Miss Berthe Leroy

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Name: Miss Berthe Leroy
Born: Sunday 10th August 1884 in Hersin-Coupigny Pas-de-Calais France
Age: 27 years 8 months and 5 days.
Marital Status: Single.
Occupation: Personal Maid to Mrs Mahala Douglas
1st Class passenger
First Embarked: Cherbourg on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 17761 , £106 8s 6d
Rescued (boat 2)
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Tuesday 4th July 1972

Berthe Leroy with her friend Mrs Wiecoff

Berthe Leroy with her husband Gaston Boulard

Gaston Boulard (Husband of Berthe Leroy)

Berthe Leroy's mother Marie-Adeline Calonne

Postcard (back) posted by Berthe Leroy from the Aquitania

Berthe Leroy in 1965

Studio Portrait of Berthe Leroy

Berthe Leroy as a young woman

Berthe Leroy in later life

Mrs Douglas Dies at 81

The home Berthe Leroy built for her mother and sister in 1920

Berthe Leroy with her husband Gaston Boulard

Berthe Leroy with her husband Gaston Boulard

Gaston Boulard (husband of Berthe Leroy)

Berthe Leroy with members of her family

Postcard (front) posted by Berthe Leroy from the France

Berthe Leroy in later life

Berthe Leroy in old age.

Cemetery Receipt

United States Affidavit of Identification

Mahala Douglas with Berthe Leroy

Postcard (front) posted by Berthe Leroy from Queenstown

Berthe Leroy's grave

Cemetery Certificate

Berthe Leroy in 1956

Berthe Leroy in old age.

Postcard (front) posted by Berthe Leroy from the Aquitania

Berthe Leroy with her husband Gaston Boulard

Berthe Leroy around the time of her emigration to the United States

Letter posted by Berthe Leroy from the Lusitania

Walter Donald Douglas

Berthe Leroy with her husband Gaston Boulard

The marriage of Berthe Leroy's brother Samuel

Postcard (back) posted by Berthe Leroy from Queenstown

Berthe Leroy's certificate of naturalization in the United States

Postcard (back) posted by Berthe Leroy from the France

Berthe Leroy in 1966

Berthe Leroy with an unidentified friend

Berthe Leroy in her final home at Béthune

Miss Berthe Leroy was born in Compiegne, France on 10th August 1884.. Her mother Julie Leroy lived at Hersin-Coupigny, France.

She boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg as maid to Mrs Walter Donald Douglas. She travelled on Mrs Douglas' ticket (No. PC 17761).

Mrs Douglas and Miss Leroy were rescued in Lifeboat 2.

Berthe Leroy died on 7th July 1972.

Travelling Companions (on same ticket)
Mr Walter Donald Douglas
Mrs Mahala Douglas

References and Sources

Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279])
List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration Officer At Port Of Arrival (Date: 18th-19th June 1912, Ship: Carpathia) - National Archives, NWCTB 85 T715 Vol 4183
Hermann Söldner (ed.) (2000) RMS Titanic: Passenger and Crew List 10 April 1912-15 April 1912. ä wie Ärger Verlag.

Credits
George Behe, USA
Olivier Mendez, France
Hermann Söldner, Germany

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BERTHE LEROY AS A YOUNG WOMAN  
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BERTHE LEROY AROUND THE TIME OF HER EMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES  
GASTON BOULARD (HUSBAND OF BERTHE LEROY)  
BERTHE LEROY WITH HER HUSBAND GASTON BOULARD  
BERTHE LEROY WITH HER HUSBAND GASTON BOULARD  
BERTHE LEROY IN LATER LIFE  
BERTHE LEROY IN LATER LIFE  
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STUDIO PORTRAIT OF BERTHE LEROY  
LETTER POSTED BY BERTHE LEROY FROM THE LUSITANIA  
BERTHE LEROY'S MOTHER MARIE-ADELINE CALONNE  
BERTHE LEROY IN OLD AGE.  
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BERTHE LEROY IN OLD AGE.  
THE HOME BERTHE LEROY BUILT FOR HER MOTHER AND SISTER IN 1920  
WALTER DONALD DOUGLAS  
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(1905)  BERTHE LEROY WITH MEMBERS OF HER FAMILY  
(1908)  GASTON BOULARD (HUSBAND OF BERTHE LEROY)  
(1908)  THE MARRIAGE OF BERTHE LEROY'S BROTHER SAMUEL  
(1912)  POSTCARD (FRONT) POSTED BY BERTHE LEROY FROM QUEENSTOWN  
(1912)  POSTCARD (BACK) POSTED BY BERTHE LEROY FROM QUEENSTOWN  
Le Petit Journal  (1912)  AN ANGUISHED SISTER  
Le Grand Echo du Nord et du Pas-de-Calais  (1912)  A SURVIVOR FROM SAINS-BOUVIGNY  
(1923)  POSTCARD (FRONT) POSTED BY BERTHE LEROY FROM THE AQUITANIA  
(1923)  POSTCARD (BACK) POSTED BY BERTHE LEROY FROM THE AQUITANIA  
(1928)  UNITED STATES AFFIDAVIT OF IDENTIFICATION  
(1939)  BERTHE LEROY WITH HER HUSBAND GASTON BOULARD  
(1939)  BERTHE LEROY WITH HER HUSBAND GASTON BOULARD  
(1942)  BERTHE LEROY'S CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES  
Unidentified Newspaper  (1945)  MRS DOUGLAS DIES AT 81  
(1955)  CEMETERY CERTIFICATE  
(1955)  CEMETERY RECEIPT  
(1956)  BERTHE LEROY IN 1956  
Santa Barbara News-Press  (1956)  MRS. BERTHE BOURLARD, WORLD TRAVELER, PLANS ANOTHER EUROPEAN TRIP  
(1964)  POSTCARD (FRONT) POSTED BY BERTHE LEROY FROM THE FRANCE  
(1964)  POSTCARD (BACK) POSTED BY BERTHE LEROY FROM THE FRANCE  
(1965)  BERTHE LEROY IN 1965  
La Voix du Nord  (1965)  SHE NEARLY DROWNED IN THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC...  
(1966)  BERTHE LEROY WITH HER FRIEND MRS WIECOFF  
Nord-Matin  (1966)  BERTHE LEROY IN 1966  
Nord-Matin  (1966)  SINKING OF THE TITANIC: "I WAS THERE" TOLD US A LADY FROM BéTHUNE  
La Voix du Nord  (1972)  MME BOURLARD, LAST FRENCH SURVIVOR OF THE TITANIC, PASSED AWAY AT 88 IN OUR CITY  
Titanic Research  (2004)  BERTHE LEROY: TITANIC SURVIVOR  

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