Gladys Topham was the daughter of John Topham and Ellen Frankland.

Gladys was born on Saturday 24 January 1891 in Brotherod Farm, Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire.

Gladys married Leonard Holt on Wednesday 14 October 1914 in Wardle Parish Church, Wardle, Lancashire.

She had the following children from her marriage to Leonard Holt:

- Fred Holt	born on 22 September 1916 in the Rochdale Registration District (Dec. quarter).
- Olive Holt	born on 3 May 1919 in the Rochdale Registration District (Jun. quarter).
- Thomas (Tom) Holt	born on 8 May 1921 in the Rochdale Registration District (Jun. quarter).
- Joseph Holt	born in 1923 in the Rochdale Registration District (Sep. quarter).
- Evelyn Holt	born in 1928 (date suppressed) in the Rochdale Registration District (Mar. quarter).
- Betty Holt	born in 1929 (date suppressed) in the Rochdale Registration District (Sep. quarter).

The places where she lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1890		Rochdale, Lancashire.	Note 1.
1891		Brotherod Farm, Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1901	1911	Brown Wardle, Wardle, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1914	1931	Old Vicarage, Whitworth, Rochdale, Lancashire.	Note 3.
1932	1976	Syke, Rochdale, Lancashire.	Note 3.

Gladys died when she was 85 years old, in 1976 in the Rochdale Registration District, Lancashire.  

Notes - Sources of information:

1.	See 1901 Census. Gladys' birthplace.
2.	Marriage details provided by Evelyn Naylor (nee Holt).
3.	Information provided by Evelyn Naylor (nee Holt).

Census Data:

Year	Address
1891	Brotherod Farm, Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire.
1901	Brown Wardle, Wardle, Lancashire.
1911	Brown Wardle, Wardle, Lancashire.
1939	36 Gale Street, Rochdale, Lancashire.