Miss Bertha Ilett
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Miss Bertha Ilett, 17, was born 12 October 1894 in Jersey, Channel Islands. She boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a second class passenger (ticket number SO/C 14885, £10 10s), she was travelling to New York City.
Miss Ilett was rescued, in which lifeboat is unknown
She married Chris Kristen Christensen and settled in Geneva, Ontario County, New York. They had two sons, Edward Ilett Christensen, Richard Christensen, and a daughter Phyllis Christensen Dutchess.
Bertha Christensen (née Ilett) died on 30 September 1976.
Articles
Geneva Times, 1 October 1976, Obituary
Documents
New York State Certificate
of Death
References
Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York;
NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279])
Contributors
Phillip Gowan, USA
Summary
Born: Friday 12th October 1894
Age: 17 years
Last Residence: in Jersey Channel Islands Great Britain
2nd Class passenger
First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 14885 , £10 10s
Destination: Altanta Georgia United States
Rescued
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Thursday 30th September 1976
Cause of Death: Heart Failure / Disease
Buried: Brookside Cemetery Geneva New York United States
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