishton

5 rooms. Signed  Robert Snape

        
T6
Burial: 29 Jun 1937 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
Robert Snape -
    Age: 79yrs
    Abode: Victoria Hospital
    Grave: 14071
    Gender: M
    Register: Burials 1933 - 1940, Page 184, Entry 109302
    Source: Original Registers Book 14
        
T7
Grave: 14071   Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
Interments:
   Name          Age    Abode                Gender  Source Register  Date buried
1  Robert Snape  2yrs   Cog Lane             M       Book 4 #28605    21 Jul 1885
2  Robert Snape  79yrs  Victoria Hospital    M       Book 14 #109302  29 Jun 1937
3  Jane Snape    90yrs  292 Accrington Road  F       Book 16 #122798  19 Jan 1950
        
T8
184    BURNLEY CEMETERY    REGISTER OF BURIALS    184
1937
109302  [June] 29  Robert Snape  79 years  ---  Victoria Hospital  14071  P. Gresty  Albert H Baker
        
T9
Burnley Cemetery grave register entries for grave 14071

Grave register book 3 

       BURNLEY CEMETERY    GRAVE BOOK

14071  P  2/4/-  Robert Snape  July 21 1885  384E  --  8ft  28605 109302 122798

Family grave register book E page 384
Left page:

384  GRAVE NO 14071  SQUARE [blaank]  PLOT [blank]

7 by 3 & 8 ft deep  1885 July 4  Robert Snape  Weaver  Cog Lane


Right page:

GRANT [4466 struck out] 9879    384

1/15/-  -/9/-   28605   1885 July 21  Robert Snape      2 yrs   Geo. Houlden
        2/3/6   109302  1937 June 29  Robert Snape      yrs 79  Albert H Baker
        4/11/6  122798  1950 Jun 19   Jane Snape        yrs 90  Albert H Baker
       

Transcribed from BurnleyCemetery-Graves-Book-3--g14071.jpg and BurnleyCemetery-FamilyGraves-Book-E-384.jpg by dh

        
T10
1937  Page 501
SNAPE Robert of 261 Padiham-road Burnley died 24 June 1937
at The Victoria Hospital Burnley Administration Lancaster
28 September to Jane Snape widow. Effects £58 6s. 3d.
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Marriage-RobertSnape-JaneAspden-1881-08-28-HolyTrinityHaberghamEaves.jpeg
F2 Image Census-1891-RG12-3370-12-17.jpeg
F3 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3370-12-17-S104-Snape.text
F4 Image Census-1901-RG13-3873-108-31.jpeg
F5 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3873-108-31-S205-Snape.text
F6 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24854-RD472-SD2-ED31-SN38.jpeg
F7 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24854-RD472-SD2-ED31-SN38-cover.jpeg
F8 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24854-RD472-SD2-ED31-SN38-Snape.text
F9 Image BurnleyCemetery-Burials-1933-1940-184.jpg
F10 Image BurnleyCemetery-Graves-Book-3--g14071.jpg
F11 Image BurnleyCemetery-FamilyGraves-Book-E-384.jpg
F12 Transcript BurnleyCemetery-Grave-14071.text
F13 Image 1937-Probate-RobertSnape.png


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