Bessie Caroline Fellows

Female, ID #23923, b. 15 November 1892, d. April 1981

Alternate Names

     She was also known as Elizabeth. She was also known as Betty C. recorded in 1950 census. Her married name was Wegg. Her married name was Glanville. Her married name was Butler.

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Bessie Caroline Fellows was born on 15 November 1892 at Olive Township, Ottawa Co., MI, USA.
     Bessie Caroline Fellows and an unknown person were divorced before 1940 from David Wegg, who was found Divorced and living alone in Northampton City, Massachutsetts (1940 census), but recorded living in New York in 1935.
     She married Frank Ranulf Ruttledge Glanville, son of Frank Henry Glanville and Edythe Mary Kane B.A., C.B.E., LLB, between 1940 and 1941 at the USA probably Bessie having been married before, to a Mr Butler, and a David Spencer Wegg Jnr (on May 12, 1927 in New York, USA.)
     She died in April 1981 at Canary Islands (when age calculated as 88); recorded with the name Betty FELLOWS.

Other information

     Bessie was married 3 times.
     In 1966 One source believed Bessie and her husband lived apart after marriage.
However, in the 1960s Frank wrote regularly to a Canary newspaper "the Canary Islands Sun 1966", in which he stated he and his wife moved to Gran Canaries about 5 years previously to avoid the high cost of living in New Jersey, and was clearly still with his wife at that time. At this time they were living at Ciudad Jardin, in a two storey chalet on a corner plot.

Address(es), Census(es) & Occupation(s)

  • Bessie Caroline Fellows appeared on the census of 1930 at 79th Street, Queens, New York, NY, USA; as 37yr old Michigan born Elizabeth Wegg, with 42yr old husband David born Wisconsin. 12 yr old Helen Wegg and 15 yr old Dorothy Wegg with them, both born Utah. David was an electical engineer.
  • Bessie was working in insurance publicity in 1930.
  • She and Frank Ranulf Ruttledge Glanville appeared on the census of 1950 at Collingswood, Camden Co., NJ, USA; his age recorded 42, hers 40.
  • Bessie was an advertiser, working in advertising in 1950.

Family

Frank Ranulf Ruttledge Glanville b. 13 May 1908, d. 9 Aug 1970