Mr Montague Vincent Mathias

Mr Montague Vincent Mathias, 28, was born at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales in 1883 the son of Post Office Official Montague Bransby Mathias (1849, Plymouth - 1914, Rochford, Essex) and Frances Rosina (nee Hunter, 1859 - 1894).

In 1891 the family were living in Walthamstow (near West Ham).

When he signed on to the Titanic on 6 April 1912, he gave his address as 2 Western Esplanade, Southampton. His previous ship was the Olympic. His wages were £4 per month.

Mathias died in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never identified.

Mathias was married in 1907 (Windsor, Berkshire) to Gertrude Ann Lucas¹, the older sister of Titanic seaman William Lucas, and in 1911 they were living at 46 Osborne Road, St Denys, Southampton with 3-year-old son also called Montague².

Notes

1. Getrude Ann Lucas (11 Aug 1883, Winchester - 1972, Winchester).  She was the sister of Titanic survivor William Arthur Lucas.
2. Montague Mathias (11 April 1908, Southampton - 1989, Winchester)

References and Sources

General Register Office Reocirds of Births, Marriages and Deaths.
1911 Census
United States Senate, Washington 1912. n° 806, Crew List