William james snodgrass name was Snodgrass scotland and australia 1800's
Rockin_robyn
the SNODGRASS name is dated back to the late 1300's. The first spelling was SNODGERS (SNOGYRS) and evolved into snodgrass in the 1400's.
William james snodgrass senior married isabella newman BOUSFIELD and had 8 children. John robert, charles, emily, william james junior, eliza, isabella, james bucanan, neil.
I am robyn snodgrass, one of william jame junior's great grand-daughter's, and i'm trying to connect the dots back to the u k. Back as far as i can go.
I was informed once that william james senior was put in an asylum for some reason. Would like to know wether it was debtor prison or the nut house.
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janilye on 2017-04-02 13:49:05Asylums were also for the poor and destitute and cared for the elderly and infirm.
What state?
janilye on 2017-04-02 14:03:30
janilye on 2017-04-02 14:23:38 The Northern Champion (Taree, NSW ) Sat 6 Dec 1919
Mr. William James Snodgrass. a well-known resident of Bonville,
passed away at Coff's Harbor on Saturday after a fairly lengthy Illness.
Mrs. Snodgrass, widow of the deceased, died on the following Monday;
her age was 71,
The Sydney Morning Herald Tue 2 Dec 1919
SNODGRASS, The Funeral of the late Mrs HELEN
CAROLINE SNODGRASS, will leave her late resdence, 'Curzon', Arden-street Waverley THIS DAY (Tuesday) for Waverley Cemetery.
Rockin_robyn on 2017-04-03 05:50:16Thanks for the smh reference.
William james snodgrass dc reads 29th of nov 1919 chronic liver failure n heart failure. Matthew singleton,son-in-law, informant.
Helen caroline snodgrass dc reads 1st dec 1919 mitral regurgitation n failure of ? Compensation (consumption?) Curzon house waverly. Percy rudder, son-in-law, informant.
As for the asylum bit, i've got to prove it.
Also have to figure out why isabella voyaged back to australia? (Or to/from india as census says saint mango is docked at east india dock) with emily, charles, isabella, & james bucanan without william james senior in 1871. That years census shows them afloat.