Birth, marriage, children and death

 

 

 

John Snowdon 1843

Born on 22nd June 1843 at Newfield, Byers Green, County Durham

to Margaret Snowdon and William Hunt 
His mother Margaret married George Thubbron

on 12/10/1845 in Byers Green, County Durham 

 

 

 

Marriage 21st November 1869 

John Snowdon married Elizabeth Hannah Clayton at Guisborough Parish Church

in the Guisborough district, address given as Brotton, 

Elizabeth was living in Belmangate, father Thomas, mother Elizabeth 
Witnesses at the marriage were 
William Birtle and Anne (name unreadable) 

 

 

 

Clara Elizabeth Snowdon born 13/9/1871

born in Kilton district,                                                                                                              
Bapt: ? 
father occupation: Engineer 

Clara Elizabeth married John Scollett on 9/6/1890 in Skelton church, they had 8 children, George Ernest, Laura Elizabeth, John, Roy, Ernest, Clara, Mona and Elsie

Clara died on 13/12/1938 age 67 

 

 

 

Edith Snowdon born 1/10/1872

born in Boosbeck, 
Bapt: 4th October 1872 

father occupation: Engineer 

24/4/1873 Daughter Edith Snowdon died aged 7 months

 

 

 

Meggie Snowdon born 30/11/1873

born in Margrove Park, 
Bapt: 16/12/1873 

father occupation: Engineer 

17/3/1874 Daughter Meggie died aged 3 months

 

 

Laura Snowdon born 30/4/1875

born in Margrove Park, 
Bapt: 20/6/1875 

father occupation: Engineer 

2/8/1876 Daughter Laura died aged 1 year

 

 

Thomas Fredrick Snowdon born 2/8/1877

in Margrove Park, 
Bapt: 29/8/1877 

father occupation: Engineer 

Thomas Fredrick married Alice Maud Mary Ellsmore on 5/3/1898 at Skelton Church 

They had 6 children, John Thomas Francis, Frances Elizabeth, Alice Lillian, Mary Florence Gwendoline, Clyde and Doreen Winsome. 

Thomas died on 27/10/1915 age 38 

 

 

George Ernest Snowdon born 23/9/1879

born in Boosbeck, 

Bapt: 26/10/1879 
father occupation: Engineer 

George married Ethel Annie Hetherington in March Quarter of 1901 
They had 4 children, Elizabeth, George Ernest, Ethel Vera and John William Lewis 

George died on 1/3/1923 age 43 

 

Dora Snowdon born 23/3/1882

born in Boosbeck, 
Bapt: 9/4/1882

father occupation: bookkeeper draper 

Dora married Charles Carver on 26/3/1900 
they had 6 children, Lillian, Ethel, Nellie, Robert John, Lauretta, Doris

 

 

Lauretta Snowdon born 6/10/1883

born in Boosbeck, 

Bapt: 7/11/1883 

father occupation: book keeper / draper 

Lauretta married Charles Suckling in December Quarter of 1902 
They had 4 children, Amy Amelia, Doris Eugene, Muriel Winifred and Rhoda Zena 

Lauretta died on 17/4/1908 age 24

 

 

Lillian Snowdon born 16/12/1886

born in the Lingdale Hotel, Lingdale, 

Bapt: 19/12/1886 

father occupation: Publican / Inn keeper 

Lillian married Laurence Walker on 3/1/1906 
they had 5 children, Douglas John, Lucretia Elizabeth, Cynthia Isabel, Eunice Sarah, and Joyce Margaret 

Laurence died 28/2/1919 age 37 

Lillian remarried Francis Pringle in 1920 
they had 1 daughter Sybil Lillian 

Lillian died 19/7/1953 age 66 

 

 

Elizabeth dies 30/9/1890

wife Elizabeth died at Lingdale Hotel, Lingdale age 40 years. 

 

  

John Snowdon dies 27/10/1918

John Snowdon died at the Lingdale Hotel, Lingdale age 75 years 

 

 

