Died 1981 Parent(s) Rose Kerr
Mark Kerr | Name Alix Liddell | |
Born 10 May 1907 ( 1907-05-10 ) Occupation Girl Guides leader; writer Spouse(s) Maurice Liddell (1937-1976; his death); 2 daughters Children Virginia Sarah Alix Ashton (nee Liddell)
Judith Rose Jackson (nee Liddell) | ||
Alix Kerr Liddell OBE (10 May 1907 – 1981) contributed to the Guiding and Girl Scouting movement both in the United Kingdom and internationally. She wrote several books on the history of Guiding.
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Family
Alix Liddell was the daughter of Rose Kerr, a pioneer of Girl Guiding, and Admiral Mark Kerr, British Navy. Her great-grandfather was the 6th Marquess of Lothian. On 28 July 1937 she married Maurice Arthur Liddell, OBE (1905–1976). They had two children: Virginia Sarah Alix Ashton (born 16 September 1941) and Judith Rose Jackson (born 2 October 1944)
Guiding and Scouting
The Kerr family were personal friends of Olave and Robert Baden-Powell and Liddell's mother was heavily involved in Guiding. Liddell began her life in Guiding as a Brownie. She attended the first International Camp in Normandy in 1922. Later she became both a Guider and a Commissioner.
She held numerous positions at national level within UK Guiding including Chairman of Publications Committee, International Commissioner and member of the Education Panel. She attended nine of the ten World Conferences between 1950 and 1975.
Liddell produced numerous books on Guiding, including several on the history of the movement. She was editor of The Council Fire, a World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) publication, for nearly 30 years. Liddell was awarded the Silver Fish.