Joan Marsham
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Dame Joan Marsham was a British
philanthropist and chairman of the executive committee of the Girl Guides Association from 1938 to 1948. She was Chairman of the National Women's Auxiliary of the Young Men's Christian Association (founded in Britain in 1918) from 1931 until 1972.
, Somerset
, England
, she married the Hon. Sydney Edward Marsham, son of Charles Marsham, 4th Earl of Romney
and Lady Frances Augusta Constance Muir Rawdon-Hastings, on 2 February 1911.
and later was elevated to DBE in 1945 "for public services".
United Kingdom
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philanthropist and chairman of the executive committee of the Girl Guides Association from 1938 to 1948. She was Chairman of the National Women's Auxiliary of the Young Men's Christian Association (founded in Britain in 1918) from 1931 until 1972.
Background
Born as Muriel Joan Warry, the daughter of William Warry of ShapwickShapwick, Somerset
Shapwick is a village on the Somerset Levels, in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England. It is situated to the west of Glastonbury.-History:Shapwick is the site of one end of the Sweet Track, an ancient causeway dating from the 39th century BC....
, Somerset
Somerset
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, England
England
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, she married the Hon. Sydney Edward Marsham, son of Charles Marsham, 4th Earl of Romney
Earl of Romney
Earl of Romney is a title that has been created twice. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1694 in favour of the soldier and politician Henry Sydney. He had been made Baron Milton and Viscount Sidney at the same time in 1689. Sydney was the younger son of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of...
and Lady Frances Augusta Constance Muir Rawdon-Hastings, on 2 February 1911.
Honours
She was awarded the OBEOrder of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
and later was elevated to DBE in 1945 "for public services".
Family
- Husband: Hon. Sydney Edward Marsham (b. 29 December 1879 - d. 6 January 1952)
- Child: Lt.-Col. Peter William Marsham (b. 8 June 1913 - d. 1970)