The Glendinning Family

Details drawn from the IGI - Parish Registers at Durham County Record Office
British Censuses (1841-1891) and other sources too numerous to mention here.

(2)
Children of John Glendinning and Elizabeth Kirkley
(of Thorp and Little Eden, Co. Durham)
John (1748-1750)

Mary (1749-1784) married John Chrisp of Sunderland 12.9.1778 St Mary's had issue.

Alice (1751-1771)

John (1753-1764)

Henry Glendinning (1756-1826) married Dorothy Head (1755-1800)
28.7.1778 St Mary's - had issue below. Farmer.

Robert (1758 -?) Appears as witness at Mary's wedding 1778 then vanishes.

(3)
Children of Henry Glendinning and Dorothy Head
(of Eden Hall and Shotton, Co. Durham)
Elizabeth (1779-?) married Richard Crow of Billingham 22.6.1809 St Mary's had issue.

Jane (1780-1850)

Alice Mary (1781-?)

John (1783-1784) batchelor - no issue.

Dorothy (1784-1785) married John Cleasby of High Heweth 5.6.1817 St Mary's - had issue
moved to Newnham, Gloucestershire.

John Henry (1786-1868)

Robert (1788-1865) married Mary Howe (1809-?) 20.7.1837 Bishopwearmouth, Co. Durham.
Had issue: Charles Henry (1841-1876), John Henry (1842-?) & Mary Jane (1850-?).
Also had illegitimate child Mary Wallace (1818) by Mary Wallace of Shotton.

Henry (1789-?)

Spark Glendinning (1791-1860) married Elizabeth Mason (1793-1872) 23.2.1872 Stockton
had issue below. Farmer.

Mary (1792-1854) married John Rippon (?-1858) of High Heworth 3.11.1831 St Mary's - no issue.

Kirtley (1797-1862) married (1) Margaret Baker of Wolsingham (1809-1832) 7.1.1830 St Mary's married (2) her sister Mary Baker (1802-1861) 26.4.1834 Brancepeth, Co. Durham.
Had issue (by 1) Dorothy Ann (1831-1861)
and (by 2) Thomas Henry (1835-1919) moved to South Australia;
Margaret Baker (1836-?); Mary Jane (1838-1920); Elizabeth Alice (1840-?);
Henry Kirtley (1841-1881) married Abigail Grainger (1835-1892) 14.3.1866 Gateshead and had issue: Joseph Henry
(1867-?), Lydia Dorothy (1868-?) and Margaret Jane (1871-?); Kirtley (1844-?). Family lived Seaton Carew & Hartlepool.

(4)
Children of Spark Glendinning and Elizabeth Mason (of Sheraton, Co. Durham - see Monk Hesledon Genealogy)
Dorothy (1819-1820)

John Henry (1820-1822)

Elizabeth (1822-1828)

Thomas Henry (1825-1847) lost at sea fron the collier brig Mary Alice (out of Newcastle).

John Robert Richardson (1829-1916) married Sarah Rippon (1837-1901) of West Herrington,
Co. Durham 16.7.1859 Chester Le Street - had issue (see 5b).

Spark Mason Glendinning (1835-1902) married Ann Harrison (1837-1902) 7.11.1861 Billingham (see David Simpson's Billingham page)
had issue (see 5a). Builder's Merchant in West Hartlepool.

Mary (1839-1924)

Carmichael's West Hartlepool in the year 1858
courtesy of The Gray Museum and Art Gallery, Hartlepool

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(5a)
Children of Spark Mason Glendinning and Ann Harrison (of Hartlepool)
For Pictures go to: The Family Face
For the ancestry of Ann Harrison see: The Harrison Family

Henry Glendinning b. 9.10.1863 Hartlepool and died 4.6.1938 St Albans, Herts.
Married Eliza Helen Whittingham (1865-1896) of Sandbach, Cheshire there 26.4.1894.
Board Member, Chemist and Information Scientist - Brunner Mond and Co. Winnington, Cheshire.

