Researching Joel Snape
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2761 people with the Snape surname? In that year Snape was ranked number 1437 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Joel means "the Lord is willing" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joel Snape on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joel Snape and the Snape Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Snape Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Snape family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3511 people with the Snape surname in the UK? Snape is now ranked number 1612 for popularity in the UK. |
Snape Family Tree Databases
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Snape Forums
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Miscellaneous Snape Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Joel Snape. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Joel Snape
Joel Snape
Joel Snape (born 28 February 1979) is an English author. He is most famous for having written the Dylan Douglas series, described by the Daily Telegraph as having the "flavour of a junior Martin Amis." He is also GMA-nominated contributor to the UK's Official PlayStation Magazine and unofficial PlayStation magazine PSM3, has written for Venue, and previously worked as The Boy Next Door, an agony uncle for J-17. He was the second person in the world to buy a PlayStation 3 commercially, and is currently the editor at large of the UK edition of Men's Fitness magazine.
Source: Joel Snape, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Snape
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Sampey Saunby Scamp Scemp Schamp Schemp Schempf Schimp Schimpf Schnapp Schnepf Schneppe Schnipp Schnob Schnopp Schoenhoff Schonhoff Seneff Senff Shamp Shampay Shimp Shinpaugh Simoff Sinnaeve Skemp Skomp Smeby Snap Snapp Sneap Snepp Sniff Snip Snipe Snipp Snopp Sonby Sonoff
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