1861 + 1871 census lookup please

[MonicaL]

Hi Heather

Have you managed to see Thomas' death cert to see what it says about his parents' names? Hopefully the informant of his death was able to report with full and correct parents' names!

Just a point on women's maiden names. It was common practice in Scotland in that period for married women to use their maiden names (they didn't lose the use of their maiden names upon marriage). This is particularly notable in the 1841 census in Scotland where you will find married women in the household recorded under their maiden name (can often help to confirm you have the right family!). 

Monica

[MonicaL]

I think this might be the family from 1851 headed up by Ann in the 1841 census:

William Snadden 40, coal miner
Ann Black 40, b. Scotland
Helen Snadden 20, b. Scotland
Isabella Snadden 15
Janet Snadden 15
May Snadden 14
James Snadden 12
Ann Snadden10
Elizabeth Snadden 7

Address: Coalsnaughton Village, Tillicoultry

Monica

[HeatherL]

Hey Monica,
   That matches up with what I THINK that I have. If I'm looking at the right James and Isabella then Thomas has an older brother called Willliam.  Alot of the kids names between the two familys match so if they were sticking with traditional naming then that's promising.
   Thomas' death cert lists parents as James SNADDON and Isabella HUNTER. The only marriage that I can find around the right time period with the right first names is between James and Isabel SNADON. I've found a birth cert for an Isabella HUNTER, but I can't seem to find anything attaching her and James together. I'm wondering if maybe they had hand-fasted or something so she was already going by his name when they married... not really sure on that point. The witness listed on Thomas' death cert is his son.

[MonicaL]

Dawson v. Hunter....I can see SNADDON children showing on IGI for mothers with either of these names  Remember in Scotland Elizabeth/Isabel/Isabella are all interchangeable:

James Snaddon and Elizabeth Hunter - twins show:

1. WILLIAM SNADDAN   Birth: 03 JUN 1780/ Christening: 04 JUN 1780 Alloa
3. JAMES SNADDAN Birth: 03 JUN 1780/ Christening: 04 JUN 1780 Alloa

James Snaddon and Elizabeth Dawson:

1. MARGARET SNADAN  Birth: 18 JUL 1785/ Christening: 22 JUL 1785 Alloa
3. ANDREW SNADAN Birth: 13 NOV 1792/ Christening: 19 NOV 1792 Alloa
5. JOHN SNADAN Birth: 20 JAN 1797/ Christening: 22 JAN 1797 Alloa

This couple's marriage shows 02 OCT 1784 in Alloa.

There may well be more showing on SP, I've only used IGI batch codes. I would also imagine that Dow and Dawson are variant spellings.

Monica

[HeatherL]

Isabel and Isabella I'd pegged as variant spellings, but Elizabeth??? How did they manage to get that one???!!

[HeatherL]

Searching on IGI for the births of all Thomas Snaddons' (variable spelling) with a father called James. The only Isabel or Elizabeth that turns up is the Isabel SNADON that I can't confirm as parent of MY Thomas...

In SP, searching for births of all Thomas Snaddon's (variable spelling) with a father James between 1780 and 1820 turns up 4 possibilities for Mum:

Janet Kinghorn (East Lothian)
Alison Deans (East Lothian)
Bell Snadon (Alloa, Clackmannan)
Janet Currie (Stirling)

... it keeps coming back to Bell Snadon...

[MonicaL]

Heather

This is a great site for first name variants www.whatsinaname.net - some you expect, others you don't!

Someone else researching your Thomas directly:

Snaddon  Thomas     b. Alloa circa 1793  - Tide Waiter, m. 12-May-1827 to Ann/Agnes Cook,  d. 12-Jul-1878

www.dgnscrn.demon.co.uk/genuki/CLK/misc/surnames/CLKqrst.html

There is a contact email on there for the researcher, might be worth trying.

Monica

[HeatherL]

Thanks Monica
  Have sent her an email, hopefully she can help!!!