Mary Murch

Alternate Names

     Her married name was Glanville.

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Mary Murch was born between 1871 and 1872 at Crediton, DEV, ENG.
     She married Harry Glanville, son of Edwin Glanville and Ellen Marles, on 27 August 1899 at Holy Cross parish church, Crediton, DEV, ENG, registered Crediton. Both with recorded age 26. Fathers named Edwin Glanvill shoemaker, James Murch carpenter.
     She died in December 1936 at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, DEV, ENG; with obituary 18 Dec 1936 in the Western Times:
MANY TRIBUTES TO POPULARE RESIDENT
Funeral of Mrs. H. Glanvill at Crediton
     The funeral took place last week at the Crediton Cemetery of Mrs. Mary Glanvill aged 65 years, wife of Mr. Henry Glanville of Lynwood Terrace, High-street, Crediton, who passed away at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. She was well-known and held in much respect. She had resided in Crediton, her native town, all her life. She leaves a husband and a daughter, to whom deep sympathy is extended. A few years ago the late Mrs. Glanvill and Mr. Glanvill. sustained the sad loss of their eldest daughter, Miss Ethel Glanvill, through death. During the time of the funeral the blinds of the business and private houses of the town were drawn as a token of respect and sympathy.
     The service was conducted by the Rev. J. A. Durling (Vicar of Crediton). The ?rst portion was held at the Crediton Parish Church and the committal at the Crediton Cemetery, Deceased was laid to rest in the family grave.
     The immediate mourners were the Husband, Mr. H. Glanvill; Miss G. Glanvill, daughter; Mrs. L. Scanes (Exeter), sister; Mr. James Murch (Crediton), brother; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Murch (Crediton), brother and sister-in-law; Mrs. L. Stone, Mrs. Hodges, Miss E. Murch, and Mr. H. Soanes (Exeter), nieces andnephew; Mr. and Mrs. E. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. B. Parker (Exeter), brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; Mr. and Mrs. L. Parker and Mr. and Mrs. N. Glanvill, nephews and nieces; Miss M. Barry (Crediton), cousin; and Mr. R. Osborne.
     Among the large number present were: Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Woolway, Mr. and Mrs. J. Woolacott, Mr. and Mrs. E. Avery, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Davie, Messrs. W. Grove, E.R. Vincent, G. Ward, R. Johns, A.G. Bicknell. Jas. Perkins, A. F. Parr, V.Smith, E. Tremlett, C. W. Webber, G.Payne, C. Flood, Messrs. E. J. and W.H. Vincent, (representing Messrs. Berry and Vincent, where deceased's husband has been employed for many years), Mr. W.H. Boddy (representing the Crediton Branch of the Building Co-operative Society). The following represented the Crediton Branch of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows (of which the deceased's husband has been the Secretary for twenty-nine years), Messr. R.H. Stacey, E. Tucker, H. Hedger, J. Running, S. Northcott, A. Slmden, H. Chamberlain, J. Bishop, and A. E. Norton. Others present included Mesdames B. Colwill, H. Smith, E. Tucker, R. James, B. Ash, C. Smith, W.Harvey, Nichols, A.P. Boddy,A.S.Trickey, Frank W.S. Hartley, W. Humphreys, E. Holliss, C. Snell, W. Strong, W. Cotten, H. King, C. Burge, B. Ford, J. Stemson, W.J.Parker, A. Hammett, Hodgson, J. Harvey, F. Balson, Matten...

Other information

     Mary and Harry Glanville had 3 children by the 1911 census, 1 deceased by that date.