James Glanville

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     James Glanville was born between 1801 and 1802 at Camborne, CON, ENG.
     He was baptized on 24 January 1802 at Camborne, CON, ENG, parents Johnson and Elizabeth.
     He married Elizabeth Bennett on 7 June 1824 at Camborne, CON, ENG, Witnesses Johnson and Honour Glanville.
     He died circa May 1869 at Penzance registered, CON, ENG; recorded age 68.

Other information

     On 21 October 1853 The West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser reported "SAVAGE ASSAULT. - JAMES HICKS and JOHN HICKS (the latter being the father of the former) were indicted for assaulting James GLANVILLE, and doing him great bodily harm, on the 29th of August. Mr. DARKE appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. STOKES for the prisoners. James Glanville stated that he is a miner, and had been working at East Pool mine. On the 29th of August, he and his son, James Glanville, and four others were drinking in Wilkins's beer-shop in Illogan. They got to Wilkins's beer-shop at about seven o'clock in the evening, and some play took place amongst the party. The two prisoners and two other men were sitting at the end of the same table. They had been about an hour there, when James Hicks offered RETALLACK (one of Glanville's party) a glass of beer. He refused to take the beer, on which Hicks used an expression which led Retallack to say he would kick him. Retallack rose up and went towards the Hicks party, and said he would fight any man of them. Young James Glanville came in and asked who was putting upon Retallack, saying he would fight any men that did so. Then John Hicks and James Hicks (the prisoners) prosecutor said, rose up and threw to his son. He rose up, took his son round the middle, and drew him towards the door leading to the passage; his son's wife then came, and he gave him up to her, and she took him away. Then John Hicks, the father, prosecutor said, took him with one hand at the back part of his head, and the other hand on the top. He drew prosecutor back, and the young Hicks laid hold of prosecutor by the cheek, and then bit off part of his nose, which was, afterwards picked up by a constable. Prosecutor lost a quantity of blood. After this, he said, one of the party "scat" him off his legs, and then they just strangled him on the ground. He was attended by a surgeon for some days, and had not been able to work for seven weeks having suffered a great deal the first fortnight. On cross-examination, prosecutor said, he and his party drank three pints of beer between nine and ten that morning, at a beer-house in Illogan. Afterwards they had a quart at Kempthorne's and then two quarts at Wilkins's, before the row commenced. Prosecutor said he was not sober, but knew all that was done and said. There were called in support of the above evidence, William GRIBBLE, Abel ANGOVE, and William THOMAS, miners who were of the Glanville party at the beer-shop; and constable MARTIN was also called as a witness. Mr. Stokes then addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoners, and said he should contradict in material points the evidence for the prosecution. He called as witnesses on the part of the prisoners, William OSBORNE and John PENPRAZE, miners, working at Carn Brae. Mr. Darke, on cross-examination, elicited that Osborne had been twice in custody of the governor of the gaol. His evidence was that the expression used by Hicks, which led to the row, did not apply to Retallack; that young Glanville first struck young Hicks; and that his own party were sober, and the others drunk. Penpraze's testimony was of such a nature in some points that the Chairman put it to the jury to say what credit they would give to it. The Chairman in summing up said it seemed probable that old Hicks had only attempted to separate the parties, and not to assist his son in the assault; if the jury were of the opinion, they would acquit him. After a long deliberation, the jury found both prisoners Guilty. James Hicks, (the young man) was sentenced to two years' hard labour, and John Hicks to four months' hard labour."