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Barbara Josephine Lenox-Conyngham

Barbara Josephine Lenox-Conyngham
Barbara Josephine Lenox-Conyngham

Mrs George Lenox-Conyngham (Barbara Josephine Turton) was born in 1868, her birth was registered in Thirsk, Yorkshire. She was the daughter of Captain Edward Henry Turton, Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) and Justice of the Peace and Lady Cecilia who lived at Upsall Castle, Thirsk, Yorkshire.

Barbara married Rev George Hugh Lenox-Conyngham of Springhill, Northern Ireland, on 13 April 1898. They lived for a time in Edinburgh and they had four children: Cecilia Laura, Eileen Mary, Denis Hugh and Alwyn Douglas Lenox-Conyngham.

She boarded the Titanic at Southampton with her sister-in-law Alice, and children Eileen and Denis.  The group disembarked at Cherbourg later the same day.

Barbara died on 25 November 1937.

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  1. TLC

    TLC

    Here‘s a link to a photo of accident I think
  2. Arun Vajpey

    Arun Vajpey

    As far as I am aware, the Titanic and the New York came very close during that incident but there was no actual contact as such. Not at that time, but she might have been referring to the collision over 4 days later.
  3. TLC

    TLC

    Here is an excerpt from her letter ‘ the ship started at about 12.15 then we had a long delay because this ship broke the ropes of another ship the Oceanic as it went floating about and knocked into this ship but they got it alright after a bit. ’ Do you think Eileen was mistaken in naming the other ship ‘Oceanic’? And she does say ‘knocked into this ship’?? But as she was only eleven at the time I will give her the benefit of doubt. The other letter that my family posted, which was post marked from Queensland, was from Alice. She was writing to a child, Duff, in Cambridge and wrote something like ‘ just thought that you would like a letter from biggest ship in the world on her maiden... Read full post

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Titanic Passenger Summary

Name: Mrs Barbara Josephine Lenox-Conyngham (née Turton)
Nationality: English
Marital Status: Married to George Hugh Lenox-Conyngham
Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 84, £3
Disembarked: Cherbourg
Buried: Lavenham Parish Church, Lavenham, Suffolk, England

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