Michael Edward Glanvill M.R.C.S.

Male, ID #21457, b. 15 March 1923, d. 18 March 2007
FatherAlbert Edward Glanville M.C. (1896 - 1964)
MotherMabel Alfreda Terry Heath (1896 - 1988)

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Michael Edward Glanvill M.R.C.S. was born on 15 March 1923 at Stratford upon Avon registered, WAR, ENG; registered q2 1923.
     He married Mary Johnstone Smith circa August 1949 at Westmoreland South, WES, ENG.
     He died on 18 March 2007 at Taunton registered, SOM, ENG, (when age calculated as 84); with obituary:
Born in Warwickshire, Michael Glanvill moved to Chard with his parents in the early 1930s, when his father bought a practice there. After national service in the Royal Air Force he joined his father in practice in 1949 and practised there until his retirement in 1982. He was an innovator, being a founder member of the Royal College of General Practitioners and was one of the first general practitioners to employ a practice nurse. In fact he and his wife, the said nurse, were involved in a celebrated legal battle with the Department of Health and Social Security over the issue of employment of related ancillary staff. Michael had a long standing involvement with first aid and was a divisional surgeon for the St John Ambulance brigade for many years, eventually becoming a serving brother. He developed a considerable interest in forensic medicine and contributed papers and articles to magazines . . .
     His estate was probated on 8 November 2007 indexed:
GLANVILL, MICHAEL EDWARD : 08 November 2007 : 2603317 : 18 March 2007 : Grant and will : Bristol.

Other information

     On 22 November 1949 Supplement to The London Gazette listed
Promotion. Flying Officer to Flight Lieutenant 7th Oct 1949
M.E. GLANVILLE, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (500341.)

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

  • As of 29 September 1939, Michael Edward Glanvill M.R.C.S. lived at All Hallows School, Axminster R.D., DEV, ENG.
  • Michael was at school on 29 September 1939.
  • As of 1999, Michael Edward Glanvill M.R.C.S. and Mary Johnstone Smith lived at Jocelyn Mews, High Street, Chard, SOM, ENG.

Family

Mary Johnstone Smith b. 26 Apr 1925, d. 2 Nov 2006