Miss Rose Amélie Icard, 38, was born in Vaucluse, France on 31 October 1872, her father Marc Icard lived at Mafs á Murs (?).
She boarded the Titanic at Southampton as maid to Mrs George Nelson Stone. She travelled on Mrs Stone's ticket (#113572).
Mrs Stone and Miss Icard were rescued by the Carpathia in lifeboat 6.
She died on 15 July 1964 in La Tronche, near Grenoble, France. She was buried in Cimetiere Du Grand Sablon, La Tronche, the headstone has since been removed and the exact former location is unknown.
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.
Dauphiné Libéré (1951)
(There appears to be no discussion of these people other than in the Biography section). Allegedly a letter written by Amelia Icard was recently purchased and the owner attempted to translate the 10 page letter from French to English. According to the letter Amelia was accompanying Mrs. Stone on a trip around the world. She appears to describe a few of the well known stories during the sinking. Does anyone know of the providence of this letter? Link to March 26, 2014 Huffington post article frenchlitgeek... Read full post
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(There appears to be no discussion of these people other than in the Biography section). Allegedly a letter written by Amelia Icard was recently purchased and the owner attempted to translate the 10 page letter from French to English. According to the letter Amelia was accompanying Mrs. Stone on a trip around the world. She appears to describe a few of the well known stories during the sinking. Does anyone know of the providence of this letter? Link to March 26, 2014 Huffington post article frenchlitgeek...
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