Agnes (Blackstock) Snowdowne (1875 - 1924)

Born 24 Jan 1875 in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of James Snowdowne — married 1 Feb 1895 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1924 at age 49 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

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Biography

Agnes was born at Bishopscourt, Naas, County Kildare, Ireland on 24 January 1875.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} She was the daughter of Mary Isabella Blackstock. Her father is unknown and it is presumed that she was born out of wedlock. (See research notes below.)

At age 6, in 1881, she was living with her grandparents, George and Agnes Blackstock, at Dumbuck Lodge in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.^[5]

She married James Snowdowne on 1 Feb 1895 at Dumbuck Lodge in the parish of Old Kilpatrick in Dumbarton, Scotland.^[6]

Agnes and James moved from Scotland to South Africa in 1897/98.

They had the following children:

• William Hanson Blackstock Snowdowne (Born 1896)
• Cecil Hansen Snowdowne (Born 1899)
• Elizabeth Hutchison Snowdowne (Born 1903)
• Cecilia Wilhelmina Hanson Blackstock Snowdowne (Born 1905)
• Agnes Blackstock Snowdowne (Born 1907)
• Grace Forrester Snowdowne (Born 1912)
• Mary Isobel Snowdowne (Born 1917)

She passed away in December 1924 in Judith's Paarl, Johannesburg, South Africa.^[7]

Research notes

• Birth: Agnes' mother, Mary, was living and working in Scotland prior to the birth of Agnes in Ireland. No father is listed in any birth or baptism records, so one assumes that Agnes was born out of wedlock, and that perhaps Mary was sent to Ireland to have the baby.
• Middle name - Hutchieson: When Agnes was living with her grandparents in 1881, her name appears on the census as Agnes Hutchieson. Later in life, it is used as a middle name - for example, we see it on her marriage certificate - and it is even passed down to one of her children. Many theories exist as to why this name persists - a probable one being that it may be the surname of her birth father.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth registration: "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGYW-55Q8 : 30 January 2020), Agnes Blackstock, 24 Jan 1875; Birth; Naas, County Kildare, Ireland; citing General Register Office, Southern Ireland; FHL microfilm 255,922.
2. ↑ Birth registration: "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FB97-JY7 : 10 March 2018), BIRTHS entry for Agnes Blackstock; citing Naas, 1875, vol. 2, p. 919, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,052.
3. ↑ Irish Civil Records birth registration: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1875/03116/2142749.pdf
4. ↑ Christening: "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F5M8-WR2 : 15 February 2020), Agnes Blackstock, .
5. ↑ 1881 census: "Scotland Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMKJ-X3Q : 15 April 2022), Agnes Hutchieson in household of George Blackstock, West Or Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; from "1881 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. , PRO T 1, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ Copy of marriage certificate: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Blackstock-897
7. ↑ "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W6HD-P6MM : 12 November 2019), Agnes Hutchison Blacklock Snowdowne, 24 Dec 1924; citing Death, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, Department of the Interior. Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Transvaal.

• 1881 Census: "Scotland Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMKJ-X3Q : 15 April 2022), Agnes Hutchieson in household of George Blackstock, West Or Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; from "1881 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. , PRO T 1, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm .
• 1891 Census: "Scotland Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSF5-116 : 4 February 2020), Agnes Blackstock in household of Agnes Wright, Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; from "1891 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 1, GRO6/275, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 208,798.
• 1901 Scotland Census. MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd. https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10975-31195/agnes-snowdowne-in-1901-scotland-census Citation: Agnes Snowdowne. Birth: Circa 1875 - Ireland. Residence: Mar 31 1901 - Alloa, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Children: Cecil Snowdowne, William Snowdowne
• Margie Frayne. Personal family tree. January 2020. Copies in possession of Tracy Frayne. Originals in possession of Margie Frayne.