Glennie Stevenson

(1880-1964)

Glennie Stevenson was born on the 22nd February 1880 at St Mary'svale, Gillingham, Kent.  He married a widow, Mabel Kind Knight on the 3rd of January 1922 in Vancouver, Canada. She was born on the 28th January 1884 in Hambrook, Sussex, England and died on the 5th January 1961 in Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. Glennie died 11 April 1964 at Alberni, British Columbia , Canada.

 

Photograph courtesy of Thomas Stevenson. It is Glennie Stevenson.  It has written on the back that it was taken in August 1934, when he would be 54 years old.  

 

 

 

In 1881 Glennie was with his parents at 22F St Mary's Vale, GIllingham, Kent. He was then with his mother and siblings who were residing at the Post Office, Wick Pershore in 1891. By 1901 Glennie was at Ingateston & Fryerning, Essex, England

He was a 2nd Lieutenant 2/4th Leicestershire during WW1and began his service on the 14th September 1914. He emigrated to Canada after the war, about 1920 and on the 1921 census he was a farmer at Comox, BC, Canada This was still his residence and occupation in 1922 when he married, and in 1923 and 1924.

Glennie decided to take up the ministry and was educated at St Mark's College, Vancouver, BC, Canada. As he was also a farmer on the census at this time, this indicates that there was a stipend which went with his ministry. By 1926 he was a Deacon  and 1926-1927 he was the Curate of Nanaimo. Between 1926 and 1930 he was at Cedar. Between 1930 and 1932 he was the Vicar of Ladysmith. Between 1932 and 1952 he was the Vicar at Alberni and lived at 153 Gertrude Street there.