Captain John C.T Glossop

 
 

Captian John C.T Glossop is related to my Glossop family. I don't have the direct information on where just yet but my aunty has a letter to one of my ancestor's from him. He talked about meeting another Glossop but didn't know if he was a relation or not and about his family in Bakewell in Derbyshire. From family talking about him over the years we gathered that he was a cousin of one of my ancestors.

Captian Glossop apparently started WWI with the first shot fired into the German ship the Emden. My Mum always said we started the war. "Typical bloody Glossop's always startin' a fight" but I just thought it was a bit of a story until I went searching and found that what she said was partly true. We didn't start the war really, just fired the first shot into the Emden which started the fighting.

 Great War Primary Documents Archives lists Captian Glossop's Report.

Click here to see what Banjo Paterson wrote about Captain Glossop, they were friends apparently.

Banjo Paterson also wrote a poem about Captain Glossop which I am currently looking for to put here.

Click here and type in GLOSSOP for a photo of Captian Glossop.


There is a town named Glossop in South Australia that was named after Captain Glossop

"In 1918-19 surveyors were busy surveying the blocks of what was decided to
be called the 'Glossop' area, named in honour of Captain Glossop of the HMAS
Sydney which sank the German vessel 'Emden'.  A township was also surveyed
and this was gazetted as a town on the 25th August 1921."
 

More about Captain John C.T Glossop







John Collings Taswell Glossop was born 1871, Twickenham, Middlesex, England and died 1931 NSW, Australia

John C.T Glossop married Ethel A McPhillamy in Sydney, Australia 1918
 

John's parents were:

Rev. George Goodwin Pownall Glossop Born: Apr. 23, 1827, Isleworth, London. Death Date: Apr. 23, 1874 & Eliza Maria Trolloppe daughter of Captain Trolloppe, born abt: 1843 at Sanford, Wiltshire
 

Siblings:

Charles Henry James Born: July 25, 1864 Death Date: Dec. 18, 1937

Mary Eliza born abt: 1865, West Deane, Wiltshire

Ellen Maria born abt: 1866, Twickenham, Middlesex

Alice E.H born abt 1870, Twickenham, Middlesex

Harry A.P born abt: 1873, Twickenham, Middlesex

More about Rev. George Goodwin Pownall Glossop

Born: Apr. 23, 1827, Isleworth, London. Death Date: Apr. 23, 1874

First marriage to Mary Morrison of Basildon Park, Berkshire

Second marriage to Eliza Maria Trolloppe July 1862
 

George was the vicar of Twickenham from 1865 - 1874 when he died.

George had a brother named John James born: 1816, Married, Dec. 12, 1848, Harriet Eliza, dau. of Col. S. Coote Martin, Grenadier Guards. Died: 9th Jan 1886.

Sister Frances Emma bapt: 27th Aug 1823 at Isleworth, London

Frances lived at 22 Caverley Park, Tonbridge, Kent at the time of the 1881 census and was listed as an Annuitant, which is a person who recieves a yearly payment from an investment etc.
 

George's  parents were: Henry Glossop & Charlotte Newland

According to the 1881 census these people worked for George and Eliza Glossop

Elizabeth Blandy - age 50, born Clewer, Berkshire - Cook

J.M Muterton (female) - age 32, born Wetton, Northampton - Governess
Not sure if this lady was visiting or working at their house

Selina King - age 28, born Christ Church, Hampshire - Nurse

Sarah Wells - age 31, born Windsor, Berkshire - Parlor Maid

Clara Bleggard - age 18, born Twickenham, Middlesex - House Maid

Elizabeth Nash - age 18, born Ridunted, Surrey - Kitchen Maid

For the Complete family tree on this family back to the 1700's email me. It includes so much more.
 

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