Mr Jacob William Gibbons

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Name: Mr Jacob William Gibbons
Born: Sunday 10th October 1875
Age: 36 years
Marital Status: Married.
Occupation: Saloon Steward
Victualling crew
First Embarked: Southampton
Rescued
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Saturday 27th February 1965


Jacob Gibbons, photographed during the first world war.
(Unidentified Newspaper)

Mr Jacob William Gibbons was born in Charminster near Dorchester on 10th October 1875.

When he signed-on to the Titanic, on 4 April 1912, he gave his address as Harbour View, Studland Bay, Dorset. The Titanic was his first ship. As a second class steward he received monthly wages of £3 15s.

Gibbons was rescued in lifeboat 11. On 20th April 1912 he sent a telegram to his family, it read simply:

"Saved, well, Daddy"

During the first world was Gibbons served with the Red cross in France. After the war he worked in Canada for the Canadian Pacific railway. Upon his return to England he set up a guesthouse which he called "Harbour View".

Gibbons was married and had five children. He died on 27th February 1965 his ashes were scattered in the grave yard of Studland Methodist Church. A stone was erected to his memory in 1999.

References and Sources
Bournemouth Echo, April 1912, A Swanage Man's Story of the Disaster
Agreement and Account of Crew (PRO London, BT100/259)
Hermann Söldner (ed.) (2000) RMS Titanic: Passenger and Crew List 10 April 1912-15 April 1912. ä wie Ärger Verlag.
[?] Advertiser, 10 June 1999, p.5, Titanic Survivor Memorial

Credits
Brian Ticehurst, UK

Related Articles and Documents

MEMORIAL TO JACOB WILLIAM GIBBONS  
Bournemouth Echo  (1912)  A SWANAGE MAN'S STORY OF THE DISASTER  
Chicago Daily News  (1965)  CLAIMED TO BE THE OLDEST SURVIVNG MEMBER OF THE CREW OF THE TITANIC  

Grave or Memorials Memorial to Jacob William Gibbons

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