Captain William Fanshawe Glanville R.N.

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Captain William Fanshawe Glanville R.N. was born in 1808 at St Germans, CON, ENG.
     He was baptized on 8 October 1808 at St Germans, CON, ENG, parents Francis Esquire and Elizabeth.
     He married Mary Ann Bedford on 7 July 1841 at East Stonehouse registered, DEV, ENG, (when age calculated as 33 years) a marriage of cousins.
     He died on 12 August 1861 at 4 Hoe Park Terrace, Plymouth, DEV, ENG; Registered Plymouth, recorded age 53. Reported in The Times 15 Aug 1861 p1, in his 53yr year.
     His estate was probated on 13 September 1861 indexed as:
1861 GLANVILLE William Fanshawe formerly of 20 Lansdowne Parade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire but late of Plymouth, Devon, a Captain in the Royal Navy who died on 12 August 1861 at Plymouth. Will proved on 13 September at Exeter by Francis Rodd of Trebatha Hall, Cornwall, Esquire and the Rev, John Glanville of Jacobstow, Cornwall, two of the executors, £800.
     He was buried on 16 August 1861 at Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth, DEV, ENG, recorded age 53.

Other information

     On 16 March 1840 The Times p7 reported Lieutenant W F Glanville promoted/appointed from the Castor to be Flag-Lieutenant to Sir R Stopford.
     On 21 January 1841 The Times p3 reported W. Fanshawe Glanville acting commander of the 16 gun "Wasp", one of 9 Corvettes, Sloops and Brigs on the Mediterranean station.
     In 1850 at Newton Ferrers, DEV, ENG, he appeared in William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Devonshire.
     On 6 March 1850 The Times p7 reported appointment of William Fanshawe Glanville (1846) to Captain.
     On 22 January 1851 The Times p7 reported Commodore Fanshaw C.B. applied for Captain W F Glanville to be his flag-captain, vice Buckle.
     On 23 November 1853 The Times p12 reported Rear-Admiral Fanshawe's flagship likely to be "Boscawen", and his nephew Captain William F Glanville (1846) his flag-captain.
     It was written:-
William Fanshawe Glanville is son, we believe, of Fras. Glanville, Esq., of Catchfrench, co. Cornwall, a Magistrate and Deputy-Lieutenant for that county, and formerly M.P. for Malmesbury, by Elizabeth, second daughter of Robt. Fanshawe, Esq. Commissioner of Plymouth Dockyard; and nephew of Capt., Arthur Fanshawe, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 28 Feb. 1821; and obtained his first commission 15 Dec. 1827. He was afterwards appinted - 28 Aug. 1828, to the PALLAS 42, Capts. Adolphus FitzClarence and Manley Hall Dixon, employed on Particular Service - 7 Nov. 1832, to the SPARTIATE 76, Capt. Robt. Tait, in South America - 25 Nov. 1836, to the DIDO 18, Capt, Lewis Davies, on the Mediterranean station - 6 Jan. 1839, to the PRINCESS CHARLOTTE 104, bearing the flag there of his uncle Sir Robt. Stopford - 29 April, 1839, to the CASTER 36, Capt. Edw. Collier - and, 6 March, 1840, again to the PRINCESS CHARLOTTE. For his services as Flag-Lieutenant of the latter ship at the capture of St. Jean d'Acre (where, besides the duties he had to perform in the signals, he was actively employed in the boats communicating with the different ships along the line of the two divisions as necessity required, and was in consequence personally recommended to the notice of the Admiralty) he was promoted to the rank of Commander by commision dated 4 Nov. 1840. He afterwards served, from 10 Jan. 1843 unti Nov. 1845, as Second-Captain fo the ST VINCENT 120, flag-ship of Sir Chas. Rowley at Portsmouth; and on 9 Nov. 1846, was advance to his present rank. He is now on half-pay.
He married, 7 July, 1841, his cousin Mary Anne, youngest daughter of the late Vice-Admiral Bedford, of Stonehall.
     On 10 November 1864 The London Gazette listed:
This day also, in pursuance of Her Majesty's pleasure, the following Officers have been promoted: Commanders to be Captains : William Fanshawe Glanville, Esq.