Wrestler Willem Billy “Red” Lyons
Willem (William) Snip (Billy “Red” Lyons) Born: 17 May 1932 Hamilton, OntarioDied: 22 June 2009 (aged 77) Billed height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Billed weight: 240 lb (110 kg) Debut: 1956Retired: 1984 Wrestling Career Willem Snip (May 17, 1932 – June 22, 2009) was a Canadian professional wrestler, who formerly wrestled under the stage name […]
Censuses
Distribution area Census of 1947 – name Snip The Snips in North Holland are generally Snips that do not belong to the Snip family described on this website. Number of people with the same name per municipality in 2007
Memories of Hoogkerk
Below follows a description of a part of the life of his grandparents Geert Jacobs Snip, born on 20-10-1870 in Enumatil and married to Froukje Boerema, born on 12-06-1870 in Sebaldeburen, as well as the early years of the writer of this text in Hoogkerk. Grandpa Snip My grandfather Geert was sent “out to farm” […]
Family Matters
It’s sometimes strange how things can go within our large SNIPPEN family, as I was already aware, but recently I received a message from Marleen Engel, who lives up to her name, and whom I warmly thank for her stream of information, photo contributions, and the following little story: Her husband became the brother-in-law of […]
