Mr Samuel Collins

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Mr Samuel Collins, 35, was born in Ramsgate, Kent.

When he signed-on to the Titanic, on 6 April 1912, he gave his address as the Sailors' Home, (Southampton). His last ship had been the Highland Laddie. As a fireman he received monthly wages of £6.

Collins was rescued in Emergency Lifeboat 1.

On 15 April 1939 Collins, together with Elizabeth Mellinger, Madeleine Mann (née Mellinger) and Emma Bliss met for a Titanic reunion dinner at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto.

Articles
Toronto Star, 16 April 1939, Rescued by the Same Lifeboat Titanic Survivors United Again

Inquiry Testimony
(Courtesy of the Titanic Inquiry Project)
Board of Trade Hearings, Testimony

Available Documents
Crew Particulars of Engagement

References
Agreement and Account of Crew (PRO London, BT100/259)
Wreck Commissioners' Court, Proceedings before the Right Hon. Lord Mersey on a Formal Investigation Ordered by the Board of Trade into the Loss of the S.S. Titanic

Credits
Philip Hind (Editor)

Related Articles and Documents

RESCUED BY THE SAME LIFEBOAT TITANIC SURVIVORS UNITED AGAIN Toronto Daily Star  (1939)  RESCUED BY THE SAME LIFEBOAT TITANIC SURVIVORS UNITED AGAIN  

Titanic Passenger and Crew Summary

Name: Mr Samuel Collins
Age: 35 years
Last Residence: in Southampton Hampshire England
Occupation: Fireman

First Embarked: Southampton
Rescued (boat 1)
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912

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