Notes A birth registration was found for Dorothy Snelling: Year of Registration: 1896; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Wandsworth; County: Greater London, London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 776.
On 30 April 1896, Dorothy Snelling was baptised at Ascension, Balham Hill, to William and Ruth Snelling, of 24 Martindale Road, her father was a Painter,
Her sister Grace Lillian was also baptised on the same date.
In 1901, Dollie Snelling, 5 years of age, was residing at 13 Walton Terrace, Kennington First, Lambeth, London, England. Other family members included: William Snelling, 43, house painter; Ruth Snelling, 29; Edith Snelling, 10; Ada Snelling, 3; Gracie Snelling, 7; Emily Snelling, 10 months; and a visitor, Bertie Williams, 3. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 414; Folio: 142; Page: 26.)
A death registration was found for Ada Ruth Snelling: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873; Year of Registration: 1902; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 29; District: Wandsworth; County: Greater London, London, Surrey; Volume: 1d; Page: 477.
In 1908, Dorothy Snelling, 12 (along with her sisters, Grace Lilian Snelling, 14, and Ada Ruth Snelling, 10) arrived at Quebec, Canada, with a group of 118 boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, and 101 girls en route to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
On September 26, 1917, in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Dorothy Snelling, 20, born in London, England, daughter of William Snelling and Ruth Stevens; and Clarence De Clute, 26, mechanic, born in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada, son of Charles Henry De Clute and Sarah Kee.