When Annie Gladys Butler was born on 6 February 1899 in Edmonton, Middlesex, her father, Robert Henry Butler, a shipping clerk, (1877-1930), was 21, and her mother, Annie (nee Cook 1879-1932), was 20. Her parents married at Edmonton, 3rd April 1898. The family home was Haselbury Road, Silver Street, Edmonton. For much of her life after 1918, Annie Gladys Butler was known as Gladys. She married Victor Palmer Simmonds, a van driver, (1897-1971) in July 1924. They had two children (Dorothy Gladys Simmons (1924-2014) and Peggy Simmons (1926- ) during their marriage. In 1939 they were living at Trevelyan Road, Wandsworth. Gladys died in January 1978 at the age of 78.
Gladys had two sisters, Doris Butler born Edmonton in 1909 (of which little is currently known) and Marjorie Butler (1901-1961). Marjorie married John William Whines, a paper merchant’s export manager, (1899-1943) in 1928. They had a son, David John Whines born in 1935.
The researched family history is here (5):
| Surname | Name | Dates | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whines | Frank Daniel | abt 1865 - | 4776 |
| Whines | Herbert Daniel Nollage | abt 1894 - | 4777 |
| Whines | John William | 12 Aug 1899 - 1 Jan 1943 | 4778 |
| Whines | Mary Winifred | abt 1892 - | 4779 |
| Whines | Norman Thoma Wadsworth | abt 1897 - | 4780 |
| Whines | Ralph Sydney | abt 1907 - | 4781 |
| Wilson | Edith Annie | 6 July 1908 - 1985 | 4782 |
I acquired the collection of photographs and ephemera during 2019. When I received the archive there was little to go on in terms of knowing who originally owned it and who the people were. Following the discovery of a name in the 1914 diary in the collection, I was able to piece together some facts and relationships. I have digitised much of it here:
Gladys Butler 1899-1978 page two here