Henry Head

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Brighton Argus FORMER MAYOR OF CHELSEA
''The passengers included Mr. Christopher Head, a former Mayor of Chelsea, director of Henry Head and Co. (Limited), insurance brokers and underwriters, and son of the late Mr. Head, J.P., who resided at Buckingham, Shoreham....
17th April 1912
The Times MR. CHRISTOPHER HEAD
Mr Christopher Head was the fifth son of the late Mr Henry Head, a well-known London underwriter. He was in his 43rd year, and was educated at Lancing end at Trinity College Cambridge. Called to the Bar ...
18th April 1912
  MEMORIALS TO CHRISTOPHER HEAD
Head, Mr. Christopher. Missing. Cabin B11. London address c/o Henry Head & Co., 27, Cornhill, London, E.C. There is a brass memorial to Mr. Head in St Nicolas Church, Old Shoreham, Susses. ...
DR HENRY FRAUENTHAL   DR HENRY FRAUENTHAL
ONE OF TITANIC SURVIVORS Dr Henry W. Frauenthal, noted New York Surgeon and head of the Hospital for Deformative and Joint Diseases, of which he was one of the organisers. He was a native of Wilkes-Barre and recently went to Europ...
  PROBATE REPORT : CHRISTOPHER HEAD
Head Christopher, of 7 Wyndham House, Sloane Square, Middlesex and 27, Cornhill, London. Probate registered 12th June, 1912 to Geoffrey Head esquire. Effects £56,207.8.2d....
12th June 1912
New York Times HENRY BLANK
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- NEWARK, N. J., March 17---Henry Blank, chairman of the board of Henry Blank & Co., manufacturing jewelers here, died today at his home, 138 Ridgewood Avenue, Glen Ridge, N. J., after a brief illness, at...
18th March 1949
  HOLSWORTHY, DEVON - 1901 CENSUS
At the time of the 1901 census John Henry Perkin, aged 12, was living at the family butcher shop at Lower Square in the town of Holsworthy, Devon. Those present on census day were - William Perkin Head 49 Butcher/Shopkeeper Eli...
31st March 1901
Newark Evening News HENRY BLANK, 76, GLEN RIDGE, DIES
Head of Newark Jewelry Concern Was Titanic Disaster Survivor --- Henry Blank, board chairman of Henry Blank Co., Newark jewelry manufacturing concern, died today at his home, 138 Ridgewood avenue, Glen Ridge, after a short illness. He ...
17th March 1949
Shoreham Society Newsletter A TITANIC LINK
Little did any of us realise as we beat a path to South Coast Cinema doors to see that blockbuster movie Titanic that it had a Shoreham connection. A prominent Shoreham family lost one of their sons on the so-called ‘unsinkable ship’. Henry Head, ...
April 1998
MUNCHEN 1908 (BACK)   MUNCHEN 1908 (BACK)
Munchen. August 1908. Lee Schwabacher sends Herman Praetorius a friendly card, in which his apparent joke about Henry is obscured by a word I cannot decipher. "Munchen. Aug. 22, 1908. Your letter to ahnd, and we wre very much plased with same, and to learn that you were promoted and doing so (?) with your music. And I hope you play so well that Uncle Henry will not ruin it with his (?) Soon you will start back to school~ guess before we get home. Remember me to all at home. With lots of love which Uncle Henry joins me. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
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New York Times CLUBMEN AND THEIR CLUBS
[Note: This is extracted from a longer article about several prominent members of New York social clubs.] J. Bruce Ismay, who succeeds Charles [sic; should be "Clement"] A. Griscom as President of the International Mercantile Marine Co...
28th February 1904
Town and Country AN ENGLISHMAN OF MUCH INTEREST
Mr. Tyrell William Cavendish, the only son of the late Charles Tyrell Cavendish, who is the fiance of Miss Julie Siegel, is an Englishman of interest.  Very quietly Mr. and Mrs. Henry Siegel made the announcement of the engagement of Mr. Sieg...
26th December 1906
HENRY WILDE IN WHITE UNIFORM   HENRY WILDE IN WHITE UNIFORM
Henry Tingle Wilde pictured in Summer White uniform...
  PROBATE REPORT: JOHN HENRY HESKETH
Probate Report: Hesketh, John Henry of Garnett Avenue, Kirkdale, Liverpool. Ships engineer. Administration, Liverpool 8th July 1912 to Henry Hesketh, engine driver. Effects. £447.10.0d....
8th July 1912
MARIE SONNEBORN   MARIE SONNEBORN
Mary Praetorius, Henry Sonneborn's sister. She would lose her life, two years after Henry, in New England's worst trolley accident....
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BOHEMIA 1908 (BACK)   BOHEMIA 1908 (BACK)
Marienbad, August 1908. Letters cross in the mail. Just as Henry's mildly reproachful card arrives in the US, Herman's apparently delayed letter arrives in Marienbad. Henry sends a second card. "August 15, 1908. Mariendbad, Bohemia. Wr received your letter and was very glad to receive same. Hope you went to Atlantic City. Love to you and brother and Elsa. Love, Uncle Henry." Elsa was the young daughter of Henry's brother, Louis Sonneborn. Louis, his wife, daughter and son were living at the Battery Ave, address when the 1910 census was taken. Residing with Wilelmina Sonneborn were Herman Praetorius and his parents, Louis Sonneborn and his family, Henry Sonneborn, Lee Schwabacher and Hay Becker, Wilhemina's unmarried brother....
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  GRAVE OF HENRY P. HODGES WIFE
In April 1993 Gunter Babler from Switzerland found the grave of Henry P. Hodges wife who passed away in April 1938, on the side of the grave is: "Henry P. Hodges, husband, who passed away on the Titanic, April 1912". ...
SPEISEAAL 1908 (FRONT)   SPEISEAAL 1908 (FRONT)
Henry and Lee began their second Grand Tour witha crossing aboard NDL's four-stacker, Kaiser Wilhelm II. "En Route. June 27/08. Have had a dandy trip. Neither one of us sick a second. This is a fine steamer. Splendid meals. Love to all. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
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HENRY WILDE AND CAPTAIN SMITH   HENRY WILDE AND CAPTAIN SMITH
Southern Daily Echo DEATH NOTICE : EDWIN HENRY PETTY
Petty, Edwin Henry. Only Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Petty, 255 Orchard Place. Aged 25. [Also in Hampshire Independent, 11th May 1912]...
6th May 1912
Unidentified Newspaper HENRY BLANK
Henry Blank of 138 Ridgewood Avenue died last Thursday at his home after a short illness. He was 78. Board chairman of Henry Blank Co., Newark jewelry manufacturing concern, Mr. Blank was born in Providence, R.I. He lived in Philadelphia f...
1949
HENRY T. WILDE   HENRY T. WILDE
ROMA 1906 (FRONT)   ROMA 1906 (FRONT)
Roma: Piazza Delle Terme. Fontana delle Naiadi. May 1, 1906. Nine years to the day that Henry and Leo would begin their final journey, Mr. Sonneborn sent this message to Herman Praetorius: "Lots of love. Be a good boy & study. We won't forget your watch. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
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HENRY SONNEBORN   HENRY SONNEBORN
This photo, and the group shot showing Mr. Sonneborn, Mr. Praetorius and Mrs. Francke may be the final photographs of Henry Sonneborn. This shot is dated 1915 on its reverse side and the absense of snow, and the clothing worn by Mr. Sonneborn, suggest that it was taken close to his departure for New York, in mid-April, three weeks before his death. ...
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WALLACE HENRY HARTLEY   WALLACE HENRY HARTLEY
Brooklyn Daily Times BAYSIDE'S LOSS IN DEATH OF HENRY B. HARRIS
BAYSIDE, L. I., April 17---All Bayside is saddened by the belief that Henry B. Harris, the theatrical manager, perished with the sinking of the Titanic. Mr. Harris had a charming home in Broadway, Bayside, and was a regular summer resident of the vil...
17th April 1912
New York Times FUNERAL OF T. W. CAVENDISH
Body of Henry Siegel's Son-in-Law to be Cremated To-day --- The body of Tyrell W. Cavendish, who lost his life when the Titanic sank, will be cremated at North Bergen, N. J., today. Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. Frank F...
