Mr Charles Valdemar Jensen
- Biography
| Name: Mr Charles Valdemar Jensen
Age: 25 years Marital Status: Single. Last Residence: in Southampton Hampshire England Occupation: Saloon Steward Victualling crew First Embarked: Southampton Died in the sinking. Body Not Recovered |
Mr Charles Valdemar Jensen, 25, was born on Copenhagen, Denmark.
When he signed-on to the Titanic, on 4 April 1912, he gave his address as 17 Morris Road (Southampton). His last ship had been the Atrato. As a saloon steward he received monthly wages of £3 15s. He was the only crew member from Scandinavia
Jenson died in the sinking, leaving a widowed mother Maren Justine Christine Jensen (neé Mikkelsen), a sister and two brothers. The Mansion House Fund paid £20 and later £60 to his mother. She later received a further £80 in compensation.
His body, if recovered, was never identified.
References and Sources
Agreement and Account of Crew (PRO London, BT100/259)
Claes-Göran Wetterholm (1988, 1996, 1999) Titanic. Prisma, Stockholm. ISBN 91 518 3644 0
Credits
Klaus Egvang, Denmark
Leif Snellman, Finland
Claes-Göran Wetterholm, Sweden
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