Mr Richard Leonard Beckwith
Mr Richard Leonard Beckwith, 37, was born on 9 November 1874.
He boarded the Titanic at Southampton with his wife Sallie and her daughter Helen Monypeny Newsom (Ticket No. 11751, £52 11s 1d). They were destined for New York, NY and occupied cabin D-35.
The family were rescued in lifeboat 5.
Richard Leonard died on 11 April 1933.
References
Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279])
Contributors
Phillip Gowan, USA
Hermann Söldner, Germany
Craig Stringer, UK
Geoff Whitfield, UK
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Summary
Born: Monday 9th November 1874
Age: 37 years
Last Residence: in New York City New York United States
1st Class passenger
First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 11751 , £52 11s 1d
Cabin No. D35
Rescued (boat 5)
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Tuesday 11th April 1933
Cause of Death: Heart Failure / Disease
Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery Hartford Connecticut United States
Travelling Companions (on same ticket)
Mrs Sallie Beckwith
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