Enid, Lady Burnham

Enid, Lady Burnham
Enid, Lady Burnham
Girl Guide Chief Commissioner for England
Personal details
Born	Marie Enid Robson; 27 May 1894; Buenos Aires, Argentina[1]
Died	29 July 1979 (aged 85); Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England

Enid, Lady Burnham CBE (née Marie Enid Robson; 27 May 1894 – 29 July 1979) was a British scouting official who 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

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

Lord and Lady Burnham had three children:[7]

William Edward Harley Lawson, 5th Baron Burnham (1920–1993)
Hon Lucia Edith Lawson (29 August 1922 – 24 July 2011),[10] married Roger Marquis, 2nd Earl of Woolton, divorced 1953. Married John William Whitehead in 1966.
Hugh John Frederick Lawson, 6th Baron Burnham (1931–2005)

References

1901 England Census
"Obituary: Enid, Lady Burnham". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 31 July 1979. p. 12.
Laffaye, Horace A. (2009). The Evolution of Polo. McFarland. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-7864-5415-0. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
Argentina, National Census, 1895
The Belfast Newsletter (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices)
UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
"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."
Liddell, Alix (1976). Story of the Girl Guides 1938–1975. London: Girl Guides Association.
"No. 41089". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1957. p. 3377.
England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2018

Liddell, Alix (1976). Story of the Girl Guides 1938–1975. London: Girl Guides Association.

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[1901census-1] 1901 England Census

[times-2] "Obituary: Enid, Lady Burnham". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 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

[ODNB-7] "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."

[Liddell-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