Mr John Shea
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| Name: Mr John Shea
Age: 39 years Marital Status: Married. Last Residence: at 77 Portsmouth Road Southampton Hampshire England - Map Occupation: Saloon Steward Last Ship: Olympic Victualling crew First Embarked: Belfast on Monday 1st April 1912 Died in the sinking. Body recovered by: Mackay-Bennett (No. 11) Buried: Fairview Lawn Cemetery Halifax Nova Scotia Canada on Tuesday 7th May 1912. |
Mr John Shea, 39, was born in Hampshire.
When he signed-on to the Titanic, on 4th April, 1912 he gave his address as 77 Portsmouth. Rd., (Southampton). His last ship had been the Olympic. As a first class steward he received monthly wages of £3 15s.
(Courtesy: Bob Knuckle, Canada).
Shea died in the sinking, his body was later recovered by the steamship Mackay-Bennett (#11) and was buried at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia on 7th May, 1912.
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NO. 11. - MALE. - ESTIMATED AGE, 45. - LIGHT MOUSTACHE. - HAIR, DARK. CLOTHING - Black coat; blue trousers; black boots. NAME ON CLOTHING AND PAPERS - "Shea". EFFECTS - Watch; keys (2nd Steward); gloves; pipe. STEWARD NAME - SHEA. |
References and Sources
Particulars of Engagement, Public Record Office (BT100/259)
Record of Bodies and Effects: Passengers and Crew, S.S. Titanic (#11)
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