Individual Details
Arthur Donaghy SNEDDON
(22 Nov 1923 - 6 Nov 2013)
Events
| Birth | 22 Nov 1923 | Coalmont, Canada | |||
| Emigration | 1925 | Canada to New Zealand |  | ||
| Marriage | 22 Nov 1947 | Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand - Elspeth Salmond KYDD | | ||
| Sport | 1950 | Wrestling - Amateur - Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand | | ||
| Death | 6 Nov 2013 | Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand | | ||
| Cremation | 9 Nov 2013 | Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand | | ||
| Residence | Wellington and Napier, New Zealand | | |||
| Sports | Bowls and Snooker - Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand |
Families
| Spouse | Elspeth Salmond KYDD (1925 - 1998) |
| Child | Janis Katherine SNEDDON (1948 - ) |
| Child | Sharon Elspeth SNEDDON (1951 - ) |
| Child | Helen Margaret SNEDDON (1953 - ) |
| Child | Colleen Andrea SNEDDON (1960 - 1960) |
| Father | John (2) SNEDDON (1897 - 1966) |
| Mother | Susan (3) DONAGHY (1896 - 1973) |
| Sibling | James (2) SNEDDON (1921 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Christina SNEDDON (1925 - ) |
| Sibling | Janet Muirhead SNEDDON (1926 - 2011) |
Notes
Emigration
Travelled aboard SS Aorangi, from Vancouver to Auckland. Arrived 24th February 1925.Accompanied by his parents, John SNEDDON and Susan DONAGHY, and brother James (aged 4).
They travelled 3rd class.
Marriage
At St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, The Terrace, Wellington.Officiating Minister: Rev. J SOMERVILLE.
Reception held at the Communist Party Hall, Cuba Street, Wellington.
Wedding party comprised Jack RYAN (friend), James SNEDDON (brother of
Groom), Iris KYDD (sister-in-law), Jenny SNEDDON (sister of groom).
Apart from their three daughters, there was another daughter,
stillborn about 1960.
Janis SNEDDON mentioned that her mother had had stillborn twins.
She also mentioned that her mother had twin sisters, Maggie and Susie
(not confirmed)
Sport
Represented New Zealand in 1950 Empire (Commonwealth) Games atAuckland, New Zealand in light-heavyweight wrestling. Won a silver
medal. (Defeated by G.P.Morton of South Africa)
He was a pupil of the Anton Koolman's Gymnasium in Wellington
Death
At Hastings Hospital, at 6:00am.Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Cremation
Service held at Beth Shan Funeral Chapel, NapierResidence
1948: 34 Collins Street, Linden, Wellington (First home)1955: "Bellvue", 22 Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington (leased, and
run as a boarding house)
1958: 61 Calcutta Street, Khandallah, Wellington
1973: Box Hill, Khandallah, Wellington
1983: Westminster Avenue, Tamatea, Napier
1995: 18 Laurent Place, Greenmeadows, Napier