Abel Snook 1834-1907

Abel Snook was born about 1834/5 in Radstock, Somerset, the son of James Snook and Jane née Witcomb. He is living at home aged 6 in the 1841 census:-

Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece 948; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Radstock; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 17; Page: 26; Line: 21; GSU roll: 474600.
1841 census
Radstock, Somerset
James Snook 25 coal miner yes
Jane Snook 32 yes
Lency Snook 10 yes (Louisa)
James Snook 8 yes
Abel Snook 6 yes
Isaac Snook 2 yes

Abel followed in his father’s footsteps and became a miner in the coal mines. He was still living at home with his parents and older brother, James, in 1851 but by 1861 he had left home and we find him lodging in Dudley, Worcestershire, miner aged 26 and unmarried.

By 1871 he had made his way to Australia where he married Mary Ann Newcombe in Hobart, Tasmania. They had two children, George William 1873 and Charles Stansell 1875:-

SNOOK, ABEL
Gender:  Male
Birth 1835 -    
Marriage/Relationship: 1871 - HOBART,Tasmania  (  NEWCOMBE, MARY ANN  )  
Death:   
FAMILY INFORMATION 
Children:
271195  SNOOK GEORGE WILLIAM 1873
271196  SNOOK CHARLES STANSELL 1875

References:
ancestry.com
Archives Office of Tasmania
FreeBMD
IGI
Jewell Family Tree

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If anyone knows anything about or is connected to the Snook family please do contact me. Contact by email is preferable but if you are going to leave a comment please don’t forget to include your email address. I’m happy to say that I’ve made contact with a descendant related to Abel already but I’d still be pleased to hear from anyone else.

All the information I have found on this family may also be seen on the next update at WorldConnect here.

Dawn Scotting
pandora@kc.net.nz