Were any of your Relatives on Titanic ? or sister ship Britannic ? /++

[ryan]

Here's an interesting link to a site (appears to be a work in progress) with detailed biographical information of (some) Titanic passengers and crew members. Includes census info and photographs.

http://www.titanic-passengers.com

Ryan.




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[chrissiepoos]

I know someone who's gg Aunt was a saloon steward on the Titanic, she survived the Titanic and also it's 2 sister ships the Brittanic and the Olympic when they had disasters. Her name was Violet Jessop.

[Thudnut]

Remind me never to go on a cruise if there's a Violet Jessop on board!   

[dave the tyke]

Article from my FH notes;

Mary Ellen, Benny and their sons left England in 1912 to come to Canada. They had sailed shortly after the Titanic and I can recall the stories they always told about seeing debris and bodies floating in the ocean as they neared North America. Lawrence was only 12 when they sailed but he talked about it all his life. They settled in Toronto, Ontario. I did not know Uncle Benny as he died before I was born but I knew Auntie Mary Ellen and I used to go and spend holidays with Lawrence and Doris (his second wife)....Cousin Wanda


Not nice but historical fact so the note stays.

[oldcrone]

No Titanic/Britannic connections, but my husband's Uncle Jack Hill sailed on HMS Celtic which arrived at Ellis Island, NY, on 20 April 1912 - so the ship must have been very close behind the Titanic.  Uncle Jack was only 19, going to seek his fortune in the US.....we think he ended up in Iowa.....

Any Iowa Hills out there?!!   

Clara

[bearkat]

I have a article that says that  the Mackay-Bennett recovered 306 bodies.
116 of these were buried at sea.

Does anyone why some were buried at sea and others taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia for burial?

[cazpro77]

hi there
i was researching my grandad when a kind soul emailed me and said does you family know the mannions of glway
which they do ,
so i wrote back to this person and said my mum confirmed yes our family in ireland knows the mannions
so this person wrote back saying did you know there was a margaret monnion also known as mary from a village (were my familt still live) in Co Galway eire.
on the titantic mary survied
and then she went on to marry mr hopkins his grandson works on my familys farm today!!
take care caz

[CarolBurns]

My 2nd cousin's wife's great uncles was one of the sailors who were rowing the life boats. She has a postcard from him written to hisparents saying he was well and safe. She also had a copy of the inquest leaflet naming him and the people in the life boat


Does that count?

Carol

[blackbird1]

Hi i have ancestors called quick from east stonehouse devon and am trying to establish a link to jane quick who was on the titanic and survived, any help would be much appreciated. thanks