Mrs Emma Risien (née Lellyet)
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| Name: Mrs Emma Risien
(née Lellyet) Age: 58 years Married to Samuel Risien. Last Residence: in London London England 3rd Class passenger First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912 Ticket No. 364498 , £14 10s Destination: Groesbeck Texas United States Died in the sinking. Body Not Recovered |
Mrs Samuel Beard Risien (Emma Lellyet), was originally from Durban, South Africa where her family had an interest in diamond mines. Late in 1910, Emma made a journey to Durban with her husband Samuel Beard Risien (1), they stayed for about 14 months. It was for their return home that they boarded the Titanic at Southampton as third class passengers.
Emma and Samuel Risien both died in the disaster. Their bodies, if recovered, have never been identified.
Notes
1. Until her death Samuel Risien had been married to Emma's sister Mary Lellyet.
Acknowledgements
Daisy Bostick, USA (granddaughter-in-law of Samuel B. Risien)
Laura Myhre, USA (great-great-granddaughter of Samuel B. Risien)
Rosa Bostick Risien (daughter-in-law of Samuel B. Risien)
Contributors
Phillip Gowan USA
Travelling Companions (on same ticket)
Mr Samuel Beard Risien
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