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Elizabeth Snape

Female 1820 -


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  • Name Elizabeth Snape 
    Born 1820  Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation Boatwoman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I09432  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2026 

    Father Robert Snape,   b. 1800, Scarisbrick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1878, Standish Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Alice Prescott,   b. 1798, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1851, Halsall Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 1 Jun 1820  St Thomas, Melling Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F01473  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Robert Snape,   b. 1838, Halsall Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1841, Halsall Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2026 
    Family ID F10026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 William Martin,   b. 1815, Lydiate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 27 Jan 1840  St Peter, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Grace Martin,   b. 1842, Halsall Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Martin,   b. 1847, Abram Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1878  (Age < 30 years)
     3. Alice Martin,   b. 1851, Abram Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. James Martin,   b. 1853, Abram Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. William Martin,   b. 1857, Abram Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Elizabeth Martin,   b. 1859, Abram Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. John Martin,   b. 1865, Astley Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2026 
    Family ID F01500  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Known as Betty. In 1841 census as Betty Snape (despite being married a year earlier) with parents and son Robert Snape, 2. Husband William Martin absent.
      Possible baptism 10.12.1820 St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk (b 25.11.1820) but as Elizabeth Snipe, with father wrongly named as Henry, boatman. (There are other births to a Henry and Alice Snape around this time in Lathom, but he was a shoemaker.)

  • Sources 
    1. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.

    2. [S010069] MC.



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