How many millionaires

[Ben Holme]

I am interested to know how many of the titanic's passengers were millionaires. I have heard somewhere that there were 12 on board. I know for certain that Astor, Guggenheim, Straus, Widener, Thayer, Douglas, Chaffee and Wright were all up there. Were there any others?
Ben

 

[Tracy Smith]

I imagine Mrs Cardeza was another....that's the first name that came to me, offhand.

Probably Molly Brown as well, among several others

 

[Hildo Thiel]

Hi everyone,

What about Mrs. Emma Bucknell, after her husband died, she recieved some millions.

Mr. Washington Roebeling was a millionaire too.
And I think Washington Dodge, Arthur Ryerson and Charles Hays can put on the list of millionaires.

Regards,

Hildo

 

[Ben Holme]

Dear Tracy and Hildo,
Many thanks for your contributions. All are potential millionaires I'm sure. I agree that Arthur Ryerson wasn't doing do badly if he bought 3 B-deck de luxe suites. As for the rest, it should have occurred to me before. I wonder who was the youngest, richest passenger on board. Possibly Harry Widener or Washington Roebling

 

[Ben Holme]

Dear Tracy and Hildo,
Many thanks for your contributions. All are potential millionaires I'm sure. I agree that Arthur Ryerson wasn't doing do badly if he bought 3 B-deck de luxe suites. As for the rest, it should have occurred to me before. I wonder who was the youngest, richest passenger on board. Possibly Harry Widener or Washington Roebling

 

[Ben Holme]

oops!

 

[Daniel Rosenshine]

I believe that Peuchen and Molson were quite very wealthy. I can't remember who, but I think it was Michael Findlay who told me that Peuchen was more well off than Hays.

I could be mistaken and wrong, and if so, perhaps Michael F. can correct me.

Daniel.

 

[Tracy Smith]

Molson? Is that any relation to the beer Molsons?

 

[Ben Holme]

Hi Daniel,
Now that you mention it, I read that Markland Molson was richer than Hays in the info about "titanic-the Canadian story" on Amazon.com. He was also described as the richest Canadian on board. I'm sure the Baxters came a close third
Mant Thanks
Ben

 

[Mike Herbold]

Tracy:
Yes it was the beer guy. According to Alan Hustak in "Titanic, The Canadian Story":
"He (Harry Molson) inherited his fortune in 1897 from his uncle, John Henry Robinson Molson, who left him the brewery and the bank."

Another passenger, Edward Calderhead, also might have had a beer connection. His wife's maiden name was Margaret Pabst, and Calderhead worked for the Pabst Engraving Co.

 

[Edmund Turner]

Just out of intrest the Ryersons did not book 3 cabins they initatially booked 2 but Bruce Ismay insisted on giving them a third free partly because they were such a large partie, with Arthur and Emily Ryerson there 3 children Suzette,Emily Borie and Jack and 2 servants Victorine and Grace Bowen and partly because Emily had just lost her eldest son ina car accident
Ed

 

[Ben Holme]

Thanks Ed!
Didn't Victorine have a seperate inside cabin B-61?
Ben

 

[Edmund Turner]

Hi Ben,
I think I'm right in saying that the Ryersons cabins were B57, B59, and B63.Arthur and Emily had there own of course and I think Jack shared with Emily Borie (unless they shared with there parents(???), Jacks Governess, Grace Bowen shared with Suzette and I think Victorine had her own cabin so it probably was B61 but I'm not to sure.
and Ben I think the Allisons were millionaires to, Charlotte Cardeza also was a millionaress as was Helene Baxter,I think Ida Hippach might have been to,hope this helps Ben.
Ed

 

[Ben Holme]

Thanks Ed!
From Emily's affidavit, it seems that she and Arthur were in B-59 as she mentions having family on either side of her.
I very much agree about who shared with you. It's very interesting that Ida Hippach had pots of it!
I would never have considered her before.
Ben

 

[Ben Holme]

Sorry..i meant "who shared with who"
Ben