Miss Rosalie Bidois
Miss Rosalie Bidois, 42, was born in Jersey, Channel Islands on 10th May 1865,the daughter of Pierre Bidois and his wife Rosalie Martillet
She boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg as maid to Mrs John Jacob Astor and travelled on the same ticket as the Astors (No. PC 17757). Mrs Astor and Miss Bidois were rescued in Lifeboat 4.
Rosalie later married Francois Courtinade but the marriage was not a happy one and they soon separated. Rosalie Courtinade (née Bidois) died in Manhattan on 24th September, 1938.
References
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
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Phillip Gowan, USA
Hermann Söldner, Germany
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Summary
Born: Wednesday 10th May 1865
Age: 46 years
Occupation: Personal Maid to Mrs Madeleine Talmage Astor
1st Class passenger
First Embarked: Cherbourg on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 17757 , £247 10s 6d
Rescued (boat 4)
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Saturday 24th September 1938
Travelling Companions (on same ticket)
Colonel John Jacob Astor
Mrs Madeleine Talmage Astor
Miss Caroline Louise Endres
Mr Victor Robbins
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