Alex Timpson

Alex Timpson
MBE
Born
Alexandra Winkfield Dodd

25 April 1946
Died5 January 2016 (2016-01-06) (aged 69)
Spouse
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(m. 1968)​
Children5, including Edward and James

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]

  1. ^ a b "Alex Timpson, children's campaigner - obituary". Telegraph. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ United Kingdom:"No. 57855". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 2005. p. 22.