Background
Thoburn, June was born on May 17, 1939 in Padiham, Lancashire, England. Daughter of William Shuttleworth and Elizabeth Anne Bailey.
Thoburn, June was born on May 17, 1939 in Padiham, Lancashire, England. Daughter of William Shuttleworth and Elizabeth Anne Bailey.
She was educated at Balshaws Grammar School the University of Reading (Bachelor, French), the University of Oxford, and the University of East Anglia (Master of Social Work, 1988).
She qualified as a Social Worker in 1963 and joined the University of East Anglia as a Lecturer in Social Work in 1979. She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2002 Birthday Honours, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Board directors East Norfolk Health Authority, Norwich, England, 1994—1998. Member of British Association Social Workers.
Married John Thomas Thoburn. Children: Nicholas John, Alan George.