Snow

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Snows at mrs Beresford's / 3.11.1805 Snows at H Rowan's / 17.1.1806 again / 4.3.1806 again / 23.5.1806 Snows at S Beresford's / 24.10.1806 mrs Beresford & Snow call / 31.8.1818 steamboat for London (from Southend) with Snow / 14.9.1818 again / 20.11.1818 Snow calls / 29.12.1818 2 Snow & S Beresford dine / 1.1.1819 3 Snows at S Beresford's / 13.1.1819 mrs Beresford & 3 Snows dine / 16.1.1819 Snow dines / 18.2.1819 dine at Snow's with mrs Austin, 2 Beresfords / 29.4.1819 Snow calls / 18.6.1819 Snow sups / 29.6.1819 Snow calls / 12.7.1819Snow adv at dinner / 9.8.1819 Snow calls / 22.8.1819 call on Snow,, tea Snow's / 27.8.1819 Snow sups / 24.9.1819 again / 9.10.1819 Snows call / 12.10.1819 Snow sups / 15.11.1819 Snow calls / 18.11.1819 H Snow adv at dinner / 21.11.1819 tea Snow's / 25.11.1819 Snows sup / 2.12.1819 sup at Snow's / 18.1.1820 Snow sups / 2.2.1820 again / 29.2.1820 call on Snow / 3.3.1820 Snow calls / 16.6.1820 Snow sups / 3.7.1820 Snow at tea / 12.7.1820 Snow sups / 24.7.1820 again / 9.7.1821 meet Snow / 17.7.1821 Snow calls / 25.7.1821 Snow sups / 8.9.1821 Snow calls / 28.11.1821 Snow adv at dinner / 17.1.1822 Snows call / 21.1.1822 Snows at tea / 15.2.1822 Snows sup / 11.3.1822 Snow calls / 21.5.1822 again / 1.5.1823 meet Snow / 19.12.1823 again / 3.3.1835 call on Snow, Lit Fund / 15.3.1835 write to Jos Snow

To deal with the last first, the two entries of 1835 referred to Joseph Snow secretary of the Literary Fund Society. His Minor Poems published 1828 was dedicated 1.5.1828 to Benjamin Aplin of Bodicot Grange Oxon, which identifies him as the son of Joseph Snow shag manufacturer of Banbury whose will PCC 1807 dated 14.12.1805 mentioned six daughters and a son Joseph and was witnessed by B Aplin & Oliver Aplin. The earlier Snows appeared in Godwin's dairy in two distinct periods 1804 to 1806 and 1818 to 1823, all 5 entries of the earlier period were in company with the Beresfords or the Rowans (mrs Beresford was Rowan's sister), and then from 1806 to 1809 there were 16 Beresford entries without any Snows. Apart from one call in 1812 Godwin didn't note Beresfords again until 27.12.1818, shortly after 3 Snow entries, two of which were on the steamboat back from Southend. Then there were 4 entries over the next seven weeks with Snows and Beresfords together, followed by 35 Snow entries across the next 4 years without Beresfords and 11 Beresford entries across the next 2 years without Snows. One explanation for this could have been that the Snows of the Southend steamboat and the later entries up to 1823 were a different family from the Snows associated with the Beresfords. Or it may simply have been that the Beresfords moved out to Addlestone in Surrey while Snow continued in London. I have looked at a number of different Snow families but come to no clear identification so I have detailed them in the work notes below. The entry Snow sups of 24.8.1819 was referred to by Godwin in his letter to his wife of 25.8.1819 (Bodleian Abinger c42 f2) which makes it clear that Mr Snow was bringing letters back and forth between Godwin in London and his wife in Southend. He was perhaps captain or crew of the Southend steamboat. In July 1821 Godwin referred to the Southend boat as Britannia

Work notes
John Raymond Snow of Spanish Place Manchester Sq will PCC 30.4.1823 daus Adria Snow and Eliza wife of Christopher John Pike (they married St Geo Bloomsbury 31.8.1822). He was probably the John Raymond Snow harbourmaster of Blackheath 1799 and factor of Bengal 1803 but he also had a son of the same name who died 11.5.1826 a widower of Bombay Civil Service. Another son Edwrad Winterton Snow was bapt 25.5.1782 St Helens Bishopsgate, was probably the Edward Wm Snow Lt 14th Madras native infantry 1803, will PCC 1831 dated 1810 Madras Edward Winterton Snow, brother William Henry (perhaps will PCC 1835 Capt 84th Foot Plymouth), children Adria, Edward, Emma & Louisa. His mother Adria Snow (nee Hutchinson) was buried St Helens Bishopsgate 13.8.1817 age 61 of St Katharine by the Tower. In Holdens 1805 directory there was a Raymond Snow coal merchant of White Lion Court, Birchin Lane // Robert Snow banker of Red Lion Sq will PCC 1771 his wife Valentina (nee Paul), his children Robert Snow will PCC 1835 banker of St James Westminster (9 Saville Row Holdens 1811)(partner with William Sandy, John Dean Paul & John Robbins bankers of 217 Strand Holdens 1805 & 1811) George Snow will PCC 1823 of Langton Long Blandford Dorset, Valentina Snow (born 1747 Hendon) spinster of Sunbury Middlesex will PCC 1826 // Henry T Snow born Warwicks MD Edin 1807 LRCP 1808 (Monk's Roll) Brighton (Holdens 1811) // John Alexander Snow 1805 insurance broker 32 St Swithins La. dissolved partnership 1808 with Joshua Rowe merchants Little Bush Lane Holdens 1811 10 Buckingham St & Walton on Thames // W A Snow jeweller 98 Goswell St Holdens 1805 Snow, Bright & Kirke jewellers 9 Porter La, Cheapside Holdens 1811 // Charles Snow 6 Dacre St Westminster Holdens 1811 will PCC 1818 St Geo Southwark // William & J M Snow 18 Kensington Gore // Snow & Scrivens accountants & auctioneers 8 Earl St Blackfriars Holdens 1811 // Thomas Snow butcher 21 Amelia St Wandsworth Holdens 1811 // W Snow callenderer 28 Broker Row Moorfields Holdens 1811 // Jeremiah Snow hat manufacturer 48 Broad St Ratcliffe Cross Holdens 1805 & 1811