Mr Hans Linus Eklund
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| Name: Mr Hans Linus Eklund
Born: Wednesday 30th October 1895 Age: 16 years Last Residence: in Kårberg Sweden Occupation: General Labourer 3rd Class passenger First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912 Ticket No. 347074 , £7 15s 6d Destination: Jerome Junction Arizona United States Died in the sinking. Body Not Recovered |
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Mr Hans Linus Eklund, 16, was born 30 October 1895 the son of Augusta Amalia Albertina Eklund, from Kårberg, Skyllbergs bruk, Snavlunda, Närke, Sweden.
He was travelling from Kårberg to his brother Bernhard Eklund, Jerome Junction, Arizona. He boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a third class passenger , and died in the sinking, his body was never found.
Hans Eklund was probably supporting his mother, the only other known relative was the brother in Arizona. How dependent she was of his sons work is shown by the sum of the payments from the fund.
The Mansion House Fund paid 2699.52 Kr (£148) to mother. No damage claims were made.
References
Mansion House Titanic Relief Fund Booklets and Minute Books
Claes-Göran Wetterholm (1988, 1996, 1999) Titanic. Prisma, Stockholm. ISBN
91 518 3644 0
Acknowledgements
Claes-Göran Wetterholm, Sweden
Contributors
Leif Snellman, Finland
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