Mr John Kiernan
- Biography
| Name: Mr John Kiernan
Age: 25 years Last Residence: in Jersey City New Jersey United States Occupation: General Labourer 3rd Class passenger First Embarked: Queenstown on Thursday 11th April 1912 Ticket No. 367227 , £7 15s Destination: Jersey City New Jersey United States Died in the sinking. Body Not Recovered |
Mr John Kiernan, 25, of Jersey City, New Jersey, was visiting relatives in Aghnacliffe, Co Longford, Ireland. On his return voyage to New Jersey he was bringing his younger brother Philip. He and his brother boarded the Titanic at Queenstown as third class passengers. John held ticket number 367227 which cost £7, 15s. They were accompanied by their cousin Tom McCormack.
It is believed that he was a neighbour of the Murphy sisters, for whom he purchased tickets to sail on Titanic.
John Kiernan lost his life in the disaster. His body was not recovered.
Documents
Jersey Journal, 19 April 1912, Jersey
City Man And Brother Perish
References
Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York;
NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279])
Noel Ray (1999) List of Passengers who Boarded RMS Titanic at Queenstown, April
11, 1912. The Irish Titanic Historical Society
Contributors
Cameron Bell, Northern Ireland
Robert L. Bracken, USA
Michael A. Findlay, USA
Noel Ray, Ireland
Travelling Companions
Mr Philip Kiernan Brother
Mr Thomas Joseph McCormack Cousin
Related Articles and Documents
| Jersey Journal (1912) | JERSEY CITY MAN AND BROTHER PERISH | |
| Jersey Journal (1912) | HUDSON COUNTY SURVIVORS TELL OF SEA TRAGEDY | |
| New York Times (1912) | BEATEN FROM LIFEBOAT |
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