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1833 1848 Anna Henry 1874 Maria BEESLEY=====v=====JAMES 1906 | 1898 | |---------|-------|---------|--|---|------|------|---------| | | | | | | | | 1875 1876 1877 1879 1881 1882 1886 1889 Frederic Ernest Lawrence Edith Lewis Cyril Frank Arthur Arnold | Anne Henry James Meredith Campbell | | 1872 1877 (1) Gertrude (2) Muriel Lawrence 1901 Cecile 1919 S BEESLEY=====v=====MACBETH=====v=====BROWNJOHN 1967 | 1906 | | |-----|----| | | | 1896 1903 1921 | Dorothy Alec Hugh ? Gladys 1939 Macbeth Laurien Wavenay SMITH=====v=====BEESLEY BEESLEY BEESLEY 1990 1987 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FreeBMD Marriages Index Mar 1919 Beesley Lawrence Greenwood Marylebone 1a 1309 Beesley Lawrence Brownjohn Marylebone 1a 1309 Brownjohn Muriel S Beesley Marylebone 1a 1309 Fitzsimmons Margaret Peersman Marylebone 1a 1309 Greenwood Muriel S Beesley Marylebone 1a 1309 Peersman Eugene Fitzsimmons Marylebone 1a 1309 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1911 Census for 42 Upper Baker Street, London TALBOT, Beatrice Caroline Head Marr F 42 1869 Dressmaker Devon Exeter Married 17 years TALBOT, Clare Dau F 14 1897 London TALBOT, Barbara Dau F 12 1899 Letchmore Heath, Middlesex BEESLEY, Alec Board M 7 1904 Cambridge BRAY, Cissie Serv Sing F 25 1886 Marylebone London van TIFFLEN, Sarah Ann Serv Marr F 57 1854 Domestic London van TIFFLEN, John Maurice M 14 1897 London ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1911 Census for 4 Titchfield Terrace, London NW: BEESLEY, Lawrence Head Widower M 32 1879 Christian Science Practitioner Wirksworth DBY BEESLEY, Edith Annie Sister Single F 30 1881 Student Art Wirksworth DBY JOHNSON, Martyn Visitor Single M 29 1882 Author Books U S A Visitor KIDMAN, Eleanor Servant Single F 38 1873 Housekeeper Domestic Forest Gate ESS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FreeBMD Deaths Index Sep 1906 Beesley Henry 58 Ecclesall Bierlow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FreeBMD Deaths Index Sep 1906 Beesley Gertrude Cecile 34 Bromley 2a 321 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IGI Marriage Index: 17 June 1901 Lawrence BEESLEY married Gertrude Cecile MACBETH in Lancashire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 Census for 17, Alexandra Road, Blackpool LANCS: PENNINGTON, Frank Head Married M 29 1872 School Master South Scarle Lincolnshire PENNINGTON, Amnie Wife Married F 35 1866 Hertford, Hertfordshire BEESLEY, Lawrence Visitor Single M 23 1878 University Student Camb Wirksworth Derbyshire BUCKLEY, George Blut Boarder Single M 16 1885 Stu Greenfield Lancashire DENHAM, William Boarder Single M 17 1884 Stu Bristol Gloucestershire WINTER, Douglas Boarder Single M 15 1886 Stu Halifax Yorkshire TEDDY, Tom Boarder Single M 15 1886 Stu London Middlesex WORTHINGTON, Fred Boarder Single M 14 1887 Blackpool Lancashire CHADWICK, Richard Boarder Single M 14 1887 Oldham Lancashire BANKS, John George Boarder Single M 13 1888 Liverpool Lancashire GREEN, Wilfred Boarder Single M 12 1889 Manchester Levenshulme Lancashire CATTRILL, John Robert Boarder Single M 12 1889 Manchester Lancashire BRAIDE, Reginald Boarder M 11 1890 India (British Subject) BLECTCHER, George Boarder Single M 12 1889 Huddersfield Yorkshire GREENALL, Harry Boarder M 10 1891 Oldham Lancashire GARLICK, William Hunt Boarder M 11 1890 Hallenwood Manchester Lancashire SCOT, Cecil Boarder M 10 1891 Ireland CRAWSHAW, Eric Boarder M 9 1892 Russia (British Subject) BANKS, Herbert James Boarder M 10 1891 Liverpool Lancashire BLETCHER, Norman Boarder M 8 1893 Huddersfield Yorkshire WOLSTENCROFT, Thomas Boarder M 9 1892 Oldham Lancashire SHERWOOD, Elizabeth Help Single F 26 1875 Useful Help (Domestic) London Middlesex LITTLER, Ellen Servant Single F 19 1882 Housemaid (Domestic) Padgale West Timpley Cheshire JONES, George Boots Single M 17 1884 Boots (Domestic) Lynn Norfolk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FreeBMD Deaths