4th May 1912
  GRAVESTONE
In Loving Memory of Henry W Creese who died at Falmouth 14th Nov’r 1905 Age 6 years 3 months. The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want. In Loving Memory of Henry Philip The Beloved Husband of...
New York Times J. BRUCE ISMAY, 74, TITANIC SURVIVOR
Ex-Head of White Star Line Who Retired After Sea Tragedy Dies in London --- LONDON, Oct. 18 (AP)---Joseph Bruce Ismay, former chairman of the White Star Line and a survivor of the Titanic disaster in 1912, died here last night. He was 7...
19th October 1937
PARIS 1912 (BACK)   PARIS 1912 (BACK)
Mr. Sonneborn and Mr. Schwabacher settle in Paris. Just over a month before the Titanic sails from Southampton, Henry shares with his nephew the difficulty he and Lee are having finding a suitable apartment. "Write me what time Grand Ma got our cable message. Paris. Mar.7.12 Had a fine trip over and we are both well but busy looking for an apartment, and it is no easy task to find something to suit us. The weather is ideal here like our May days. Hope your Mother &(?) are well. Love to them and all at home from Uncle Henry and Lee." ...
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1911 Census THE SAGE FAMILY IN THE 1911 CENSUS
The Sage family in 1911 were living at 246 Gladstone Street, Peterborough. The house had 5 rooms. Name:  John G. Sage Relationship to ...
2nd April 1911
  PROBATE REPORT: WILDE HENRY TINGLE
Probate Report: Wilde Henry Tingle, of 25 Grey Road, Walton, Liverpool. Ships Officer. Probate registered London, 12th July to Richard Owen Jones rubber merchants clerk and Owen Jones Williams estate agent. Effects: £6783.3.9d....
12th July 1912
New York Times CAVENDISH CHILDREN ESCAPE
Henry Siegel Wanted to See Them, but They Stayed in England --- Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- LONDON, April 22--- T. W. Cavendish, who was drowned in the Titanic, was a son of Charles Cavendish, who is a grandso...
23rd April 1912
  FAMILY INFORMATION
Henry Philip Creese was born in Falmouth, Cornwall in 1868. He was the son of Charles and Jane Creese. He had an elder brother, William Creese who was to lose his life on 19 November 1917 when the submarine, SS Jutland, was torpedoed off the Britta...
INTERLAKEN 1908 (BACK)   INTERLAKEN 1908 (BACK)
Interlaken. September, 1908. Lee Schwabacher writes to Herman and shares some playful details of his and Henry's trip to the Jung Frau. "This is one of the finest views live. We were up the highest mountain yesterday. The Jung Frau 13670 feet high, amid ice and snow. had a sleigh ride. Was very novel looking below and seeing green grass and wild flowers. Unlce Henry snowballed me. This is the place you would like. Plenty of snow. Lots of love, (?) Lee....
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PHILIPP PRAETORIUS, LINDA FRANCKE AND HENRY SONNEBORN   PHILIPP PRAETORIUS, LINDA FRANCKE AND HENRY SONNEBORN
Henry Sonneborn (r) photographed in 1915 on his last visit home. This shot of him, with his brother-in-law Philipp Praetorius, and Philipp's cousin Linda Francke, was taken in Druid Hill Park, near the Sonneborn's Brookfield Avenue home....
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New York Times CHANGE IN COMMODORES
Capt. Haddock to Head White Star Line at Increased Pay --- Capt. E. J. Smith, R. N. R., the Commodore of the White Star Line, who is to command the new mammoth liner Olympic, will retire at the end of the present year, it is understoo...
6th June 1911
  EDWARD HENRY BAGLEY (RESEARCH ABOUT HIS LIFE)
Edward Henry Bagley was born to Edward Bagley and his wife Lucy Bagley (nee Longhurst) on the 4th March 1879. The family lived at 17 Wightman Street, Plaistow, London. His father worked as a labourer at a soap works, and by the time of the boy's bapt...
2003
Torquay Times UNTITLED
Henley opened the door and came outside. Hichens was standing with both hands in his pockets, and in his right hand pocket was the revolver. He asked Henley for money, saying 'I am on the ground I want you to pick me up.' Henley naturally said 'Why d...
1st December 1933
Unidentified Newspaper MRS HANSEN STILL IN BED
Titanic Survivor in Precarious Condition at Brother's Home Mrs. Peter C. Hansen, the survivor of the steamer Titanic, who arrived in Racine Wednesday, is still in an extremely nervous condition, and is still not able to be around. She is staying at t...
1912
RMS TITANIC AUCTION ANNOUNCED FOR APRIL 2010 Henry Aldridge and Son RMS TITANIC AUCTION ANNOUNCED FOR APRIL 2010
Titanic and White Star Line specialists Henry Aldrige and Son have announced their next auction of Titanic, White Star Line and Ocean Liner Memorabilia. Selected lots will be available to view at the Titanic Made in Belfast Exhibition in Belfast April 3rd to April 11th....
16th March 2010
  DYER FAMILY INFORMATION
Henry Ryland Dyer, or Harry, was born in Jhansi, India on 21 December 1887 during the time that his father was serving with the 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment as a Quartermaster Sergeant. Harry’s father, Henry Thomas Dyer was born a...
HENRY CREESE'S GRAVE   HENRY CREESE'S GRAVE
Hollybrook Cemetery, Lordshill, Southampton...
New York Times HENRY SLEEPER HARPER
Henry Sleeper Harper was about 42 years old and lives at 131 East Twenty-first Street. He is the son of Joseph Wesley Harper, a member of the old firm of Harper & Brothers, which gave way in 1900 to the present publishing house of that name. Mr. Har...
16th April 1912
MOORE  FAMILY HEAD STONE, PUTNAM CEMETERY,  GREENWICH, NEW YORK   MOORE FAMILY HEAD STONE, PUTNAM CEMETERY, GREENWICH, NEW YORK
7th February 2004
MRS. T. W. CAVENDISH Washington Herald MRS. T. W. CAVENDISH
MRS. T. W. CAVENDISH Daughter of Henry Siegel, the millionaire merchant. She was brought in on the Carpathia with the rest of the survivors. In relating her exxperiences she said: "There were many lifeboats preparing to be launched w...
21st April 1912
New York Times C. E. H. STENGEL, TITANIC SURVIVOR
C. E. Henry Stengel, member of the firm of Stengel & Rothschild, manufacturer of leather, died yesterday at his home 109 Lincoln Park, Newark, of pneumonia. He was one of the Titanic survivors. Mr. Stengel was 56 years old and was born in Newark. ...
20th April 1914
New York Times THOMAS HENRY ISMAY [LETTER TO THE EDITOR]
To The Editor of The New York Times: The death of Thomas Henry Ismay deserves more than a passing notice. In the extraordinary development of the commercial marine of Great Britain during the last quarter of a century he had been one o...
25th November 1899
LOST IN THE TITANIC News of the World LOST IN THE TITANIC
Hays, Head, Stead, Straus, Guggenheim...
21st April 1912
Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters HENRY S. HARPER
Logan Marshall (ed.)
[Extract] Henry Sleeper Harper, who was among the survivors, is a grandson of John Wesley Harper, one of the founders of the Harper publishing business. H. Sleeper Harper was himself an incorporator of Harper & Brothers when the firm b...
1912
New York Times MRS. DICK'S ESTATE LEFT TO 2 OF SONS
William F. and John H. to Get Principal at Age of 28 --- Mrs. Madeleine T. Dick, who died at Palm Beach, Fla., on March 27, left her estate in trust for the benefit of two of her sons, William Force Dick and John Henry Dick of Islip, L....
10th April 1940
Surrey Advertiser and County Times AN ASHTEAD VICTIM SAFE AGAINST ANYTHING BUT AN ICEBERG
Another Surrey passenger on the Titanic was Mr. George H. Hunt, head-gardener at Ashtead Park. Mr. Hunt, who has for about four years been working in Philadelphia as head-gardener on a large estate, and who has a wife and two children living in that ...
