Audrey Lawson-Johnston
| Audrey Lawson-Johnston | |
|---|---|
| Born | Audrey Warren Pearl 5 February 1915 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | 11 January 2011 (aged 95) Melchbourne, Bedfordshire, U.K. |
| Spouse | Hugh Lawson-Johnston (3 children) |
Audrey Lawson-Johnston, née Audrey Warren Pearl (5 February 1915 – 11 January 2011) was the last survivor of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania on 7 May 1915.
Born in New York City, she was the fourth of six children born to Major Frank Warren Pearl (26 August 1869 –2 January 1952) and Amy Lea (née Duncan; died 1 February 1964). She was only three months old when she boarded the Lusitania in New York with her parents, three siblings and two nurses. Her life and that of her brother, Stuart, were saved by their English nursemaid Alice Lines, then 18 years old, who jumped off the boatdeck and escaped in a lifeboat. Her parents also survived, but her sisters Amy and Susan were lost. Alice M. Lines, with whom Lawson-Johnston remained close throughout her life, died in 1997, aged 100. Audrey Lawson-Johnston died at age 95 in 2011.
[edit] Personal life
She married Hugh de Beauchamp Lawson-Johnston, second son of George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke on 18 July 1946. They had three children, and lived in Melchbourne, Bedfordshire. Hugh was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1961.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ London Gazette: no. 42314. p. 2345. 28 March 1961. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
[edit] External links
- "Lusitania Survivor Raises Money for Lifeboat"
- "Last known Lusitania survivor, 95, dies"
- Biography at The Lusitania Resource
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