Ann (McNabb) Snow (1831 - 1913)

Born 1831 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Snow — married 23 Aug 1859 in Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1913 at about age 82 in Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Ann McNabb was born in 1831 most-likely in Stirlingshire, Scotland, as that is where her father was serving in the 75th Regiment, Gordon Highlanders, British Army (Scottish Division). Her parents were:^[1]

Father: Robert McNabb, b: 1808 in Scotland

Mother: Anne Fitzgerald, b: 1811 in Fermoy, Cork, Ireland

They were married on July 4, 1825, in Fermoy, Cork, Ireland, where Robert McNabb was stationed in the Army at that time. Ann was the couple's 2nd of 8 children; her older brother, Edward Fitzgerald McNabb, was born in 1828 in Scotland, showing that the family had already moved there from Ireland before her 1830 birth.^[2] With her parents and family, Ann McNabb boarded "Indus" at Gravesend, England, bound for New Zealand, on October 1, 1842. Arriving in Nelson, New Zealand on February 5, 1843, they pioneered the Tasman Bay region, settling near Riwaka, about 52 kilometers northwest of the city of Nelson. Ann had 2 younger siblings born in Riwaka, Tasman Region, South Island, New Zealand.^[3] Ann's father died in Riwaka on June 11, 1857 and is buried there in the Pioneers Cemetery with a memorial plaque. ^[4]

On August 23, 1859, in Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand, Ann McNabb married Thomas Snow, born in England in May 1833. He was 25 years old and she was about 28. They were married by the Rev. T. Calder. The couple lived in Nelson and had the following children there: ^[5]

1. Henry Snow b: ca. Jan 1860 in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand ^[6]
2. Ardent SNOW b: Jul 1861, Nelson, Nelson, NZ; d: 5 Aug 1861
3. Arthur Thomas SNOW b: Aug 1862 in Nelson, Nelson, NZ
4. Alice May SNOW b: 28 May 1864 in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
5. Unknown SNOW b: 18 Aug 1868 in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand

Between 1870 and 1876 Thomas Snow and his family lived at Victoria House, Trafalgar St, Nelson, New Zealand. Ann (McNabb) Snow died on November 25, 1913, at Wellington. ^{[7] [8]} She is buried at the Karori Cemetery, Wellington, NZ. ^[9]

Her husband survived her passing for about 5 years. Thomas Snow died in Westport, West Coast, New Zealand in 1918. He was 83 years old.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ RPD Genealogy on RootsWeb - Ann McNabb See also: The Peerage pg. #47793, person #477929 - Robert McNabb says her birth was in 1831 based on a 2011 Gedcom.
2. ↑ Many family genealogies mistakenly state that Ann was born in Sandy Bay, Nelson, New Zealand. In fact, her family did not emigrate to New Zealand until 1843. They were among the first to settle the Sandy Bay (Tasman, Nelson) region of the South Island, until then a wilderness.
3. ↑ RPD Genealogy on RootsWeb - Robert McNabb
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #139443878 - Robert McNabb. See also: "McNabb family tree : descendants of Robert McNabb & Ann Fitzgerald," Nelson, N.Z. : 1993 McNabb Family Reunion Committee, 2005
5. ↑ A Kiwi Adams finding his Roots! on RootsWeb - Thomas Snow
6. ↑ Henry was not officially declared at birth. Perhaps he was "born early" or premature and not expected to live. An "un-named male child" was registered in early 1860 and the NZ Snow family has declared this was Henry Snow
7. ↑ 1913 Newspaper: "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
   Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1916, 26 November 1913, Page 6
   "Death" (accessed 14 January 2024)
   • Microfiche index for her death also gives Wellington as place of registration.
8. ↑ NZ BDM Death search: 1913/8869 Snow Anne 81Y (exact date 25/11/1913)
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #221535106
10. ↑ Some other sources say he died in 1930 but this seems too old. My Family on RootsWeb - Thomas Snow states he died in 1918 at 83 years old, which is more plausible. This same RootsWeb family genealogy also give Ann's birth & death information.

See also:

• RPD Genealogy on RootsWeb - Ann McNabb