Mrs Lucy Violet Snape (née LENNARD)

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Name: Mrs Lucy Violet Snape (née LENNARD)
Born: 1890
Born in Crooksbury Surrey England
Age: 22 years
Marital Status: Widowed.
Last Residence: in Witley Surrey England
Occupation: Stewardess
Victualling crew
First Embarked: Southampton
Died in the sinking.
Body Not Recovered

Mrs Lucy Violet Snape, 22, of Well Lane, Sandhills, Witley, Surrey died in the sinking.

Lucy Lennard was born in Crooksbury, Nr Farnham, Surrey, England in 1890, the daughter of Edward James and Elizabeth Jane Adelaide Lennard (née Caesar)

On 7th September 1909, aged 21, she married Lawrance Edward Snape (41) at the Register Office in Tonbridge, Kent, England.

She gave birth to a daughter, Margaret Isabel Snape, at The Flying Dutchman Inn, Hildenborough, Kent, England on 18 June 1910.

Sometime between her marriage and signing-on to the Titanic on 6th April 1912 she was widowed. As a stewardess she was required to report for duty no later than 6am on 10th April 1912. Her wage was £3 per month.

Lucy Violet SNAPE was aged 22 years when the Titanic sank. She died in the sinking and her body was never recovered. Her last known address was Well Lane, Sandhills, Witley, Surrey, England

The Daily Sketch (30 April 1912) reported the experiences of two surviving stewardesses - Mrs Gold and Mrs Martin - as follows:

"The stewardess-matron, Mrs Wallis, refused to leave her room. Her remark was "I am not going on deck; I am going back where I am safe." Another one who refused to move was a second-cabin stewardess, Mrs Snape, a widow, 21 years of age with a little girl. As she fastened the lifebelts on her passengers she wished them good-bye. Later she told some of the stewardesses that she did not expect to see them again."

Notes
Interestingly Lucy Violet SNAPE and Catherine Jane WALLIS signed-on at the same time!

11 October 1912 - Letters Of Administration with the Will were granted by His Majesty's High Court of Justice at the Principal Probate Registry to Edward James LENNARD. Gross value of the Estate = £234-14s-2d.

22 December 1934 - Lucy Violet SNAPE's only daughter, Margaret Isabel SNAPE, married at the age of 24 to John William McDougall, aged 26, at The Parish Church of St Margaret's, Streatham Hill, London, England. Her husband died a few years later. They had no children and she herself died 25 January
1996.

Credits
Richard Adkins, UK

Recent comments

How horrifying it must have been for her to realize she would never see her girl grow up. Maybe she thought her duty was to her passengers, and she knew her girl would be all right. We'll never know. (Anne N.)

My grandmother, Gladys Maggie Lennard, was Lucy Violet Snape's younger sister, and the family resided in Cataract Cottage in Tonbridge, which was built and owned by Lord Derby. I can confirm that her daughter did indeed survive her, and was brought up by Captain Snape's family. Upon Lord Derby's death, Mr. Lennard was retained by his estate to assist in disposal of his Lordship's assets. There exist within the family, numerous photographs of Lucy Violet, both as a child, and as a young woman, along with Margaret,her daughter. Unfortunately, I do not have direct access to these as they are in possession of other family members. (Graeme Sheffield)

Richard, the news report mentions that Lucy had a child, but obviously the child wasn't with her - she was working as a crew member, not travelling as a passenger. The Relief Fund note shows that Margaret was listed as a person who relied on the income of a victim, and therefore qualified for regular financial support from the fund - generally paid weekly - until she was old enough to support herself. Also confirms that she was not herself a victim, in case you still have any doubts about that. :-) The photo is on the full biography page. What you have seen so far is probably Lucy's summary page - look towards the bottom of that page for a 'Discover more' link to the full page. . (Bob Godfrey)

Hi Bob, Thanks for your quick response. A couple of follow-on questions: a) what is the source of your data regards "Margaret was safe in the care of her grandparents". The Daily Sketch report seems to imply little Margaret was onboard with her mother. b) I note from the Mansion House Titanic Relief Fund entry at link.. http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/item.php/2019.html reference to little Margaret Isobel SNAPE. Since I'm very new to ET having joined just this morning, do you have a view on what can be deduced from this entry ? c) I cannot find any photo of Lucy Violet SNAPE on ET. Link http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/biography.php/snape_lucy_violet_2129.html suggests a photo might have been added at some point in time, but today it isn't there. Do you have a different web address for (Richard Adkins)

Hallo, Richard. After Lucy was widowed she and her daughter moved in with Lucy's parents. So, while Lucy was away at sea, Margaret was safe in the care of her grandparents. No doubt they continued to care for the child after her mother's death on Titanic. I don't know of any photograph of Lucy other than the one which can be seen on her biography page here at ET. (Bob Godfrey)

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