Index Jun 1898: Beesley Anna Maria 65 Oxford -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tradesmens Index for 1895: BEESLEY | Henry | bank manager | St John street -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1891 Census for Bank House, Bank Terrace, Wirksworth: BEESLEY, Annie M Wife Married F 44 1847 Wirksworth Derbyshire BEESLEY, Ernest Son Single M 14 1877 Scholar Wirksworth Derbyshire BEESLEY, Lawrence Son M 13 1878 Scholar Wirksworth Derbyshire BEESLEY, Edith A Dau F 11 1880 Scholar Wirksworth Derbyshire BEESLEY, Lewis H Son M 10 1881 Scholar Wirksworth Derbyshire BEESLEY, Cyril J Son M 8 1883 Scholar Wirksworth Derbyshire BEESLEY, Frank M Son M 4 1887 Wirksworth Derbyshire BEESLEY, Arthur C Son M 1 1890 Wirksworth Derbyshire CONWAY, Martha Serv Single F 15 1876 General Servant Domestic Wirksworth Derbyshire ALLSOP, Elizabeth Serv Single F 14 1877 Nurse Domestic Servant Normanton Derbyshire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1881 Census for Bank Terrace, Wirksworth Derbyshire BEESLEY, Annie M Wife Head Married F 34 1847 Bank Managers Wife Wirksworth Derbyshire BEESLEY, Frederic A Son Single M 5 1876 Wirksworth Derbyshire BEESLEY, Ernest Son Single M 4 1877 Wirksworth Derbyshire BEESLEY, Lawrence Son Single M 3 1878 Wirksworth Derbyshire BEESLEY, Edith A Daughter Single F 1 1880 Wirksworth Derbyshire BEESLEY, Lewis H Son Single M 0 1881 Wirksworth Derbyshire TOVEY, Annie Servant Single F 20 1861 General Serv Ashover Derbyshire FARNSWORTH, Martha M Servant Single F 16 1865 Nurse Wirksworth Derbyshire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1881 Census for 15, Clayton Street, Hulme, Lancashire: MACBETH, Thos A Head Married M 48 1833 Tailor Employing 27 Men (& 3 Boys & 22 Women) Mchester Lancashire MACBETH, Ellen Wife Married F 45 1836 Mchester Lancashire MACBETH, Gertrude C Dau Single F 8 1873 Scholar Mchester Lancashire ROBINSON, Hannah Visitor Widow F 76 1805 Independant Nantwich Cheshire HUDSON, Margret Servant Single F 24 1857 General Servant St Helens Lancashire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wirksworth Parish Register: C 1875jun27 BEESLEY Frederic arnold=Henry/Annie maria(Wirksworth)[Banker's clerk],#569 C 1876jul30 BEESLEY Ernest=Henry/Anna maria(Wirksworth)[Bank clerk],#645 C 1878mar17 BEESLEY Lawrence=Henry/Hannah maria(Wirksworth)[Banker's clerk],#737 C 1879aug10 BEESLEY Edith anne=Henry/Annie maria(Wirksworth)[Bankmanager],#835 C 1881mar13 BEESLEY Lewis henry=Henry/Annie maria(Wirksworth)[Bankmanager],#973 C 1882dec19 BEESLEY Cyril james=Henry/Annie maria(Wirksworth)[Bankmanager],#1136 C 1886oct10 BEESLEY Frank meredith=Henry/Annie maria(Wirksworth)[Bankmanager],#1450 C 1889sep22 BEESLEY Arthur campbell=Henry/Annie maria(Wirksworth)[Bankmanager],#1619 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1874 Marriage Index for Kensington: Henry BEESLEY married Annie Maria JAMES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1871 Census for Coldwell St, Wirksworth #32-------[Wirksworth]--- W032a Ann FLINT Head W 73 F Annuitant Wirksworth W032b Sarah WAINWRIGHT Niece W 41 F Dressmaker Wirksworth W032c Henry BEESLEY Nephew U 23 M Solicitors clerk Heysham LAN W032d Louisa Jane WAINWRIGHT Niece 12 F Scholar Matlock -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1851 Census for Back Lane, Greenalgh With Thistleton, Lancashire: BEESLEY, Henry Head Mar M 48 1803 Farmer Woodplumpton Lancashire BEESLEY, Mary Wife Mar F 40 1811 Farmer Wife Lea Lancashire BEESLEY, Leonard Son Unm M 13 1838 Farmer Son Ashton Lancashire BEESLEY, Thomas Son M 8 1843 Farmer Son Greenhalgh Lancashire BEESLEY, Ann Dau F 7 1844 Farmer Daughter Greenhalgh Lancashire BEESLEY, Henry Son M 1 1850 Farmer Son Greenhalgh Lancashire HODSON, James Serv Unm M 27 1824 Ag Lab Lea Lancashire MOON, Ellen Serv Unm F 14 1837 House Servant Salwick Lancashire 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"The Loss of the Titanic" by Lawrence Beesley. First published 1912.

