Titanic passengers

1. Who was aboard the Titanic?
The passengers on the Titanic varied
differently in social status and wealth
The Hart family
were second class
passengers
emigrating to
Canada. Eva
(centre) was 7
years old in 1912

2. Molly Brown was a wealthy
American who was notorious for
her outspoken and challenging
personality
She became known as the
“unsinkable” due to the bravery she
showed on board the Titanic and
attending to survivors on the
Carpethian

3. The Countess of Rothes was another
woman who showed exceptional bravery
by rowing and guiding her lifeboat
She took charge of Lifeboat
6 and helped the women on
board to reach the rescue
ship Carpathian

4. Colonel John Jacob Astor
was the wealthiest
passenger on board. He
had an estimated fortune
of $87 million dollars
Benjamin Guggenheim
“We’re dressed in our best and
are prepared to go down like
gentlemen.”

5. Isidor and Ida Straus
Isidor Straus was the
founder of the world
famous New York
department store Macys
Isidor was offered a place
on a lifeboat because of his
age but he turned it down
claiming “he had lived his
life”
Ida refused to leave her
husband stating “I will not
be separated from my
husband. As we have lived,
so we will die together.”

6. People on the Titanic can be
remembered through
photographs
Those on board would also
have been remembered by
the ship’s log (record of
passengers)
Unlike famous people on
the Titanic there were
hundreds of ordinary
people who would only be
remembered by their
families
The Goodwin Family were
emigrating to America
They reached the deck too
late to reach a lifeboat

7. She was only 9 weeks
old when she was on
board the ship with
her family
She passed away on the
31st May 2009 aged 97
years old
Millvina Dean was the
oldest living survivor of
the Titanic disaster