Jessie (Jackson) Roy (abt. 1855 - 1907)

Born about 1855 in Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Frederick Henry Snudden — married about Jul 1871 (to 2 Jul 1898) in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Wife of John Buchan Roy — married about 1899 in Sydney, New South Wales

Descendants

Died 30 Mar 1907 at about age 52 in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Jessie was born about 1855 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.

Jessie married Fred Snudden about July 1871 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.

They had seven children, four in the United Kingdom and three in Australia,

• Francis Snudden
• Ada Jessie SNUDDEN (Abt. 1874 - Abt. 1960)
• William Henry SNUDDEN (Abt. 1875 - 22 May 1940)
• Nellie J SNUDDEN (Abt. 1882 - Abt 1965)
• Percy SNUDDEN (16 Jul 1884 - 29 Jun 1974) 1st of the Australian born children. ^[1]
• Minnie SNUDDEN (09 Dec 1886 - 08 Jul 1969)
• Ruby May SNUDDEN (Abt. 1890 - Abt. 1891)

The 1881 England Census^[2] has Frederick as age 29, listed as a Carriage Maker, living at 18 Gordon St, Pendalton, with his wife, Jessie (Jackson) Snudden age 29, son Frank (age 9)(Francis Snudden), daughter Ada (age 7) and son William (age 6).

Jessie's husband was working in Western Australia, away from his family who were living in Parramatta, New South Wales when he passed away 2 Jul 1898 in an accident in the rail yard at Fremantle, Western Australia. ^[3]

After the passing of her first husband, Jessie married John Roy, in 1899 in Sydney, New South Wales.^[4] Bigamy charges against were brought by one of Jessie's daughters against John Buchan Roy not long after his marriage to Jessie in August 1899. See John Roy profile for the sordid and convuluted details.

Jessie passed away 30 Mar 1907 at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales.^[5]

Research Notes

Arrival in Australia

There is a possibility that Jessie and Frederick Snudden arrived from England on the ship "Zamora" that warrants further research.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173744843 The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) Fri 14 Jul 1882 Page 2 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
July 13— (In Moreton Bay.) — ZAMORA, 1,180 tons, Captain Canning, from Liverpool 28th March, and Plymouth on the 2nd April, with 338 immigrants and a general cargo. This link may assist: https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM18479 Register of passengers on immigrant ships arriving in Queensland - No. 4, 29/06/1882 - 15/06/1883.

The first born child in Australia, Percy Snudden was born at Ipswich, Queensland in July 1884.

Ancestry au Record 70805 #714859 in the Web: Queensland, Australia, Immigration Indexes, 1848-1972
Source Information Ancestry.com. Web: Queensland, Australia, Immigration Indexes, 1848-1972 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Immigration Indexes. Queensland State Archives. which shows:
Name: Jessie Sundden (sic)
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1851
Arrival Date: 14 Jul 1882
Arrival Place: Queensland, Australia
Ship: Zamora
Title: Assisted Immigration 1848 to 1912
Page Number: 27
QSA Item: 18479
Microfilm: Z1960
Microfilm 2: M1699,,,,,

https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/_files/ugd/f5623a_d311bd7b85884268969abaf2477fad67.pdf?S. page 2894 shows a different Snudden, but possibly related, arrived a few years later in 1886: SNUDDEN. John. Arr . 24.9.1886 per Helena Mena from London. wife Sarah. Chd. Elizabeth. Isabella, Jemina, Thomas F, George.

Misc Issues

https://helendoxfordharris.com.au/archives/tag/illegitimate-children
Helen Doxford Harris is a professional genealogist and historian who has a number of indexes online. A comment in one of the indexes states:
SNUDDEN, Jessie. Richmond, registered as a nurse, 1893; had child of Emily D’ARC. Has moved house.

Sources

1. ↑ Percy Snudden was born in Ipswich, Queensland. He married Adelaide Elizabeth JACOBS in 1906 in Sydney, New South Wales.
2. ↑ Image 1881 England Census Lancashire Pendleton in Salford ALL District 29
   Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881.
   Source Citation Class: RG11; Piece: 3946; Folio: 12; Page: 17; GSU roll: 1341942
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3. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14476054, Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 3 Jul 1898, Page 1, Family Notices, In Memorium
4. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Sat 12 Aug 1899, Page 1, Family Notices, Marriages
   ROY—SNUDDEN.—August 1, in Sydney, by the Rev.George Hay, of the Presbyterian Church, Canterbury, John Buchan Roy to Jessie Snudden, both of Parramatta.
5. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14852247?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FS%2Ftitle%2F35%2F1907%2F04%2F01%2Fpage%2F1319835%2Farticle%2F14852247 The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 1 Apr 1907 Page 6 Family Notices, DEATHS
   ROY. -. March 30 1907, at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, the dearly beloved wife of John Roy, and mother of Nellie, Percy, and Minnie Snudden, aged 55 years.

• Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com, Class: RG11; Piece: 3946; Folio: 12; Page: 17; GSU roll: 1341942.