Travelled extensively (China, Korea, Japan and Russia) on behalf of the company 1898-1900.
Awarded C.B.E. 1918 for war work with explosives.
had issue (see 6a).

Spark Harrison Glendinning b. 10.6.1866 Hartlepool and died 17.10.1953 Vancouver, Canada.
Married Mabel Elizabeth Holmes (1871-1935) 21.9.1899 Newcastle.
Builders' Merchant (with his father to 1902) until 1908 when he went to Canada to homestead at Furness,
near Lloydminster, Saskatchewan.
had issue (see 6b).

Annie (1868-1874) Mary Emily (1870-1870)

Mary Elizabeth "Lily" Glendinning b. 6.9.1872 Hartlepool and died 30.6.1935 Sydmouth.
Married Edmund Battersby 4.6.1901 St Hilda's, Hartlepool - had issue (contact lost).

Fred Glendinning b. 8.3.1874 Hartlepool and died 17.1.1959 London.
Married Annie Evelyn Scholefield (1875-1960) Harrogate, Yorkshire 25.6.1902.
Apprentice Marine Engineer (Hartlepool) 1891 - Civil Engineer (Harrogate) 1894
Civil Engineer 1902-1929 (1902-1916 with British Colonial Office P.W.D. in various Malayan States and 1916-1929
as State Engineer Johor Bahru, Malaya) retired to Guildford, Surrey.
had issue (see 6c).

See Places of Interest in Johor - it includes the Istana Besir, which my grandfather regularily
visited as a guest of Ibrahim, the Sultan of Johor. From Johor Bahru OnLine.

Edith Glendinning (1875-1951) spent much of her adult life caring for her parents and aunt
in Hartlepool. She and her mother and Aunt witnessed The Bombardment of Hartlepool

(5b)
Children of John Robert Richardson Glendinning and Sarah Rippon (of Hartlepool)
Elizabeth (1859-?)

George Glendinning (1861-1926) married Mary Baglee (1864-1925) 10.8.1884 Stranton Church, Hartlepool - had issue (see 6d).

Henry (1864-?) married Ellen McGlynn (1866-?) 29.9.1888 Stranton Church, Hartlepool - had issue Henrietta (1890-?); Mary Ellen (1897-?) and John Henry (1900-?) (contact lost).

Mary (1867-1867)

John Robert (1869-1869)

Sarah (1871-?) married name Williams (contact lost).

Dorothy (1874-?) married John Ferguson of West Hartlepool 1893 (contact lost).

John Robert (1877-?)

(6a)
Son of Henry Glendinning and Eliza Helen Whittingham (Cheshire)
For the ancestry of Eliza Helen Whittingham (and more about Henry): The Whittingham Family

Henry Whittingham Glendinning b. 3.1.1896 Sandbach, 1915-1919 served as an officer with the 5th Battalion (Pioneers) Cheshire Regiment. 1921-1939 Territorial Army Captain. 1939-1945 Captain and later Major with Royal Engineers. Link to Royal Engineers Museum. 1921 B.A. in Engineering. Career: Parliamentary Engineer for the London Midland and Scottish Railway.
Lived in Berkhampstead. d. 12.11.1967, St Paul's Hospital, Hemel Hempstead.
Married St Mary's Church, Weaverham, Cheshire 29.4.1926 to Daphne May Constance Orr (1904-1988)
(had Issue see 7a)

(6b)
Daughters of Spark Harrison Glendinning and Mabel Elizabeth Holmes (Canada)

Dorothy Helen Glendinning b. 13.6.1900 West Hartlepool.
Emigrated to Canada 1918. Married Lloydminster Church, Saskatchewan, 15.9.1920
to Stephen Sneden Hall (?-1973). d.16.9.1925 Lloydminster. Had Issue.

