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Jeoffry Snelson1
M, #690, Deceased, b. 14 August 1740, d. 12 April 1812
| Person References | Fame & Infamy |
| Last Edited | 6 August 2024 17:40:51 |
Main Events
| Residence | Jeoffry Snelson lived in Hanbury, Staffordshire.2 |
| Biography | He was Vicar of Hanbury in Staffordshire. In the British Museum MSS 355641 f.208; 35645 f.6 Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts are letters from Geoffrey (sic) Snelson, vicar of Reigate, to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke. I haven't seen them, nor do I know what they contain; I wonder whether Charles knows about them ? Also, in the Lambeth Palace Library Archives in the Index to Act Books of the Archbishop of Canterbury there are two items which read " Jeoffrey Snelson, Oriel College, Oxford. Dispensation, vicar of Reigate, Surrey, vicar of Hendon, Middlesex. xii 196. " " Jeoffrey Snelson, vicar of Reigate, Commission of enquiry, Merstham Surry. xii 359. " He is mentioned in Gentleman's Magazine 1x 1215 in December 1790 in Ecclesiastical Preferments " Rev. Jeoffry Snelson, M.A. Hendon V. " He appears also in the Register of Bishop Porteus of Lodon records in 1790 - being the Institution of Geoffey Snelson M.A. rector of Hendon on resignation on Hugh Bailye, M.A.. Patron John Bond esquire. He is also mentioned on 18 July 1812 in the register of Bishop Howley of London ii 34 ( held in the Greater London Record Office ) in the record of the Institution of Theodore Williams BA rector of Hendon upon the death of Geoffrey Snelson MA. [:CR:].3 |
| Reference Number | He had reference number 690. |
| Birth | He was born on 14 August 1740 in Eccleshall, Staffordshire.4 |
| Occupation | In 1774 Jeoffry Snelson was in Vicar of Hendon and Reigate.5 |
| Occupation | In 1782 Jeoffry Snelson was a Vicar in St. Mary Magdeline, Reigate. |
| Occupation | In 1783 Jeoffry Snelson was a Vicar in Hanbury. |
| Residence | About 1790 Jeoffry Snelson lived in Reigate Surrey, Hendon Middx.6 |
| Death | He died on 12 April 1812 in Reigate, Surrey.7 |
| Probate | Probate was granted to the estate of Jeoffry Snelson on 15 May 1812. |
Citations
- [S716] Family Origin Name Survey
- [S745] Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts, Source Element: R3-6453
- [S1740] Charles Elson Jeoffrey Snelson, A Snelson Family History and Genealogy, R3-1611
- [S234] Staffordshire Registers 1653 1760, R3-1784
- [S1057] Short Title Catalogue, Source Element: Eighteen Sermons; British Library, 1774, , 3
- [S768] Index to Act Books of Archbishop of Canterbury, Source Element: R3-6699
- [S812] Gentleman's Magazine October 1849, Source Element: R3-7237