Enid, Lady Burnham | |
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![]() 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] |
Died | 29 July 1979 Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England | (aged 85)
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]
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]
Lord and Lady Burnham had three children: [7]
Enid, Lady Burnham | |
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![]() 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] |
Died | 29 July 1979 Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England | (aged 85)
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]
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]
Lord and Lady Burnham had three children: [7]