Millvina Dean - wikipedia Millvina Dean Millvina Dean Dean in April 1999 Eliza Gladys Millvina Dean ( 1912 - 02 - 02 ) 2 February 1912 Branscombe, Devon, England 31 May 2009 ( 2009 - 05 - 31 ) ( aged 97 ) Ashurst, Hampshire, England Cause of death Pneumonia Resting place Cremated, ashes scattered in Southampton, Hampshire, UK Occupation civil servant, cartographer Known for Youngest passenger aboard and last remaining survivor of the RMS Titanic Parent ( s ) Bertram Frank Dean Georgette Eva Light Relatives Bertram Vere Dean ( brother ) Eliza Gladys `` Millvina '' Dean ( 2 February 1912 -- 31 May 2009 ) was a British civil servant, cartographer, and the last remaining survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912. At 2 months old, she was also the youngest passenger aboard. Contents 1 Family 2 Aboard Titanic 3 Return to the United Kingdom 4 Education and careers 5 Later years 6 Doctor Who 7 Health issues 8 Death 9 The Millvina Fund 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External links Family Dean was born in Branscombe, England, on 2 February 1912 to Bertram Frank Dean ( 1886 -- 1912 ) and Georgette Eva Light ( 1879 -- 1975 ). She had an older brother, Bertram Vere Dean, born 21 May 1910. She never married and had no children. Her father died on the Titanic ; her mother died on 16 September 1975, aged 96 ; and her brother died on 14 April 1992, age 81, the 80th anniversary of the iceberg collision. Aboard Titanic Dean 's parents decided to leave the United Kingdom and emigrate to Wichita, Kansas, where her father had relatives, and his cousin owned a tobacco shop that he was going to co-own. They were not supposed to be aboard the Titanic, but due to a coal strike, they were transferred onto it and boarded it as third - class passengers at Southampton, England. Dean was barely two months old when she boarded the ship. Her father felt its collision with the iceberg on the night of 14 April 1912, and after investigating, returned to his cabin, telling his wife to dress the children and go up on deck. Dean, her mother, and her brother were placed in Lifeboat 10 and were among the first third - class passengers to escape. Her father, however, did not survive, and his body, if recovered, was never identified. Return to the United Kingdom Millvina ( right ) and Bertram At first, Dean 's mother wanted to continue on to Kansas to fulfil her husband 's wish of a new life in the United States. However, after losing him and being left with two small children for whom to care, they returned to Britain aboard the RMS Adriatic. While aboard the ship, Dean attracted considerable attention. An article in the Daily Mirror dated 12 May 1912 described the ordeal : `` ( She ) was the pet of the liner during the voyage, and so keen was the rivalry between women to nurse this lovable mite of humanity that one of the officers decreed that first and second class passengers might hold her in turn for no more than ten minutes. '' Education and careers This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2015 ) Millvina and Bertram were raised mostly on pension funds and educated in Southampton schools, including The Gregg School. It was not until she was eight years old, and her mother was planning to remarry, that Dean was told she had been a passenger on the Titanic. Dean worked for the British government during the Second World War and later as a purchaser for a local engineering firm. Other careers she held were as a cartographer, a secretary, and an assistant to a tobacconist. Later years It was not until Dean was in her seventies that she became involved in Titanic - related events. Over the years, she participated in numerous conventions, exhibitions, documentaries, radio and television interviews, and personal correspondence. In 1998, she travelled to the United States to participate in a Titanic convention in Springfield, Massachusetts, and another in 1999 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She had also been scheduled to appear at a commemoration of the 94th anniversary of the sinking in 2006, but a broken hip prevented her appearance. She also appeared in the History special Titanic 's Final Moments : Missing Pieces. In October 2007, Dean became