Gladys Elinor Watkins was born on 20 October 1884 in New Zealand. She went on to become a music teacher, singer, pianist, and the first official carillonneur of the National War Memorial Carillon in Wellington.
Strike a Chord: The Melodious Life of Gladys Elinor Watkins – A New Zealander Music Maestro and Carillonneur (1884–1939)