Lady Burden, who died 8 November, 2023, was the wife of the late Lord Burden, the 2nd Baron (1916-1995).
Yorkshire-born Lady Burden was born Audrey Elswworth Sykes, a daughter of Major Wilfred Elsworth Sykes, of Kirk Ella, near Hull; and married 8 September, 1951, the then Hon Philip William Burden (born 21 June, 1916), son of Thomas William Burden, 1st Baron Burden, CBE (1885-1970), who was raised to the peerage of the UK, 1 Feb, 1950, by his wife the former Augusta Sime (who died 1976). Her husband succeeded his father in the peerage, 27 May, 1970, and died in 1995.
Lady Burden leaves three sons and three daughters. Her eldest son is Andrew, the 3rd Baron Burden (born 20 July, 1959).
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