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I recall meeting a Gladys or Gwladys Stanley Laidler at an event at the Library Theatre in Manchester around 1956, to celebrate the opening of some new facility there. She was in the company of the comedian/ singer Harry Secombe. Both were billed as a celebrities for this event. Its not a name you forget easily, but at the time I had never heard of her. I understood that she was an actress or literary figure of some standing.

Roger Brian.

thanks for all your work and support

As has been clearly illustrated, two Gladys Cotterills were born in Birmingham in 1896

Gladys AMELIA did not marry Stanley and Laidler

She married HANDS........................and this is her death

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006

Name: Gladys Amelia Hands
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1896
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1976
Age at Death: 79
Registration district: Plymouth
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 21
Page: 2525

1940 US census:
Name: Walter Cotterill
Age: 47
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: England
Marital Status: Divorced
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Home in 1940: Thomaston, Litchfield, Connecticut
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Inferred Residence in 1935: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut
Residence in 1935: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 81A
Institution: Town Jail Lines 1 To 3 Park Hotel Lines 5 To 28
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Herman Brayfield 35
Walter Cotterill 47
Frederick C Yates 59
Vincent L Madden 35
Thomas J O'Brien 60
Charles A Gay 56
Donald A MacDonald 32
Arthur A Kemp 46
Ernert Weise 67
Andrew Smolen 42
Leroy F Childs 33
Albert Davidson 37
George Kobryn 27
Mary E Vinton 65
Eva Gould 33
Silas W Coy 54
Wae Mac Burrey 40
William F Kana 28
Esther Price 48
Emil J Dietlin 27
Victor Borucki 46
Mary E Howard 45
James F Ceozynoski 48
Warley R Jones 33

Name: Walter Cotterill
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1936
Street Address: Union sq
Residence Place: Torrington; Winsted; Litchfield; Norfolk; Goshen, Connecticut
Occupation: Dist Rep
Spouse:
Pearl P Cotterill
Publication Title: Torrington, Winsted, Litchfield, Norfolk and Goshen, Connecticut, City Directory, 1936

(sorry Jonesey, took longer, had to view next page!, Walter as Brother)

Chris :)

Rebecca,

From the information found and posted above it looks almost certain that the Gladys Cotterill that Francis Laidler married in 1926 was Gladys Florence Cotterill not Gladys Amelia Cotterill.

Which Gladys are you connected to and how?

You mention the names of Gladys's brothers as being confirmed to you by your relatives. Both Gladys's seem to have had 2 brothers (According to the 1911 census) have you followed those brothers forward in time to see if there is anything to confirm what your relatives have told you?

EDIT: I see from what Chris has just found that Gladys Florence Laidler nee Cotterill's friend was a Walter Cotterill (Her brother?, see 1911 census) on her 1938 trip to New York. This is further evidence that it was Gladys Florence Cotterill rather than Gladys Amelia Cotterill.

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Gladys Florence Laidler
Arrival Date: 29 Aug 1938
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birth Location: England
Birth Location Other: Birmingham
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: English
Place of Origin: England
Friend's Name: Walter Cotterill
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Ship Name: Europa

(Husband, F.Laidler, going to Brother, Walter Cotterill, Litchfield, Conn.)

Chris :)

Name: Gladys ? LAIDLER
Date of departure: 24 August 1938
Port of departure: Southampton
Passenger destination port: New York, USA
Passenger destination: New York, USA
Date of Birth: 1896 (calculated from age)
Age: 42
Marital status:
Sex: Female
Occupation: Actress
Passenger recorded on: Page 1 of 19
Ship:
Official Number:
Master's name:
Steamship Line:
Where bound:
Square feet:
Registered tonnage:
Passengers on voyage:
EUROPA
2635
O Scharf
Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen
New York, USA
49746.25
538

(looks like initial F on image)

Chris :)

1911
COTTERILL,William Head Married18 years M 41 1870 Iron Roller Birmingham Warwickshire
COTTERILL, Florence Maud Wife Married F 34 1877 Bham Warwickshire
COTTERILL, William Charles Son Single M 16 1895 Bham Warwickshire
COTTERILL, Gladys Amelia Daughter Single F 14 1897 Warehouse Packer Bham Warwickshire
COTTERILL, Dennis Bernard Son Single M 12 1899 School Boy Bham Warwickshire
RG number: RG14
Piece: 18033
Reference: RG14PN18033 RG78PN1096 RD384 SD2 ED1 SN77
Registration District: Birmingham
Sub District: All Saints
Enumeration District: 1
Parish: Birmingham
Address: 7 Perrott St Birmingham
County: Warwickshire

(is this the 1911?)