the last Titanic survivor following the death of Barbara West Dainton, who died at age 96 in England. Doctor who In December 2007, Dean criticised the BBC and its television programme Doctor Who for including an episode with a starship `` cruise liner '' called the Titanic, that was similar in appearance to the historical liner. Speaking from her nursing home, she said : `` The Titanic was a tragedy which tore so many families apart. I lost my father and he lies on that wreck. I think it is disrespectful to make entertainment of such a tragedy. '' A spokeswoman for the show said : `` No offence was intended. ' Voyage of the Damned ' is set on a spaceship called The Titanic and not a boat. '' Health issues In April 2008, Dean had accepted an invitation to speak in Southampton at an event commemorating the 96th anniversary of the sinking, but ill health resulting from a respiratory infection forced her to cancel. In December 2008, at age 96, Dean was forced to sell several of her family 's possessions to pay for her private medical care following a broken hip. These included a letter sent to her mother from the Titanic Relief Fund, and a suitcase given to her and her mother in New York following the sinking. Their sale raised approximately £ 32,000. In February 2009, she announced that she would be selling several more items to pay for her increasing medical costs which she said exceeded £ 3,000 a month. Death Dean died of pneumonia on the morning of 31 May 2009, 97 years and seven weeks after the Titanic sailed, at a care home in Ashurst, Hampshire. She was cremated, and on 24 October 2009, her ashes were scattered from a launch at the docks in Southampton where the Titanic set sail. The Millvina Fund In response to the escalating cost of Dean 's healthcare, The Millvina Fund was set up in April 2009 by the Belfast, British, and International Titanic Societies with the exclusive aim of taking care of her nursing home bills. It was given a boost by the Irish author and campaigning journalist, Don Mullan, at the opening of his worldwide Nokia photographic exhibition, A Thousand Reasons for Living, ( featuring a portrait of Dean ) in Dublin on 22 April 2009. Mullan introduced an additional portrait of Dean 's hands, as she signed a card for a Titanic autograph collector, which he produced as a limited edition of 100 copies. He made the edition available at € 500 each and then challenged the director and stars of the film Titanic ( 1997 ) - James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Kate Winslet - singer Celine Dion, and the corporations Sony Music, 20th Century Fox, and Paramount Pictures to match him euro - for - euro to support her with her bills. DiCaprio and Winslet led the way with a joint contribution of US $20,000. Cameron and Dion donated US $10,000 each. See also Grace Hanagan, last survivor of the Empress of Ireland disaster Audrey Pearl, last survivor of the Lusitania sinking Adella Wotherspoon, last survivor of the General Slocum disaster Notes The first third - class passenger to escape the ship was Fahim Leeni in Boat 6. Neshan Krekorian and Florence `` Kate '' Thorneycroft were two fellow third - class passengers who escaped in Boat 10 with the Deans. References Jump up ^ `` Last Titanic survivor, a baby put in a lifeboat, dies at 97 ''. The Guardian. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Last Titanic survivor dies aged 97 ''. BBC News. 31 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` Sale fails to bail out last Titanic survivor ''. CNN. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` Mr Bertram Frank Dean -- Titanic Biography ''. Encyclopedia Titanica. Retrieved 31 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` Miss Elizabeth Gladys Dean -- Millvina Dean -- Biography of the last Titanic survivor ''. Encyclopedia Titanica. Retrieved 31 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` Titanic survivor gets mayoral tribute ''. Basingstoke Gazette. 7 May 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2009. Jump up ^ `` One of last Titanic survivors dies in England at age 96 ''. Associated Press. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Doctor Who Slammed By Titanic Survivor ''. Daily Record. 22 December 2007. