I am very pleased that spotting an old post on RootsChat has enabled me to make contact with someone who has an absolute wealth of information to share on my great-grandmother Hannah Snowball and her family.
I haven't been on this site for a while but...for those of you who have been searching for further information on
Hannah August Snowball, here's what I have...
Hannah Augusta Snowball, was the second daughter of John and Sarah Snowball.
She was born in New York in 1853, as her parents, had emigrated to the United States in 1850. Despite census return entries made, which identify Hannah in 1861, as living at 152 Waterloo Road, Lambeth and in 1871 at 2, Salisbury Terrace, also in Lambeth, nothing is known of her childhood yearsin the USA.
Hannah married Joseph Marshall in September 1882 in Hampstead. Joseph Marshall was a fruiterer and at some stage after their marriage, they moved to 8 St. Andrew’s Pavement, a mews off of Dunsmure Road, Stamford Hill in North Hackney.
In September 1883, their first child
Sarah Hannah S Marshall was born in Shepherd’s Bush (Fulham 1a/246), followed by
Mabel Marshall in March 1885 (Fulham 1a/213) and
Gertrude Eileen Marshall in June 1887 (Wandsworth 1d/55[38). The 1891 Census finds the family living at Kilburn Rd, Willesden. Joseph is a dairyman. The 1901 Census shows Joseph as a decorator.
Hannah Augusta Marshall died on 21st January 1899, aged 44 years. Her death certificate reveals that she died of chronic cirrhosis of the liver due to alcoholism. She died at home after being in a coma for 16 hours. She was interred at the Snowball family grave in Willesden Lane, Paddington (Section 2R, Grave No. 4270)
In the 1901 Census, Joseph Marshall and his three daughters are found living at 2 Howard Road, Willesden, next door to his wife’s brother James Harrison Snowball and his wife and son. Joseph is now a decorator.
Upon Hannah's death in 1899, her husband Joseph Marshall and their three children briefly visited the US and headed to Buffalo. It could well have been a visit to Hannah's birthplace. Joseph Marshall, Hannah's husband and daughter, Sarah, travelled to Australia, on board the Norddeutscher Lloyd liner Gneisenau. He ultimately died in Gipps Ward, Melbourne Hospital on 5 June 1922 and was buried at Brighton General Cemetery, Caulfield South, Melbourne, Victoria on 7 June 1922.
I have attached a couple of photos of Hannah Augusta.