Joseph Sneesby

b. 23 October 1833, d. 8 November 1913
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Joseph Sneesby

  • Birth*: Joseph Sneesby was born on 23 October 1833 at Cambridgeshire, England.1,2
  • Baptism: He was baptized on 7 November 1832 at Emneth, Cambridgeshire, England.1
  • He was the son of John Sneesby and Mary Ann (?).
  • Marriage*: Joseph Sneesby married Sophia Papworth, daughter of William Papworth and Sarah Cave, on 6 February 1855 at Elm, Cambridgeshire, England; Marriage Certificate for Joseph SNEESBY & Sophia PAPWORTH:
    Feb 6th 1855 -- in the Parish Church of Elm (after banns)
    Joseph Sneesby, 22, bachelor, labourer, Residence: Elm, Father: John
    Sneesby, labourer
    Sophia Papworth, 19, spinster, servant, Residence: Elm, Father: William
    Papworth, shepherd
    Witnesses to marriage: Ephraim Papworth his mark + & Hannah Maria Sneesby.1,3
  • Death*: Joseph Sneesby died on 8 November 1913 at Ballina, NSW, Australia, at age 80. The cause of death was.4
  • Burial*: He was buried after 8 November 1913 at East Ballina Cemetery, Ballina, NSW, Australia; Inscription
    IN LOVING MEMORY OF
    OUR DEAR FATHER
    JOSEPH SNEESBY
    D. 8TH NOV. 1913
    AGED 81YRS.

    (BURIED WITH SOPHIA SNEESBY).
  • (Witness) Census: He appeared on the census of 7 June 1841 in the household of John Sneesby and Mary Ann Sneesby at Elm, Cambridgeshire, England.2
  • Immigration*: Joseph Sneesby immigrated on 23 May 1855 to Sydney, NSW, Australia; Joseph & Sophia SNEESBY arrived in NSW, Australia on the 'ASIATIC' on 23rd May, 1855 -- inspected by the Immigration Board, on 26 May 1855.
    Name: Sneesby Joseph
    Married
    Age: 22
    Calling: Farm Labourer
    Native Place and Country: Elm Cambridgeshire
    Parents' names, and if alive their residences: John & Mary Ann. Mother dead
    father living in Elm.
    Religious Denomination: C of E
    Read or Write: both
    Relations in the Colony: A Brother Henry living at Maitland
    State of bodily health, strength, and probable usefulness: good
    Any complaints respecting treatment on board the ship: none
    Remarks by Immigration Board: £1 A.I. Act.1,3

Family: Sophia Papworth b. 20 Mar 1836, d. 25 Oct 1913

  • Marriage*: He married Sophia Papworth, daughter of William Papworth and Sarah Cave, on 6 February 1855 at Elm, Cambridgeshire, England; Marriage Certificate for Joseph SNEESBY & Sophia PAPWORTH:
    Feb 6th 1855 -- in the Parish Church of Elm (after banns)
    Joseph Sneesby, 22, bachelor, labourer, Residence: Elm, Father: John
    Sneesby, labourer
    Sophia Papworth, 19, spinster, servant, Residence: Elm, Father: William
    Papworth, shepherd
    Witnesses to marriage: Ephraim Papworth his mark + & Hannah Maria Sneesby.1,3

Citations:

  1. [S43] Revd. Stephan .H. Carter, e-mail address.
  2. [S143] 1841 census schedule for Elm, "HO107/78/2 f.3 p.10."
  3. [S44] Unknown author, Sneesby-L Mailing List (Rootsweb), Ann Pickett 8 Nov 2002.
  4. [S2] Unknown author, Death Indexes - NSW, 17293/1913.