April 1912
HENRY MORLEY   HENRY MORLEY
HENRY SONNEBORN   HENRY SONNEBORN
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HENRY B. HARRIS   HENRY B. HARRIS
1910
  REV. WYNELL HENRY CARTER (BROTHER OF REV. ERNEST CARTER)
At the time of the tragedy in 1912 the Exeter Flying Post newspaper reported that Rev. Ernest Courtenay's brother was Rector of St Mary Arches Church in Exeter, Devon. Rev. Wynell Henry Carter was a younger brother, born at Compton Beauchamp, Berksh...
WILLIAM HENRY ALLEN   WILLIAM HENRY ALLEN
YOUNG HENRY SONNEBORN   YOUNG HENRY SONNEBORN
The young Henry Sonneborn....
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The Times THE LATE MR. ISMAY'S WILL
THE LATE MR. ISMAY'S WILL---The will of the late Mr. THOMAS HENRY ISMAY, head of the White Star Line, has been proved. The value of the real and personal estate is sworn at £1,297,881 14s. 1d. g...
12th March 1900
New York Times BOSTON BANKS TO MERGE
H. K. Hallett to Head Combined Atlantic and Fourth National --- Special to The New York Times --- BOSTON, July 21---The death of Arthur W. Newell, President of the Fourth National Bank, who was lost on the Titanic, is abou...
22nd July 1912
  NORTHLEW, DEVON -1901 CENSUS
John Hall Lovell was born at Pynda Farm in the parish of Hatherleigh, mid-Devon in early 1892. He remained at that address until 1897 when he and the family moved to Lower Gorhuish Farm in the parish of Northlew. The 1901 censu...
31st March 1901
HENRY B. HARRIS, MAJ. ARCHIBALD BUTT, WILLIAM B. SILVEY Washington Times HENRY B. HARRIS, MAJ. ARCHIBALD BUTT, WILLIAM B. SILVEY
16th April 1912
MRS HENRY B. HARRIS, FORMERLY MISS IRENE WALLACH, OF WASHINGTON Washington Times MRS HENRY B. HARRIS, FORMERLY MISS IRENE WALLACH, OF WASHINGTON
17th April 1912
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea News CHRISTOPHER HEAD
A former Mayor of Chelsea was among the 1,523 lost in the Titanic disaster of April 1912. Christopher Head served as Mayor between 1909 and 1911 and had been a Conservative councillor since 1906. According to contemporary accounts, Head wa...
April 1998
  LETTER TO MRS. HARRIS
Typed letter on letterhead from Theatrical Protective Union No. 1 of New York to Mrs. Henry B. Harris, presenting her with resolutions of sympathy and attached signatures of the organization’s membership. New York, August 17, 1912....
17th August 1912
  POOK FAMILY INFORMATION
Percy Robert Pook was born in Torquay, Devon in 1876. His birth being registered at Newton Abbot in the June Quarter of that year. He was the son of Henry Pook (house decorator) and Kate (nee Manley) who had married at Torquay in early 1872....
THE TRAVELING SALESMAN - POSTER FOR BROADWAY PLAY PRODUCED BY HENRY B. HARRIS   THE TRAVELING SALESMAN - POSTER FOR BROADWAY PLAY PRODUCED BY HENRY B. HARRIS
1908
The Times OBITUARY: MARGARET ISMAY
MRS. ISMAY, widow of Mr. Thomas Henry Ismay, the founder of the White Star Line, and mother of Mr. Bruce Ismay, head of the International Mercantile Marine Company, died yesterday morning, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Geoffrey Drage, in Cad...
10th April 1907
West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser MR. AND MRS. CHAPMAN
Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, Liskeard, were also among the lost. Mrs. Chapman declining to go without her husband. Mrs. Hocking tells of how Mrs. Chapman was behind her when they were getting into the lifeboat. But when Sarah found that her husband J...
April 1912
  FAMILY GRAVESTONE
In loving memory of Sarah Jane, the beloved wife of Robert Henry Davies who died 17th May 1914 aged 62 Years "Peace Perfect Peace". Also Gordon Raleigh, second son of the above who lost his life in Tita...
TITANIC LAUNCH TICKET   TITANIC LAUNCH TICKET
An extremely rare example of a ticket to the launch of the Titanic Launch of t...
31st May 1911
New York Times MISS EVELYN BAYNE TO WED H. M. BLANK
Junior League Girl's Betrothal Announced by Grandmother, Mrs. Lockwood --- Mrs. Williston D. Lockwood of 40 East Sixty-second Street has announced the engagement of her granddaughter, Miss Evelyn Bayne, to Henry M. Blank, son of Mr. and...
16th March 1929
BOARDWALK 1909 (BACK)   BOARDWALK 1909 (BACK)
Atlantic City,.Aug 2/09 "Wish you were here. You would enjoy the bathing here- it's fine. Love to all & yourself. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
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Newark Evening News WIRELESS FROM THE STENGELS
First Direct Personal Message Received from Jersey Folk in the Disaster ---------- BOTH ON THE CARPATHIA ---------- Direct intelligence from Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Henry Stengel, of this city, now on the rescue ship Carpathia, was received h...
17th April 1912
Newark Star THREE OF TEN JERSEY PASSENGERS ARE SAFE
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Henry Stengel and Henry Blank Reported Among Those Rescued from the Titanic Wreck --- Up to a late hour last night only three of the ten New Jersey passengers on the Titanic were definitely known to be among the survi...
17th April 1912
  MINUTES OF TITANIC RELIEF FUND, LIVERPOOL AREA COMMITTEE: WILLIAM FARQUHARSON
No. 98. Farquharson, Mrs. Martha: Address for cheques: Head office. net monthly allowance to widow £7 13 10 two children £1 3 10 total £8 17 8d....
1st December 1915
Boston Globe OTHERS OF REPUTED WEALTH
Among the others of reputed wealth who were on board are Christopher Head a London barrister and one of the senior member of Lloyds, underwriters, was among the passengers....
16th April 1912
Bridgwater Mercury NOTABLE PEOPLE ON BOARD
Mr. Christopher Head, former mayor of Chelsea. Much interested in art matters, and the donor of one of the panels to be placed in Chelsea Town hall. Took a prominent part in the discussions at the Mansion House on the King Edward Memorial. ...
20th April 1912
Washington Times MRS. HENRY B. HARRIS SAVED FROM WRECK
Little Hope Is Entertained For Recovery of Theatrical Promoter --- Two telegrams were received in Washington last night confirming previous reports that Mrs. Henry B. Harris, who was Miss Rene Wallack, [sic] was saved from the wreck of ...
18th April 1912
New York Times GARDEN LURES SKIPPER OF THE BERENGARIA, SIR HENRY [SIC] ROSTRON, AFTER 45 YEARS AT SEA
Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- LONDON, Nov. 7---Captain Sir Arthur Henry Rostron, commodore of the Cunard fleet, who is retiring after forty-five years at sea, took his leave of his fellow-officers at Southampton this week on relinq...
9th November 1930
  FAMILY INFORMATION
Re: Liverpool Echo article. "Henry had four children and his wife died on 24th December 1910, hardly shortly before sailing!. Of the four children, Jane, Harry, Arnold, and Nancy, Arnold is the sole survivor - he also happened to be ...
23rd June 1987
New York Times MRS. E. B. SHERFESEE, ONCE HOOVER AIDE
Head of the American Fund for French Wounded Won Croix de Guerre---Titanic Survivor --- Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- COOPERSTOWN, N. Y., Dec. 29---Mrs. Emily Borie Sherfesee, wife of Forsythe Sherfesee, former fiananc...
30th December 1939
RUHRSTEIN 1908 (FRONT)   RUHRSTEIN 1908 (FRONT)
"Dear Herman Where I live X mark is Kemp Mansion. It is simply beautiful & we are having a grand old time. Love for all. Uncle Henry and Lee." ...
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  MANSION HOUSE TITANIC RELIEF FUND
March 1913 Number P. 55. Hodges, Ellen, widow and Henry, Leo and Richard, children received £2 7s 0d. weekly....
1913
  GOODWIN FAMILY 1911 CENSUS
Name Relationship To Head of Household ...
