Snape is the surname of a family with both Muggle and magical members. In modern times, they resided in a house on Spinner's End. Mr and Mrs Evans and their daughters Petunia and Lily lived nearby. The Snapes are related to the pure-blood Prince family. Sometime before 1960, pure-blood witch Eileen Prince married Muggle Tobias Snape. They had one child, half-blood wizard Severus Snape. The marriage seemed to be unhappy, as they lived in near-destitution, frequently argued, and were neglectful of their son.