Ann WARREN [11039]

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Ann Glanville - Champion female rower of the world
Submitted by Kernow Matters to Us on April 24, 2016 - 7:16pm
Ann Glanville Ann was born in Saltash, Cornwall in 1796 as Ann Warren.

She married John Glanville, a waterman. They had fourteen children and when John fell ill, Ann continued her husband's trade to support the family.

Ann formed a crew of four female rowers who took part in local regattas.

She was noted for her large stature and for her crew who dressed in white caps and dresses.

Their success led to competitions all over the country. One event at Fleetwood was watched by Queen Victoria, who congratulated Ann when they won by beating an all-male crew. The most famous competition was in 1833 when they visited Le Havre and beat the best ten French male crews by 100 yards; this led the press to call her the champion female rower of the world.

Ann continued competitive rowing until she was in her sixties. Into her old age, she was given to circling the warships anchored in the Hamoaze on the Tamar exchanging banter with their crews.

When the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Plymouth in 1879, they invited Ann to lunch on their yacht.

Her general character may be summed up in the quaint language of a neighbour, who said 'she was honest to a farthing, clean as a smelt, and kind hearted as a queen.'

Personally Ann Glanville was a tall, finely-built, robust woman.

Her coffin was six feet two inches in length, and this will give an idea of her tallness in life. She was high-spirited and good tempered. Always fond of a joke and ready for a laugh.
She died on 6 June 1880 and was buried in St Stephen's Churchyard at the expense of Admiral Lord Beresford. Admirers from all parts of the country attended and a Royal Marines band played the funeral march.

This article has been kindly provided by Kernow Matters to Us and is part of the series on Famous Folk of Kernow (Cornwall).

Ann Glanville
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Ann Glanville
Ann Glanville (1796-1880), Fore Street (geograph 3995008).jpg
The statue of Ann Glanville in Fore Street, Saltash, unveiled 2013.
Personal information
Born 2 April 1796
Saltash, Cornwall
Died 6 June 1880 (aged 84)
Saltash, Cornwall
Ann Glanville (1796– 1880) was a Cornishwoman who achieved national celebrity for gig rowing.

Early life
Born in Saltash in Cornwall as Ann Warren or Warring, she married John Glanville, a waterman from a line of watermen. They had fourteen children and when John fell ill, Ann continued her husband's trade to support the family.

Rowing success
Ann formed a crew of four female rowers who took part in local regattas; she was noted for her large stature and for her crew who dressed in white caps and dresses. Their success led to competitions all over the country; one event at Fleetwood was watched by Queen Victoria, who congratulated Ann when they won by beating an all-male crew. The most famous competition was said to have been in 1833 when they visited Le Havre and beat the best ten French male crews by 100 yards; this led the press to call her the champion female rower of the world.[1][2][3] However, recent research by A T Goodman for the Old Cornwall Society has thrown doubt on this version of events. The visit to Le Havre was actually in August 1842 aboard the paddle steamer Grand Turk; the French refused to put up a team to row against women and so a demonstration race was conducted between Ann Glanville's female crew and male rowers from the Grand Turk, which was won by the women.[2]

Old age
Ann continued competitive rowing until she was in her sixties. Into her old age, she was given to circling the warships anchored in the Hamoaze exchanging banter with their crews. When the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Plymouth in 1879, they invited Ann to lunch on their yacht. She died on 6 June 1880 and was buried in St Stephen's Churchyard at the expense of Admiral Lord Beresford. Admirers from all parts of the country attended and a Royal Marines band played the funeral march.

Remembrance
The Caradon Gig Rowing Club named their first boat after Ann.[2] In September 2013, a fibre glass statue of Ann sitting on a bench was unveiled in Fore Street, the main shopping street of Saltash. The life-sized figure has a sound recording of the key events of Ann's life, which can be activated by pushing a button.[4] In 2018, the statue was moved to its new location of Saltash Waterside.[5]

References

https://www.culture24.org.uk/places-to-go/south-west/bristol/art364134
Ann Glanville's abilities with oar and boat have resulted in her name being lent to roads and buildings and, in the heart of the town, you can discover more about her life and achievements.

Born into a waterman's family in 1792, Ann is said to have been more than six feet tall and to have had hands larger than most men. She bore 14 children and when her husband fell ill she ran the Saltash to St Budeaux ferry on the Devon side of the Tamar on her own from dawn until dusk.

As people relied on her strength to carry themselves and their goods to market in Plymouth, she became one of the most important citizens of the town.

Her job was long and arduous and she would regularly row fully laden boats from Sutton Pool, on the far side of Plymouth, to Budshead Mill, two miles north of Saltash '96 a total distance of ten miles.

Not satisfied with rowing for long and arduous hours, Ann also organised a crew of female rowers to take part in four-oared gig rowing competitions in the local area.

In their first regatta in Plymouth, in 1833, Ann's crew came second, and proceeded to dominate the women's racing in Plymouth for the next 15 years.

From the first event in 1833, sponsors were quick to jump on the bandwagon. Ann's team were soon able to make a living from rowing, as the wealthy paid for them to travel around the country to display their skills and strengths to astounded crowds.

Even against male teams, Ann's ladies were rarely beaten, leading their sponsors to gain significantly in the betting stakes when visiting new towns with unknowing populations.

The most famous victory came in France at Le Havre. After rowing across the channel to compete in the race, the team won by 100 yards against six male crews.

Once her rowing career was over Ann had made enough money to live a comfortable retirement with her family in Saltash, where she was regularly called upon to greet distinguished guests to the town.

In 1879 the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Plymouth and requested Ann's company for dinner on the Royal Yacht. According to Ann herself, she had a "hearty good laugh with them" and took the evening in her stride.

Saltash Heritage Centre celebrates this remarkable lady's life together with other characters from the history of the town. The heritage centre also has a research room that is the base for a team of archaeologists who undertake archaeological surveys in the area.



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A couple of interesting books, one entitled " Poetical Reminiscences of Western Australia," and the other containing a collection of West Australian flowers and ferns, have been forwarded to Lord Charles Beresford by Sir John Forrest, Premier of Western Australia, as a gift from Mrs Margaretta Dore, grand-daughter of Mrs Ann Glanville.

Inside the fly-leaf is written in Mrs Dore's handwriting, " To Admiral Lord Charles and Lady Beresford, in memory of Ann Glanville." Signed "Margaretta Dore, Glanville Villa, Perth, Western Australia."

Lord Charles had taken an interest in Ann Glanville because she was the mother of some of the finest sailors in the British Navy. She was a fine, stalwart woman, and was the noted boat-woman of Saltash, Devon. She died at eighty years of age

Ann married John GLANVILLE [11002] [MRIN: 3639], son of William GLANVILLE [11040] and Ann KILVERT [11041]. (John GLANVILLE [11002] was born about 1795.)