Laura (Metcalf) Gledhill (1892 - 1939)

Born 8 Sep 1892 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Gledhill — married 14 Jun 1916 in St Mary and All Saint's Church, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1939 at age 46 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Laura was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England on 8 September 1892 the daughter of Harriet Fletcher and James Metcalf.^[1][2]

At the age of 18 she is listed as a shop assistant in the 1911 census.^[3]

Later she worked as the housekeeper for Charles and Elizabeth Gledhill. Elizabeth suffered from a lengthy period of ill health prior to her death. Following the death of Elizabeth in 1915 Charles and Laura were married in the church with the crooked spire St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield.^[4] This caused a scandal in the Gledhill family as Laura was 23 years old and Charles was 53 years old.

She gave Charles a son Charles Frederick Gledhill who was their only child.

Laura died in 1939 at the young age of 46 due to Bright's (kidney) Disease leaving Charles a widower for the second time.^[5][6] She is buried in Boythorpe Cemetery beside her husband Charles Gledhill.

She was an attractive woman with curly auburn hair that was inherited by her granddaughter.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
   citing Birth Registration, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
   FamilySearch Record: 2X1Y-VFX (accessed 29 December 2022)
   Laura Medcalf birth registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1892 in Chesterfield.
2. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   FamilySearch Record: JSBG-Z4L (accessed 29 December 2022)
   Laura Medcalf baptism on 30 Sep 1892 (born 8 Sep 1892), daughter of James Medcalf & Harriet Medcalf, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
3. ↑ 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
   citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: X7T5-BL3 (accessed 29 December 2022)
   FindMyPast Image
   Laura Metcalf (18), single daughter, in household of James Metcalf (5) in Chesterfield registration district in Derbyshire, England. Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
4. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
   citing 1916, quarter 2, vol. 7B, p. 1455, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
   FamilySearch Record: 26XX-6NJ (accessed 29 December 2022)
   Laura Metcalf marriage to Charles Gledhill registered Apr-May-Jun 1916 in Chesterfield.
5. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007"
   General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9c; Page: 375
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7579 #25751297 (accessed 29 December 2022)
   Laura Gledhill death registered Apr-May-Jun 1939 in Sheffield (age 46).
6. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182589456/laura-gledhill