Miss Marion Elsie Smith

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Name: Miss Marion Elsie Smith
Born: Saturday 10th January 1863
Age: 39 years
Last Residence: in Basingstoke Hampshire England
2nd Class passenger
First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 31418 , £13
Destination: Washington DC United States
Rescued (boat 9)
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Friday 13th December 1940

Miss Marion Elsie Smith, 40, was born in Basingstoke, England, where she lived together with her mother at 12 New Road. She was on her way to Washington, D.C. (1243 New Hampshire Avenue). To reach her destination, she boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a second class passenger. She bought ticket number 31418 for £13.

Miss Smith survived the sinking and she was rescued by the Carpathia, probably in lifeboat 9.

She sent a Marconigramm to her mother's address, which was transmitted on 18 April at 3.51 pm.

Smith 12 New Road Basingstoke Hants
Safe Carpathia
Marion

All that she could save of her property was her money: $245.

References
John Booth & Sean Coughlan (1993) Titanic Signals of Disaster. White Star Publicatons, Westbury, Wiltshire. ISBN 0 9518190 1 1

Sources
Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279])
List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration Officer At Port Of Arrival (Date: 18th-19th June 1912, Ship: Carpathia) - National Archives, NWCTB 85 T715 Vol 4183

Acknowledgements
Hermann Söldner, Germany

Related Articles and Documents

Chicago Daily News  (1912)  FATHER OVERCOME WITH JOY  

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