Early life
Born Margaret Denise Mary Broderick on 9 June 1932 inCareer
Her first job was as a clerk at Sunderland Royal Infirmary. She then progressed to the position of medical secretary and later became a counsellor. She won aPersonal life
Robertson was twice widowed; she married Alexander Inkster "Alex" Robertson (1919–1972) in 1960 and they had a son Mark Alexander (born 1962). Alexander Robertson died of lung cancer in 1972. In 1973, she married John "Jack" Tomlin (1921–1995); he died of a stroke in 1995. She then married her childhood friend Bryan Thubron in 1997. Robertson was a keen supporter ofHonours
In 1998, Robertson was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of County Durham. She was given the Freedom of the City of Sunderland in 2006 and appointed aDeath
Robertson died on 31 March 2016, aged 83, at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London after being diagnosed in early 2016 withFilmography
Works
* ''Don't Cry Aloud'' Hopcyn Press 2015 * ''Winds of War'' Little Books 2009 * ''None To Make You Cry'' Little Books 2009 * ''The Promise'' Little Books 2008 * ''The Second Wife'' Little Books 2008 * ''Agony? Don't Get Me Started...'' Autobiography Max Press 2006 * ''The Bad Sister'' Little Books 2005 * ''Relax It's Only a Baby'' Little Books 2005 * ''Men Are From Earth. Women Are From Earth.: Deal with It!'' Little Books 2005 * ''Sir Tom Cowie, A True Entrepreneur: A Biography'' University of Sunderland 2004 * ''A Relative Freedom'' * ''Wait For the Day'' * ''The Beloved People'' (Belgate Trilogy 1) 2004 * ''Strength for the Morning'' (Belgate Trilogy 2) 2004 * ''Towards Jerusalem'' (Belgate Trilogy 3) 2005 * ''A Year of Winter'' 1986 * ''The Land of Lost Content'' 1985 * ''Blue Remembered Hills'' 1987References
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