Birthday Honours 1980
Florence Mary Hickson MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• Ambassador
“For welfare services to children in Bermunda.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For welfare services to children in Bermunda.
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“For welfare services to children in Bermunda.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For welfare services to children in Bermunda.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 469 times in the Birthday Honours List 1980 — about 33% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Ambassador.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1980
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“For service to the English Speaking Union.”
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Alan Herbert Harrison
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Senior Executive Officer
Alan Ross McKINNELL Black Watch .
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Albert Edward Tattum
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“For services to the com- munity in Wigan and Leigh.”
Albert Francis Hood
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“For services to the disabled.”
Albert George Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Managing Director
Albert Walter White
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“For service to Local Government and to the com- munity.”
Alexander McKenzie Bannerman
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Senior Scientific Officer
Alexander Paterson
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Alexander Wilson
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Alfred Hampton
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“For services to the , poultry industry.”
Alfred Raymond Finch
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Director
Alistair John William Robins
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Alistair William McKENZIE
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Allan Cecil Cameron
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“For services to ex-service men and women.”
Allen Henry John Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Andrew Robert Thompson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Royal Air Force
Andrew Ronald John Prior
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Royal Air Force
Ann Waltuck
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“For services to University House Legal Advice Bureau, Bethnal Green, London.”
Archibald Muir
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Arthur Donald Andrew Dodgson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For community service.”
Arthur Edmund Wood
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Senior Executive Officer
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
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Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
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Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
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Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
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Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1980
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1980 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1980.
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