Bevois Mount and the Titanic
Bevois Mount Residents lost on the sinking of the Titanic:
Arthur Barringer, aged 33, steward 52 Padwell Road
Archibald Chitty, aged 28, steward 69 Bevois Valley Road
Father and son
George Henry Chitty, aged 50, baker 69 Bevois Valley Road
Henry Dyer, aged 24, engineer 53 Middle Street
Humphrey Humphreys, aged 31, steward 10 Rockstone Lane
Thomas Kemp,aged 43, engineer 11 Cedar Road
Mitchell Lawrence, age 18, trimmer 45 Bevois Valley Road
John Marks, aged 26, pantry man 93 Livingstone Road
Lewis Owen, aged 43, steward 49 Earls Road
William Penny, aged 30, steward 29 Lodge Road
Thomas Veal, aged 38, steward 20 Forster Road
Arthur Barringer, aged 33, steward 52 Padwell Road
Archibald Chitty, aged 28, steward 69 Bevois Valley Road
Father and son
George Henry Chitty, aged 50, baker 69 Bevois Valley Road
Henry Dyer, aged 24, engineer 53 Middle Street
Humphrey Humphreys, aged 31, steward 10 Rockstone Lane
Thomas Kemp,aged 43, engineer 11 Cedar Road
Mitchell Lawrence, age 18, trimmer 45 Bevois Valley Road
John Marks, aged 26, pantry man 93 Livingstone Road
Lewis Owen, aged 43, steward 49 Earls Road
William Penny, aged 30, steward 29 Lodge Road
Thomas Veal, aged 38, steward 20 Forster Road
Bevois Mount residents who survived the sinking of the Titanic:
Henry Etches, aged 41, steward 23a Gordon Avenue
Percy Keen, aged 28, steward 14 Rigby Road
Isaac Maynard, aged 30, cook 31 Earls Road
Harold Prior, aged 22, steward 48 Padwell Road
Alfred Simmons, aged 30, scullion 80 Bevois Valley Road
John Stewart, aged 27, steward 7 Earls Road
Benjamin Thomas, aged 32, steward 122 Avenue Road
Henry Etches, aged 41, steward 23a Gordon Avenue
Percy Keen, aged 28, steward 14 Rigby Road
Isaac Maynard, aged 30, cook 31 Earls Road
Harold Prior, aged 22, steward 48 Padwell Road
Alfred Simmons, aged 30, scullion 80 Bevois Valley Road
John Stewart, aged 27, steward 7 Earls Road
Benjamin Thomas, aged 32, steward 122 Avenue Road
John Stewart lived at 7 Earls Road when he set sail on the Titanic as verandah steward. He survived the sinking, with verandah keys still in his pocket, and went on to be landlord of the Richmond Inn in the 1930s and 1940s.
– F.B.
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