Gladys Edith Mabel SYER

  General Notes:

Have picture of a 'Gladys Edith Mabel xxx" aged 18 months taken in Oct 1890. Think this is her. Last name COULD be Lyon or Sykes, later found marriage record and surname is Syer.

Was a witness at the wedding of Thomas George-Powell and Ann St John Wright in 1940.

There are 2 possibles on the 1901 census;
Gladys Syer, b~1897 in Surbiton, Pupil in Worthing, Sussex
Gladys M Syer, b~1899 in Kings Lynn, Living St Margaret's, Norfolk.
1st one more likely due to a) location and b) otherwise would only be 16 when got married. Actually when you look at first one age could be 4 or could also be 11, which seems more likely given she is at boarding school. This also ties in roughly with date and age on back of picture.

The Times (no date but he died in 1918); The funeral of Mr Robert Brudenell Carter FRCS took place at West Norwood Cemetery yesterday. The entire service was conducted at the graveside by the Rev F.M.Anderson. The principal mourners were; Dr.Wm Beecher Carter (son) and Mrs Carter, Col W.G.Carter CMG (Cousin), Miss M.L.Carter (cousin), Mrs.Griffiths, Miss Dora Syer (granddaughters) and Miss Alice Brown.
Amongst others attending the service were ...... Mr.C.S.Griffiths....... Among the wreaths from relatives and personal friends was one "in affectionate memory" from The Times and another from the committee, staff and members of the International Cooperative Trade Society, of which Mr Carter was chairman for 19 years and treasurer for 31 years. ........ he was the first - or almost the first - writer for The Times who used a typewriter.

Presumably she died sometime in the 1950's (MTG-P has pictures of her he took when aged 10, and she didn't move to Leeds when Cyril did).

Gladys married Cyril Stephen GRIFFITHS, son of Stephen Lewis# GRIFFITHS and Katharine Isabel# POWIS, on 24 Aug 1915 in St Mary Abbotts, Kensington, London. (Cyril Stephen GRIFFITHS was born on 13 Feb 1882 in Fairthorn, Pelhurst Rd, Ryde, Isle of Wight and died Q1 1975 in Leeds.)