Mrs Mary Mack (née Lacy)

 

Mrs Mary Mack, 57, was travelling from her home in Southampton to New York City, she boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a second class passenger (ticket number S.O./P.P. 3, £10 10s).

Mary Mack had a daughter (Agnes) with her first husband John Arber. Agnes was born in Wimbledon on 12 August 1877. After the death of John Arber Mary married Edward Mack around 1895/6 in Bath. Edward Mack died in February 1912 in Southampton, where the couple lived at 51 Millbrook Road. He was buried on 27 February 1912.

Mary's daughter Agnes married Bernard Haran in 1901 at Southampton and went to live in New York. After the death of her second husband, Mrs Mack decided to stay with her daughter in New York and anounced her plans to travel on the Titanic. Agnes lived at 446 West 55th Street, New York City.

Mrs Mack died in the sinking, her body was recovered by the MacKay Bennett and was buried at sea on 22 April 1912.

NO. 52. - FEMALE. - ESTIMATED AGE, 60. - HAIR, GREY. CLOTHING - Black coat and skirt; fur boa; striped cotton chemise; woolen singlet; black button boots; stockings. EFFECTS - Wedding ring and seal keeper (chariot and horse); green stone ring on right hand; Visiting card to Mrs Wotherspoon, Ashbourne Rd., West Southborne; photo in frame; in purse, £15 10s. in gold; 4 1/4d. in silver and copper. SECOND CLASS TICKET E 77. NAME IN PURSE - Mrs MACK. Millbrook Rd., Southampton.

In June 1912 Agnes Haran received the effects of her mother found on her body.

Gold ring set with bloodstone. Gold ring set with reddish stone, engraved with chariot and horse. Gold wedding ring. Leather purse containing 2 half crowns, 2 two shilling pieces, 2 sixpenny pieces, 2 pennies, 5 halfpennies and 1 farthing. Leather purse silver mounted, containing 14 souvereigns, 3 half souvereigns. Bunch of keys. Visiting card, Mrs Wotherspoon. Recipe. Piece of paper with adress, Mrs Mary Mack, 51 Millbrook Rd. Photo frame. Paper, probably a photo, but impossible to identify. Baggage coupon 31362D

Notes
Her cabin is given as E 77. This was a first class cabin. It might be that it read E 91. This was a small cabin near the Second Class entrance.

Documents
Record of Bodies and Effects: Passengers and Crew, S.S. Titanic (#52)

References
Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279]).
Coroners Report, Public Archives of Nova Scotia RG 41, Vols. 75-76
Marriages, Births, Deaths and Injuries, White Star Line 1912, Board of Trade 1912 (PRO London, BT 100/260).

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Hermann Söldner, Germany

     

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Summary
Age: 57 years
Marital Status: Widowed.
Last Residence: at Bitterne Park Southampton Hampshire England
2nd Class passenger
First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. S.O./C. 3 , £10 10s
Cabin No. E77
Destination: 446, West 56 Street New York City New York United States
Died in the sinking.
Body recovered by: Mackay-Bennett (No. 52)
Buried: at Sea on Monday 22nd April 1912.

Other Information
American Red Cross Relief booklet
General Information
Insurance claim

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