Mary Ann Glanville

Alternate Names

     Her married name was Cooke.

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Mary Ann Glanville was born on 2 November 1785; derived from her tombstone.
     She married John Yeoman Cooke on 26 January 1809 at All Hallows, Bread Street, London City, LND, ENG, (when age calculated as 23 years, 2 months and 24 days) by licence, both of this parish. Bachelor and spinster.
     She died on 10 January 1851 at Leeds, QUE, CAN, (when age calculated as 65.)
     She was buried in January 1851 at Baptist Chapel Cemetery, Old Goff Farm, Leeds Village, QUE, CAN.

Other information

     Mary Ann Glanville and John Yeoman Cooke immigrated circa 1814 to CAN their daughter Caroline Glanville Cooke being baptised 1813 at St Botolphs Without Aldegate, London, England.
     Mary Ann GLANVILLE was born on 2 Nov 1785 in St. Botolphs, Without Aldgate, London. She died on 10 Jan 1851 in Leeds, Quebec. She was buried on 15 Jan 1851 in Babtist's Chapel Cemetery, old Goff farm, Leeds, Quebec. David Raese writes: "Family legend says Mary Ann Glanville was raised in the home of Uncle "Lord Glanville" in London. London City Directory of 1808 shows "Lord Glanville" residing at 21 Hill St., Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London. This uncle was said to have four daughters. They had servants and a tutor. After marriage, Mary Ann remained in England until after her husband had built a home for them to live in Lower Canada (Quebec). She and the children immigrated sometime after 1824. She drew a will before her death in 1851, with "Lord Glanville" as her executor."
Mrs. Helen Harper (a gr-gr-grandaughter) wrote of Mary Ann: "Mary Ann Glanville was brought up by an uncle, Lord Glanville. He had four daughters and had a governess and chaperone for the daughters and niece. One of (his daughters) married Sir Penrose Julian. He got his Sir for military ability. Lady Julian visited the Cooke family in Leeds. Lord Glanville was Mary Ann's executor. . . . It appears that they had returned to England (at the time of her death). The parish which has the record of HIS death is near the same area where thy lived when (their daughter) Caroline . . was baptized in S. Botolph, Aldgate. It has always been understood that Mary Ann Glanville was a descendant of Huguenot stock. By the china, etc that Caroline Glanville Cooke had brought to this country with the family, it would appear that they had more means than the usual settlers coming to Canada at that time.
"From what I have found out, this Charles Brockleby (who arrived in Megantic County at the same time as John Yeoman Cooke), became a merchant in Quebec City. When his wife wrote to Caroline Glanville Cooke Cruickshank, she signed as Aunt Sarah. So definitely they were related. It was a Henry Brocklesby who bought the Cook farm in Leeds in 1879 for taxes." Parents: William Glanville and Elizabeth Wallen.
She was married to John Yeoman COOKE on 28 Jan 1809 in All Hallows Church, Bread Street, Cheapside. Marriage witnessed by Sarah Cooke. The Census of 1831 for Leeds reports that in additon to son John, there were also 2 males between the ages of 21 and 30 living in the Household of John and Mary Ann Cooke. There were also 2 females under 14 years of age in addition to daughters Emma, Mary Ann, and Caroline. No males under 5 years are listed, although Frederick would have been 2 years old at the time. Children were: John Yeoman COOKE, Caroline Glanville Cooke, Mary Ann COOKE, Frederick William COOKE, Emma Sarah COOKE.