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Mr William Arthur Lobb : 3rd Class Passengers

Summary
Born: 1881
Age: 30 years
Last Residence: in St. Austell Cornwall England
Occupation: Engineer
3rd Class passenger
First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 3336 , £16 2s
Destination: Scranton United States
Died in the sinking.
Body Not Recovered

Travelling Companions (on same ticket)
Mrs Cordelia K. Lobb

Other Information
Lobb Family Information
Probate Report

Mr William Arthur Lobb

Mr William Arthur Lobb, 30, known as Arthur, was born at Rockhead, Delabole, Cornwall in mid-1881. He was the son of Mr George Lobb (China Clay Labourer) and Mary Ann Lobb (née Cole). He had an elder sister, Beatrice.

He had emigrated to America in the early 1900's and worked as an engine driver for the Lackawanna Railroad Company in Scranton, PA. His home in Scranton was at 1711 Swetland Street. He married Cordelia K. Stanlick (an American Citizen) in Scranton on 21 April 1909. A brother in Cornwall passed away early in 1912 and Arthur and Cordelia decided on a family visit to his parents and his sister, who was by then Mrs Pidwell of Robartes Road, Bodmin.

Their return journey to Scranton was on board Titanic as third class passengers (ticket number A/5. 3336, £16 2s).

On 10 April 1912, the day Titanic sailed, William sent a card to his father and mother, it was addressed Mrs George Lobb, New Street, Bugle, Cornwall. The card, which bears a coloured photograph of the ship reads:

Dear M & F [mother and father] This is a picture of the largest steamer built. We are both well. Love to both Will & Delia

Both William and Cordelia were lost in the sinking. Letters of Administration were granted to his father, George Lobb at Bodmin on 3 August 1912. William had left effects to the value of £50 in Cornwall.

Sources
John Lawton, UK

Acknowledgements
Stephen Coombes, UK
Chris Dohany, USA
Homer Thiel, USA
Brian Ticehurst, UK
Geoff Whitfield, UK