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Blaxter Lough
Blaxter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Kenneth Blaxter (other), multiple people *Mildred Blaxter (1925–2010), British sociologist and writer *Blaxter family, owners of Badenyon See also *Baxter (name) Baxter is an Anglo-Saxon and Scottish name, originally from the English occupational surname meaning ''baker'', from the early Middle English ''bakstere'' and the Old English ''bæcere.'' The form ''Bakster'' was originally feminine, with ''Baker ... *Blaxterr Freestone, see Russell Institute {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Blaxter (other)
Kenneth Blaxter may refer to: * Kenneth Blaxter (animal nutritionist) (1919–1991), British animal nutritionist * Kenneth William Blaxter (1896–1964), British civil servant {{Hndis, Blaxter, Kenneth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mildred Blaxter
Mildred Lillington Blaxter (née Hall, 27 March 1925 – 29 August 2010) was a British sociologist and writer. According to her obituary in ''The Guardian'', she "shed new light on the causes of deprivation". Early life She was born Mildred Lillington Hall on 27 March 1925 in Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the elder child and only daughter of Robert Charlton Hall, a bank manager, and his wife, Mildred Violet Hall, née Gleed (1897–1963), an actress. She was educated at St Anne's College, Oxford, and earned a bachelor's degree in English in 1949, and was the first woman to be assistant editor of the student newspaper, ''Isis''. Career Blaxter was in her 40s, and her children were at school, when she read Peter Townsend's study of old people's homes ''The Last Refuge'', and decided she wanted to be a sociologist. In 1967, she enrolled at the newly established department of sociology at the University of Aberdeen, alongside Raymond Illsley, Gordon Horobin, Phil Strong, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badenyon
Badenyon (from Scottish Gaelic: Bad an Eòin - Knoll of the Birds) is a former clachan, or village, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The last farming inhabitant of Badenyon, Jeanie Farquarson, died in the early 1970s. Badenyon is now owned by the Blaxter family and is the host of the great Badenyon Boat Race which has been going for several years. The site of the 13th-century Badenyon Castle Badenyon Castle was a castle, dating from the 13th century around west of Kildrummy, north of Coulins Burn, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Coventry Martin (1997) ''The Castles of Scotland''. Goblinshead. p63 History The castle was the residence of ... is nearby. External links badenyon.org Clachan website* Villages in Aberdeenshire Archaeological sites in Aberdeenshire Former populated places in Scotland {{Aberdeenshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baxter (name)
Baxter is an Anglo-Saxon and Scottish name, originally from the English occupational surname meaning ''baker'', from the early Middle English ''bakstere'' and the Old English ''bæcere.'' The form ''Bakster'' was originally feminine, with ''Baker'' as the masculine equivalent, but over time both names came to apply to both men and women. Ancient variations in the spelling of the surname include Bakster, Baxstar, Baxstair, Baxstare and Baxster. People with the surname A * Al Baxter, Australian rugby union player * Alain Baxter, Scottish skier * Alan Baxter (other), the name of several people * Alexander Baxter, Scottish-Australian politician * Alexander G. Baxter (1859–1934), New York state senator * Alfred Baxter (other), the name of several people * Amy Lynn Baxter, American model and actress * Anne Baxter, American actress * Annie Baxter, American radio reporter * Annie White Baxter (1864–1944), Missouri politician * Archibald Baxter, New Zealand pac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |