Miss Madeleine Newell
Miss Madeleine Newell, 31, was born on 10 October 1880, the daughter of Arthur Webster Newell and Mary E. Greeley of Lexington, Massachusetts.
She was returning from a trip to the Middle East with her father and her sister, Marjorie Newell. They boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg. The two sisters occupied cabin D-36, their father was in D-48.
On April 14th their father came to their room and ordered them to dress and go out on deck. After seeing one lifeboat safely launched, he placed them in the next (lifeboat 6). Arthur Newall was lost in the sinking.
Madeleine Newell never married, and died in Lexington, Massachusetts, in April 1969.
References and Sources
Passport Application, Bureau of Citizenship, Jan 18 1912
Credits
Phillip Gowan, USA
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Summary
Born: Sunday 10th October 1880
Age: 31 years
Last Residence: in Lexington United States
1st Class passenger
First Embarked: Cherbourg on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 35273 , £113 5s 6d
Cabin No. D36
Rescued (boat 6)
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Friday 25th April 1969
Travelling Companions (on same ticket)
Mr Arthur Webster Newell
Miss Marjorie Anne Newell
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