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Enid, Lady Burnham

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Enid, Lady Burnham
Enid, Lady Burnham from a 1971 newspaper
Girl Guide Chief Commissioner for England
Personal details
Born
Marie Enid Robson

27 May 1894
Buenos Aires, Argentina[1]
Died29 July 1979 (1979-07-30) (aged 85)
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England

The Rt. Hon. Enid Lawson, Baroness Burnham CBE (née Marie Enid Robson; 27 May 1894 – 29 July 1979) served as the Girl Guide Chief Commissioner for England.[2]

She was born in Buenos Aires, the only daughter of Hugh Scott Robson, a British-Argentinian polo player,[3] and his wife, Lucy Grigg.[4][5] She had an older brother, Noel Robson. The family moved back to England in February 1901[6] and lived with her maternal grandparents.[1] She was educated at Heathfield School in Berkshire.[2] On 28 January 1920, she married Edward Lawson, 4th Baron Burnham. They had two sons and a daughter.[7]

Honours

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She was a recipient of the Silver Fish Award, the highest adult award in Girlguiding, awarded for outstanding service to Girlguiding combined with service to world Guiding.[8]

Lady Burnham was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1957.[9]

Family

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Lord and Lady Burnham had three children:[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b 1901 England Census
  2. ^ a b "Obituary: Enid, Lady Burnham". The Times. 31 July 1979. p. 12.
  3. ^ Laffaye, Horace A. (2009). The Evolution of Polo. McFarland. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-7864-5415-0. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. ^ Argentina, National Census, 1895
  5. ^ The Belfast Newsletter (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices)
  6. ^ UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
  7. ^ a b "Lawson, Edward Frederick". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34443. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) "In 1920 he married Marie Enid (d. 1979), daughter of Hugh Scott Robson, of London and Buenos Aires. They had two sons and a daughter."
  8. ^ Liddell, Alix (1976). Story of the Girl Guides 1938–1975. London: Girl Guides Association.
  9. ^ "No. 41089". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1957. p. 3377.
  10. ^ England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2018
  • Liddell, Alix (1976). Story of the Girl Guides 1938–1975. London: Girl Guides Association.