Edward Snell (engineer)
Edward Snell | |
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Edward Snell in his later years | |
| Born | 27 November 1820 |
| Died | 13 March 1880 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse | Charlotte Elizabeth Bayley (married Geelong 23 June 1853) |
| Children | Emily Charlotte, born March 1854, Little Scotland, Geelong, Victoria; died 10 April 1854, Newtown, Geelong; buried Eastern Cemetery, Geelong;
George Stothert SNELL, born 11 July 1855, Newtown, Geelong; baptised 2 September 1855, St Paul's Church of England, Geelong; Edward Lisle SNELL, born 29 November 1856, Newtown, Geelong; baptised 30 December 1856, St Paul's Church of England, Geelong; Henry Bayley SNELL, born December quarter 1858, Richmond, Yorkshire, England; Arthur Bartrum SNELL, born March quarter 1860, Saltash, Cornwall, England; Charles Scott SNELL, born September quarter 1862, Saltash, Cornwall, England; Alfred Cannan SNELL, born December quarter 1863, Saltash, Cornwall, England; Kate Emily SNELL, born 3 May 1865, Saltash, Cornwall, England; married Harold William READ, 1893, St Germans, Cornwall; Frederick Allibon SNELL, born March quarter 1868, Saltash, Cornwall, England; . |
| Parent(s) | Edward Snell and Elizabeth, née Stothert |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | civil engineer |
| Practice name | Snell & Kawerau; Snell and Prowse |
| Projects | Geelong Melbourne railway line Victoria |
Edward Snell (1820–1880) was a diarist, artist, civil engineer and surveyor, responsible for the design of the Geelong – Melbourne Railway for the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company.