2nd April 1911
MRS HENRY L. CASSEBEER JR. Binghamton Press MRS HENRY L. CASSEBEER JR.
Eleanor Cassebeer...
1912
GODESBERG 1908 (BACK)   GODESBERG 1908 (BACK)
Godesburg, July 14, 1908. "Greetings from the Rhine. It is (?) and cool here. Love, Uncle Henry and Lee."...
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VESUVIO 1906 (FRONT)   VESUVIO 1906 (FRONT)
One of the earliest cards in the collection is this view cof Vesuvius in eruption, witha patrtially legible message from "Uncle Henry and Lee" written across the image. ...
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MOTORING WITH ALGIE BARKWORTH   MOTORING WITH ALGIE BARKWORTH
Algernon Henry Wilson Barkworth was a first class passenger on the Titanic. This picture was owned by his longtime butler....
NEWYORK 1909 (BACK)   NEWYORK 1909 (BACK)
New York. June 22/1909. "Hope you all are well. We will be home on Tuesday. We have had a pleasant stay here. Love to all, Uncle Henry and Lee....
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Chatham, Rochester, and Gillingham News LIFE INSURANCE
''The life insurance's on lost passengers must also represent a very high figure. Mr. Christopher Head, recently Mayor of Chelsea and himself an underwriter at Lloyds, is reported lost; he was insured against accident during his trip to America fo...
20th April 1912
Torquay Directory A FULFILLED DREAM. ECHO OF THE LOSS OF THE TITANIC
One of the stewards on board the Titanic was a son of the late organist and choirmaster of a church in Torquay. He leaves an aged widowed mother, who was dependent upon him. His sister narrates a strange dream. She says that for several nights pri...
15th May 1912
  NEAR TRAGEDY ON THE SEAS FOR STRAUS FAMILY
Charles Spedding
The following year both Captain Barr and myself were transferred to the Caronia for a voyage down to Alexandria from New York.  Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Strauss ( sp ) were on board, and occupying one of the suites on the upper deck. ...
1926
New York Times TITANIC SURVIVOR HURT
W. E. Carter, Thrown in Bryn Mawr Polo Game, Lands on His Head --- Special to The New York Times --- PHILADELPHIA, Penn., June 5---William E. Carter, who pulled an oar in Ismay's boat in the escape from the Titanic disaste...
6th June 1912
  GENERAL INFORMATION
HARRIS, MRS. IRENE R, (NEE WALLACH). Saved in Lifeboat D. Cabin C83. European address - c/o Fraulein Woolf, Kapellenstrasse 81, Wiesbaden. Germany. (Born 15th June 1876, died 2nd September 1969). Buried in Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale...
  MANSION HOUSE TITANIC RELIEF FUND: JOHN HENRY HESKETH
Number 1120. Hesketh, Mrs. mother. Hesketh, two sisters. All class A dependants....
March 1913
  GRAVESTONE
In Loving Memory of Henry Philip Creese the beloved husband of Annie Napton Creese. One of the brave engineers of RMS Titanic who was lost at sea April 15th 1912, aged 44 years....
  SAILED ON LUSITANIA
William Greenfield sailed to England on the Lusitania in March. Henry Blank was also on this voyage and this is where they most likely met, unless they were acquainted earlier....
SONNEBORN MONUMENT   SONNEBORN MONUMENT
The Sonneborn Family monument in Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore. The mausoleum Leo Schwabacher purchased for himself and Henry has not been located....
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SIR HENRY WILLIAM ('HARRY') DUFF GORDON, YOUNGER BROTHER OF SIR COSMO EDMUND DUFF GORDON   SIR HENRY WILLIAM ('HARRY') DUFF GORDON, YOUNGER BROTHER OF SIR COSMO EDMUND DUFF GORDON
1910
Washington Times ACTOR IS WORRIED OVER FATE OF MAN ON UNFORTUNATE SHIP
"Rene is safe; am uncertain about Harry; will wire you definite information as soon as received." This is the only comforting word received by Frank McIntyre, now appearing at the National Theater in “Snobs” and his company, which is a...
17th April 1912
The Times IN MEMORIAM
JULIAN – In loving memory of Henry Forbes Julian, the beloved husband of Hester Julian, of Redholme, Torquay, who gave his life for others on the RMS Titanic, 15 April 1912. “Quit you like men, be strong.”...
15th April 1913
HERMAN PRAETORIUS   HERMAN PRAETORIUS
Herman Praetorius, the nephew with whom Henry Sonneborn kept in frequent contact via postcard....
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CHAMONIX 1908 (BACK)   CHAMONIX 1908 (BACK)
Chamonix. Sept.1 /08 "This would be the place for you on Mont Blanc. Perpetual snow and ice, very deep. The view is wonderful here, but cold and has been raining all day. Leave here in the morning for Geneva. Lots of love to you & all. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
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Billboard Magazine HENRY B. HARRIS
Loses Life When Ill-Fated Titanic Sinks – Other Victims Of Disaster Connected With Amusement Field Include Albert A. Stewart, Emil Brandeis and Franz Addelmann – Dorothy Gibson Saved New York, April 20 (Special to Billb...
27th April 1912
New York Times DEATH NOTICE OF BEN FOREMAN
FOREMAN---Ben L. Foreman, eldest son of Henry W. and Rose Laventall Foreman, in his 31st year. Lost on steamship Titanic. Albany and Chicago papers please copy. ...
21st April 1912
Los Angeles Times TRAGEDY REPEATS IN DUAL SUICIDE
In the same dwelling in which his wife-sorrowing over the death of their son following a tonsilectomy-had shot herself to death. George A. Brereton, 67, yesterday put a bullet through his head. The second tragedy-20 years after the f...
17th July 1942
  PROBATE REPORT
Hamblyn Ernest William, of 2 Norman Villas, Dyer Road, Shirley Southampton. Ships Steward. Probate registered London 3rd June 1912 to Henry Archibald Jamieson, journalist. Effects £320.0.0....
3rd June 1912
NEWYORK 1908 (BACK)   NEWYORK 1908 (BACK)
Hotel Knickerbocker. New York City, 1908. "We are having a fine time, and this is of the (?) hotel where we are stopping. Was motoring nearly all day yesterday. Bitter cold. Love, Uncle Henry and Lee."...
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  PROBATE REPORT
Hodges, Henry Price, of "The Cotswolds", Highfield Lane Portswood, Southampton. Probate registered London 3rd September 1912, to Ellen Hodges, widow. Effects £16,694.5.3d. ...
3rd September 1912
HEIDELBERG 1908 (BACK)   HEIDELBERG 1908 (BACK)
Heidelburg. July 1908. "Heidelburg is certainly beautiful. Students are in evidence everywhere and make it intersting. Expect to see a duel fought tomorrow morning. Love to all from Uncle Henry and Lee."...
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PHILIP SONNEBORN   PHILIP SONNEBORN
Actor Philip Sonneborn. Leo Schwabacher and Henry Sonneborn spent the two weeks before the Lusitania's final departure visiting with him in New York City....
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MONTREUX 1908 (BACK)   MONTREUX 1908 (BACK)
Montreaux. August 8/1908. "This is a fine view here from our room. The water in the lake is just this color and we can see these snow caped mountains from our window. We would like to stay here a couple of weeks but must leave tomorrow. Lots of love to you all, Uncle Henry and Lee....
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  PROBATE REPORT
Gee, Arthur, of ''Morningside'' Riley Avenue, St. Annes on Sea, Lancashire. Probate registered, London, 16th July, 1912, to Edith Gee, widow, William Edward Horrocks, chemist and Henry Scholes bank clerk. Effects £4,240.10.11d....
16th July 1912
KONSTANZ 1908 (BACK)   KONSTANZ 1908 (BACK)
Konstanz, 1908. "July 27/08. We are staying at this hotel. It is an old Kloster built in the 12th Century. it is very interesting (?) and situated on the Rhine River & Bodensee. (?) is very beautiful. love to your apretns and all. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
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PARIS 1908 (BACK)   PARIS 1908 (BACK)
"Paris France. Sept. 8/1908. This city is full of life and we are on the go every minute. hate to leave, but we sail tomorrow, so ina bout ten days we will see you & all and tell you about our trip in person. All our love to you and all, from Uncle Henry and Lee....