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2009. Jump up ^ Keith Hamilton ( 9 April 2008 ). `` Millvina Dean to miss Titanic commemorations ''. Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 31 May 2009. Jump up ^ Linda McKee ( 6 February 2009 ). `` Titanic sale survivor sells memorabilia ''. Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 31 May 2009. Jump up ^ Burgess, Kaya ( 1 June 2009 ). `` Millvina Dean, last remaining survivor of the Titanic, dies aged 97 ''. The Times. Retrieved 24 October 2009. Jump up ^ `` Ashes of last Titanic survivor scattered ''. The Belfast Telegraph. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009. Jump up ^ `` Don Mullan 's Nokia exhibit ''. Nokia.ie. Archived from the original on 2009 - 04 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Movie stars help Titanic survivor ''. BBC News. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009. Jump up ^ Alison O'Riordan ( 10 May 2009 ). `` Stars to the rescue as last Titanic survivor struggles to stay afloat ''. Sunday Independent. Retrieved 31 May 2009. External links Miss Elizabeth Gladys ' Millvina ' Dean -- Encyclopedia Titanica biography Millvina Dean -- Daily Telegraph obituary AP Obituary from The Times The Millvina Fund Radio Interview with Millvina Dean Courtesy of KYKY - FM, St. Louis, Missouri, 1997. Titanic Survivor gets Mayoral Tribute Southern Daily Echo, 7 May 2007 Millvina Dean Remembrance Thread at Encyclopedia Titanica.com Video Interview with Millvina Dean, aged 97 on StoryVault Honorary titles Preceded by Barbara Dainton Oldest living survivor of the RMS Titanic 16 October 2007 -- 31 May 2009 Last remaining survivor RMS Titanic First class facilities Second and Third class facilities Grand Staircase Musicians Sinking Alternative theories Changes in safety practices Legends and myths Lifeboats Lifeboat No. 1 British inquiry US inquiry Wreck of Titanic Maritime Memorial Act Deck officers Edward J. Smith ( Captain ) Henry Tingle Wilde ( Chief Officer ) William McMaster Murdoch ( First Officer ) Charles H. Lightoller ( Second Officer ) Herbert Pitman ( Third Officer ) Joseph G. Boxhall ( Fourth Officer ) Harold G. Lowe ( Fifth Officer ) James Paul Moody ( Sixth Officer ) Joseph Bell ( Machine Room Manager ) Crew members Frederick Barrett Harold Bride William Denton Cox Sid Daniels Alfred Frank Evans Frederick Fleet Luigi Gatti Robert Hichens Violet Jessop Charles Joughin Reginald Lee Evelyn Marsden William Mintram Jack Phillips George Symons Passengers Fatalities Allison family Thomas Andrews John Jacob Astor IV David John Bowen Archibald Butt Thomas Byles Roderick Chisholm Walter Donald Douglas Edith Corse Evans Annie Funk Jacques Futrelle Sidney Leslie Goodwin Benjamin Guggenheim John Harper Wallace Hartley Charles Melville Hays Edward Austin Kent Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche Francis Davis Millet Harry Markland Molson Michel Navratil Eino Viljami Panula W.T. Stead Ida Straus Isidor Straus John Borland Thayer Jr. Frank M. Warren, Sr. George Dennick Wick George Dunton Widener Harry Elkins Widener Duane Williams George Henry Wright Survivors ( last living ) Rhoda Abbott Trevor Allison Lillian Asplund Madeleine Astor Ruth Becker Lawrence Beesley Karl Behr Dickinson Bishop Mauritz Håkan Björnström - Steffansson Elsie Bowerman Francis Browne Margaret `` Molly '' Brown Daniel Buckley Alden Caldwell Helen Churchill Candee Charlotte Drake Cardeza Lucile Carter Gladys Cherry Millvina Dean Margaret Devaney Sir Cosmo Duff - Gordon Lucy, Lady Duff - Gordon Ethel Flora Fortune Dorothy Gibson Archibald Gracie IV Frank John William Goldsmith Edith Haisman Henry S. Harper Eva Hart Margaret Bechstein Hays Masabumi Hosono J. Bruce Ismay Eleanor Ileen Johnson Louise Laroche Louise Kink Margaret Mannion Michel Marcel Navratil Alfred Nourney Arthur Godfrey Peuchen Winnifred Quick Marjorie Newell Robb Edith Rosenbaum Noël Leslie, Countess of Rothes Emily Ryerson Beatrice Sandström Frederic Kimber Seward Eloise Hughes Smith Jack Thayer Marian Thayer Barbara West Ella Holmes White R. Norris Williams Marie Grice Young Monuments and memorials General Memorials and monuments to the RMS Titanic Australia Bandstand ( Ballarat ) United Kingdom