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THE LOSS OF THE TITANIC, ITS STORY AND ITS LESSONS By Lawrence Beesley Earliest Survivor Account WHITE STAR LINE Olympic FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1912. Published, June, 1912. 8vo / Hardcover / 301 pp. / Illustrated / Frontis / Gilt titles / Wear, spots to boards / Owner's plate, "Library of Jerome Rowley George no. 598" / Foxing to frontis, tissue / Slightly shaky at front / S C A R C E - the earliest published book by a survivor about the SS Titanic disaster. MUST HAVE for any Titanic enthusiast. Contents: Construction and Preparations for the First Voyage, From Southampton to the Night of the Collision, The Collision and Embarkation in Lifeboats, The Rescue, The Sinking of the Titanic seen from her deck; The Carpathia's Return to New York; The Lessons Taught by the Loss of the Titanic, Some Impressions. Lawrence Beesley (December 31, 1877 – February 14, 1967) was an English teacher, journalist and author who was a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. He was born in Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Beesley was educated at Derby School, where he was a scholar, and afterwards at Caius College, Cambridge, again as a scholar. He took a First Class degree in the Natural Science tripos in 1903. Beginning as a schoolmaster at Wirksworth Grammar School, he moved to Dulwich College, where he was a science master. In 1957 he was still teaching as Principal of the Northwood School of Coaching, Northwood, Middlesex. One of the survivors of the sinking of the Titanic in April 1912, Beesley wrote a successful book about his experience, The Loss of the SS Titanic (June, 1912), published just nine weeks after the disaster. He saw two second class women who tried to get on a lifeboat, who were told to go back to their own deck, that their lifeboats were waiting there. During the filming of A Night to Remember (1958), Beesley famously gatecrashed the set during the sinking scene, hoping to ‘go down with the ship’ a second time. But he was spotted by the director, Roy Ward Baker, who vetoed this unscheduled appearance, due to actors' union rules. The RMS Titanic was an Olympic-class passenger liner owned by British shipping company White Star Line and built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland. At the time of her construction, she was the largest passenger steamship in the world. Shortly before midnight on 14 April 1912, four days into the ship's maiden voyage, Titanic hit an iceberg and sank two hours and forty minutes later, early on 15 April 1912. The sinking resulted in the deaths of 1,517 of the 2,223 people on board, making it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. The high casualty rate was due in part to the fact that, although complying with the regulations of the time, the ship did not carry enough lifeboats for everyone aboard. The ship had a total lifeboat capacity of 1,178 people, although her maximum capacity was 3,547. A disproportionate number of men died due to the women-and-children-first protocol that was followed. The Titanic was designed by some of the most experienced engineers, and used some of the most advanced technology available at the time. It was popularly believed to have been unsinkable. It was a great shock to many that, despite the extensive safety features, the Titanic sank. The frenzy on the part of the media about Titanic's famous victims, the legends about the sinking, the resulting changes to maritime law, and the discovery of the wreck have contributed to the continuing interest in, and notoriety of, the Titanic.

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