Mr W. Swan
- Biography
| Name: Mr W. Swan
Born in Liverpool Merseyside England Age: 46 years Marital Status: Married. Last Residence: at 174 Shirley Road Southampton Hampshire England - Map Occupation: Bed Room Steward Last Ship: Olympic Victualling crew First Embarked: Belfast on Monday 1st April 1912 Died in the sinking. Body Not Recovered |
Mr W. Swan [1], 45 or 46, was born in Belfast [2].
He initially signed-on to the Titanic in Belfast on 1 April 1912, and again on 4 April. He gave his address as 174 Shirley Rd., (Southampton). His last ship had been the Olympic. As a first class steward he received monthly wages of £3 15s.
Swan died in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never identified.
Notes
1. Sometimes listed as "Swann" or "Gwann".
2. When he signed on in Belfast he gave his birthplace as Liverpool.
References and Sources
Particulars of Engagement, Public Record Office (BT100/259)
Record of Bodies and Effects: Passengers and Crew, S.S. Titanic (#330)
Belfast Telegraph Commemorative Supplement, Wednesday, 15 April 1912.
Stephen Cameron (1998) Titanic: Belfast's Own. Dublin, Wolfhound Press. ISBN 0 86327 685 7
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