Annie Iris Glendinning b. 4.6.1902 West Hartlepool.
Emigrated to Canada 1918. Married (1) Lloydminster Church, Saskatchewan, 16.1.1924 to Abraham Joseph Rogan (?-1933). Married (2) at White Rock B.C. 19.4.1958 to Percy Douglas Wilde (?-1968). d. 19.12.1988 White Rock. Had Issue by (1).

(6c)
Children of Fred Glendinning and Annie Evelyn Scholefield (my line)
For the ancestry of Annie Evelyn Scholefield
see: The Scholefield Family

Fred Glendinning b. 20.11.1902 Harrogate.
Career with William Jacks (General Merchants)
1920-1953 ultimately as a Director. Lived in Malaya and Singapore 1924-1953.
Civilian Internee of the Japanese in Singapore 1942-1945.
Married (1) Margit Jolan 'Puci' Szedmàky (1919-1965) 3.8.1953 Guildford.
Retired to Jersey (British) Channel Islands 1954.
Married (2) Eva Margaret Kennedy (1909 -living) 1.10.1966 Jersey.
d. 7.8.1983 Jersey
(had Issue by (1) see 7b.)

Douglas Glendinning b. 7.2.1907 Johor Bahru, Malaya.
Emigrated to South Africa 1928. Farmer.
Married Marlene Van Rhyn (?-1986) 1944 Kimberley S.A.
d. 30.10.1975 Kimberley S.A. Had no Issue.

(6d)
Children of George Glendinning and Mary Baglee (of Hartlepool)

Elizabeth Jane Glendinning (1885-1958) emigrated to Canada. Contact re-established on June 1 1997 through this page when an e-mail arrived from John Charles Hutchison her grandson, a resident of Ontario, Canada.
Elizabeth married John Hutchison of Gateshead at the United Methodist Church, Burbank, West Hartlepool, 25.4.1912 - details of issue to follow.

Elsbeth Glendinning (1887-?) married name Carter - contact lost butPeter Carter writes: I am the grandson of Elsbeth Carter née Glendinning and I can add some more facts to the family tree. First, Gran died in May 1966 and Grandad, Arthur died in 1955, they had a daughter my mother, Mary, born May 1925 who married my stepfather Reginald Fennell in 1946 and have 7 children; Michael, Brian, Raymond, Caroline, Christopher, Patrick and Terrance.

I was born in June 1942 and married Carolyn Maxwell born Dec 1942 in September 1963 we have 3 children (1) Simon born Feb 1964 married Karin Seakins in June 1987 and have a son Tom born Sept 1990. Fiona born April 1966 not married (3) Andrew born Dec 1969 married Janet Taylor in Oct 1991 and have a son Jonathan born Sept 1992.

Sarah Glendinning (1888-1959) married Thomas Kirk - contact lost but Peter Carter writes: My great aunt Sarah had a son Donald who married and has a family, they are Chemists in Henly.

George Glendinning (1890-1890)

Mary Glendinning (1891-1950) married Thomas Foster Johnston - contact lost butPeter Carter writes: Mary Glendinning's husband Tom was on the same ship as Alex which hit a mine and sank off Hull. Alex was lost but Tom was saved , he remarried after Mary died.

George Glendinning b. 27.6.1893 West Hartlepool. Merchant Navy Marine Engineer. Married Menea Hunter (1893-1972) 20.4.1921 West Hartlepool. d. 2.4.1967 West Hartlepool.
(had issue see 7c)

Thomas Glendinning (1895-1895)

Kathleen (Kate) Glendinning (1897-1958) emigrated to Canada
further details forthcoming from John Charles Hutchison
.
Doris Glendinning b. 14.6.1902 West Hartlepool, married 2.5.1925 West Hartlepool to Merchant Ship's Captain Alexander Simpson (?-1939 killed as a result of enemy action) for background see Tom Purnell's Merchant Seamen in WWII
d. 21.9.1975 Hartlepool. (Had issue see 7d)

