Carmen, The following is what I have come up with relative to Mary Ann Snell? It would appear her husband was Samuel b 1805 in Fulham, Middlesex. I believe he died about a year before Thomas wrote his Will in Oct of 1877! As you can note Mary Ann died some 4 years later, also in Lambeth? What appears to be the same couple in the 1851 census show the following children: John......age 7 Mary Ann...age 7 Ellen.....age 3 Samuel....age 1 I have yet to find the couple at all in the 1861 census! Does this make sense with the info you already have? Bob Descendants of Samuel Snell Generation No. 1 1. SAMUEL1 SNELL was born 1806 in Falham, Middlesex, Eng, and died Bet. Oct - Dec 1886 in Lambeth, Surrey, Eng. He married MARY ANN WESTALL Bet. Apr - Jun 1840 in Kensington, Middlesex, Eng, daughter of THOMAS WESTALL and CATHERINE. She was born 1816 in Chiswick, Middlesex, Eng, and died Bet. Oct - Dec 1890 in Lambeth, Surrey, Eng. Notes for SAMUEL SNELL: Taken from the 1851 British Census Name: Samuel Snell Age: 45 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806 Relation: Head Spouses's Name: Mariah Gender: Male Where born: Fulham, Middlesex, England Civil parish: Westminster St John the Evangelist Ecclesiastical parish: St John County/Island: Middlesex Country: England Street address: 31 Lufton St. Occupation: Lighterman Condition as to marriage: Married Registration district: Westminster Sub-registration district: St John ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Household schedule number: 298 Samuel Snell Head..Mar..45..Lighterman..Fulham, Middlesex Mariah Wife..Mar...35..??????.............. ################################# Taken from the 1871 British Census Name: Samuel Snell Age: 65 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806 Relation: Head Spouses's Name: Mary Ann Gender: Male Where born: Fulham Civil Parish: St John The Evangelist Ecclesiastical parish: St John County/Island: London Country: England Street address: 12 wood St. Occupation: Waterman Condition as to marriage: Married Registration district: St George Hanover Square Sub-registration district: St John Westminster ED, institution, or vessel: 6 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 12 Samuel Snell Head..Mar..65..Waterman..Fulham Mary Ann Wife..Mar...55....................New Castle on Tyne ############################### Taken from the 1881 British Census Name: Samuel Snell Age: 75 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806 Relation: Head Spouses's Name: Mary Gender: Male Where Born: Falham, Middlesex, England Civil parish: Lambeth County/Island: London Country: England Street address: 23 Henry Street Condition as to marriage: Married Registration district: Lambeth Sub registration district: Kennington First ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Samuel Snell 75..Mar..Middlesex, Falham Mary Ann 65..Mar..Middlesex, ChiswiK ################################## Taken from Free BMD Deaths Dec 1886 Snell, Samuel age 81 Lambeth Vol. 1d, Page 286 The district Lambeth spans the boundaries of the counties of Greater London, London and Surrey Notes for MARY ANN WESTALL: Taken from the 1871 British Census Name: Mary Ann Snell Age: 55 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816 Relation: Wife Spouses's Name: Samuel Gender: Female Where born: Newcastle Upon Tyne Civil Parish: St John The Evangelist Ecclesiastical parish: St John County/Island: London Country: England Condition as to marriage: Married Disability: View image Registration district: St George Hanover Square Sub-registration district: St John Westminster ED, institution, or vessel: 6 Household schedule number: 12 ################################# Taken from the 1881 British Census Name: Mary Snell Age: 65 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816 Relation: Wife Spouses's Name: Samuel Gender: Female Where Born: Chiswick, Middlesex, England Civil parish: Lambeth County/Island: London Country: England Street address: 23 Henry Street Condition as to marriage: Married Registration district: Lambeth Sub registration district: Kennington First ED, institution, or vessel: 8 ################################### Taken from Free BMD Deaths Dec 1890 Snell Mary Ann 75 Lambeth 1d 313 Marriage Notes for SAMUEL SNELL and MARY WESTALL: Taken from Free BMD Marriages Jun 1840 SNELL Samuel Kensington 3 208 WESTALL Mary Ann Kensington 3 208 The district Kensington spans the boundaries of the counties of Greater London, London and Middlesex