Theophilus Gideon Snook (1881 - 1957)

Born 18 Apr 1881 in Netherbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Ethel Maud (Yeates) Snook — married 1 Jun 1915 in Highworth, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 17 Mar 1957 at age 75 in Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Theophilus was a Gentlemans Outfitter.

Theophilus Snook was born in Bradpole, Dorset, England.

This profile is part of the Snook Name Study.

Theophilus Gideon Snook was born on April 18, 1881 in Netherbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, son of Jesse Ambrose Snook (<1828–1906) and Mary Dyke Napper (1840–1916).

1881Birth

Date: April 18, 1881

Place: Netherbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Theophilus Gideon was born 18 April 1881 at Watford or Wadford farm near the hamlet of Pymore situated on the outskirts of Bridport.

1881 Baptism

Thomas, son of Jesse Snook & Mary Dyke, was baptised on 22 April 1881 in Melplash, Dorset, England.^[1]

1891 Census

1915 Marriage

Date: June 1, 1915

Place: St John the Baptist Church Hannnington, Wiltshire, England

Parish: Highworth, Wiltshire

Groom: Theophilus Gideon Snook, age 34 a bachelor

Bride: Ethel Maud Yeates, age 25 a spinster

Grooms father: Jesse Ambrose Snook a Farmer

Brides father: an Inn Keeper and Farmer deceased

Witnesses: Mervyn James Habgood, C W Streetly, Evelyn M Gape and Else May Read

Theophilus (34) married Ethel Maud Yeates (25) (born on February 15, 1890 in Hampton in Highworth, Wiltshire, England; daughter of William Yeates and Emma Matilda (Lucas) Yeates) on June 1, 1915 at St John the Baptist Church, Highworth, Wiltshire.

Tom (age 34), son of Jesse Ambrose Snook, married Ethel Maud Yeates (age ?) on 1 June 1915 in Highworth, Wiltshire.^[2]

Their children were:

• Thomas Yeates Snook (1916–1988)
• John Snook (1921–2005)

1901 Census

1911 Census

1939 Census

Employment

He started his working life at Elms a retail shop in the town often having to to use a horse and trap to visit farms and peddle his goods. It was not long before he established his own retail business called T Snook's in East Street. During the second world war he was serving in the home guard, part of his duties was to patrol the entire Chesil Beach coastline. Fortunately he was out on patrol when his shop was destroyed by a German bomber. His son Thomas inhertied the business, he opened a new shop futher down the street. Tom won the Royal Humane Society award for his courage in saving lives of persons who were in danger of drowning.

Tom was an avid cyclist, he won the Shipton Hill climb in record time, he was presented with a gold fob-watch for his accomplishments. Snook-1706 13:41, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

1957 Death

Date: March 17, 1957

Place: Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Burial date: 21 March 1957

Burial; Bridport Cemetery

Theophilus died on March 17, 1957 in Weymouth, Dorset, aged 75 and he was buried on 21 March 1957 in Bridport Cemetery, Dorset, England.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1999"
   Original data: England, Dorset, Parish Registers. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 2427539
   Ancestry uk Record 9849 #422053 (accessed 23 March 2024)
   Thomas Theophilus Gideon Snook baptism on 22 Apr 1881, son of Jesse Snook & Mary Dyke, in Melplash, Dorset, England.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1916"
   Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 1818/2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61189 #1334983 (accessed 23 March 2024)
   Theophilus (aka Tom) Snook (34) marriage to Ethel Maud Yeates on 1 Jun 1915 in Highworth, Wiltshire.
3. ↑ Burial: "Dorset, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2010"
   Dorchester, England; Reference: PE/BT: RE
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2242 #2870557 (accessed 23 March 2024)
   

• England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 23 March 2024), database entry for Snook, Theophilus Gidion (Mother's maiden surname: Napper), GRO Reference: 1881 J Quarter in Beaminster, Volume 05A Page 378.
• England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ : accessed 23 March 2024), database entry for Snook, Tom. Age at death: 75, Weymouth, Volume 06A, Page 53.

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