Gladys M. Hirst was born on Saturday 12 June 1897 in the Rochdale Registration District, Lancashire (Sep Qtr).

Gladys married John Henry (Harry) Topham in 1930 in the Rochdale Registration District, Lancashire (Mar. quarter).

She had the following children from her marriage to John Henry (Harry) Topham:

- Peter Gordon Topham	born on 12 May 1930 in the Rochdale Registration District, Lancashire.
- Florence Rosamund Topham	born in 1932 in the Rochdale Registration District, Lancashire.
- John David Topham	born on 18 February 1938 in the Heywood Registration District, Lancashire.

Gladys died when she was 78 years old, in 1976 in the Rochdale Registration District (Jun Qtr).  

Census Data:

Year	Address
1939	Fecit Farm, Rochdale Road, Ramsbottom, Lancashire.