Osmon Edin "Edward" SNOWDEN

1854 - 1917  (62 years)

• Name	Osmon Edin "Edward" SNOWDEN  [1, 2]
  Born	21 Oct 1854	North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England, UK   [1, 2]
  Christened	8 Jan 1855	North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
  	Source: Actual N.Somercotes Parish Record copy
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Bricklayer and stonemason
  Died	25 Jul 1917	Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
  	Source: Certified death registration.
  Notes	Osmon Edin Snowden's death certificate lists Harriet Aften as his mother. It is believed that Harriet Huften died prior to 1889, and Emmerson remarried Mary Kane in that year.. On the death certificate Harriet was likely listed as the mother through adoption, or the person giving the information may not have known that Harriet was not his biological mother. Family history says Osmon was a bricklayer for the railroad. He died of pneumonia. Address in 1891 was 6 Leslie Street 38 Murray Terrace, Motherwell, Scotland Address in 1901 was 48 Mabel Street, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland === A Letter dated 12 July 1887 to his father Snowden survived and reads as follows:- Longriggend, 12 July 1887 Dear Father, I have received your kind and welcome letter. The way I guessed your age was by my mother for I think she was 42 when she died and you was two years older than her. Now about William you said in your letter he had gone to Queensland. I hope you will tell me in the next letter how he went and what trade he learnt before he went and if you have had any letters from him since he went and what he says about the places he went to for I hear very bad news about it for there is some out of the house and home. Hoping in out this and they wish they was back again. And would you send me his address and I will write to him and now about my sister Minnie (Married John Johnson) I hope she has a big family by now. I think it will be about 3 weeks before I can send you one of my photos for I will have to go to Airdre to have them took but I will send one as soon as I get them. And now about Alfred the last time I seed him I was in the same opinion as you but I think when you see my photo you will not think the same of me for when him and me was together at Richmond the people would not believe we were brothers for my face and neck was like the rising sun but his was very like death and he shook like a leaf I think Hull did for him he never was the same after but I hope he is in a better place. And now about the land I cant see how you can manage all your work now that William is not at home with you and have you got the donkey yet - if he is living I think he never die. And send in the next letter if my Aunt Mary Touton is living yet and how all the family is. Just tell her I was asking after her and all the family and Mr. Thorney and all enquiring friends. So no more at present from your son Osman Edwin Snowden. Good Night and God Bless you. Please Write soon soon soon. === Osman's middle name has been spelled "Edin" in several documents. The letter above, written in Osman's own hand, gives his name as "Edwin." The assumption is that Edwin is his correct name, and this database will henceforth use the name Edwin in place of Edin. === Birth:- Entry No 361 - Page 73 - District of Saltfleet - On 21st October 1854 at North Somercotes Osman Eden, son of Emmerson Snowden and Ann Snowden formerly Hufton, Shoemaker. Emmerson Snowden, father registered the birth on 25th October 1854. Registrar Joseph Jepson. (Source Birth Certificate) === Home at 50 Manse Road, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland ML1 2PT, UK Letter sent to occupants to determine if this home was existing in 1902. ==== Facebook contact from Jeannette Scott 10:29am Sep 18 Margaret who died same year as George Edgar-1903 of acute nephritis aged 5 months,John died 1900 aged 18 months of whooping cough & broncho-pneumonia. There are a couple of other Snowden deaths(children) but not in Dalziel.They can viewed on ScotlandsPeople -it's a pay to view but very reasonable.Definitely the children of Edward & Mary. Off to see if the others-one should be are Edward's & Mary's. ==== From Jeanette Scott--via Facebook. ~ Jeannette