Julia Snepp (buried 1901)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Snepp
First name: 
Julia
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
350
Born: 
29/3/1826
Died: 
23/01/1901
Buried: 
26/01/1901
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

Julia (Hofman) was born in Newington and baptised in St Mary, Newington.

Julia's parents, Peter and Margaret Hofman, were married in 1824 in Rochester, Kent. He was 56, and Margaret in her 30s. Peter was born in Amsterdam, and had been married before, in Amsterdam. His first wife died in London in 1823, leaving him with two daughters. Margaret, nee Curry, was probably from Kent. Julia was their only child. Peter died in 1829.

Julia married Henry Snepp in the Parish of MaryLebone in May 1846. Henry was then of the Holy Trinity Church, Brompton. His father, Thomas, was deceased. Both fathers were given the rank or profession of Esq. Thomas Snepp had been an Officer in the Navy.

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.)

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 died in 1899  and his burial was conducted by Ernest Snepp, Rector of Edmondsham, Dorset. When Julia died at Lynwood, Rev. Ernest Snepp conducted her funeral as Rector of Aston Sandford, in Bucks. Ernest was Rev Henry Snepp's nephew.

Probate was given to Julia Ann Isabella Scott.

Burial researcher: 
Liz Lane

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
29/03/1826
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Hofman
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Henry Thomas
Spouse one last name: 
Snepp
Marriage one date: 
23/05/1846
Marriage one address: 
Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
23/01/1901
Age (at time of death): 
74
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Probate pounds: 
£618

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
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.

1861 census: 

Living at Perry Parsonages, Handsworth, Staffordshire - Charles B Snepp, 37yrs, Incumbent of St Johns, Perry Bar; Julia A Snepp, 30yrs; Julia A Snepp, 11yrs, Niece; Jane Platt, 58yrs, Visitor, House Servant; Martha Ward, 30yrs, House Servant; Caroline Hanson, 25yrs, House Servant; Rosa Watts, 19yrs, House Servant; Fanny Lane, 17yrs, House Servant; William Burry, 29yrs, Coachman; William Sandworth, 19yrs, Agricultural Servant;

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