John Snowdon Will

I John Snowdon of the Lingdale Hotel, Lingdale in the parish of Skelton in Cleveland in the North Riding of the county of York, Innkeeper hereby revoke all former wills and testamentary dispositions made by me and declare this to be my last will. I appoint my son George Ernest Snowdon and my grandson George Fredrick Scollett (hereinafter called my trustees) to be the executors and trustees of this my will. I bequeath all my furniture, plate, linen, china, books, prints, pictures and all other household and personal effects to the said George Ernest Snowdon. I bequeath all other my personal estate unto my trustees upon trust to sell, call in and convert into money the same or such part thereof as shall not consist of money and shall out of the moneys produced by such sale calling in and conversion and with and out of my ready money pay my funeral and testamentary expenses and debts and the debts if any owing on mortgage of any part of my real estate hereinafter devised and shall stand possessed of the residue thereof. In trust for the said George Ernest Snowdon and my daughter Lillian Walker in equal shares, I devise all my real estate unto my trustees upon trust to stand possessed of the same in the event of my personal estate being insufficient to pay my funeral and testamentary expenses and debts and the debts if any owing on any part of my real estate to receive and accumulate the rents thereof until out of such rents the same be fully paid and satisfied and subject thereto. As to my freehold premises situate at Lingdale aforesaid called the Lingdale Hotel, together with all the fixtures and fittings thereof and the cottage and land adjoining the same and my plot of freehold land situate at Lingdale aforesaid containing about half an acre, bounded on the South by a School house on the East by Cockburn Street on the North by land belonging to Robert Watson and others and on the West by the back of Dixon Street and as to my freehold field at Stanghow in Cleveland. In trust for the said George Ernest Snowdon absolutely. As to my freehold premises situate at Boosbeck in the parish of Skelton, aforesaid called the Commercial Hotel together will all the fixtures and fittings thereof which belong to me and as to my garden land and buildings situate in Tyreman Street Lingdale in the parish of Skelton aforesaid. In trust to pay the whole or such part as my trustees shall in their uncontrolled discretion think fit of the rents and profits thereof to my daughter Lillian Walker for her life and to pay or apply the remainder of such rents and profits for or towards the maintenance education or benefit of all or any of the children of the said Lillian Walker, as my trustees shall in their uncontrolled discretion think fit and from and after her death. In trust for all the children of the said Lillian Walker in equal shares and if there shall be no such children. In trust as hereinafter mentioned as to my thirteen freehold cottages numbers 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60 and 62 Carney Street, Boosbeck aforesaid. In trust to pay the whole or such part as my trustees shall in their uncontrolled discretion think fit of the rents and profits thereof to my daughter Clara Elizabeth Scollett for her life and to pay or apply the remainder of such rents and profits for or towards the maintenance, education or benefit of all or any of the children of the said Clara Elizabeth Scollett as my trustees shall in their uncontrolled discretion think fit and from and after her death. In trust for all the children of the said Clara Elizabeth Scollett in equal shares and if there shall be no such children. In trust as hereinafter mentioned. As to my 20 freehold cottages numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37 and 39 North Terrace, Lingdale aforesaid in trust to pay the whole or such part as my trustees shall in their uncontrolled discretion think fit of the rents and profits thereof to my daughter Dora Carver for her life and to pay or apply the remainder of such rents and profits for or towards the maintenance, education or benefit of all or any of the children of the said Dora Carver as my trustees shall in their uncontrolled discretion think fit and from and after her death. In trust for all the children of the said Dora Carver in equal shares and if there shall be no such children in trust as hereinafter mentioned. As to my four freehold cottages numbers 76, 78, 80 and 82 Ward Street, Moorsholm aforesaid the four fields behind the same in trust for my granddaughter Doris Eugene Suckling. As to my five freehold cottages numbers 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24 Cockburn Street Lingdale aforesaid in trust for my granddaughter Muriel Winifred Suckling. As to my four freehold cottages and shop numbers 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 Pease Street, Lingdale aforesaid in trust for my granddaughter Rhoda Zena Suckling. As to my five freehold cottages numbers 3, 37, 41, 43 and 49 Richard Street, North Skelton in Cleveland aforesaid and my freehold house, shop situate at the corner of High Street and Scarth Street Lingdale aforesaid in trust for my grandson George Fredrick Scollett. As to my four freehold cottages and house and shop numbers 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50 Coral Street Lingdale aforesaid and my house and shop numbers 1 and 3 Coral Street Lingdale aforesaid unto my grandson John Scollett. As to my six freehold cottages numbers 28, 30, 32, 34, 
36 and 38 Coral Street, Lingdale aforesaid in trust for my grandson Ernest Scollett. As to my six freehold cottages numbers 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 and 28 Wilkinson Street Lingdale aforesaid in trust for my granddaughter Clara Scollett. As to my two freehold cottages numbers 24 and 26 Coral Street Lingdale aforesaid and my house and shop numbers 9 and 11 Scarth Street Lingdale aforesaid. In trust for my granddaughter Mona Scollett as to m four freehold cottages numbers 8, 10, 12 and 14 coral Street Lingdale aforesaid. In trust for my grandson John Robert Carver. As to my four freehold cottages numbers 16, 18, 20 and 22 Coral Street Lingdale aforesaid In trust for my granddaughter Lillian Carver. As to my ten freehold cottages numbers 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36 and 38 Wharton Street North Skelton in trust for my grandson John Thomas Francis Snowdon son of my Late son Thomas Fredrick Snowdon. as to my three freehold cottages40, 42 and 44 Wharton Street North Skelton aforesaid in trust for my granddaughter Elizabeth Snowdon a daughter of the said Thomas Fredrick Snowdon. As to my three freehold cottages numbers 46, 48 and 50 Wharton Street North Skelton aforesaid in trust for my granddaughter Lillian Snowdon a daughter of the said Thomas Fredrick Snowdon. As to my three freehold cottages numbers 54, 56 and 58 Wharton Street North Skelton aforesaid in trust for my granddaughter Doreen Snowdon a daughter of the said Thomas Fredrick Snowdon. And as to all the residue of any real estate. In trust for the said George Ernest Snowdon absolutely. And I declare that if any of my said daughters Clara Elizabeth Scollett, Dora Carver and Lillian Walker shall die without leaving any children my trustees shall stand possessed of the freehold hereditaments hereinbefore devised in trust for such daughter upon the same trust respectively of such daughter in equal shares and if any of such brother and sisters shall have died in the lifetime of such daughter leaving issue any of whom shall be living at the death of such daughter such issue shall take (and equally amongst them if more than one) the share which their respective parents would have taken if living at the death of such daughter. And I also declare that if any one or more of my grandchildren shall die in my lifetime or before attaining the age of twenty one years and without leaving any children my trustees shall stand possessed of the freehold hereditaments hereinbefore devised in trust for such grandchild upon the same trusts respectively as are hereinbefore declared in favour of the brothers and sisters respectively so such grandchild in equal shares if more than one, and I also declare that my trustees may sell and convert into money any part of my real estate devised to my said daughters with the consent in writing of the daughter to whom the same has been respectively devised and shall invest the ones arising from such sale and conversion and shall stand possessed of such investments upon the same trust as those on which my trustees held such real estate before sale and conversion, and I also declare that as regards my real estate remaining unsold my trustees shall be at liberty to let or demise the same at such rent and subject to such covenants and conditions as they shall think fit to expend money in repairs and improvements to insure and generally to manage the property according to their absolute discretion. In witness whereof I have to this may last will and testament contained in this and the four preceding sheets of paper hereunto annexed set my hand to the bottom of each of the dais preceding sheets and my hand to this the last sheet this twenty seventh day of April, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen. 

