Malvina Helen Cornell

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1. I have a few questions about the three Lamson sisters, , that travelled on the Titanic; 1) Does anyone have any info on their parents, Charles Lamson and Elizabeth Marshall? Or any other members of the family (Not the Drummonds, as I have a lot of info on them)? 2) Does anyone know if or how Miss Edith Corse Evans is related to them? 3) Does anyone know when and where Edward and Charlotte got married? I think that's it for now. Thanks to anyone you can help
2. Leigh, I think Edith Evans was related to Malvina Lamson Cornell, the latter being an aunt by marriage in some way. This information comes from Judith B. Geller's tribute to Edith Evans in her book, Titanic: Women and Children First. Miss Edith was very much an aficionado of genealogical studies, being a member (along with her mother, Angeline Burr Corse Evans, and her sister, Lena) of the Colonial Dames of America, a society whose membership extended only to women who could trace their roots back to New England's earliest days. I hope this little tidbit helps you in your studies.
3. Leigh - in the following article it says they were her aunts - I hope it helps - Best regards Brian (From The Bristol Times and Mirror, April 27th, 1912). GRAPHIC STORIES OF HEROISM The New York correspondent of the ''Daily Telegraph'' cables a special and graphic message regarding the heroism of some of the women in the wreck. According to this source of information: The heroism of Edith Evans, who gave up her own life that another might be saved, stand out conspicuously. Miss Evans was nearly 30 years old, and, independently well-to-do, she spent much of her time in travel. She was a passenger on the Titanic, travelling with her aunts, Mrs. Cornell, Mrs. Appleton, and Mrs. Brown. The signal came for the women and children to go, and Mrs. Cornell and Mrs. Appleton secured seats in one of the lifeboats. Mrs. Morgan and Miss Evans sought another. It was one of the last boats to go. They found places, but as the boat was about to be lowered it was seen to be overcrowded. one... Read full post
4. Leigh - I also found the answer to your 3. The year not the actual date: In 1894, Charlotte married Edward Dale Appleton, a noted New England book publisher from Massachusetts. The couple lived in New York City, and later in nearby Bayside, New York (located in a section of what is now known as Queens, New York today). The Appletons had no children. Cheers Brian
5. Leigh answer to your question 1 is just this little bit: Mrs. Edward Dale Appleton (Charlotte Lamson) was born in New York City in December, 1858 (although there were several dates reported for her birth), and was the daughter of Charles Lamson and Elizabeth Robertson Marshall. Her father, who was a former dry goods importer later became the senior partner of the shipping house of Charles H. Marshall & Co., the proprietors of the noted Black Ball Line of Liverpool packet-ships. Cheers Brian
6. Thank-you all so much Jeffrey, Brian and Mary. You have helped me greatly. Mary do you have a family tree for the Lamson family? As that is what I am attempting to create
7. Leigh, those were family trees that Mary provided you. The numbers given represent the generation. #1 would be the first name on the tree, #2 follows #1, etc. Names descend from #1. Kyrila
8. Kyrila, yes I know that they were family trees of the three sisters that were aboard the Titanic but there were more children of Charles and Elizabeth and I was wondering if Mary had a complete family tree of the entire Lamson family. Regards Leigh
9. Charlotte Lamson and Edward Appleton were married in the Church of the Heavenly Rest in Manhattan on 12 December 1894. Source: The New York Times, 13 December 1894.
10. I have nine children born to Charles Lamson and Elizabeth Robertson Marshall - the other six: 1. Fidelia Marshall Lamson 27 Jan 1848 - Paris, France 2. Elizabeth Marshall Lamson 12 Jan 1849 NYC md to Victor Arthur Wellington Drummond 3. Charles Marshall Lamson 30 sep 1850 NYC 4. Kathrine W. Lamson 5 Jul 1851 NYC md. Pedro de Florez 5. Caroline Lane Lamson 6. Malvina Helen Lamson 7. John Lamson 6 Jan 1858 NYC 8. Charlotte Lane Lamson 9. Frances Amelia Lamson 30 Sep 1861 NYC md Charles Guthrie. I have seen a couple of different birth dates but these seem to be backed up by the census records.
11. The New York Times' report of the Appleton-Lamson wedding now appears .
12. In the hope that it may be of assistance to any present or future board members with a particular interest in the Lamson sisters, I would like to point out that Mike Ellingham, Brian Ahern and I have, over the past two months, swapped a considerable amount of Lamson family history on the 'Gilded Age' thread, under the sub-heading 'Rich People in Society'. There are too many individual posts to cut and paste onto this biographical link, where they perhaps rightly belong, but the information can still be readily accessed at the click of a mouse!
13. Colonel Archibald Gracie proffered his services during the voyage to the bereaved Lamson sisters, Mrs Edward D. Appleton, Mrs Robert C. Cornell and Mrs J. Murray Brown. As a boy, Gracie had attended St. Paul's (the American Eton) with Mrs Cornell's husband and, being an indefatigable net-worker, he didn't hesitate to re-open the acquaintance aboard the 'Titanic'. As David Huffaker, Brian Ahern and Mike Ellingham have explored at some length, both here and elsewhere, the Lamson sisters were securely, if discreetly, placed in the upper echelons of New York Society. In addition, and in common with many other first-class passengers, they also maintained family connections with the European elite. In the case of Mrs Brown, Mrs Appleton and Mrs Cornell, their sister, Elizabeth Marshall Lamson, had married Victor Arthur Wellington Drummond, an English diplomat, whom she had met whilst he was posted as Secretary to the British Legation in Washington. Their wedding, according to 'The New... Read full post
14. Another of the Lamson sisters - the youngest, Frances - also had an interesting career. Six or seven years after the death of her first husband, Frederick Lehmann, she was remarried to Pittsburgh steel magnate Charles S. Guthrie. The wedding took place in October 1900 at the home of her sister, Malvina - her brother-in-law, Judge Robert C. Cornell, gave her away. The congregation was small, composed primarily of close friends and family, and the bride wore a subdued but tasteful ensemble of pale mauve crepe-de-chine with trimmings of yellow lace, a matching hat of velvet and tulle, and discreet pearl jewellery. According to the Society columns, the union between Guthrie and Mrs Lehmann had been the subject of rumour for some time; he had been a business associate of the late Mr Lehmann, whilst she had made an independent living as a successful house furnisher and decorator. Sadly, the marriage was not to last long: by 1906, Frances - aged only forty-five - had been widowed for a... Read full post
15. On the biographical thread devoted to Marian Thayer, I recently supplied a link to the collection of the New York Historical Society. I've today discovered that the same collection houses a portrait miniature by Fernand Paillet, dated circa 1885, of Lady Drummond, the Lamson sister who died in the spring of 1912. Charlotte Appleton, Malvina Cornell and Caroline Brown were returning from her funeral in England aboard the Titanic. You'll need to type the word 'Lamson' into the search engine to pull up the image of her. In doing so, you'll also find a bust of Lady Drummond's elder sister, Fidelia Lamson Hoffman, which was modelled by her daughter, the famous sculptress, Malvina Hoffman. There was evidently a strong family resemblance between all the Lamson siblings. Lastly, here's a link to the website of the Lighthouse Inn in Connecticut, which was once the elegant... Read full post

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