Gladys Gamble Parks Sailed on the RMS Scythia By Jim Potter RMS Scythia’s passenger list revealed personal information about Gladys Mary Parks. She was eighteen, married, born in 1908 in Kingston-Hull, England. Gladys was five feet, three inches tall (two inches shorter than Robert), with brown hair, brown eyes, and a dark complexion. She had a burn scar on the back of her neck, was in possession of twenty-eight dollars (worth $516 in 2026), and her occupation was listed as housewife. … [Read more...] about Researching Robert
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Leaving Liverpool By Jim Potter On June 5, 1926, as Mrs. Gladys Gamble Parks prepared to board the RMS Scythia from Liverpool’s landing stage, she may have considered the many ships she had previously observed from the docks of Hull, her hometown. However, this time was different. Gladys was a traveler, not an observer. The eighteen-year-old watched busy ferry boats crossing the River Mercy, dodging massive ships as squawking seagulls flew overhead and rode the waves that lapped … [Read more...] about Researching Robert