Scott 7:54pm Sep 17 I note on the family group sheet for Emerson's siblings that there are three siblings missing-in the 1911 Census they state they have had seven children with three living-I see one of the deceased children is on the \Group sheet but no mention of the other three-were you aware of these missing children? The 1911 Census is very useful in that it has number of years married & how many children of the marriage. ~ Jeannette Scott 10:07am Sep 18 I did see them I am going by what she gave as her children in the Census- 7 in total with three surviving.I will have another look & see if I can find their deaths- they should have been registered. ~ Jeannette Scott 10:29am Sep 18 Margaret who died same year as George Edgar-1903 of acute nephritis aged 5 months,John died 1900 aged 18 months of whooping cough & broncho-pneumonia..Definitely the children of Edward & Mary. There are a couple of other Snowden deaths(children) but not in Dalziel.They can viewed on ScotlandsPeople -it's a pay to view but very reasonable Off to see if the others-one should be are Edward's & Mary's. ~ Jeannette Scott 10:33am Sep 18 Nope neither are so don't know where the missing child is-did they live outside of Scotland at any time between 1889 & 1911? ~ Jeannette Scott 10:49am Sep 18 So sad George Edgar dies in March of Whooping Cough & Broncho-Pneumonia & then wee baby Margaret in May of nephritis.So sad poor parents & poor wee babies. England and Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 Osman Eden Snowdon Year of Registration: 1854 District: Louth County: Lincolnshire Volume 7a, page 498 ===
  Person ID	I38	Ronald Allen Snowden Family Tree
  Last Modified	20 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Emmerson SNOWDEN,   b. Abt 1826, Scamblesby, Louth, Lincolnshire, England, UK ,   d. 13 Nov 1909, North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England, UK  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Mother	Ann HUFTON,   b. Abt Jan 1826, North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England, UK ,   d. 5 Oct 1869, North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England, UK  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1846	Louth, Lincolnshire, England, UK   [3]
  	Free BMD, Volume 14, page 667
  _UID	E806E80434264649BD82D529D4D15A7D7C52
  Notes	Letter from Tony Ainsworth: The marriage of Emerson Snowden to Ann Hufton (b. about 1826, North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England_ took place on 23 February 1846 in the Louth Register office. === Marriage Information Wife: Married: Witnesses: Marriage Notes Marriage: Entry No 77 - On 23rd February 1846 at the Louth Register Office Emerson SNOWDEN of full age, batchelor, Shoemaker of North Somercotes,father William SNOWDEN, Labourer to Ann HUFTON, of full age, spinster of North Somercotes, father Richard HUFTON Carrier.Both signed the register. Witnesses were John BATEMAN & Ann the mark of X CLAYTON (Certificate) 23 February 1846 Married The Register Office, Louth, Lincolnshire (Cert) Marriage Certificate Emerson SNOWDEN & Mary KEAM (KANE), Page 39 Register Office Marriage Registers., Louth, Lincolnshire Entry No 77, On 23 February 1846 at Louth Register Office Emerson SNOWDEN, of full age, Bachelor, Shoemaker of North somercotes Father William SNOWDEN to Ann HUFTON of full age Spinster of North Somercotes father Richard HUFTON Carrier. Married in the Register Office according to the Rites and Ceremonies before me Johm POOLER Registrar & M Milroy Superintendent Registrar. Both Emerson & Ann signed the register. Witnesses John BATESON & Ann x CLAYTON. 23 February 1846 John Bateson & the mark X of Ann Clayton ===
  Photos		St. Mary's Church, located in North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England The St. Mary's Church graveyard is the final resting place of Emerson and Ann Snowden
  Documents » Slide Show		Certified Marriage Certified for Emerson Snowden and Ann Hufton. Documents states Emerson is a Bachelor, and Ann is a Spinster. William Snowden is the father of Emerson, and Richard is the father of Ann. Date of marriage was February 23, 1846. Emerson's occupation was shoemaker; William's occupation was labourer; and Richard's occupation was carrier. (Presume a letter carrier.)
