Barbara Dainton
Barbara Dainton , née Barbara Joyce West (born May 24, 1911 in Bournemouth , † October 16, 2007 in Camborne ) was one of the babies who were passengers on board the Titanic and who survived the sinking of the passenger ship . When she died, she was the penultimate survivor of the disaster. Millvina Dean (1912–2009) was the last survivor of the shipping disaster . At the time of the accident, she too had been a baby.
Life
Barbara Joyce was one of three children born to Edwy Arthur and Ada Mary West. Her parents took her with her sister Constance Miriam on a trip to America , where her father wanted to take care of work and settle in Florida .
The female family members arrived at the going on the night of April 15, 1912 aboard a lifeboat of the Titanic . From there she picked up the rescue ship Carpathia . It is believed that the ship brought Celtic mother and both daughters back to England. The father died in the shipwreck. His brothers took care of the relatives who had returned home.
After schooling in Purley , Truro and Exeter , she was a tutor to a family from Cornwall and accompanied them to Spain . She returned when the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936. Barbara then worked as a teacher in Guildford , Truro and Plymouth .
From 1938 until his death in 1951, she was married to Stanley Winder in her first marriage. In 1952, Barbara married William Ernest B. Dainton and lived the rest of her life in Truro. In the last months of her life she was in need of care.
She did not speak to strangers about the catastrophe. In contrast to Lillian Asplund , Barbara no longer had an immediate memory of the event . She didn't want a big fuss about her person. For example, the death of the 96-year-old on October 16 was not brought into public awareness until the funeral service on November 5, 2007 in Truro Cathedral.
Individual evidence
Web links
- dpa report in sz-online dated November 9, 2007 , requested on February 7, 2009
- "Encyclopedia Titanica" about Barbara Joyce West (English), accessed on February 7, 2009
- "Barbara Dainton" in the London "Telegraph" of November 9, 2007 (English), requested on February 7, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dainton, Barbara |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barbara Joyce West |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Survivors of the "Titanic" sinking |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bournemouth |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 2007 |
| Place of death | Camborne |