Gladys Eleanor Lyons (1892 - 1972)

Gladys Eleanor Lyons is the sister of Brenda Margaret Lyons, known as Peggy, the wife of my maternal great uncle, Simon Bernard Levin. She was also known as Gladys Ella Lyons. Lyons family tree HERE

Parents: Abraham Lyons (1861 - 1933) and Augusta Lillian Wilks (1873 - 1934)

Tombstones for Abraham and Augusta Lyons, both buried in Townhill Cemetery, Swansea, Wales

Born: 21 November 1892 in Swansea, Wales

Hebrew name: Gittel daughter of Avraham

Occupation: Pharmacist (dispenser)

Engagement: Gladys's fiance, a captain, was killed in World War 1 and she never married

Census details

1901

Glady's parents. Abraham and Augusta are living at 52 Walter Road, Swansea, Wales. Abraham is 39, a pawnbroker and jeweler and has his own shop. Augusta is 28. The children are Gladys Ella age 8, Lewis Marcus age 6, Claude Lipman age 5 and Dorothy Winifred age 3. They have two helpers, Eunice Williams age 20, the cook and Margaret Jones also age 20 and a nurse

1911
The family are still at "Milverton", 52 Walter Road, Swansea, Wales. Abraham is 49, a pawnbroker and jeweler and has his own shop. Augusta is 37 and is an antique dealer also with her own shop. The children are Gladys Ella age 18, Lewis Marcus age 16, Claude Lipman age 15, Dorothy Winifred age 13, and Brenda Margaret age 1 year old. They have two servants, Elizabeth McIndoor, a widow age 41 who is the cook and Elizabeth Lewis age 21 who is the housemaid. The house has 12 rooms

Electoral register extract

An electoral register from 1935

Gladys, her sister Brenda (Peggy), their brother Lewis and his wife Tillie are all living at 8 York Avenue, Liverpool, England

Gladys is living with her sister Tillie at 233 Menlove Avenue, Liverpool, England in 1968

Travel

Gladys made two trips to South Africa, in 1947 and 1957-8

Gladys was a passenger on the Priam from Liverpool, England to Cape Town departing 7 June 1947

Gladys was a passenger on the Rhodesia Castle from Cape Town to London arriving on 26 January 1958

Letter

A letter from Gladys to my mom in July 1955 congratulating her on becoming engaged

Photo

Gladys Lyons (at left) with her younger sister Peggy Levin (at right) in Liverpool, England in October 1963

Death
15 February 1972 in Liverpool, England at 79 years of age. Buried in the Broadgreen Cemetery, Liverpool, England, plot no L-08-001

Liverpool Jewish Burial Record for Gladys Lyons

Tombstone inscription: In loving memory of Gladys Lyons who passed away 15th Feb 1972. Deeply mourned

Hebrew translation: Here is buried Gitel, daughter of Avraham. Passed away 30 Shevat 5732. May her soul be bound up in the bond of life

Probate

Gladys Ella Lyons Probate dated 18 April 1972. She was living at 233 Menlove Avenue, Liverpool. The value of her estate was £3,613

Residences

Gladys lived at 52 Walter Road, Swansea, Wales from some time before 1901 until her move to Liverpool, England in 1932

From 1932 - 1937 Gladys was living at 8 York Avenue, Liverpool, England

Gladys lived with her brother Lewis and his wife Tillie at 'Beech Lodge', Allerton Road, Liverpool, England. The property no longer exists

At the time of her death in 1972 Gladys was listed as living at 233 Menlove Avenue, Liverpool, England. She lived here with her sister-in-law Tillie Lewis, the widow of her late brother Lewis