Frederick Henry Glanville

Male, ID #9341, b. 25 April 1859, d. 20 February 1928
FatherRichard Glanville (1825 - 1882)
MotherClara Maria Howell (bt 1823 - 1824 - b 1881)

Alternate Names

     He was also known as Henry recorded in 1911 census.

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Frederick Henry Glanville was born on 25 April 1859 at 12 Charles Street, St James, Bristol, GLS, ENG; registered Bristol.
     He married Alice Jane Payne on 28 February 1891 at St Silas, Bristol, GLS, ENG, (when age calculated as 31 years, 10 months and 3 days) registered Barton Regis. His age recorded 28, father Richard Glanville.
     He died on 20 February 1928 at 23 Baden Road, Redfield, Bristol, GLS, ENG, (when age calculated as 68); recorded age 68, registered Bristol.

Obituaries in Bristol Labour Weekly (3 Mar 1928) read:
F. H. Glanville
By H. Bullock (N.U.G. & M.W.)
Another old veteran of the great army of Laboour was laid to rest on February 24th 1928, at Greenbank Cemetery.
"Old Harry," as he was familiarly called, was loved and respected by all who knew him. He won his spurs when it was very unpopular to be devotee of the Labour and Socialist Movement. He was a member for forty years and served his fellow men consicentiously and well. He will be greatly missed at Bristol Trades and Labour Council Meetings, where he was custodian, and where his cheery presence and witty quips were calculated to dispel any bitterness which might arise as a result of keenness.
He will be possibly best remembered a Secretary of the Builders Labourers' Branch of the N.U.G. and M.W. Here he rendered yeoman service by building up a strong, virile body of men who have played a big part in raising the standard of life for those who toil.
And now he sleeps, and we who are left to carry on the fight in the best of all causes, the liberation of toiling masses from poverty, physical and mental, are in no small measure encouraged in our task by the sterling example of a grand old Warrior.
Au Revoir, Harry, Old Comrade !
also:
AN UNKNOWN WARRIOR
The passing of Harry Glanville draws attention to one of the great yet modest characters who are the backbone of the Labour Movement. Harry Glanville was the doorkeeper at the Trades and Labour Council and at the Borough Labour Party, but those we were privileged to work with him in the now historic room in Kingsley Hall knew what a power of strength he had been to the Movement. He had a gift of humour which sweetened the earnestness of his great zeal for the cause of the workers' emancipation. The gentle art of beating about the bush was not Harry Glanville's. He was direct and to the point, calling a spade a spade in the proverbial way, yet such was the gentleness underlying the fire within him that no one ever took offence; on the contrary, one had to smile when the cap fitted. Harry Glanville was a great man. His was not the glory of the limelight, nor the reward of Cabinet rank. He found his joy in the comradeship which he generated and maintained.
R. NEFT.
another obituary:
The Greatest Tribute
He Left the World a Little Better Than He Found It.
The funeral of the late Mr. F. H. Glanville, for twenty years branch secretary of the National Union of General and Municpal Workers, took place yesterday at Greenbank Cemetery, the service being conducted by the Salvation Army.
A large number of representatives of the Bristol Trades and Labour Council and the N.A.G.W. were present, and floral tributes were sent by that body, and Bristol Trades and Labour Council, and other organisations. Those from the relatives included a beautiful floral cross from the children.
After the service, Mr. W. Brown called upon Councillor E. H. Parker to pay tribute to the work of the deceased on behalf of the labour movement in Bristol.
Mr. Glanville's quiet and unostentatious work, he said, was an example to the younger men of the movement, and showed what could be done by a sincere and determined man. Their late comrade had succeeded in the real function of life - he left the world a little better than he found it.
There were also present Councillors Matt Giles, James Owen, Frank Clothier, Mr. Robert Sharland, and many others representing all phases of the Labour and Socialist movements.
     He was buried on 24 February 1928 at Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol, GLS, ENG.

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

  • Frederick Henry Glanville appeared on the census of 7 April 1861 at 12 Bloomsbury Buildings, St James, Bristol, GLS, ENG; recorded age 2, living with his parents.
  • As of 28 February 1891, Frederick Henry Glanville lived at 44 Lewis Street, Bristol, GLS, ENG.
  • Frederick was a porter on 28 February 1891.
  • He and Alice Jane Payne appeared on the census; 5 children by the 1911 census, 1 deceased by that date.
  • Frederick was a porter on 5 April 1891.
  • He and Alice Jane Payne appeared on the census of 5 April 1891 at 7 Brunswick Street, St Pauls, Bristol, GLS, ENG; his age recorded 29, hers 27.
  • Frederick was a general labourer on 31 March 1901.
  • He and Alice Jane Payne appeared on the census of 31 March 1901 at 26 Park Row, St Lawrence, Bristol, GLS, ENG; his age recorded 38, hers 37.
  • Frederick was a builders labourer for a chocolate manufacturer on 2 April 1911.
  • He and Alice Jane Payne appeared on the census of 2 April 1911 at 118 Lincoln Street, Barton Hill, Bristol, GLS, ENG; both with recorded age 47.

Family

Alice Jane Payne b. c Aug 1863, d. c Feb 1940
Children