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New York Times MRS. D. R. BENJAMIN WED TO G. H. CLARKE
Ceremony by Justice P. J. McCook Soon After the License Is Obtained --- Mrs. Dorothy Rennard Benjamin of the Hotel Berkshire and George Hyde Clarke of Hyde Hall, Cooperstown, N. Y., obtained a marriage license at the Municipal Building ...
13th December 1933
GENEVA 1908 (BACK)   GENEVA 1908 (BACK)
Geneva. Sept. 3/08 "This is another beautiful city. A great deal of life here and lots of beautiful shops. hope youa re all well. We are awfully worn out and will be glad to get to Paris for a few days rest. Love to you all. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
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  PROBATE REPORT
JULIAN Henry Forbes of Redholme Torquay esquire died 15 April 1912 at sea Probate Exeter 18 July to William Robert Davies examiner and Hester Julian widow. Effects £1238 0s 11d...
1912
Newark Star MR. STENGEL SENDS WORD HE IS SAFE
Nothing Heard of Three Other Essex Men Who Were on Doomed Ship --- Friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Henry Stengel were rejoiced yesterday when a wireless message was received from Mr. Ivan Stengel stating that his father and ...
18th April 1912
New York Times MR. AND MRS. T. W. CAVENDISH
Among the passengers on the Titanic were Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Cavendish of London, and their two children. Mrs. Cavendish is a daughter of Henry Siegel, President of the Simpson-Crawford Company. She was making the trip here to visit her father at his ...
16th April 1912
MARIENBAD 1908 (BACK)   MARIENBAD 1908 (BACK)
Marienbad. 1908. "August 5/1908. Mariendbad Hotel Ott Bohemia I am sorry to know you can find no time to write us a card. This is a beautiful place & the city is in the valley. Love, Uncle Henry and Lee."...
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FRANKFURT 1908 (BACK)   FRANKFURT 1908 (BACK)
Frankfurt, 1908. "Having the best time ever. on the go all the time. Crowds are great here. Will see Turners tonight. (?) would enjoy that- wouldn't you? Love to you & all. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
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The Times MEMORIAL SERVICE
A memorial service for Mr. Henry Forbes Julian, of Torquay, who went down in the Titanic, will be held at noon on Monday next at St. Mary Magdelene Church, Upton, Torquay....
24th April 1912
BADEN-BADEN 1908 (BACK)   BADEN-BADEN 1908 (BACK)
Baden-Baden, July 24/1908 "We are fine, having a glorious trip. Hope you and all are well. Lots of love to all, Uncle Henry and Lee"...
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KARLSBRUHE 1908 (BACK)   KARLSBRUHE 1908 (BACK)
Karlsbruhe, 1908. "Stopped off here on our way to Baden Baden. It is a very pretty city. We are having a good time. Our love to you & all. Uncle Henry and Lee."...
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ATLANTIC CITY 1909 (BACK)   ATLANTIC CITY 1909 (BACK)
Atlantic City. April 1, 1909. "We are having a pleasant stay here. The weather is fine. Love to all from Uncle Henry and Lee."...
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  PROBATE REPORT
CHAPMAN John Henry of St Neot Cornwall farmer died 15 April 1912 at sea Administration Bodmin 15 August 1912 to James Chapman farmer Effects £206 1s 11d...
The London Gazette LEGAL NOTICE OF THE RETIREMENT OF THOMAS ISMAY
The London Gazette, Issue 26243, 8 January 1892.  NOTICE is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, Thomas Henry Ismay, William Imrie, William Samuel Graves,...
8th January 1892
  CAPT. WILLIAM CREESE
Henry Creese's eldest brother, William Creese, was born in 1857 and was a mariner by occupation. He had married in about 1889 to Alice (formerly Smith) whom he had met whilst based in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. Their first 2 children, Hen...
WALLACE HENRY HARTLEY MEMORIAL   WALLACE HENRY HARTLEY MEMORIAL
...
  HENRY BREWER'S WIFE?
Robert J.Prewitt
     This is the family story as it has been passed to me form my grandparents, Edith and William Prewitt, now deceased and my father, Ronald Prewitt, very much alive as of 11/25/2005 born 3/16/1920. I spoke with him this ev...
PARIS 1914 (BACK)   PARIS 1914 (BACK)
April 5/1914 "This will give you and (sic) idea of the Cafe life boulevards in Paris. How do you like your shirts? If you send me Carrol's address I will send him a card. With love, Uncle Henry." (Punctuation added. J.A.K.)...
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  FAMILY GRAVE
Also Edward James William son of the above aged 38 years Also Edward Henry Bagley Nephew of the above Who Lost Their Lives in the Titanic Disaster April 15th 1912 Out of the Deep I Call To Thee ...
Southern Daily Echo DEATH NOTICE
Creese, Henry Philip. Engineer. Dearly beloved Husband of Annie Creese, 2 Enfield Grove, Woolston. Deeply mourned by sorrowing Wife and Children. Belfast Papers please copy. [Same notice appeared in Hampshire Independent 4th May 1912]...
30th April 1912
San Francisco Examiner DR. DODGE'S FATE IS STILL IN DOUBT
Page 16, column 8 "Fairly satisfactory," was the announcement made yesterday by Dr. John Gallwey touching the condition of Dr. Washington Dodge, who attempted last Saturday to end his life by shooting himself in the head. D...
24th June 1919
  HAMBLYN: PROBATE INFORMATION
HAMBLYN Ernest William of 2 Norman Villas Dyer Road Freemantle Hampshire died 15 April 1912 at sea Probate London 3 June 1912 to Henry Archibald Jamieson journalist. Effects £320....
1912
  1901 CENSUS
The 1901 Census reveals that Henry Ryland Dyer had an elder brother, Samuel Dyer, born in Jhansi, India 1885. He was described in the census as an Apprentice Engraver ...
New York Times ASTOR WILL CONTEST NOT CONTEMPLATED
Henry A. Gildersleeve, Counsel for Mrs. Astor, Denies Rumors of an Appeal to the Courts --- SEES HIS CLIENT TO-MORROW --- $3,000,000 for New Baby Considered Ample, as Proper Investment Would Greatly Inc...
18th August 1912
New York Times DEATH NOTICE OF TYRELL CAVENDISH
CAVENDISH---At sea, on April 15, Tyrelll William Cavendish, only son of the late Charles T. Cavendish of Crakemarsh Hall, Uttoxeter, England, and son-in-law of Mr. Henry Siegel of New York. Funeral services private. "I will not leave the ship while...
4th May 1912
New York Times MRS. HARRIS GAINS STRENGTH
Mrs. Henry B Harris, widow of the theatrical manager who was lost on the Titanic, was regaining strength yesterday, but she was still in a nervous condition. Her shoulder, which she injured a day before the sinking of the ship, was healing normally. ...
20th April 1912
CREESE FAMILY GRAVESTONE   CREESE FAMILY GRAVESTONE
Family Gravestone at Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon. The grave is that of Henry Creese's parents, Charles and Jane Creese....
Toronto Daily Star T. EATON STORE CLOSES SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Newspaper article...
19th April 1912
Kenosha Telegraph-Courier MRS. HANSON IS HOME
MRS. HANSON IS HOME _____________________   ...
New York Times VINCENT ASTOR AS HEAD OF HIS FAMILY
Would Probably Share $100,000,000 Estate With Stepmother in Event of His Father's Death --- IS NOT YET 21 YEARS OF AGE --- Settlement of $10,000,000 Upon Col. Astor's First Wife Believed to Comprise His Daughter's Share...
17th April 1912
  NANCARROW FAMILY INFORMATION
William Henry Nancarrow was the only son of the second marriage of Thomas Nancarrow (b1819). His mother was Maria (b1840). His birth took place in or near St. Austell, Cornwall in 1877. His father was described in the various census returns ...
  PROBATE REPORT FROM LIVERPOOL: EDWARD DODD
Edward Charles Dodd of Bannisters Hotel, Queens Parade, Southampton. Marine engineer. Administration Winchester 21st October, 1912 to Henry Charles Dodd retired plumber. Effects £184.16.1d....
