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- Lawrence Beesley was a 34 (thirty-four) year-old English teacher who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. Born on December 31, 1877, in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, Beesley’s experience on the ill-fated ship would later inspire him to write a successful book about the disaster.
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Jul 28, 2017 · Lawrence Beesley. Mr Lawrence Beesley was born in Wirksworth, Derbyshire on 31 December 1877, the son of Henry Beesley (bank manager) and his wife Annie Maria. 1. He was married in 1901 to Gertrude Cecile "Cissie" Macbeth. A son, Alec Macbeth Beesley was born to the couple on 15 October 1903. 2.
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Lawrence Beesley was a 34 (thirty-four) year-old English teacher who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. Born on December 31, 1877, in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, Beesley’s experience on the ill-fated ship would later inspire him to write a successful book about the disaster.
Aug 12, 2018 · Lawrence Beesley was a second-class passenger on the ill-fated Titanic, the White Star Line Liner that sank on its maiden voyage on 15 April 1912. A Cambridge-educated teacher, he had recently resigned his post as science master at Dulwich College, London.
Lawrence Beesley (31 December 1877 – 14 February 1967) was an English science teacher, journalist and author who was a survivor of the sinking of RMS Titanic.
Lawrence Beesley was one of the 705 survivors of the RMS Titanic. Some sources say 712 survivors. After his rescue, he wrote a successful book, The Loss of the SS Titanic, about his experience. Mr. Beesley was an English science teacher, journalist and author. He later became head master of Normandale Preparatory School in Bexhill, England.
- Gertrude Cecile Beesley, Molly S. Beesley
- February 14, 1967 (89)England
- Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England
- December 31, 1877
On June 17, 1901, Lawrence, now a strapping 5’11" young man and still an under graduate at Cambridge, was married to Gertrude Cecile ‘Cissy’ Macbeth, by William J. Canton, Rector. The wedding took place at the church of St. Margaret in Lancaster. The groom was 23 years old and his bride 28.
Lawrence Beesley was an English science teacher, journalist, and author who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic. He was probably the best known Second Class passenger. It would be the first time he would ever take a voyage over sea.
