Jabez Darcy Glanville O.B.E.

Male, ID #18310, b. 14 October 1909, d. 10 August 1980
FatherJabez Glanville (c 1880 - 1960)
MotherJane Couch Lakeman (bt 1879 - 1880 - c 1917)

Alternate Names

     He was also known as Jabez D'Arcy.

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Jabez Darcy Glanville O.B.E. was born on 14 October 1909 at Keyham, Devonport, DEV, ENG; registered Devonport.
     He was baptized on 8 October 1911 at St Mark, Ford, Plymouth, DEV, ENG, Jabez Darcy of Frederick James and Maria Glanville, abode 12 Ainsley Terrace, born Oct 14 1909. There are a number of corrections on the multiple Glanville entries on the register page, it appears the parent from the following record have been entered against Jabez Darcy's entry.
     He married Eileen Mary Dobinson on 1 December 1934 at St John the Baptist parish church, Old Malden, SRY, ENG, (when age calculated as 25 years, 1 month and 17 days) registered Surrey N.E.. His age recorded 25, hers 22. Witnesses JEG Hancock, Annie Glanville, J Dobinson, SH Dobinson. Father named Jabez Glanville naval pensioner and Sidney Harry Dobinson overseer in admiralty.
     He died on 10 August 1980 at Newcastle upon Tyne registered, NBL, ENG, (when age calculated as 70.)
     His estate was probated on 14 November 1980 indexed:
GLANVILLE, Jabez Darcy otherwise Jabez D’arcy of 29 Woodside Darras Hall Ponteland Newcastle upon Tyne died 10 August 1980 Administration Newcastle-upon-Tyne 14 November £44021.

Other information

     On 11 November 1938 The London Gazette listed Civil Service Commission appointments, without competition. Admiralty, H.M. Dockyards and Naval Establishments : Shipwrights : Jabez Darcey Glanville.
     In 1940 he went to Port Elizabeth South Africa as foreman in the dockyard when Plymouth was bombed.
     Jabez Darcy Glanville O.B.E. and Eileen Mary Dobinson immigrated in 1941 to RSA.
     Jabez Darcy Glanville O.B.E. and Eileen Mary Dobinson immigrated in 1945 to ENG.
     On 29 October 1945 at Liverpool, LAN, ENG, disembarked the vessel Reina Del Pacificon, Pacific Steam Navigation Company from Cape Town, S Africa. Listed Jabez Darcy 36, Eileen Mary 33, June Margaret 10, Peter 8, Rosemary 4.
     In 1955 The Queen's Birthday Honours List records his award of the O.B.E., "Jabez D'Arcy Glanville, Deputy Chief Engineer, Industrial Group, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority."

Address(es), Census(es) & Occupation(s)

  • Jabez Darcy Glanville O.B.E. appeared on the census of 2 April 1911 at 12 Ainslie Terrace, Camels Head, Devonport, DEV, ENG; recorded age 1, living with his mother.
  • Jabez was an apprentice shipwright, Devonport dockyard.
  • As of 1 December 1934, Jabez Darcy Glanville O.B.E. lived at 24 Hungerford Road, Plymouth, DEV, ENG.
  • Jabez was a shipwright on 1 December 1934.
  • Jabez was a foreman shipwright in 1939.
  • Jabez was an inspector shipwright HM Dockyard on 29 September 1939.
  • As of 29 September 1939, Jabez Darcy Glanville O.B.E. and Eileen Mary Dobinson lived at 21 Parker Road, Plymouth, DEV, ENG.
  • Jabez was foreman of the yard at Simonstown in 1944.
  • Jabez was a foreman on 29 October 1945.
  • Jabez was seconded to the embryo Atomic Energy Authority at Harwell, (one then of a group of six), where his task was the shielding of the Bepo Reactors using Armour Plate removed from the scrapped WW1 Battleships in 1946.
  • Jabez was was transferred to Risley near Warrington, & was involved in Windscale, & Capenhurst on the Atomic & Hydrogen Bomb Projects. For this work he was awarded an OBE in 1951 in 1948.
  • Jabez was became the Commercial Director of the AEA & then left to join Richardsons Westgarth in 1963. The end of his working life was with North Eastern Marine at Wallsend building Slow Speed Marine Diesel Engines under licence to Sulzer in Switzerland. He retired in 1963 circa 1958.
  • Jabez was an engineer, when granted probate on the estate of his father in 1960.

Family

Eileen Mary Dobinson b. 11 Dec 1911, d. 4 Feb 2000
Children