(7a)
Family of Henry Whittingham Glendinning and Daphne May Constance Orr

(1st) Ian Henry Glendinning
b. 6.2.1927 (Acton Bridge, Cheshire) married teacher Joan Pauline Cadboll Denoon (b. London 25.1.1923) at St Peter's Church, Berkhampstead 12.7.1948. Officer 11th Sikh Regiment, Machine Gun Battalion 1945-1948; Sales Rep, Logabex 1956-1971; Accountant, Skyways 1971-1985; Manager, Aldington Laboratories now retired. Local Historian (Kent) and former member of British Channel Swimming Association committee.
Had Issue: (i) Ian Paul Glendinning
b. 1.10.1949 (Hemel Hempstead) married Norland Children's Nurse Judith Mary Woodcroft (b. 13.12.1949 Rugby) at St Andrew's Church, Rugby 19.8.1972. Mechanical Design Engineer
Had Issue: William Douglas Paul Glendinning b. 18.5.1975 (Slough)
and Lucy Margaret Louise Glendinning b. 12.4.1978 (Wokingham).
(ii) Kenneth Michael Glendinning
b. 25.10.1951 (Berkhampstead) Quantity Surveyor.

(2nd) Peter James Glendinning
b. 19.11.1928 (Acton Bridge, Cheshire) married (1) Veterinary Surgeon Elizabeth Sally Ann Cooper (1936-1978) at St Peter's Church, Berkhampstead 30.6.1962. Married (2) Kay Easton London 22.4.1986.
Tea Planter (India), Farmer (Buckingham) - now retired
Adopted: Nicholas James Glendinning (b. 9.5.1966, Oxford) London based Music, Video and TV/Film advertisement producer and Sara Jane Glendinning (b. 25.11.1968 Reading)
Had issue: John Whittingham (Jack) Glendinning (b. 23.9.1970 Aylesbury) West London based under-carpet/under-tile heating manufacturer and Daphne Dorothy Glendinning (b. 3.10.1974 Aylesbury) Medical Student at Guy's & St Thomas's, London married ex-Army Officer Neil Hazell 18.3.1995 now Curator Imperial War Museum. Neil's and Daphne's e-mail. Had issue: Douglas Spark Hazell (b. 09.09.1995 London) and Charlotte Florence Hazell (b.21.09.1997 London)

(3rd) Helen Jean Glendinning
(twin) b. 19.11.1928 (Acton Bridge, Cheshire)
married Albert Wedge (b. 21.7.1926) in 1953 and emigrated to Australia in 1958. Resident in Northern Queensland.
Had Issue: (i) Michael Adam Wedge b. 5.3.1954, married Erika Paul.
Had Issue: Adam Michael Wedge (b. 22.9.1978 Australia).
(ii) James Rodney Wedge b. 7.3.1957 married Cheryl Yvonne Jones.
Had Issue: Olivia, Carla and Marina (Australia).
(iii) Jessica May Wedge b. 22.7.1958 married Glen New.
Had issue Glen James New (b. 25.2.1977 Australia) and Luke (b. c. 1986).

(4th) Doctor Neil Whittingham Glendinning
b. 6.7.1931 (Berkhampstead) married Doctor Gillian Mary Cann (b. 21.3.1931, London) Wimbledon 16.7.1955. Retired General Medical Practitioners. Now involved in research and providing counselling for families with inherited diseases.
Had issue: (i) Peter John Glendinning
b. 11.10.1958 (London) Soil Scientist, now farms.
Married Jayne Elizabeth Single (b. 14.3.1959 South Petherton) 25.8.1984 at St Peter and St Paul's Church there. Had Issue: Lauren Ruth Glendinning (b. 18.8.1987 Reading) Thomas Luke Glendinning (b. 9.8.1989 Hereford) and Lydia Mary Glendinning (b. 16.12.1996 Hereford)
(ii)Victoria Jane Glendinning
b. 16.11.1961 (South Petherton) Teacher/Missionary in Africa
(iii) Lucy Jean Glendinning
b. 27.3.1964 (South Petherton), married Mark Merer at St Peter and St Paul's Church, South Petherton 4.7.1987. Both are sculptors.