21st October 1912
Newark Evening News TITANIC VICTIM CREMATED
NORTH BERGEN, May 4---The body of Tyrell W. Cavendish, who lost his life on the Titanic, was cremated here today. He lived at Little Onn Hall, Stafford, England. In December 1906, he married Miss Julia Florence Siegel, only daughter of Henry Siegel...
4th May 1912
MAUSOLEUM   MAUSOLEUM
On tomb in interior of mausoleum: CHARLES EMIL HENRY STENGEL ANNIE MAY STENGEL BORN NOVEMBER 19, 1857 BORN MAY 2, 1868 DIED APRIL 19, 1914 DIED JANUARY 22, 1956 TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS ...
RHEINFALL 1908 (BACK)   RHEINFALL 1908 (BACK)
July 26/1908. "We are spending several days at the Rhine Falls. Our hotel is at the top of the mountain and facing the wonderful Rhine falls. Hope you and Mama & Papa are well, with lots of love which Uncle Lee joins me. Your uncle Henry....
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BERLIN 1908 (BACK)   BERLIN 1908 (BACK)
Berlin, July 16, 1908. "isn't this a fine card? We are having a dandy time, on the go constantly. Leave tomorrow morning and call on your aunt on Thursday. Give my love to your mother father & all. Kiss Grandma, Elsa and Bruder for us. Lots of love from Uncle Henry and Lee"...
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LIGHT STREET TAVERN-CAFE   LIGHT STREET TAVERN-CAFE
The Sonneborn Cafe on Light Street, Baltimore. In 1900, the Sonneborn family was living in rooms over the care, along with boarder Leo Schwabacher. Herman Praetorius, Henry's nephew, was born in the house next door in 1895....
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  MANSION HOUSE TITANIC RELIEF FUND : HENRY WILDE
C23 Wilde, Daughter. Wilde, Daughter. Wilde, Son. Wilde, Son. All Class A dependants. (Jane, Harry, Arnold, and Nancy - see below). Williams, Mrs. Sister. Class A dependent....
March 1913
Belmont Tribune BELMONT MAN TITANIC VICTIM
It is reported on good authority that Mr. Henry Hart, formerly employed by Mr. E. F. Atkins of this town, was one of the unfortunates who went down in the ill-fated Titanic. Mr. Hart was married while residing in Belmont and went to Ireland with his ...
4th May 1912
HUDSON THEATRE PROGRAMME 1909   HUDSON THEATRE PROGRAMME 1909
The cover of the Hudson Theatre programme for Henry B. Harris' production of "The Third Degree" (1909), one of his biggest hits....
1909
Brooklyn Daily Times NO NEWS OF KIMBALLS
Fruitless Efforts to Get News of Bostonian --- Every resource of wealth and power was expended in vain to-day to secure some word from the Carpathia of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Kimball. Kimball is the head of the Hallett-Davis Piano Company ...
18th April 1912
New York Times LORD PIRRIE OPERATED UPON
Belfast Shipbuilder Has Recovered from the Immediate Effects --- By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times --- LONDON, Feb. 22---Lord Pirrie, head of the Belfast shipbuilding firm of Harland & Wolff...
23rd February 1912
New York Times LOVE LIFTS JAIL SENTENCE OF LAWRENCE VAIL WHEN FRENCHMAN HE STRUCK WINS HIS SISTER
PARIS, Dec. 29 (AP)---Love has found a way to make a new, Franco-American match---a blow over the head with a champagne bottle. The Frenchman who was hit, Captain Allain Lemerdy, son of a General, is going to marry Clothilde Vail, sister of the Ameri...
30th December 1926
New York Times WM. K. DICK MARRIES MRS. VIRGINIA CONNER
Chairman of the National Sugar Refining Co. Weds in Akron --- Word has been received here of the marriage of Mrs. Virginia Keniston Conner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Conner of this city, to William K. Dick of this city and Al...
25th December 1941
Unidentified Newspaper DODGE
In this city, June 30, 1919, Dr. Washington Dodge, beloved husband of Ruth Dodge, father of Henry W., Washington, Jr. and Vida Dodge, a native of California, aged 60 years. Friends are invited to attend the funeral service at 10 o'clock Thursday morn...
1st July 1919
  PROBATE REPORT FROM WINCHESTER RECORD OFFICE: EDWARD DODD
Dodd, Edward Charles, Bannisters Hotel, Queens Parade, Southampton. Engineer. At sea. Administration: Winchester 21 October 1912 to Henry Charles Dodd retired Plummer. Estate £184 16s 1d....
21st October 1912
Southern Daily Echo DEATH NOTICE
Stagg, John Henry. Late of SS New York, Age 37, Dearly Beloved Husband of Beatrice Stagg, 66 Commercial Road, Deeply Mourned by His Sorrowing Wife and Daughter. Liverpool Papers Please Copy. [Also from Southern Daily Echo 11th, ...
10th May 1912
Worcester Evening Gazette ASTOR PUT BOY BY WIFE'S SIDE
A fine act of heroism by Col. John Jacob Astor was told by George A. Harder, a Brooklyn man, who survived the Titanic disaster. "When Col. Astor had assisted his tearful young wife and her maid into a life boat, he tried to put in a yo...
19th April 1912
Newark Evening News TITANIC VICTIM'S WILL ADMITTED TO PROBATE
No especial proof of death was required by the surrogate today, when the first will of a Titanic victim, William Anderson Walker, the head of Hope Lodge, No. 124, F. and A. M., of East Orange, was offered for probate by his widow, Mrs. Frances Moorho...
27th April 1912
ORIGINAL ARTWORK BY PHILIPP PRAETORIUS   ORIGINAL ARTWORK BY PHILIPP PRAETORIUS
An original artwork, promoting N.D.L's Baltimore Service, by Henry's brother- in -law Philipp Praetorius. From the collection of Mark Praetorius....
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Worcester Evening Gazette BOY'S PRAYER FOR LIFE ANSWERED
New York, April 19- Edward Dorking, an English boy who was on his way aboard the Titanic to an Illinois farm and who saved himself by jumping from the deck, told today of the last minutes of the doomed vessel. "Three of us young fellows were standing...
20th April 1912
  OLYMPIC
The olympic in profile; At the pier in New York; Pier 59; New York skyline...
Daily Home News ROEBLING WENT DOWN IN TITANIC
TRENTON, April 19---Ferdinand W. Roebling, jr., of 216 West Statestreet, late last night telephoned from New York to this city saying that neither Washington A. Roebling, 2d, nor Stephen W. Blackwell was among the rescued passengers on the Carpathia ...
19th April 1912
New York Times THOMAS H. ISMAY LEFT £1,297,881
LONDON, March 11---The will of the late Thomas Henry Ismay, founder of the White Star Steamship Company, who died in Liverpool last November, has been proved, showing a personal estate of £1,297,881. Numerous legacies, in all about £2...
12th March 1900
New York Times FINED FOR IMPORTING LABOR
J. Mandelberg & Co. Must Pay $2,000 for Violating Law --- J. Mandelberg & Co., raincoat manufacturers, of 18 Twentieth Street, were ordered yesterday in the Federal District Court to pay a fine of $2,000 for violations of the...
24th November 1912
GEORGE HENRY HUNT   GEORGE HENRY HUNT
WENT DOWN WITH TITANIC George H. Hunt, of 1309 Sotuh Ruby Street (Philadelphia), it was discovered yesterday, was one of the victims of the Titanic disaster. He had been visting his parents in England for several months and h...
New York Times THOMAS HENRY ISMAY DEAD
Founder and Chairman of Board of Directors of White Star Line---Gave £20,000 for Poor Sailors --- LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23---Thomas Henry Ismay, the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the White Star Line Steamship Company, died...
24th November 1899
Washington Herald FIRST CLAIM PAID
Buffalo, N. Y., April 19---What is declared to be the first claim paid for the loss of a life in the Titanic disaster was recorded to-day, when the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, in this city, paid $1,000 to a brother of Henry Sutehill, [sic] o...
