Margaret Heather Laird

Margaret Heather Polmear was born on 29 January 1933 in Truro, Cornwall. As a child, her father attended the Anglo-Catholic Church of St Paul, Truro and her mother attended the local Methodist chapel. Having attended both church and chapel, she was confirmed in the Church of England. She studied medieval history at Westfield College, London, then an all-girls college of the University of London, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1954. ==Career==

Teaching Laird's first career was in teaching. Active in traditionalist Anglo-Catholic circles, she was a vocal opposer of the ordination of women. From 1993, she was the first female governor of Pusey House, Oxford; she was its vice-president from 2014. She also served as vice-president of the Society for the Maintenance of the Faith from 1994 until her death, and was a trustee of the Oxford Movement Anniversary Appeal Trust between 1996 and 2010. Through her husband, she also had links with Forward in Faith. ==Personal life==

While studying at King's College, London, she met her future husband, John Laird. and they married in 1961. Together, they had two sons: while Andrew is a classical scholar. Laird's beliefs fell within the Prayer Book Catholic tradition of the Church of England. Laird died on 11 May 2014, aged 81, following a terminal illness of two years. She was survived by her husband and sons. ==References==