Engine Room Heroes ( Liverpool ) Engineers ( Southampton ) Musicians ( Southampton ) Titanic ( Belfast ) Orchestra ( Liverpool ) United States Straus Park ( New York City ) Titanic ( New York City ) Titanic ( Washington, D.C. ) Butt - Millet Memorial Fountain ( Washington, D.C. ) Popular culture Books The Wreck of the Titan : Or, Futility ( 1898 ) A Night to Remember ( book ) Polar the Titanic Bear Films Saved from the Titanic ( 1912 ) In Nacht und Eis ( 1912 ) Atlantic ( 1929 ) Titanic ( 1943 ) Titanic ( 1953 ) A Night to Remember ( 1958 ) The Unsinkable Molly Brown ( 1964 ) Raise the Titanic ( 1980 ) Secrets of the Titanic ( 1986 ) Titanica ( 1992 ) Titanic ( 1997 ) The Legend of the Titanic ( 1999 ) Titanic : The Legend Goes On ( 2000 ) Ghosts of the Abyss ( 2003 ) Tentacolino ( 2004 ) Titanic II ( 2010 ) Television S.O.S. Titanic ( 1979 ) Titanic : The Complete Story ( 1994 ) Titanic ( 1996 ) No Greater Love ( 1996 ) `` A Flight to Remember '' ( Futurama ) ( 1999 ) Titanic ( 2012 ) Titanic : Blood and Steel ( 2012 ) Saving the Titanic ( 2012 ) Music `` The Titanic ( It Was Sad When That Great Ship Went Down ) '' ( folk song ) The Sinking of the Titanic ( music composition ) Titanic ( musical ) The Unsinkable Molly Brown ( musical ) `` My Heart Will Go On '' ( Celine Dion song ) `` Nearer, My God, to Thee '' ( song ) Video games Titanic : Adventure Out of Time ( 1996 ) Titanic : Honor and Glory ( TBA ) Museums and exhibitions SeaCity Museum ( Southampton ) Titanic Museum ( Branson, Missouri ) Titanic Museum ( Pigeon Forge, Tennessee ) Maritime Museum of the Atlantic ( Halifax ) Titanic Belfast Places Titanic ( Canada ) Titanic Canyon Titanic Quarter, Belfast Cape Race, Newfoundland Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia Mount Olivet Cemetery ( Halifax ) Related Ships RMS Olympic RMS Carpathia HMHS Britannic CS Mackay - Bennett SS Californian Replica Titanic Titanic II Others White Star Line David Blair Arthur Rostron Stanley Lord Titanic Historical Society Encyclopedia Titanica Halomonas titanicae Women and children first SOS CQD Robert Ballard Last remaining survivors of the RMS Titanic disaster 2000 -- 2009 Millvina Dean ( 1912 -- 2009 ) Barbara West ( 1911 -- 2007 ) Lillian Asplund ( 1906 -- 2006 ) Winnifred Quick ( 1904 -- 2002 ) Michel Navratil ( 1908 -- 2001 ) 1995 -- 1999 Eleanor Johnson ( 1910 -- 1998 ) Louise Laroche ( 1910 -- 1998 ) Edith Brown ( 1896 -- 1997 ) Eva Hart ( 1905 -- 1996 ) Beatrice Sandström ( 1910 -- 1995 ) 1990 -- 1994 Robertha `` Bertha '' Watt ( 1899 -- 1993 ) Ellen Shine ( 1891 -- 1993 ) Marjorie Newell ( 1889 -- 1992 ) Louise Kink ( 1908 -- 1992 ) Bertram Dean ( 1910 -- 1992 ) Alden Caldwell ( 1911 -- 1992 ) Michael Joseph ( 1907 -- 1991 ) Frank `` Philip '' Aks ( 1911 -- 1991 ) George Touma ( 1904 -- 1991 ) Anna `` Annie '' McGowan ( 1897 -- 1990 ) Ruth Becker ( 1899 -- 1990 ) LCCN : no2007064352 VIAF : 26843915 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Millvina_Dean&oldid=854725853 '' Categories : 1912 births 2009 deaths British people of World War II British cartographers Women cartographers Deaths from pneumonia Infectious disease deaths in England People from East Devon ( district ) People from New Forest District People from Southampton RMS Titanic 's crew and passengers People educated at The Gregg School RMS Titanic survivors Last living survivors Hidden categories : EngvarB from September 2014 Use dmy dates from November 2015 Articles with hCards Articles needing additional references from November 2015 All articles needing additional references All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from November 2015 Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bân - lâm - gú Català Čeština Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Français Galego 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano ქართული Latina Magyar മലയാളം Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Simple English Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska தமிழ் Türkçe اردو 24 more Edit links This page was last edited on 13 August 2018, at 10 : 46 ( UTC ). 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Question: who was the last living person on the titanic
Answer: Eliza Gladys "Millvina" Dean