  		Original Record of Marriage Emerson Snowden & Ann Hufton February 23, 1846. Emerson is listed as a shoemaker, living in North Somercoates, Lincolnshire and is described as a bachelor; with his father being William, a Labourer. Ann is listed as a Spinster, living in North Somercoates, Lincs, at the time of marriage, with her father being Richard Huften, a "Carier.:
  		1871 England Census Report North Somercoates, Louth, Lincolnshire, England This census return documents the family of Emerson Snowden, including Eliza Michaels and Ann E. Michaels, listed as a housekeeper. Later documents tend to indicate Eliza married Emerson; and after Eliza's death Ann is listed as the daughter of Emerson in a later census. A disposition of this matter is for a future time
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Mary KANE,   b. Abt 1860, Glassford (Stonehouse), Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 20 Jul 1926, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1889	Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK   [4, 5]
  	Holy Trinity Church, Motherwell.
  _UID	EE891C33CE4C47AD9BB2F1459FCEE4DC840C
  Notes	Extract of an entry in Register of Marriages, Indicates Harriet Aften (deceased) was his mother. Other records indicate of wife of Osman’s father was named Mary Kean. Harriet Huften died prior to 1889. Marriage was performed at the Holy Trinity Church, Motherwell Parish of Hamilton. After Banns according to the Scottish Episcopal Church.
  Children	1. Emerson SNOWDEN,   b. 13 Nov 1889, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK ,   d. 3 Jan 1965, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA  (Age 75 years)   2. Minnie Charlotte SNOWDEN,   b. 31 May 1895, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK ,   d. Nov 1987, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK  (Age 92 years)   3. Edith Matilda SNOWDEN,   b. 4 Feb 1897, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK ,   d. 24 Feb 1952, , , Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)   4. George Edgar SNOWDEN,   b. 16 Aug 1900, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK ,   d. 19 May 1903, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2014
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Rose Ann FEARRON,   b. Abt 1856,   d. 1904, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Married	Jul 1877	Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK
  	Source: England & Wales, Free BMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915. Wakefield, book 9c, page 93
  _UID	33B5F3BD1D334BD698FC32A2A89D63BCD5A2
  Notes	Marriage record--England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-1020 Osmon Edin Snowden to Rose Ann Fearron, 3rd quarter of 1877 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England Volume 9c, Page 93, Line 352 ===
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2014
  Family ID	F145	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Photograph of Osman Edin Snowden Called "Edward" in real life; his clothing is representative of what bricklayers wore during the early 1900's at the Glasgow Steel Works.
  		Dalziel Steel and Iron Works Buildings, ca 1995 It is believed that Edward (Osman Edin) Snowden left Lincolnshire, England--emigrating to Motherwell, Scotland--to take advantage of the rapidly growing economy and excellent employment opportunities at the steel mil under construction. HIs brick-laying skills were likely in demand, offering an opportunity for long-term employment at relatively high wages. A brief history of the village of Motherwell follows: otherwell, a town in Dalziel and Hamilton parishes, Lanarkshire, on the Caledonian railway, at the junction of the two lines from the N and S sides of Glasgow, and at the intersection of the cross line from Holytown to Hamilton and Lesmahagow, ½ mile from the left bank of South Calder Water, 1 ¼ from the right bank of the Clyde, 2 ½ miles NE of Hamilton, 2 ¼ SSE of Holytown, 12 ½ SE by E of Glasgow, 15 ¼ NW of Carstairs Junction, and 43 W by S of Edinburgh. It took its name from a famous well, dedicated in pre-Reformation times to the Virgin Mary; and it occupies flat ground, 300 feet above sea-level, amid richly cultivated and well-wooded environs. onsisting largely of the dwellings of miners and operatives employed in neighbouring collieries and ironworks, it serves, in connection with the railway junctions, as a great and bustling centre of traffic; and it ranks as a police burgh, governed by a senior magistrate, 2 junior magistrates, a clerk, a treasurer, and 6 commissioners. Motherwell has a post office, with money order, savings' bank, insurance, and railway telegraph departments, branches of the Bank of Scotland and the Clydesdale Bank, offices