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People on the Titanic
residing in Sittingbourne |
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Mr Richard Henry Rouse 53, a former coal
miner, lived at 30 New Road, Sittingbourne, Kent Age: 53 years Richard had lost his job due to the coal strike and was travelling to America to join his children. His destination was the home of his daughter Mrs George Maylum who had emigrated previously and lived on Colt Road, Cleveland, Ohio. The lists indicate that he was also en route to a Mrs Clay on the same street. According to contemporary reports the whole family was to emigrate to Cleveland, Ohio but Richard Rouse decided to sail ahead to set himself up, as he thought that he would find work in Cleveland. His wife, Charity and eight year old daughter Gladys were to wait behind. He took his wife and daughter to view the Titanic in Southampton. Apparently Mrs Rouse was overcome with fear and told her husband "This ship is too big, It will never reach America". She tried to talk him out of it but he replied "Don't worry, This ship is brand new and anyway, she's unsinkable". But Mrs Rouse continued to worry despite receiving a card from her husband posted at Queenstown. Died in the sinking,
body Not Recovered |
Miss Kate Buss Born at 37
Shakespeare Road, Sittingbourne, Kent on Tuesday 28 December 1875, the
daughter of James Buss and Elizabeth Hannah Brown. Her parents were married
on April 5th 1871 at St. Michael's Church in Sittingbourne.
Her father,
James, was born the illegitimate son of Mary Ann Buss in the (allegedly
haunted) Kate lived the early
part of her life working in the grocers shop owned by her brother, Percy
James, in the small
Born: Tuesday
28/12/1875
(James Buss had a
grocer's shop at 68 Shortlands Road) |
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