BUXTON, Rosalind Upcher
Rosalind Upcher Buxton was born at Fritton, Suffolk on 30 January 1879, fourth child of Henry Edmund Buxton (22 January 1844-2 November 1905), a local director of Barclays Bank, and his wife Mary Rosalind Upcher (6 January 1848-4 July 1918), only daughter of Revd Abbot Rowland Upcher (25 September 1813-17 May 1893), who married at Kirby Cane Church, Norfolk on 16 October 1867, Rosalind's elder sister was Winifred Buxton. In 1881, Rosalind was a 2-year-old, living at Fritton Hall, Mutford, Suffolk with her parents, 37-year-old Edmund and 33-year-old Mary, with four siblings, Winifred 11 who was born in London, Violet 9 who was born in Great Yarmouth, Ronald 6 who was born at Flixton and newly born Edward who was born at Fritton, and they retained eleven indoor servants. Rosalind was a member and exhibitor at the Norwich Art Circle 1902-1908 from Fritton, Suffolk and was a close friend of many literary and artist figures of the day, including Christopher Nevinson (13 August 1889-7 October 1946), brothers Paul Nash (11 May 1889–11 July 1946) and John Nash, and George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856–2 November 1950), whose Fabian meetings she regularly attended. Rosalind married at St George's Hanover Square, London on 13 September 1911, Brigadier Gen. Philip Howell (7 December 1877-7 October 1916), who was killed at the Battle of the Somme, France, aged 38. In 1939, Rosalind was living at Bury Farm, Waltham Holy Cross, Essex with her daughter Deborah. Rosalind Upcher Howell died at Paddington, London on 22 September 1968 leaving two children, Dr Deborah Howell [Rosenbluth], (born 4 August 1913), an eminent international veterinary surgeon, and a son born posthumously, Dr Paul Philip Howell (13 February 1917-5 April 1994), PhD, DPhil., anthropologist and Cambridge academic. Rosalind published in 1942 'Philip Howell, a memoir by his wife'.