Miss Mary Sloan

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Name: Miss Mary Sloan
Born: 1884
Age: 28 years
Marital Status: Single.
Last Residence: in Belfast Northern Ireland
Occupation: Stewardess
Victualling crew
First Embarked: Southampton
Rescued
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912

Miss Mary Sloan came from Belfast.

After the collision Mary saw Dr O'Loughlin and he confided to her that 'Child, things are very bad'. She also met Thomas Andrews who advised her 'It is very serious, but keep the bad news quiet, for fear of panic.'

Mary Sloan was standing by one of the boats which was being filled (probably Lifeboat 16. Thomas Andrews recognized her and asked why she was still there. She replied, "All my friends are staying behind. It would be mean to go." Andrews said, "It would be mean for you not to go. You must get in." Miss Sloan finally assented and was aboard the boat when it left the ship.

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Hi, Does anybody know what happened to Ms. Sloan after she went back to England with the S.S.Lapland? Ms. Sloan also wrote many postcards to someone in Ohio, does anybody know who it was? Did she ever marry? Did she have children? When did she meet Thomas Andrews? (because in the movie S.O.S Titanic 1979,TV, they knew each other) Please write me any information, photo, anything you have... Thanks and God bless, Christina christina_h_3000@yahoo.de (Christina Hofstadler)

I would love to know. My maiden name is Slone, but no matter how it's spelled, we are all related in some way. I just found out last week about this Mary Sloan and am very interested in finding out something about her. I have been doing genealogy lately and there are many, many Sloans, Sloanes, and Slones in my generations. If anyone can help me with any information on her, please email me at lucas_angie@hotmail.com. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Angie Slone Lucas (AngieLucas)

Does anyone know what became of Mary Sloan following the disaster? Walter Lord reports that she "vanished" when the Carpathia reached New York. (Elaine Barnes)

Hello. I am a new member with hopes of finding information on how to obtain a copy of a hand written letter which a Mary Sloan wrote her sister, Maggie. I have discovered some old post cards written to my great grandmother from her sister, Mary Sloan from Belfast, Bangor, Ireland. These old post cards have been hidden away since 1937. They also had a sister named Maggie Brown. I would like to compare the handwriting to confirm this is the same Mary Sloan that survived the Titanic. If so, I have more information to share. (Sue Taylor)

Have you read the story written by Sam Sloan (http://www.ishipress .com/maysloan.htm) about the mystery of Mary Sloan, Titanic survivor? Mary Sloan wrote letters to her family while she was on her way back to England on board the Lapland. What happened to her afterwards was a mystery, but Sam Sloan had posted on the internet some postcards with were written by someone with the same or a similar name to her sister or aunt Annie Sloane: http://www.anusha.co m/marysloan.jpg and http://www.anusha.co m/maysloan.jpg. (Arne Mjåland)