Researching Leon Snider
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 22 people with the Snider surname? In that year Snider was ranked number 3557 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Leon means "Form of LEONARD. Like A Lion" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Leon Snider on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Leon Snider and the Snider Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Snider 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Snider family tree.
Study Parish Records for Leon Snider at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 41 people with the Snider surname in the UK? Snider is now ranked number 4003 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Leon Snider
Leon Snider
Leon Samuel Snider (1897 – 9 August 1965) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Melbourne to Polish immigrant fruit merchant Phillip Snider and Diare Rachel Pahl. He attended Scotch College and became a theatre proprietor, moving to Sydney in 1925. On 15 May 1930 he married Ruth Cohen, with whom he had three children. He was a partner in the film distribution company Snider and Dean, and also served on Woollahra Council from 1935 to 1948 (mayor in 1944). From 1943 to 1965 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, first as a member of the Liberal Party and from 1959 as a Country Party member. Snider died in Sydney in 1965.
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