Twins on the Titanic

Susan Alby · Jan 17, 2005

Hi Delia-
It is good to find a 'Twin' thread

I am an identical twin and am also trying to find information about any relations that may have sailed on the Titanic.

That is very tragic what happened to Officer Wilde over the death of his wife and twins (girls or boys?). I am assuming she died as a result of complications with the pregnancy. Can you shed some light on this, Inger?

Hildur Panula-Heinonen · Jun 23, 2006

the Wilde twins were boys.

Ryan McKeefery · Jun 23, 2006

Lilian Asplund, Who passed on quite recently, was a Titanic Twin, I believe.

Carla Velterop · Jul 22, 2006

>Lilian Asplund, Who passed on quite recently, was a Titanic Twin, I believe<

Yes, her twin brother was Carl. They were obviously not identical '-)

Carla

Hildur Panula-Heinonen · Sep 10, 2009

Hulda Vestrom (14) had an identical twin sister names Johanna Maria, who stayed in Sweden with her parents.

Hildur Panula-Heinonen · Oct 27, 2009

Further more on the Vestrom twins: Hulda was to join a relative in America, where she would work as a servant girl. Her identical twin sister, Johanna was ill and so would join Hulda at a later date. Due to other distant relatives leaving, Hulda would travel with them and without her sister. It would be weeks before Johanna knew the fate of her sister.

Now, as an identical twin myself, i find it rather interesting that Hulda would leave her sick twin. And i believe Johanna would have "felt " Hulda's death. I feel things with my twin all the time.

Quite sad to see identical twins seperated my death >.<

Lea · Mar 22, 2012

I believe Petar and Jovic Cacic were also twins. Both 17 ... 3rd class passengers. Both went down with the ship and not recovered.

Nathalie Fechner · Mar 30, 2018

Really nice to know that the daughter from Captain Smith also was a mother of twins

Encyclopedia Titanica · Aug 14, 2018