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Peter McKinney

Mr Peter McKinney was reportedly born in Belfast, Ireland on 4 May 1874.1 He was the son of Patrick McKinney, a labourer. 

Peter served on merchant ships before joining with the Royal Naval Reserve. 

McKinney’s ship prior to Titanic had been the Olympic. He joined Titanic at Belfast for the delivery trip to Southampton where he then disembarked.

Whilst a resident of 19 Foundry Street and described as a sailor, Peter was married in St Matthew’s Church, Belfast on 8 August 1914 to Sarah McDowell. 

Peter McKinney died in Belfast on 8 May 1928 aged 53.

Notes

  1. Date as per his RNR records. No birth record can be identified for him and he gave conflicting ages over the years.

References and Sources

Crew Signing-On Particulars of Engagement, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (2A/45/381, A-H)
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  1. Peter Lawlor

    Peter McKinney was my grandfather from foundry street East Belfast
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  2. Denise (4301)

    I wonder if he was anything to McKinneys in Tyrone?
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Titanic Crew Summary

Name: Mr Peter McKinney
Age: 37 years 11 months and 11 days  (Male)
Nationality: Irish
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Fireman
Last Ship: Olympic
Embarked: Belfast on Friday 29th March 1912
Disembarked: Southampton
Died: Tuesday 8th May 1928 in Belfast, Ireland aged 54 years

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