Individual Details
James (2) SNEDDON
(20 Feb 1921 - 10 Jan 1987)
Events
| Birth | 20 Feb 1921 | Haggs, Banknock, Falkirk, Scotland |  |  | |
| Christen | Aft 20 Feb 1921 | Scotland | | | |
| Emigration | 1922 | Scotland to Canada | | ||
| Emigration | 1925 | Canada to New Zealand | | ||
| Occupation | 1945 | Coal Miner | |||
| Residence | 1945 | 170 Kilsyth Road, Haggs - Haggs, Banknock, Falkirk, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | 21 Sep 1945 | Banton, Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire, Scotland - Magdalene Nicholson KEIR | | | |
| Emigration | 1946 | Scotland to New Zealand | | ||
| Death | 10 Jan 1987 | Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | | ||
| Cremation | 15 Jan 1987 | Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | | ||
| Military | 1940 onwards | Merchant Navy | |||
| Occupation | Miner, Freezing worker, Union Secretary - Wairarapa and Christchurch, New Zealand | | |||
| Residence | Carterton, Masterton, Christchurch, Whakatane, New Zealand | | |||
| Known as | Jim |
Families
| Spouse | Magdalene Nicholson KEIR (1923 - 1980) |
| Child | Jean SNEDDON (1947 - ) |
| Child | John Edward SNEDDON (1950 - ) |
| Child | Arthur SNEDDON (1954 - ) |
| Father | John (2) SNEDDON (1897 - 1966) |
| Mother | Susan (3) DONAGHY (1896 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Arthur Donaghy SNEDDON (1923 - 2013) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Christina SNEDDON (1925 - ) |
| Sibling | Janet Muirhead SNEDDON (1926 - 2011) |
Notes
Birth
Mid-Thomaston, Haggs at 5:20amHis birth was registered by Lizzie (Elizabeth?) DONAGHY, who was also
present at the birth. She was an aunt or sister of his mother, Susan
DONAGHY.
His father, John SNEDDON, was in Canada working when James was born in
Scotland, and he did not see his son until he was 11 months old.
Christen
At the Catholic Church.His mother, being a catholic, had him christened at the catholic
church. However, when his father found out, he was not happy, as her
was a protestant. He initially forbade her to go to church, but later
they had a reconciliation. She was allowed to go to church, but she
chose not to.
Emigration
Travelled with his mother, Susan DONAGHY, His father, James SNEDDON, was already in Canada.Travelled from Glasgow, Scotland, to Saint John NB, Canada per SS Metagama.
Emigration
Travelled aboard SS Aorangi, from Vancouver to Auckland. Arrived 24th February 1925.Accompanied by his parents, John SNEDDON and Susan DONAGHY, and brother Arthur (aged 1).
They travelled 3rd class.
Marriage
At Church of Scotland, BantonOfficiating MinisterL Daniel William MONTGOMERY, Minister, Church of
Scotland, Banton
Witnesses: Arthur SNEDDON (brother of groom), 170 Kilsyth Road, Haggs
by Bonnybridge
Elizabrth Simpson Nicholson KEIR (sister of bride), 3 Ann Bank Cres,
Banton
Emigration
Left Scotland with Father and Mother in 1921 and went to Canada, then to New Zealand in 1925.Returned to Scotland around 1945 and married. Returned with his wife to New
Zealand in 1946, settling in Wellington. They left from London, England per SS Rangitiki.
Death
Died in Whakatane Hospital.Cremation
Service held at Eddy Bros. Funeral Chapel, Merritt Street, Whakatane.Euology taken by Mr Blue Kennedy, General Secretary of N.Z.
Meatworkers Union (& a Baptist lay preacher)
Ashes spread in tree grove in Whakatane Cemetry
Occupation
Also worked as cheesemakerWas Assistant National Secretary of the N.Z. Freezing Workers Union,
based in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Residence
Carteron Address: Philip Street, CartertonMasterton Address: 10 Cornwall Street, Masterton
Christchurch address: 108 Veitches Road, Christchurch
Ohope Address: 30 Hoterini Street, Ohope
Whakatane Address: 45 Riverside Drive, Whakatane
Endnotes
1. Birth Certificates Held.
2. Vicki R Campbell (Journalist), A Biography of Arthur Donaghy SNEDDON (1999) (Napier, New Zealand), Section 1 "In the Beginning".
3. Marriage Certificates Held.