New Year Honours 1961
Laura Massingham Alexander MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to youth in Southend-on-Sea.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1961
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to youth in Southend-on-Sea.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 538 times in the New Year Honours List 1961 — about 40% of the list.
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 New Year Honours 1961
- John Geoffrey Unsworth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Royal Navy
- Stanley Rudolph Bartlett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Royal Navy
'Constance Gwenllian Thomas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Honorary Secretary
(Ethel Grace Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
) Douglas Jeffrey Cairns
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
) Robert Hugh Cuming Royal Scots Greys
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Abdullah Hamid Khalifa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
“for Local Government, Aden.”
Ada Elizabeth Newby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Adam Louis Mohamed
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Adolphus Jesse Skinner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Agnes Nimmo Carruthers
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Akio Nansowe Wamara Kamese
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Alace Joan BATTEN. Lately Honorary Secretary
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
“for the Preservation of Rural England.”
Alan Swainson Townsend
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Alan Wright
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Albert Edwin Young
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
“For services to the community.”
Albert James Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Albert Johnson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Albert Ross Bowtell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Albert Victor Adam Fiddes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Albert Victor Bryant
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Albert William Parkin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
Alexander Aitken
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
“For services in the field of localgovernment.”
Alfred Edward Bickerstaff
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1961
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Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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 · 1961
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1961 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1960.
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