by Lady Kathleen | Dec 8, 2018 | Children of the Titanic
Grandfather age 21, most likely signed on at South Hampton, England along with many of the other Titanic crew members. Grandfather was an engine oiler also called a greaser by the British. Grandpa’s duty was to lubricate the lower moving parts of the Titanic’s two...
by Lady Kathleen | Dec 7, 2018 | Children of the Titanic
My distant cousin or uncle was Harry Cotterill, a 20 year old carpenter from Penzance, England who was travelling second class with his friend to ultimately go to Akron, Ohio. I’ve been wondering why he was headed for Akron and cannot find out why. I’ve...
by Lady Kathleen | Dec 6, 2018 | Children of the Titanic
This is probably not important at all, but in August of 1996 I traveled to the North Atlantic aboard the cruise ship Island Breeze to witness the raising of a section of the Titanic’s hull. This was nothing special, as there were 1200 other witnesses aboard the...
by Lady Kathleen | Dec 5, 2018 | Children of the Titanic
My name is William Thomas Thayer, son of Joseph Eugene Thayer, & grandson of Jack Thayer from Strawberry, Pennsylvania. I don’t know if the Jack Thayers (Father & Son) were my family or not but I plan on looking into it for sure. The passenger list...
by Lady Kathleen | Dec 4, 2018 | Children of the Titanic
I’m looking for information of Helene Barbara Baclini. She was a lebanese steerage passenger that embarked at Cherbourg. I’d be forever grateful if I could find any info on her or her mother and sisters that were also on the Titanic. I know that her mother...
