Glass was born on 6 April 1948 to Godfrey Glass and Cathleen(Green).4 His father was the son of Robert Franklin Glass, son of Thomas Jordan Glass, a casualty of the 1885 Tristan da Cunha lifeboat disaster, and son of the islands founder William Glass.5
Glass is the cousin of Albert Glass, Conrad Glass, James Glass and Anne Green former Chief Islanders.6
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Glass, Conrad (2014-01-01). Rockhopper Copper. Polperro Heritage Press. ISBN 978-0-9530012-3-1. 978-0-9530012-3-1 ↩
Britt-Gallagher, Susan; Hayne, Tricia (2015-11-05). St Helena: Ascension. Tristan Da Cunha. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-939-1. 978-1-84162-939-1 ↩
Glass, James; Kilpatrick, Fiona. "Anne Green receives her MBE Honour". www.tristandc.com. Retrieved 2024-12-18. https://www.tristandc.com/government/news-2021-09-14-anne-green-mbe.php ↩