Mr Frederick Woodford
- Biography
| Name: Mr Frederick Woodford
Born: 1871 Age: 40 years Marital Status: Married. Last Residence: in Southampton Hampshire England Occupation: Greaser Engine crew First Embarked: Southampton Died in the sinking. Body recovered by: Mackay-Bennett (No. 163) Buried: Fairview Lawn Cemetery Halifax Nova Scotia Canada on Monday 6th May 1912. |
© Bob Knuckle, Canada
Mr Frederick Woodford was born in 1871. He was married and when he signed on to the Titanic gave his address as 14 Clovelly Road, Southampton.
He died in the sinking.
His body was recovered by the Mackay-Bennett (#163), and was buried at Fairview Cemetary, Halifax, Nova Scotia on 6 May 1912. His grave remained unmarked for many years.
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NO. 163 - MALE - ESTIMATED AGE, 38 - BROWN HAIR AND MUSTACHE CLOTHING - Blue suit. EFFECTS - 1 knife; 2 pipes; 2 books British Sea Farers' Union No. 1802. FIREMAN. NAME - F. WOODFORD, |
Notes
TheU.S. Senate crew list lists the first initial as H.
The address in the Senate list does not agree with the address in the Recovered
Body list.
Available Documents
White Star Line (1912.) Record of Bodies and Effects (Passengers and Crew
S.S. "Titanic") Recovered by Cable Steamer "MacKay Bennett"
Including Bodies Buried at Sea and Bodies Delivered at Morgue in Halifax,
N.S. Details compiled from records of the "Mackay-Bennett". Public Archives
of Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S., Manuscript Group 100, Vol. 229, No. 3d, Accession
1976-191, c. Friday May 3, dark purple card covers, initial page entitled, Key
to accompanying List showing how bodies have been disposed of:, probably printed
in Halifax, N.S., 76 pp., unpaged, Body No. 1 to 306 inclusive: annotated in red
ink below each body's data with burial permit and cemetery data, and with two
extra typed pages added for the Minia, Montmagny and Algerine;
Body Nos. 307 to 324 inclusive, Nos. 326 to 329 inclusive and No. 330 respectively.
(#163)
References
Agreement and Account of Crew (PRO London, BT100/259)
United States Senate, Washington 1912. n° 806, Crew List
Hermann Söldner (ed.) (2000) RMS Titanic: Passenger and Crew
List 10 April 1912-15 April 1912. ä wie Ärger Verlag.
Contributors
Bill Wormstedt, USA
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