Olive Alice Uglow

Alternate Names

     Her married name was Glanville.

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Olive Alice Uglow was born circa August 1897 at Newton Abbot registered, DEV, ENG.
     She married William Gilbert Glanville, son of John Glanville and Maria Bubear, circa August 1920 at Honiton registered, DEV, ENG, separating a few months after marriage. William of Talaton at marriage.
     She died in 1987 at Vancouver, BC, CAN.

Other information

     In 1901, she is with her parents at Shute House in Denbury. My information is that a few years later, the family is living near Willand, near Cullompton and that Olive, like brother Donald, came from Willand to school in Thorverton in 1906 from Ruffwell Farm. Later she went to St.Margaret's School, Exeter. By 1911, she is living with her parents at Rectory Cottage, Talaton.
There's a family story that Olive was active in World War I. If so, this was probably as a nurse - see elder sister, Winifred. In July 1920 she married William Gilbert Glanville [1894-1982] of Talaton who had been a corporal in the Royal Field Artillery, stationed at Portsea, Hampshire. The best man was Olive's brother, Reginald and the bridesmaid, William's sister, Edith. The honeymoon was spent in Ireland. It was not a success and they separated after just a few months of marriage.
Olive went to Vancouver, Canada, sailing on 21 October 1922 in the SS Tunisian, apparently from Ramsgate in Kent. She declared herself to be single (as opposed to divorced) with the intent to settle permanently in Canada. Her destination was 1044 Robson St., Vancouver to work for Mrs Clarke. She declares herself to be Roman Catholic - this would have been unheard of in this family but again her sister, Winifred, has married a Catholic. Physically fit, with £20 in cash, her nearest relative is her sister, Mrs (Winifred) Coffey, 2 School House, Western Heights, Dover, Kent. She lives in Vancouver for the rest of her life, running a florist's business from the 1930s until her retirement in the 1960s.
There's some hearsay evidence that she was an officer in Canadian air force in World War II, had a pilot's licence, flew freight, as well as dabbling in salmon canning. It is said that she married at least one more time but had no children. The electoral roll for Vancouver from 1940 always has her as Miss Olive A Uglow. She died in Vancouver in 1987 without leaving a will - the British Columbia probate department tracked down some 14 great nieces and nephews who were the next of kin!
http://www.uglow.co.uk/denbury.htm.
     Olive Alice Uglow immigrated on 21 October 1922 to CAN on vessel Tunisian.