20th April 1912
The Times THE TITANIC BAND MEMORIAL CONCERT
THE TITANIC BAND MEMORIAL CONCERT Under the auspices of the Orchestral Association a concert was given yesterday at the Albert Hall in honour of the musicians who peris...
25th May 1912
GEORGE CHITTY'S MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE   GEORGE CHITTY'S MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
Juliette Walden married George Henry Chitty on April 8th 1880 in Hound Parish Church. George's profession is recorded as Army Service Corps. Their deaths are remembered o...
  HOLSWORTHY, DEVON - 1901 CENSUS
John Adams, under his actual name, Richard May was at home with his family at the time of the 1901 Census. They were living at 'Burnard's House', a dwelling a few miles west of Holsworthy, Devon. The family present were - John M...
31st March 1901
Camden Post-Telegram CAMDEN MAN MOURNS BROTHERS ON TITANIC
Edgar and Fred. Giles Were Bound for This City From England to Make Home With Their Brother William, Who Hourly Expects Word That His Aged Father is Dead --- Bound for this city from England to make their home here with their brother, E...
20th April 1912
The Times DEATH NOTICE OF HELEN ANDREWS HARLAND
HARLAND.  On August 22nd, 1966, HELEN REILLY HARLAND, of Phoenix Lodge, Dunmurry, co. Antrim, daughter of John Barbour, of Conway, Dunmurry, widow of Thomas Andrews, of Comber, co. Down, ...
24th August 1966
NIEUW AMSTERDAM : THIRD CLASS COCKTAIL BAR STAINED GLASS PANEL.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : THIRD CLASS COCKTAIL BAR STAINED GLASS PANEL.
This panel survvied until 1961, when the entire complex of Third Class public rooms was removed and replaced by the Henry Hudson Lounge....
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WALLACE HENRY HARTLEY'S GRAVE   WALLACE HENRY HARTLEY'S GRAVE
Wallace Hartley's Grave...
New York Times MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT OF COL. GRACIE AND MS. SCHACK
MARRIED --- GRACIE-SCHACK---On Tuesday, April 22, at 4 o'clock, by the Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee of Calvary Church, CONSTANCE ELISE, daughter of the late Otto Wilhelm Schack, native of Copenhagen, Denmark, and of Elizabeth Inez McCarty, t...
23rd April 1890
Chicago Daily Journal "I'M STARVED!" WAS ISMAY'S FIRST WORD
"For God's sake get me something to eat. I'm starved. I don't care what it costs or what it is, bring it to me." This was the first statement made by J. Bruce Ismay, directing head of the White Star line, o...
19th April 1912
New York Times HAYS HEADS GRAND TRUNK
Directors of Canadian Line Elect Rock Island, Ill., Man Present [sic] --- LONDON, Jan. 7---At a meeting to-day of the Directors of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, Charles M. Hays was elected President. ...
8th January 1910
New York Times HOW THE HARRISES PARTED
"Of Course, Ladies First," Said Mr. Harris, and Stayed on Board --- George Brayton, an asphalt manufacturer of Los Angeles, who was on the Titanic, last night gave an account of the parting of Henry B. Harris and his wife. He said:...
19th April 1912
Elizabeth Daily Journal EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR SYMPATHY SHOWN
Mrs. Lillian Renouf and Fred Jefferys, relatives of the Elizabeth victims of the Titanic, wish to thank the Rev. Henry Hale Gifford, Ph.D., rector of Grace Church and the Sons and Daughters of St. George for their kindness and sympathy shown. ...
1st May 1912
Newark Daily Advociate HAD COUSIN ON TITANIC
Mrs. Cassebeer...
23rd April 1912
San Francisco Call & Post DR. DODGE SHOOTS SELF; MAY DIE
Page 2, column 8 Dr. Washington Dodge's condition was declared today to be still serious as a result of his attempt to end his life Saturday night when he shot himself through the head. While the bullet wound was comparatively insigni...
23rd June 1919
Cleveland Plain Dealer MORGAN'S BARBER LOST
Man Who Always Shaved Financier Was on Titanic By Plain Dealer's Leased Wire New York, April 18--Arthur White, once a rich English barber and known in England as the soap wrapper king, is among those lost on the Titanic. White used to...
19th April 1912
New York Times MRS. FIERMONTE DEAD IN FLORIDA
--- Former Madeleine Force Was Married to Col. Astor, W. K. Dick and Italian Boxer --- SURVIVOR OF THE TITANIC --- Gave Up Fortune to Marry Again, Then Got Divorce to Wed Pugilist --- PALM BEACH, Fla.,...
29th March 1940
The Times SIR EDWARD HARLAND BECOMES AN M.P.
ELECTION INTELLIGENCE BELFAST (NORTH DIVISION) The nomination for North Belfast took place yesterday. Six papers containing the names of Sir John Preston, Sir William Quartus Ewart, and Mr. Thomas M'Cormick (secretary of...
13th August 1889
Newark Evening News BROTHER OF MONTCLAIR MAN ON MISSING LIST
Henry Mitchell, one of the second-cabin passengers on the Titanic, who is among the missing, was on his way from Guernsey, England, to visit the family of his brother, John C. Mitchell, of 19 Portland place, Montclair. The brothers had pla...
16th April 1912
San Francisco Examiner HERMAN KLABER ON BOARD THE TITANIC
Native of San Francisco, in Business in Portland, Titanic Passenger Herman Klaber of Portland, one of the biggest hop merchants on the Pacific Coast, was a passenger on the Titanic. Klaber was born in San Francisco, went throu...
16th April 1912
  BRANSCOMBE, DEVON - 1901 CENSUS
Dwelling: Culver Hole, Branscombe Charles Dean Head 39 Thatcher born. Branscombe Eliza Dean Wife 39 born. Branscombe Fred Dean Son 17 Thatcher born. Branscombe Bert Dean Son 15 Farm Labourer born. Branscombe Willie ...
31st March 1901
Western Daily Mercury AN EXETER PASSENGER
It is also stated that Mr. Ralph Giles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Giles of Eaton-place, Exeter, was among the passengers. Mrs. Giles has wired to the Head Office of the White Star Line in London, but has received no reply. Mrs Giles’s sister-in-law...
18th April 1912
The Times MR. A. H. BARKWORTH
Mr. A. H. Barkworth, of Tranby House, East Yorkshire, said he was sitting in the smoking-room when the boat struck the iceberg. He saw Mr. W. T. Stead on deck. He described how the forecastle was full of powdered ice. He noted the foremast was listin...
20th April 1912
  MACKIE FAMILY INFORMATION
The birth of George William Mackie was registered at Lambeth, London in the 1st quarter of 1878. He was the son of William and Mary Mackie. George married Mary Broomfield, the daughter of James and Martha Broomfield. James was a Devon dairy farmer...
Camden Post-Telegram FEAR FRED. SUTTON SANK WITH TITANIC
Name of Haddonfield Resident Does Not Appear on List of Survivors --- BUDGET OF GOSSIP FROM THE BOROUGH --- The offices of Sutton & Vansant, No. 120 South Front street, Philadelphia, are busy in an endeavor to obtain some ...
18th April 1912
New York Times TITANIC WIDOW TO WED
Mrs. Ryerson of Chicago Will Marry Forsythe Sherfesse, Financier --- CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (AP)---Mrs. Emily Borie Ryerson, whose husband, Albert [sic] Ryerson, lost his life when the Titanic sank, will be married next week, it is announced, ...
2nd December 1927
  WHY DO I SMILE?
Poem by Rene Harris dedicated to Henry B. Harris...
1903
Brighton Argus MR. A. H. BARKWORTH
Mr. A. H. Barkworth, of Tranby House, East Yorkshire, said he was sitting in the smoking room when the boat struck the iceberg. He saw Mr. W. T. Stead on the deck. he described how the forecastle was full of powdered ice. He noted that the foremast w...
19th April 1912
  BRANSCOMBE, DEVON - 1891 CENSUS
Bertram Frank Dean was born on 30 June 1886 in the small East Devon village of Branscombe. This is the census information for 1891. Dwelling: New Castle Cottage, Branscombe Charles Dean Head. 29 Thatcher, born. Branscombe Eliza...
