Alexandra Winkfield Timpson MBE (née Dodd; 25 April 1946 – 5 January 2016) was a British campaigner for children's rights.
She grew up in Lymm, Cheshire.[1] Together with her husband John Timpson, she had three children (including politicians Edward Timpson and James Timpson, Baron Timpson, adopted two more, and fostered at least ninety other children.[1]
In the 2006 New Year Honours, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "for services to Children and Families".[2]
References
- ^ a b "Alex Timpson, children's campaigner - obituary". Telegraph. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ United Kingdom:"No. 57855". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 2005. p. 22.