Henry Snepp (buried 1899)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Snepp
First name: 
Henry
Other Christian names: 
Thomas
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
309
Born: 
1/12/1821
Died: 
27/01/1899
Buried: 
31/01/1899
Occupation: 
Vicar; Curate; Clergyman without care of souls;
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
1
Cemetery plot: 
11
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In memory of Henry Thomas Snepp sometime Vicar of St Mary's and St Luke's Bilston. Born December 1st 1821 died January 27th 1899. Also of Julia wife of the above born March 29th 1826 died Jany 23rd 1901 "I know that my redeemer liveth. Peace, perfect peace"

Life story

Life story

Henry was baptised on the 3rd of December 1899, in Cheltenham. His father Thomas, born Salehurst, East Sussex, was described as Esq. at his son's baptism. Henry's mother was Ann, nee Wakeman. Snepp may be a surname derived from Snape. It is an unusual surname in the UK, but much more common these days in the USA. There was an extensive Snepp family in and around East Sussex in the 19th century.

At the 1841 census Henry was described as a Student of Divinity, and was living in the Parish of St Mary Magdalen, in Hastings. He matriculated in 1841, from Magdalen Hall, Oxford, as an MA. In 1843 he was living in Weston Villas, in Birchfield, Birmingham. This is about 12 miles from Bilston, where later on Rev Snepp was Vicar. Henry and Julia (Hofman) were married in the Parish of MaryLebone in May 1846. Henry was then of the Holy Trinity Church, Brompton. His father, Thomas, was deceased. Julia's father was Peter Hofman. Both fathers were given the rank or profession of Esq. Thomas Snepp had been an Officer in the Navy. Julia's parents, Peter and Margaret, were married in 1824 in Rochester, Kent. Peter was born in Amsterdam, and had been married before, in Amsterdam. Margaret, nee Curry, was probably from Kent. Julia was their only child.

In 1851 Henry and Julia were living in Stroud, where Henry was Curate of Painswick. They had a one-year-old daughter, Julia, a Cook and a Housemaid.

Rev. Snepp was the Vicar of St Mary, Bilston from 1866-72, and of St Luke, Bilston, from 1872 to1880. In 1868, the living of St Mary's was worth £300 per year with a handsome and commodious residence -, and was in the gift of the Bishop of Lichfield. At the 1871 census, at St Mary's Vicarage in Bilston, were Henry, Julia, with daughters Julia Emily, aged 20, Louisa Rose and Lucy Emily. They had two Domestic Servants. The couple had five children. One son, John, lived less than a year. Two of their daughters died aged about 12, and a third at 28. Sadly a typical Victorian family. Julia Emily lived into her eighties. She was married, in 1875, to Robert Scott, a Widower, her marriage witnessed by her parents. (The couple went on to have six children, all of whom had lengthy lives.) In 1881 the Snepp family was living in Handsworth, in Staffordshire, with Rose, now 26, and a Cook. Henry was described as a Clergyman Without Care of Souls'. (Handsworth is about 23 miles from Bilston.0 In 1891 Reverend Snepp, now retired, and Julia, were living in a Lodging House in Euston Place, Leamington In 1899 they were living at Lynwood, in Shelley Road.

Rev Snepp's Burial was conducted by Ernest Snepp, Rector of Edmondsham, Dorset. When Julia died, Ernest conducted her funeral as Rector of Aston Sandford, in Bucks. Edward was Rev Henry Snepp's nephew.

Burial researcher: 
Liz Lane

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
01/12/1821
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Julia
Spouse one last name: 
Hofman
Marriage one date: 
00/05/1846
Marriage one address: 
Marlow, London, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
27/01/1899
Age (at time of death): 
77
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Lynwood, Shelley Roadq, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Probate pounds: 
£3,071

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1841 census: 

At the 1841 census Henry was described as a Student of Divinity, and was living in the Parish of St Mary Magdalen, in Hastings.

1851 census: 

In 1851 Henry and Julia were living in Stroud, where Henry was Curate of Painswick. They had a one-year-old daughter, Julia, a Cook and a Housemaid.

1871 census: 

At the 1871 census, at St Marys Vicarage in Bilston, were Henry, Julia, with daughters Julia Emily, aged 20, Louisa Rose and Lucy Emily. They had two Domestic Servants. The couple had five children. One son, John, lived less than a year. Two of their daughters died aged about 12, and a third at 28. Sadly a typical Victorian family.

1881 census: 

In 1881 the Snepp family was living in Handsworth, in Staffordshire, with Rose, now 26, and a Cook. Henry was described as a Clergyman Without Care of Souls. (Handsworth is about 23 miles from Bilston.0

1891 census: 

In 1891 Reverend Snepp, now retired, and Julia, were living in a Lodging House in Euston Place, Leamington