Ralph Sneyd (bef. 1696 - 1758)

Born before 17 Jul 1696 in Keele, Staffordshire, England

Ancestors

Died 23 Dec 1758 after age 62 in Sible Hedingham, Essex

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Biography

Ralph, son of Ralph Sneyd & Elizabeth Bowyer, was baptised on 17 July 1696 in Colwich, Stafford, England.^[1]

He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford where he matriculated on 17 Mar 1714 NS aged 17 and graduated BA in 1717. He became a Doctor oif Divinity in 1742.^[2]

He became a clergyman and was vicar of Colwich, co. Stafford in 1724, and then rector of Sible Hedingham, Essex from 1733 until his death.^[2]

Ralph married Mary Cooke on 5 Feb 1723 in Essex, England.^[3]

He died about 23 Dec 1758.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Ancestry uk Record 9841 #85067386 (accessed 27 February 2022)
   Ralph Sneyd baptism on 17 Jul 1696, son of Ralph Sneyd & Elizabeth, in Colwich, Stafford, England.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1714, Volume IV > S > image 91 of 156
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 27 February 2022) Sneyd, Ralph, s. R., of Bickton, co. Stafford, gent. BRASENOSE COLL., matric. 17 March, 1713-14, aged 17, B.A. 1717, M.A. 1720, B. and D. D. 1742 vicar of Colwich, co. Stafford, 1724, rector of Sible Hedingham, Essex, 1733, until his death about 23 Dec., 1758. See Foster's Index Eccl.
3. ↑ Marriage: "England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973"
   Ancestry uk Record 9852 #37561295 (accessed 27 February 2022)
   Ralph marriage to Mary Cooke on 5 Feb 1723 in Essex, England.