Born about in Québec, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles William Drury
and Mary Louise (Henderson) Drury
Wife of
William Maxwell Aitken
— married
29 Jan 1906 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Descendants 
Died
at about age 42
in London, Middlesex, England
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Oct 2014
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Biography
Gladys was the daughter of Major-General Charles William Drury and Mary Louisa Henderson.
She married William Maxwell Aitken, the future Lord Beaverbrook, on January 29, 1906.[1][2] They had three children.
Baroness Beaverbrook died December 1, 1927, at Stornoway House, St. James, London, Middlesex, England.[3] The Lady Beaverbrook Residence at the University of New Brunswick, built in 1928 as a gift from Lord Beaverbrook, the university's chancellor, was named in her honour.[4]
Burial: St Michael Churchyard, Mickleham, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England. [5]
Inscription on headstone:
In memory of Gladys, wife of William Maxwell, Baron Beaverbrook. Born 14th. February 1885, died 1st. December 1927. And so thy thoughts when thou art gone Love itself shall slumber on.
Sources
- ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F22G-6VL : accessed 8 March 2016), William Maxwell Aitken and Gladys Henderson Drury, 29 Jan 1906; citing Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, reference p 161 cn 32; FHL microfilm 1,298,883.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWLS-9CZ : accessed 8 March 2016), Gladys H Aitken, St George Hanover Square, , London, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ LADY BEAVERBROOK PASSES IN LONDON. (1927, Dec 02). The Globe (1844-1936) Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.torontopubliclibrary.ca/docview/1356284567?accountid=14369
- ↑ University of New Brunswick
- ↑ Gladys Henderson Drury Aitken Beaverbrook Memorial Page on Find A Grave. Gladys Henderson Drury Aitken Beaverbrook
- Gladys Henderson Drury Aitken Beaverbrook Memorial Page on Find A Grave. Gladys Henderson Drury Aitken Beaverbrook
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