Mr Thomas Kilgannon
- Biography
- Summary
- Articles
- Pictures
- Movies
- Links
- Family Tree
- Memorials
- Update
Thomas Kilgannon was born in the village of Currafarry in County Galway on 2 April 1890. He was the son of John Kilgannon and Mary Killalea and had four brothers and two sisters. Tom was a farm labourer in Ireland with few prospects for the future so was easily convinced by Martin Gallagher to emigrate to America. His destination was New York City where his brother, John, was already living.
He boarded the Titanic at Queenstown as a third class passenger (ticket number 36865, £7 14s 9d).
He assisted Margaret Mannion and Ellen Mockler into Lifeboat 16 and handed Margaret his Aran woolen sweater as she was descending in the lifeboat. She later returned this sweater to his family in Currafarry.
Thomas Kilgannon lost his life in the disaster. His body, if recovered, was never identified.
Notes
Ray (1999) gives his age as 21.
Sources
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
Summary
Born: Wednesday 2nd April 1890
Age: 22 years
Last Residence: in Caltra Ireland
Occupation: Farm Labourer
3rd Class passenger
First Embarked: Queenstown on Thursday 11th April 1912
Ticket No. 36865 , £7 14s 9d
Destination: New York City New York United States
Died in the sinking.
Body Not Recovered
Related Articles and Documents
Create a family tree for Thomas Kilgannon
No family tree has been added for Thomas Kilgannon but you can easily create one...
1. Register on Ancestry.com or Ancestry.co.uk
2. Create a free public family tree for this person
3. Click the update tab on this page and submit the link to the family tree.
Grave or Memorials
We currently have no record of a grave of memorial but if you know of one please submit it.
Link to this page
Please link to this page using the following URL
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/thomas-kilgannon.html
Or copy the link text below
Cite this page
If you need to cite this article as a reference please copy the following and adapt as necessary for your referencing system:
(2009) Thomas Kilgannon Encyclopedia Titanica (ref: #942, accessed 21st November 2009 06:21:38 AM)
URL : http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/thomas-kilgannon.html
Please help us to improve the biography by sending whatever information you can.
