Audrey Pearl
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Audrey Lawson-Johnston, née Audrey Warren Pearl (5 February 1915 – 11 January 2011) was the last survivor of the sinking of the on May 7, 1915.
Born in New York City
, she was the fourth of six children born to Major Frank Warren Pearl (August 26, 1869 – January 2, 1952) and Amy Lea (née Duncan; died February 1, 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 died at the age of 95.
on 18 July 1946. They had three children, and lived in Melchbourne
, Bedfordshire
. Hugh was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
in 1961.
Born in New York City
New York City
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, she was the fourth of six children born to Major Frank Warren Pearl (August 26, 1869 – January 2, 1952) and Amy Lea (née Duncan; died February 1, 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 died at the age of 95.
Personal life
She married Hugh de Beauchamp Lawson-Johnston, second son of George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron LukeGeorge Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke
George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke, KBE , was a British businessman.Luke was the second son of John Lawson Johnston, a beef manufacturer and the founder of Bovril Ltd and Elizabeth, daughter of George Lawson, biscuit manufacturer of Edinburgh...
on 18 July 1946. They had three children, and lived in Melchbourne
Melchbourne and Yielden
Melchbourne and Yielden is a civil parish in the borough of Bedford in the county of Bedfordshire, England.The two parishes of Melchbourne and Yielden were combined in 1934. Until 1974 the parish formed part of Bedford rural district.-External links:*...
, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
. Hugh was High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
-1066–1125:*1066-c.1084: Ansculf de Picquigny*Ralph Taillebois*Hugh de Belcamp*1124 Richard of WinchesterFrom 1125 through the end of 1575, appointees to the shrievalty held the joint office of High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.-1575–1599:...
in 1961.