Snicket family

The Snicket family is a prominent fictional family in the novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. The Snickets are Jewish in ancestry.

Family members

• Jacob Snicket, the Snicket father.
• Mrs. Snicket, the Snicket mother.
• Jacques Snicket, the eldest sibling.
• Kit Snicket, the middle sibling and only daughter.
• Lemony Snicket, the youngest sibling.

Extended family

Relationships are listed in relationship to Lemony Snicket. Relationships formed by the Baudelaires adopting Beatrice are not listed here, but would include all members of the extended Baudelaire family.

• Dewey Denouement, Lemony's brother-in-law (or more specifically, sister's husband).
• Ernest Denouement, Lemony's brother-in-law (or more specifically, sister's husband's brother).
• Frank Denouement, Lemony's brother-in-law (or more specifically, sister's husband's brother).
• Charles Snicket, Lemony's paternal grandfather.
• grandmother, Lemony Snicket's grandmother (whether she is paternal or maternal is not specified). She invented a recipe for almond cookies used by V.F.D.

Family tree

The following is a family tree provided by Lemony Snicket:

On the original genealogy, Jacob Snicket is listed as "E". There is no explanation given for this inconsistency, although Lemony Snicket does mention that his father's bridge partner knew him by another name. As demonstrated by this family tree, the Snickets are named in alphabetical order (with the exception of Jacob, as discussed): ABC, DEF, GHI, JKL, MNO (and even continues with a hypothetical [PQR], [STU], [VWX], [YZA], B[CD], [EFG], [HIJ], [KLM], [NOP]).

The "G" and "I" may refer to the brothers Gregor and Isaac Anwhistle, which would indicate the existence of a third sibling (a possible scenario, since facts concerning the Anwhistles are scattered). Within the series only two characters whose last names are unknown have first names beginning in H: Hal, who is both too old to be their sibling and not a member of V.F.D., and Hector, who is probably too young to be their sibling. In addition, Hector gives no indication that he has any siblings or that he is familiar with Josephine Anwhistle. However, he also gives no indication that he is familiar with V.F.D. when it is discussed extensively in his presence, even though the Autobiography states that he is a member. Regardless, if "G" and "I" refer to Gregor and Isaac, then "D. Snicket" must be female (for her children to be surnamed "Anwhistle"). This makes her Josephine's mother-in-law, whom Josephine describes as having only one eyebrow and one ear. Furthermore, if "G" and "I" refer to the Anwhistles, then the Snickets are distant in-laws to the Baudelaire family (to whom the Anwhistles are related).

The "O" may refer to Count Olaf (whom Snicket frequently calls "O" in The Unauthorized Autobiography and The Beatrice Letters). Although he is never said to have siblings, Olaf himself is very guarded AbOUT his family's past. However, as a "neophyte" in V.F.D., Lemony Snicket makes no indication in his complaints about Olaf that they are first cousins. The only other character mentioned to have a name beginning in "O" is Olivia Caliban. However, since Olivia's brother is Thursday Caliban, she cannot be this "O" (whose siblings are "M" and "N"; Miranda Caliban is her sister-in-law, not sister). If this "O" is, indeed, Olaf, then the Snickets are in-laws to the Baudelaire family. However, the "M" may refer to Montgomery Montgomery (whom Snicket frequently calls "M" in the The Unauthorized Autobiography and The Beatrice Letters). Montgomery is known to have at least one sibling (a sister), and is not closely related to Count Olaf. If this "M" is Montgomery, then the Snickets are again in-laws to the Baudelaire family, but not closely related to Olaf.

Valorous Farms Dairy

Valorous Farms Dairy is the birthplace of Lemony Snicket. Commonly mistaken by others to be a cattle farm, it is in fact a dairy farm and the place to which several of Snicket's letters (titled "Dear Dairy" in an effort to conceal information from potential enemies, who would mistake it for a misspelling of "Dear Diary") are addressed. At least one arson attempt has been made against it by someone disguised as a cow.

The initials of its name suggest that it has some association with V.F.D., and some evidence, such as the letters Snicket sends there, points to them as, at the least, unwitting allies.

It is suggested in Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography that one of Count Olaf's associates was hiding here disguised as a cow for a period of time while trying to figure out what happened to Dr. Montgomery's reptile collection.

This building was supposedly burnt down, according to a letter from Brett Helquist to Lemony Snicket, in which he enclosed a picture suspiciously similar to that of the Baudelaire home in The Bad Beginning.

References

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