▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Cry er ▁announced ▁she ▁would ▁not ▁contest ▁the ▁next ▁general ▁election , ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁health , ▁energy ▁levels ▁and ▁age . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Cry er ▁un success fully ▁stood ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Il k ley ▁w ard ▁of ▁City ▁of ▁Brad ford ▁Metropolitan ▁District ▁Council . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁interview ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁Parliament ' s ▁or al ▁history ▁project . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Cry er ▁married ▁Bob ▁Cry er ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁research er ▁in ▁social ▁history ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Es sex ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁full - time ▁personal ▁assistant ▁to ▁her ▁husband ▁when ▁he ▁entered ▁parliament ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁She ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁car ▁with ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Cry er ▁has ▁a ▁son ▁and ▁a ▁daughter , ▁and ▁two ▁step children ▁from ▁her ▁second ▁marriage ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁the ▁Rev ▁John ▁Hamm ers ley , ▁who ▁died ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁ ▁Internet ▁invent or ▁claim ▁ ▁Until ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Cry er ' s ▁Wikipedia ▁page ▁contained ▁information ▁associ ating ▁the ▁in vention ▁of ▁the ▁Internet ▁to ▁her . ▁This ▁remained ▁un ch alleng ed