(5th) Diana Gay Glendinning
b. 24.7.1937 (London) married farmer Clarence Pocock (b. 5.8.1924) St Mary's Church, Nether Stowey, Somerset 22.3.1958. Had issue: Christopher Philip Pocock b. 16.7.1959 (Somerset) and Lynette Pocock b. 13.4.1961 (Somerset).

(7b)
Family of Fred Glendinning and Margit Jolan Szedmáky (my parents)
For the ancestry of Margit Jolan Szedmáky and pictures see: The Szedmáky Family

Alexander Murray Glendinning
b. 31.8.1955 Millbrook Nursing Home, St Lawrence, Jersey
bap. 16.10.1955 St Martin's Parish Church, Jersey
Former kitchen porter, cinema projectionist, disc jockey, record shop manager,
stationery salesman and insurance representative
Managing Director: Principal Financial Ltd - insurance brokers in Jersey
Book and WebPage author and genealogist

Adopted: Laura Anne Glendinning
b. 17.3.1960 Millbrook Nursing Home, St Lawrence, Jersey
Trained for Nursing Career at London Teaching Hospital, Whitechapel
Former Psychiatric Ward Sister, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, London. Community Childrens' Psychiatric Visitor, Tower Hamlets, London.
Married Psychiatric Staff Nurse John Desmond Staines (b. 11.6.1958)
2.9.1988 Registry Office West Ham Lane, London. John is now employed by the NHS at a medical practice in Elephant and Castle, London, as a Psychiatric Assessor.
Had Issue: Joshua Adam Staines (b. 18.5.1989, Stratford, London)
and Abigail Staines (b. 25.12.1993, Forest Gate, London).

(7c)
Family of George Glendinning and Menea Hunter (of Hartlepool).

George Glendinning (1929-1929)

George Glendinning b. 28.10.1930 West Hartlepool. Teacher in Leeds, later
Headmaster of Calder High School, West Yorkshire. Retired 1988.
Married Teacher Beryl Burton Carr (1934-living) 13.8.1955 Wallasey, Cheshire.
(had issue see 7e)

(7d)
Family of Doris Glendinning and Alexander Simpson (of Dent, Yorkshire)
Marguerite Glendinning Simpson b. 20.2.1930 Hartlepool
married Norman Clark - had issue
Elma Glendinning Simpson b. 30.4.1931 Hartlepool
married Derek Ebblewhite - issue Craig and Kyla
Alexander Glendinning Simpson b. 24.5.1938 Hartlepool
married Dot - issue Gillian

(7e)
Family of George Glendinning and Beryl Burton Carr (of West Yorkshire)

(1st) Alexander George Glendinning
b. 23.9.1958 Ilkley (North Yorkshire) Mechanical and Acoustics Engineer.

(2nd) Neil Robert William Glendinning
b. 18.5.1960 Marple (Cheshire) Geologist with British Gas. Married Nicola Vink (b. 18.6.1964, Crowborough) 29.9.1992 Bangkok, Thailand.

(3rd) Timothy James Glendinning (Tim Glendinning )
b. 21.2.1963 Marple (Cheshire) Teacher, married bookshop manageress Susan Michelle Scott (b. 17.9.1964 West Yorkshire) 19.7.1986 at Christ Church, Barkisland (West Yorks).

now reside in Penrith Cumbria where Tim is a Headteacher and Sue is the Practice Manager at Appleby Veterinary Centre
Had Issue: James Alexander Glendinning (b. 7.4.1990 West Yorks)
Alisdair Robert Glendinning (b. 1.9.1991 West Yorks).

Kirsty Victoria Glendinning (b.4.12.1994 West Yorks)

 

(4th) Helen Catriona Glendinning
b. 15.4.1964 (West Yorks) Wildlife Ranger, currently working in Fiji as a tropical marine biologist on a short term contract

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