Chris :)

The 1911 census of the Gladys born in Birmingham but living within the Cannock Registration District indicates that her father's name was John, not William. It does not show a second name for Gladys.

1911:
Name: Gladys Cotterill
Age in 1911: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire
Civil parish: Cannock
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Street Address: Market Street, Hednesford, Staffordshire
Marital Status: Single
Registration district: Cannock
Registration District Number: 368
Sub-registration district: Cannock
ED, institution, or vessel: 21
Household schedule number: 14
Piece: 16954
Household Members:
Name Age
John Cotterill 46
Florence Cotterill 39
George Cotterill 19
Walter Cotterill 18
Gladys Cotterill 14

Name: Gladys Florence Cotterill
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 12 Nov 1897
Christening Place: Hednesford, Staffordshire, England
Father's Name: John Edward Cotterill
Mother's Name: Florence

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?hl=en-GB&q=cache:PWqkLpME0dYJ:http://www.its-behind-you.com/bradfordpantos.html%2Bgwladys+laidler&gbv=2&gs_l=heirloom-hp.12...2714.10415.0.12498.15.14.0.1.1.0.171.1726.5j9.14.0...0.0...1c.1.R-G48E2ZHPQ&ct=clnk

(some info. on above, seems she died Monte Carlo between 1973/4)

Chris :)

I GOT HER MIDDLE NAME FROM THE 1911 CENS, WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE CORRECT AS IT MENTIONS HER BROTHERS WHICH HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED FROM MY RELATIVES. THE W IN GWLADYS I BELIEVE WAS ADDED AT A LATER DATE AS IT BECAME HER STAGE NAME. HER PARENTS I HAVE AS FLORENCE AND WILLIAM. MY RELATIVES DO REMEMBER A BABY BEING BORN, AND THOUGHT THE GWLADYS MOTHER CARED FOR THE BABY AS GWLADY STRUGGLED WITH IT'S CONDITION AS THEY SPEAK ABOUT IT.

How did you miss this birth?????

Births Sep 1917 (>99%)
Stanley John A F Cotterill Cannock 6b 792

And death.................

Deaths Jun 1936 (>99%)
Stanley John A F 17 Cannock 6b 490

If he was her son, she obviously didn't keep him with her

Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, later Su... J 77/2080/5143
Divorce Court File: 5143. Appellant: Gladys Florence Stanley. Respondent: Albert Herbert Stanley. Type: Wife's petition for divorce [wd]. . Divorce Court File: 5143. Appellant: Gladys Florence Stanley. Respondent: Albert Herbert Stanley.
Date: 1924

(above from National Archives)

Chris :)

Are you sure you have linked up the right Gladys's?

Births Jun 1896 (>99%)
Cotterill Gladys Florence Birmingham 6d 78

Births Sep 1896 (>99%)
Cotterill Gladys Amelia Birmingham 6d 177

Marriages Dec 1914 (>99%)
Cotterill Gladys A Hands Birmingham 6d 570
Hands William G Cotterill Birmingham 6d 570

Jan

Births Sep 1896
Cotterill Gladys Amelia Birmingham 6d 177

???
Marriages Dec 1914
Cotterill Gladys A Hands Birmingham 6d 570
Hands William G Cotterill Birmingham 6d 570

???
Births Jun 1917
Hands Irene S Cotterill Birmingham 6d 359

???
Name: Gladys Amelia Hands
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1896
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1976
Age at Death: 79
Registration district: Plymouth
Inferred County: Devon
Volume: 21
Page: 2525

???
Name: William G Hands
Birth Date: abt 1894
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1951
Age at Death: 57
Registration district: Birmingham
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 9c
Page: 286

Her second marriage...still doesn't suggest that her second name was AMELIA..........and certainly no 'w' in her first name



Cotterill Gladys F Laidler St Geo H Sq 1a 1028
LAIDLER Francis Stanley St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1028
LAIDLER Francis Cotterill St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1028
Stanley Gladys F Laidler St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 1028

You appear to have latched on to the wrong birth..................this is the one for the person who married Stanley and Laidler

Births Jun 1896 (>99%)
Cotterill Gladys Florence Birmingham 6d 78

It is important that you check your info.......................

OK....the marriage...doesn't quite match your name info


Marriages Sep 1915 (>99%)

Cotterill Gladys F Stanley Cannock 6b 1202
Stanley Albert H Cotterill Cannock 6b 1202

Don't rely on 'family stories'....................some of them are just that.............stories

Any date/location info to help us help you?