The SNOWBALLs buried in Christchurch Canterbury are:

William Snowball
- he was born about 1855 in England
- he emigrated to NZ in about 1876
- he was a Traveller
- he was living at 89 Picton Ave Christchurch
- he died on 18th July 1931 aged 76
- buried PLOT 17, BLOCK 28 at Bromley Cemetery Christchurch
- buried with his wife Ellen

not known where or when William & Ellen married
- their NZ born children were:
1880 Edith Snowball
- married Rufus Walter BRIGHTING in 1924
1883 Laura Ellen Snowball
- married John Alexander COLLART in 1919
1887 William Anbore/Aubone Snowball
- William died aged 3 months
1888 Annie Mildred Snowball
- nothing known
1891 Edmund Harold Snowball
- Edmund died aged 5 months

Ellen Snowball
- she was born about 1855 in England
- she emigrated to NZ in about 1879
- she was living at 89 Picton Ave Christchurch
- she died 20th June 1938 aged 83 (database has 89)
- buried PLOT 17, BLOCK 28 at Bromley Cemetery Christchurch
- buried with her husband William


The SNOWBALL family buried in Rakaia, Canterbury Cemetery are:

Joseph Snowball
- he was born 13th October 1908
- he was a Farmer
- he died 30th October 1976 aged 68 (database has 89)
- his ashes were buried on 13th June 2009
- Plot A5 at Copperbeech Tree, Rakaia Cemetery
- the plot purchaser was from 19 Robinson St Rakaia 16-7-2008
- Record no. R69709

Ronald Snowball
- he was born about 1935
- he was a Farmer
- he died 20th April 1999 aged 64
- his ashes were buried on 13th June 2009
- Plot A5 at Copperbeech Tree, Rakaia Cemetery
- the plot purchaser was from 19 Robinson St Rakaia 16-7-2008
- Record no. R69609

Valerie Snowball
- she was born ?
- she died ?
- she is buried Plot A5 at Copperbeech Tree, Rakaia Cemetery
- the plot purchaser was from 22 Mitchell Place Ashburton 16-7-2008
- Record no. P27708

NOTE - Orphan
An Edward Elliot was born about 1856 in Washington Tyne and Wear Sunderland, England

He emigrated to New Zealand and married Mary Jane COCK in 1884
- he was a Marine Engineer

- their known children were:
1885-1963 Vera Muriel Snowball
- she married Burlinson Duncan CHISHOLM in 1914
- she died aged 75
1889-1939 Eleanor Hutchinson Snowball
- she married Charles Richard FAIRBROTHER in 1911
- she was living at New Plymouth-Carrington Rd
- she died aged 51
- she is buried Anglican Row 3-Lot 10-Plot 1 at Te Henui
1892-1918 Mary Maughan Snowball
- she married Herbert John DODSON in 1917
- she died aged 26 in New Plymouth
- buried in unrecorded location at Te Henui cemetery
- Herbert remarried in 1926 to Elizabeth Alice HAIR
1894-1963 Edward Elliot Snowball
- he married Ethel Isabella GIDDY in 1923
- he was living at 36 Frankley Rd
- he died aged 69 in New Plymouth
- his ashes are buried Anglican Row 3-Lot 9-Plot 3 in Te Henui
- Ethel died 13th July 1964 aged 65
- she is buried Anglican Row 3-Lot 10-Plot 2 in Te Henui
1896-1975 Marjorie Ella Snowball
- Marjorie didn't marry
- she was living in 61 Dawson St
- she died aged 78
- her ashes were buried Anglican Row 3 - Lot 9 Plot 3 at Te Henui

- Edward Snowball died in 1936 aged 80 in New Plymouth
- he is buried Anglican Row 3 - Lot 9 Plot 2 at Te Henu

- Mary Jane Snowball died in 1904 aged 43 in New Plymouth
- her burial data was not recorded for Te Henui Cemetery