Alan Glass is the husband of Vivian Lewis, the daughter of Cecilia Levinson, the sister-in-law of Minnie Glynn, my 1st cousin 2x removed. Glynn family HERE. Levinson family HERE.
Born: 15 April 1918 in Manchester, England
Hebrew Name: Abraham son of Yitzhak
Occupation: Orthopaedic Surgeon
Married: Vivian Lewis in (April to June) 1947 in Manchester, England. Vivian was 23 and Alan age 29
Children
Their daughter was born in 1948 when Alan was 30 and Vivian 24. There was also a younger son who became a general practitioner but I don't know his name
- Alison Margot Glass 1948 -
Census details
1939 Register
In the 1939 Register Alan is residing at the Booth Hall Hospital as a medical student
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Death
15 August 1996, at Manchester, England at age 78. He was buried on 16 August 1996 in the Southern Cemetery, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, England
Tombstone for Alan Glass: "Alan Glass F.R.C.S. 1918 - 1996 a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Much loved and sadly missed. He brought joy and fun to so many"
Hebrew translation "Abraham son of Yitzhak"
Obituary
Glass, Alan (1919 - 1996)
Identifier: RCS: E007958
Full Name: Glass, Alan
Date of Birth: 15 April 1919 [SIC]
Place of Birth: Manchester
Date of Death: 15 August 1996
Occupation: Orthopaedic surgeon
Titles/Qualifications: MRCS and FRCS 1949
MB ChB Victoria 1941
Alan Glass was born on 15 April 1919 in Manchester, the son of Isidore, a textile merchant, and his wife, Nellie, née Foster. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Manchester University. He became house surgeon at Manchester Royal Infirmary, where he was much influenced by Sir Harry Platt and Mr David Lloyd Griffiths.
During the second world war he served with the RAMC in Burma as a major, second-in-command of a field ambulance. After the war he was seconded from his senior registrar post to Copenhagen to study its management of the recent epidemic of poliomyelitis and especially the long term care of the most disabled victims. He soon developed a major interest in the orthopaedic problems of children and was further seconded to Florence to study congenital dislocation of the hip, while the hospital chairman termed him 'Booth Hall's first travelling fellow'.
He was appointed consultant orthopaedic surgeon to the North Manchester Hospital Group and Booth Hall Children's Hospital in 1954 and stayed there until he retired in 1983. He was a careful, conservative surgeon, avoiding speculative or adventurous procedures. He was much in demand for a medicolegal opinion and was also adviser to Manchester United Football Club and to the Lancashire Cricket Club. He was an enthusiast for music, having been to Glyndebourne only a few days before his death.
He married Vivian Lewis in 1947 and they had a daughter, who became a MCSP, and a son, who became a general practitioner in Manchester. Alan Glass died of ischaemic heart disease on 15 August 1996, survived by his wife and family.
Author: Royal College of Surgeons of England
Sources: BMJ 1996 313 1003