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Jane "Janie" Carr, 47, was born in Castlerock, Aclare, Tobbercurry, County Sligo, Ireland on 14 July 1864. She was the daughter of Thomas Carr and Bridget Goldrick and had three brothers and three sisters.
She originally emigrated to America in 1890 and worked as a domestic and cook in Springfield, Massachusetts. She later worked in Hartford, Connecticut and then at the home of Dr. C.A. Burnap of Windsor Locks, Connecticut as housekeeper and cook. Her last place of employment was as a cook at the Chicopee Falls Hotel.
She returned for an extended visit to Ireland in 1909. She was returning to America to settle her affairs and planned to return to Ireland and spend the rest of her life surrounded by her brothers and sisters and their families.
Janie Carr boarded the Titanic at Queenstown as a third class passenger (ticket number 368364, £7 15s).
She lost her life in the disaster. Her body, if recovered, was never identified.
References
Robert L. Bracken (2000) Irish Titanic Passengers
Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York;
NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279])
Names and Descriptions of British Passengers Embarked at the Port of
Queenstown, 11 April 1912 (PRO London, BT 27/776/2).
Noel Ray (1999) List of Passengers who Boarded RMS Titanic at Queenstown, April
11, 1912. The Irish Titanic Historical Society
Contributors
Robert L. Bracken, USA
Michael A. Findlay, USA
Noel Ray, Ireland
Summary
Born: Monday 11th February 1867
Age: 45 years
Last Residence: in Aclare Sligo Ireland
3rd Class passenger
First Embarked: Queenstown on Thursday 11th April 1912
Ticket No. 368364 , £7 15s
Destination: Hartford Connecticut United States
Died in the sinking.
Body Not Recovered
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