Mr Isaac Hiram Maynard
- Biography
| Name: Mr Isaac Hiram Maynard
Born: Friday 8th October 1880 in Shoreham Sussex England Age: 31 years Last Residence: at 21 Highfield Road Southampton Hampshire England Occupation: Entre Cook Last Ship: Olympic Victualling crew First Embarked: Belfast on Monday 1st April 1912 Rescued (boat B) Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912 |
Mr Isaac Hiram Maynard 1 was born in Shoreham, Sussex on 8th October, 1880 the son of Hiram Maynard 2 and his wife Catherine.
Daily Sketch, 30th April 1912
Maynard, who was married without children, initially signed on to the Titanic for the delivery trip from Belfast to Southampton. When he signed-on to the Titanic for the second time, on 4 April 1912, he gave his address as 31 Earls Rd., (Southampton) but he lived at 21 Highfield Road, Highfield, Southampton. He had transferred from the Olympic. He received monthly wages of £7 10s.
Maynard was rescued on Collapsible B. The Press later dubbed him "Maynard, the steward who took the baby from Captain Smith's arms" following unsubstantiated reports that Smith had delivered a child to the boat before swimming off to his death.
Notes
1. aka John or Joseph
2. He was a one-time coxswain of the Shoreham Lifeboat and a Trinity House pilot at Shoreham Harbour.
References and Sources
British Census 1881
Particulars of Engagement (Belfast), Ulster Folk and Transport Museum (TRANS 2A/45 381)
Agreement and Account of Crew (PRO London, BT100/259)
Credits
Brian Ticehurst, UK
Related Articles and Documents
| Brighton Argos (1912) | SHOREHAM MAN MISSING [ISAAC MAYNARD] | |
| Shoreham Herald (2009) | SHOREHAM MAN WAS TITANIC HERO |
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