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Wow, another amazing little snippet of the Snook family life revealed. Lovely to know that George supported so many family members! -
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Hello shefranco! We have a common ancestor in Martin Snook c1785-1853 and Edith (didn’t know her name was Carr!) - they were my g-g-g-g grandparents. Their son Samuel Snook 1811-1872 had a son George 1840-1923 who married 1.Mary Ann Tovey 1839-1876 and 2.Elizabeth Tovey 1848-1923. My great... -
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Have done a little more digging, and it would appear that the building next to the viaduct on Floodgate Street (as highlighted by Mike), was acquired by Ashton Engineering Co in March 1924, and they are still there today! The building number is 20 Floodgate Street. This would suggest that the... -
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Fascinating information there Chris, and I particularly like the the dog and parrot anecdote! A few years ago we happened upon an article from The Birmingham Daily Mail dated 2/7/1914, which describes a fire at George Snook’s thimble factory: -
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Incredible images, and a fascinating story of our family. Thank you so much, Chris, for sharing. -
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I echo Andrew’s sentiments, Chris: a very clear diagram! It’s now much easier to see how we all fit into the tree! -
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Re Lilian May Snook Wow, amazing images, and some new information too! I had no idea Lilian had also served in the War. Thank you Andrew and Chris! -
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Stanley worked as a wholesale tobacconist manager for Singleton & Cole. I have this match case that was his: I believe George William worked in insurance; I don’t think he had any links with Singleton & Cole. -
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This seems to be one of the very few photos I have of my great uncle George William Snook (eldest child of James and Roseanna Snook) taken in c1917: I also have this photo of Stanley Eric Snook from the 1920s, looking very dapper: And finally, a photo from about 1945, of my grandad Stanley... -
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My great grandfather was James Snook b 1868, the third child of George Snook and Mary Ann Tovey. These photos of him and his wife Roseanna are in a small album that belonged to their youngest son (my grandad) Stanley Eric Snook. The date is 1937 I’ve also a photo of Lilian May with my grandad... -
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What a great photo! It’s so nice to find out more snippets of information, and how they slot in with my own family. Many thanks! -
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Re above - amendment: Stanley’s Eric Snook was born in 1905, not 1903 sorry! -
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Hi Chris Re Lilian May Cole (nee Snook b 1895) and her siblings: She had two brothers - George William Snook b 1891 and Stanley Eric Snook b 1905. Stanley Eric did indeed marry Ethel Cole in 1939, and in 1941 their son Brian (my Dad) was born. My Dad didn’t think Ethel Cole and Ferdo Cole were...