or agencies of 18 insurance companies, 5 hotels, the combination poorhouse for Dalziel, Bothwell, Cambusnethan, and Shotts parishes, and a Saturday paper, the Motherwell Times. The streets are lighted with gas; and in 1877 a splendid water supply was brought in from two burns on the estate of Lee at a cost of over £14, 000. In Merry Street is the new parish church of Dalziel, erected in 1874 at a cost of £5700; whilst the former parish church (1789; enlarged 1860) belongs now to the quoad sacra parish of South Dalziel, constituted in 1880. One of the two U.P. churches was built in 1881 at a cost of £3750, and from its site - the highest in the town uprears a conspicuous steeple. There are also a Free church, a Primitive Methodist chapel, an Evangelical Union chapel, and the Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of Good Aid (1873; enlarged 1883). No Scottish Town - not even Hawick - has grown so rapidly as Motherwell, such growth being due to the vast extension of its mineral industries. These, at the census of 1881, employed 2470 of the 3671 persons here of the ' industrial class, - 1024 being engaged in coal-mining, 20 in ironstone-mining, 1069 in the iron manufacture, 58 in the steel manufacture, etc. The malleable iron-works of the Glasgow Iron Company are the largest in Scotland, with 50 puddling furnaces and 8 rolling mills; and Mr D. Colville's steel-works, where operations were commenced on 20 Oct. 1880, now employs over 1000 men. Pop. (1841) 726, (1861) 2925, (1871) 6943, (1881) 12, 904, of whom 7041 were males, and 2209 were in Hamilton parish. Houses (1881) 2346 inhabited, 146 vacant, 50 building.—Ord. Sur., sh. 23, 1865.
  		Osman Edin 150p.JPG
  		Osman Edward Snowden Death Certificate
  		Baptism of Osmon Edin, son of Ann an Emmerson Snowden 1854
  		Army Attestation of Osmond Snowdin (sic)

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Original Death Registration for Osman Snowden Date of death: 25 July 1917. Cause of death: Acute Pnemonia Father was Emerson Snowden, a shoemaker Mother was Harriet Aften (Deceased)
  		Letter from Osman Snowden to his father, Emerson July 12, 1887 Transcript of the letter: Longriggend, 12 July 1887 Dear Father, I have received your kind and welcome letter. The way I guessed your age was by my mother for I think she was 42 when she died and you was two years older than her. Now about William you said in your letter he had gone to Queensland. I hope you will tell me in the next letter how he went and what trade he learnt before he went and if you have had any letters from him since he went and what he says about the places he went to for I hear very bad news about it for there is some out of the house and home. Hoping in out this and they wish they was back again. And would you send me his address and I will write to him and now about my sister Minnie (Married John Johnson) I hope she has a big family by now. I think it will be about 3 weeks before I can send you one of my photos for I will have to go to Airdre to have them took but I will send one as soon as I get them. And now about Alfred the last time I seed him I was in the same opinion as you but I think when you see my photo you will not think the same of me for when him and me was together at Richmond the people would not belive we were brothers for my face and neck was like the rising sun but his was very like death and he shook like a leaf I think Hull did for him he never was the same after but I hope he is in a better place. And now about the land I cant see how you can manage all your work now that William is not at home with you and have you got the donkey yet - if he is living I think he never die. And send in the next letter if my Aunt Mary Touton is living yet and how all the family is. Just tell her I was asking after her and all the family and Mr. Thorney and all enquiring friends. So no more at present from your son Osman Edwin Snowden. Good Night and God Bless you. Please Write soon soon soon.
  		Text of Directory for North Somercotes, Lincolnshire This was taken from a North Somercotes Directory printed in 1876. It provides interesting reading, and can provide insight into the time period for serious researchers.
  		Baptism of Osmon Edin Snowden North Somecotes Parish, Lincolnshire, England
  		Discharge from Territorial Force Osmond Snowden (sic) Good Character Unfit for further military service.

  
  

• Sources

  [S270] 1901 Scotland Census--Dalziel, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. [S251] 1861 England Census--North Somercoates, Lincolnshire, England, UK. [S351] Family History, Shirley (Johnson) Berry. [S3] Extract of an entry in Register of Marriages. [S8] Register of Marriages, District of Dalziel, County of Lanark, Scotland.