Dr. John Glanvile

[MysterySinger]

Lloyds Weekly of 9th December 1888

[Paddy]

This is only ones death that seems to be the right age from freebmd

Deaths Dec 1895
Granvile John 48 Keynsham 5c 409

It appears he could have died in Brislington asylum that was opened in 1806, and was mainly for people who could afford, and wished to pay for relatives to be confined in good conditions.

Pat.......................

[Baynes]

Excellent work everyone,

I am particularly astounded by the article from MysterySinger. So much for his wife locking up all of his surgical knives. I'm not saying this man was JTR but I think we can all agree he is starting to tick several boxes and is certainly worth the effort in exploring further.

I found some information about his probate online and it is listed as:

1895 GLANVILE John of Painswick House, Burnham, Somerset, retired surgeon who died on 14 October 1895 at Brislington, Somerset. Probate at Wells on 21 December to Forest Ashfield Glanvile and Richard Ranulph Glanvile, gentleman, effects £152-2-8.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glanville/glvprobates2.html

Also of note, he was predeceased by his wife Sarah and her death is noted as:

1894 GLANVILE Sarah of Painswick House, Burnham, Somerset (wife of John Glanvile) who died on 21 October 1894. Probate at London on 14 November to John Salmon Quilter, architect, effects £758-17-11.

Am I right in thinking that it is odd that he is still living and yet her fortune was left to another man? Am I reading this wrong? If this is as it appears then it seems very likely that he would have died a patient at Brislington House.

Are any records from the Brislington Asylum available for public inspection?

I would also be very interested to know the occupation of his father.

[MysterySinger]

John's father was William Shartman Glanvile born 19th August 1809..

From the Census Returns -
1851 General Practitioner - Member of the Royal College of Surgeons London
1861 Surgeon Not Practicing
1871 Retired Surgeon
1881 No profession.

He died 13th May 1887.

[Pcdunn]

Sarah's maiden name?

Excellent work everyone,

Also of note, he was predeceased by his wife Sarah and her death is noted as:

1894 GLANVILE Sarah of Painswick House, Burnham, Somerset (wife of John Glanvile) who died on 21 October 1894. Probate at London on 14 November to John Salmon Quilter, architect, effects £758-17-11.

Am I right in thinking that it is odd that he is still living and yet her fortune was left to another man? Am I reading this wrong?

I would also be very interested to know the occupation of his father.

Hello, Baynes.

We don't know Sarah's maiden name, do we? If she was a Quilter (or even a Salmon, as surnames were sometimes used for middle names) then John Salmon Quilter may be a younger male relative of the deceased woman

If he is, indeed, a second husband, then more searching in the genealogical records is needed.

[MysterySinger]

Sarah was a Salmon when she married John Glanvile on 7th May 1879. She was around 15 years his senior. Her father was John Salmon (I nearly put John West then lol).

[MysterySinger]

The newspapers reported several takes on the 30th November 1888 incident - this one from the Sheffield Evening Telegraph indicates that the Police had Glanvile under surveillance.

[Pcdunn]

Sarah was a Salmon when she married John Glanvile on 7th May 1879. She was around 15 years his senior. Her father was John Salmon (I nearly put John West then lol).

Thanks, MysterySinger, good work!

So maybe John Salmon Quilter was a nephew of Sarah's, presumably the son of Sarah's sister (if she had one) who had married a Quilter.

Or some other relation, not necessarily a second husband.

[Robert]

John Salmon Quilter obtained the probate. This does not necessarily mean that he inherited Sarah's estate.

[MysterySinger]

The Architect, John Salmon Quilter, was the son of John Quilter and Maria Salmon.

Maria Salmon was a sister of Sarah Salmon (John Glanvile's wife).