Gladys Emily Grime

   Cause of her death was Puerperal Fever (Childbed Fever)/Gastro Enteritis and Cardiac thrombosis as on death certificate.

  General Notes:

Buried in family grave at All Saints Church, Childwall Abbey Road,
Childwall, Liverpool, in same grave as parents. Email from church recieved July 2009:
"As you may have noticed the person you are looking for is named Gladys Emily Handley in our Records. She was interred 7^th July 1921, the grave number is 372A she was 30years of age and lived at 91 Rocky lane West Derby.

Others in the grave are John Grime of 115 Swanside Road Huyton aged 83 was interred 17^th of May 1949. And Emily Augusta Grime of 115 Swanside Road Huyton aged 87 was interred 4^th of October 1957.
The grave does have a small stone on it but is mostly buried. If you wish to see the grave we have a Parish caretaker he works Monday to Friday his mobile number is 07785505362.
Or failing that I am some times available my mobile number is 07909828701.
I hope this helps Neil Thomas (Records)."

  Medical Notes:

Note on a scrap of paper sent from John Starie Handley (b. 1891) to daughter Gladys. Note was attached to a letter dated 21/6/1962.
" Personal.
I suppose you know that Monday 3rd July is the anniversary of your Mother's death from puerperal fever. I have never been able to find the cause of this. Some have said from unhygenic treatment at birth but Dr Roberts across the road on the new estate said it was a virus and the cause was unknown. But Drs wont tell us' lay' people the truth. I was in Wales, Newtown Montgomery when I got the letter from Gran of your birth and that everything was O.K. I rushed home on the Thurs. and had the shock of my life when I saw your Mother. I ordered ' other opinion' and a specialist from Rodney Gr. came and said "nothing to worry about" - on the Sat. Can you believe them? Two days only later she passed away. Surely that man lied to me - yet took his fee."

  Noted events in her life were:

• Occupation: Artistic designer: Liverpool, UK.

• Employment: part time assistant in her mother's shop, 1911, Rocky Lane, Liverpool, England. ⁹⁴

• Education: art school, 1911, Liverpool, UK. ²²⁹

Gladys married John Starie (Jack) Handley, son of Joseph Starie Handley and Mary Ann Done, on 21 Aug 1920 in St Bridget's Church, Wavertree, Lancaster, UK ²¹⁷.^,218 (John Starie (Jack) Handley was born on 17 Dec 1891 in 33 Cleveland Street, Shrewsbury, England ¹²⁷, christened on 17 Aug 1898 and died on 27 Nov 1970 in 48 Old Coach Road, Droitwich, England ¹²⁸.). The cause of his death was liver cancer ?.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Contract: Witness L.Iverna (Ivy). Cubbin, best friend of Gladys Grime.