31st March 1891
THE GROUNDING OF TITANIC Titanic Research THE GROUNDING OF TITANIC
David G. Brown and Parks E. Stephenson
Explores the hypothesis that that Titanic grounded on an underwater shelf of the iceberg....
6th June 2001
  GENERAL INFORMATION
MBE awarded March 1946. Purser SS Mataroa of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company Ltd. Awarded for long and meritorious service at sea and in dangerous waters during the war. He served as a Purser for the company for 20 years, tr...
New York Times MANILA HONORS BUTT
Cathedral Dedicated to Titanic Hero and to Dr. Freer --- MANILA, May 1---The Rt. Rev. C. H. Brent, Protestant Episcopal Bishop of the Philippines, to-day dedicated memorial windows in the American Cathedral here to Major Archibald W. Bu...
11th May 1914
Boston Daily Globe MRS. RENE W. HARRIS TO WED Z. C. BARBER
Her Husband Was Drowned in Titanic Disaster NEW YORK, Sept 12---Mrs Rene W Harris, widow of Henry B. Harris, theatricak man who drowned in the Titanic disaster, will marry Zack C. Barber, a broker...
13th September 1922
New York Times THE COUNTESS OF ROTHES
The Countess of Rothes is the wife of the nineteenth Earl of Rothes, head of one of the oldest families of Scotland, who in 1893 succeeded to the title. The peerage is one of the very few in the United Kingdom that possesses the right of descent in t...
16th April 1912
Detroit Journal MRS. JANE QUICK
Mrs. Jane Quick, wife of Frederick Quick 383 Brooklyn Avenue, with her two daughters, one aged eight and the other three years, all survivors of the Titanic, also arrived on the same train with Mrs Hamlin. ''Jane''! cried a mans voice as Mrs....
20th April 1912
Camden Post-Telegram TITANIC SURVIVOR AT ELKS' TO-MORROW
Gus Weikman, Ship's Barber, Will Tell Camden Lodge of His Experience --- Picked up by one of the lifeboats after being blown overboard by an explosion just before the boat went down, Gus Weikman, head barber on the Titanic, will be the ...
13th May 1912
New York Times THE HARRISES
Numerous and anxious were the inquiries (at the White Star Line office) for Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Harris. Mr. Harris is one of the city's best known theatrical managers. Scores of his friends, both in the theatrical and the business wo...
17th April 1912
  FAMILY GRAVESTONE
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARY CATHERINE (POLLY) THE DEARLY BELOVED WIFE OF LIEUT. HENRY T WILDE RNR. WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 24th DECR. 1910 AGED 38 YEARS. ALSO THE TWIN SONS OF THE ABOVE, ARCHIE AND RICHARD WHO DIED IN INFANCY DECEMBER 1910 "A LOVI...
New York Times HENRY B. HARRIS
Well-Known Theatrical Manager Who Has Won Many Successes --- Henry B. Harris, who leaped into prominence in the New York theatrical field only about half a dozen years ago as manager, and producer, was, nevertheless, a veteran of many y...
16th April 1912
  A POSTCARD FROM TITANIC
On 11 April 1912, John Adams (real name Richard May) posted a card to his sister in Holsworthy, Devon. It read - "Dear Ethel, Just a few lines to tell you that I have found Jack and we are going on all right. We are having it fairly c...
11th April 1912
Brookline Chronicle MISS ELIZABETH M. EUSTIS
Miss Elizabeth M. Eustis, granddaughter of Henry W. Dutton, founder of the Boston Evening Transcript, died suddenly Sunday at her home at 1020 Beacon Street. The deceased had resided in Brookline for many years and had been interested in civic and we...
21st May 1936
  VARIOUS MEMORIALS TO JOHN HENRY HESKETH
Named on the magnificent Engineer's Memorial in East Park, Southampton. also named on the Glasgow Institute of Marine Engineers memorial. also remembered on the London, Institute of Marine Engineers memorial. also remembere...
Toronto Daily Star BLISS, EMMA
Page 32 At the Nevers Nursing home, on Wednesday, June 17, 1959, Emma Junod, beloved wife of the late Ernest John Bliss, loving mother of Mrs. Amy Armstrong, Henry and Ernest Bliss, dear grandmother of Jack Armstrong and great-grandmo...
19th June 1959
New York Times RED CROSS BOARD FILLS VACANCIES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (AP)---Chief Justice Hughes presided today as the incorporators of the American Red Cross elected five new members to fill vacancies caused by deaths. Those named were Newton D. Baker, Frank T. Heffelfinger of Minneapolis, J. Fran...
10th December 1931
The Times TORQUAY SHOOTING CHARGE
TITANIC OFFICER SENT TO PENAL SERVITUDE Robert Hitchens, 51, a ship's navigating officer, who was stated to have been at the wheel of the Titanic when she was sunk in 1912 after striking an iceberg, appeared in the dock at Winchester A...
30th November 1933
Guernsey Weekly Press REPORTED MISSING: E. H. WHEADON
Mr. E.H. Wheadon was in his 67th year. He was the head of the agricultural firm of E.H. Wheadon and Sons, Couture. He was a man of most kindly nature and charitable disposition. Among the members of the family and their very wide circle of friends hi...
22nd April 1912
Daily Home News WRECK VICTIM KNOWN HERE
Henry B. Harris, the well-known theatrical man who lost his life in the sinking of the Titanic last week, was a very intimate friend of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Tepper, of this city, and had been touring Europe in company with Mr. Tepper’s brother-in-l...
22nd April 1912
New York Times ADRIATIC TO SAIL TO-DAY
Biggest Liner's Cabins Full on Her First Voyage Eastward --- With her saloon apartments filled, the White Star liner Adriatic, biggest and newest of transatlantic liners at present in commission, will sail for Southampton ...
22nd May 1907
New York Times 30-KNOT LINER PROBABLE
Statement of the Managing Director of Harland & Wolff --- Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- LONDON, Aug. 22---According to New York reports published here, Lord Pirrie, head of the firm of...
23rd August 1907
Newark Star MEMORIAL SERVICES ARE PLANNED FOR TITANIC DEAD
ELIZABETH, April 22---Memorial services for Peter Reniff and Thomas Gavey, of 21B Florida street, and Clifford and Ernest Jefferies, who were lost while on their way to this city in the Titanic disaster, will be held by the local lodges of Sons and D...
23rd April 1912
Transactions of the Devonshire Association HENRY FORBES JULIAN
'Mr Julian, one of the noble band of heroes who sacrificed their lives in the Titanic disaster on 14 April 1912, so that the women and children might be saved, was the son of Mr Henry Julian, of Cork and Bolton, and belonged to a mixed...
1912
TITANIC CONNECTIONS WITH LIVERPOOL   TITANIC CONNECTIONS WITH LIVERPOOL
Titanic, Carpathia, Californian were all Liverpool registered ships. The Titanic was scheduled to visit the port on the voyage from Belfast to Southampton but this was cancelled almost at the last minute. ...
New York Times AMAZON TRAFFIC HINDERED
Booth Line Says Disturbances Make Deliveries Uncertain --- Political disturbances at Manaos, State of Amazonas, have interrupted navigation on the River Amazon. The Booth American Shipping Corporation, 17 Battery Place, announced yester...
22nd August 1924
Washington Times NOTHING YET HEARD FROM MRS. CANDEE
Daughter Willl Meet Her On Her Arrival On the Carpathia --- Friends of Mrs. Helen C. Candee, who lived at 1718 Rhode Island avenue until her departure for Europe, nearly a year ago, and who is reported saved from the Titanic, had heard ...
18th April 1912
  VARIOUS MEMORIALS TO HENRY DYER
Named on the magnificent Southampton Engineers Memorial, East Park, Southampton. also named on the Glasgow Institute of Marine Engineers memorial. also remembered on the London, Institute of Marine Engineers memorial. also ...
San Francisco Examiner DOCTOR DODGE IS OPERATED ON; CONDITION SERIOUS
Page 13, column 7 Former Broker and Assessor Very Low After Attempted Suicide With Pistol Following an operation at the St. Francis Hospital yesterday, the condition of Dr. Washington Dodge, former banker and Assessor ...
23rd June 1919
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