His uncle, [[Colin Snedden]], played one Test for New Zealand; his father, [[Warwick Snedden]], and grandfather, [[Nessie Snedden]], both also played [[first-class cricket]]. His brother, Patrick[[Pat Snedden]]<!-- Q90427851 -->, is a company director and philanthropist.<ref>[http://www.philanthropy.org.nz/conference2011/speakers Philanthropy NZ Conference 2011 Speakers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110083258/http://www.philanthropy.org.nz/conference2011/speakers |date=10 January 2015 }}</ref> His son, [[Michael Snedden|Michael]], made his [[first-class cricket]] debut for [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]] in October 2019, and became the first fourth-generation cricketer to play first-class cricket in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/116987449/four-generations-of-firstclass-cricketers-as-michael-snedden-makes-shield-debut |title=Four generations of first-class cricketers as Michael Snedden makes Shield debut |work=Stuff |accessdate=29 October 2019}}</ref>