John Snowdon (signature) 

The above written Will of the above named testator John Snowdon was signed by him at the foot or end thereof and each of the four preceding sheets thereof were signed by him in the presence of us being both present at the same time whom in his presence in the presence of each other and at his request have hereunto subscribed our own names a witnesses 
William C Trevor, Solicitor Guisborough 
Geo H Tamblingson, Clerk to Mr W C Trevor, Guisborough 

On the thirteenth day of January 1919 
Probate of this will was granted at York to George Ernest Snowdon one of the executors 
This is a true copy 

 

 

Property left to Children

George Ernest Snowdon 
Lingdale Hotel, Lingdale 
Plus cottage and land adjoining ½ acre 
Freehold field at Stanghow 
Private property at Boosbeck 

Lillian Walker 
Commercial Hotel, Boosbeck plus land 
Tyreman Street, Lingdale 

Clara Elizabeth Scollett 
Carney Street, Boosbeck, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62 

Dora Carver 
North Terrace, Lingdale 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39 

 

 

Property left to Grandchildren

Doris Eugene Suckling 
Ward Street, Moorsholm 76,78,80,82, plus 4 fields at rear 

Muriel Winifred Suckling 
Cockburn Street, Lingdale 16,18,20,22,24 

Rhoda Zena Suckling 
Pease Street, Lingdale 2,4,6,8,10, plus Shop 

George Fredrick Scollett 
Richard Street, North Skelton 3,37,41,43,49 
High Street & Scarth Street, Lingdale Shop & house 

John Scollett 
Coral Street, Lingdale 40,42,44,46,48,50,inc Shop & house 
Coral street, Lingdale 1,3, house & shop 

Ernest Scollett 
Coral Street, Lingdale 28,30,32,34,36,38 

Clara Scollett 
Wilkinson Street, Lingdale 18,20,22,24,26,28 

Mona Scollett 
Coral Street, Lingdale 24,26,plus shop & house no’s 9 and 11 

John Robert Carver 
Coral street Lingdale, 8,10,12,14 

Lillian Carver 
Coral Street, Lingdale 16,18,20,22 

John Snowdon 
Wharton Street, North Skelton 20,22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38 

Elizabeth Snowdon 
Wharton Street, North Skelton 40,42,44 

Lillian Snowdon 
Wharton Street, North Skelton 46,48,50 

Doreen Snowdon 
Wharton Street, North Skelton 54,56,58