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Mr Edgar Giles : 2nd Class Passengers

Summary
Born: 1890
Age: 21 years
Last Residence: in Porthleven Cornwall England
Occupation: Carpenter / Joiner
2nd Class passenger
First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 28133 , £11 10s
Destination: Camden New Jersey United States
Died in the sinking.
Body Not Recovered

Travelling Companions
.htmlMr Frederick Edward Giles Brother

Mr Edgar Giles

Mr Edgar Giles, 21, was born in Porthleven, Cornwall sometime after 1891. He was the son of William H Giles (farm/general worker) and Mary Cornish Giles (née Andrewartha). Initially the family lived in the village of Manaccan, Cornwall, later moving to live in Wheal Unity Road (now Unity Road) in the town of Porthleven, Cornwall.

Edgar was a brother of Albert, James (Jim), William Henry (k/a Henry), Lily, Richard (k/a Dick) John Frances, Norman, Frederick Edward (k/a Fred) and Edward. The nine boys were well known in Porthleven for their singing. Edgar worked for Mr Wells of the post establishment in Porthleven. In 1910 Edgar's elder brother, John Frances Giles emigrated to America, where he set up home at 435 Pine Street, Camden, New Jersey where he worked as a professional horse trainer. A couple of years later Edgar and his brother Frederick decided to join him there.

For their journey both Edgar and Frederick travelled on Titanic, boarding at Southampton. They had been due to travel on Oceanic but the coal strike had forced the change to Titanic. They travelled second class. Edgar's ticket (No. 28133) cost him £11 10s.

Edgar Giles died in the sinking, his body, if recovered, was never identified.

Sources
Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279])
Mary Wensel, USA (Grandaughter of John Francis Giles)

Acknowledgements
Steve Coombes, UK
Chris Dohany, USA
Brian Ticehurst, UK
Lyn Wonnacott