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Titanic Graves
This picture was taken on the 95th anniversary, April 15, 2007. I want to thank the two children's parents whomever you are, for letting me photograph the girls looking at Alma Pålsson's grave. Also in the picture are Sidney Leslie Goodwin (Unknown Child), E. Poggie, Ernest Price and J. W. Marriot . Scroll down for Larger and More Notable Graves
As far as I can tell, I am the only person with a full set of
pictures of all the graves newly refurbished in 1999. All these
pictures are to share with you and you have my permission to
download them for personal, non-commercial use and to post on your
own websites, just give me credit and place a link to where you got
them somewhere on your site please.
243 E. J. Stone could possibly be a relative of ours. We are now researching our family history to find out. There are many discrepancies with E. J. Stone's name and discovery has been made by myself and Steve Coombes. If you would like to read more about it check out my Titanic Research of Two Stone Crew Members page.
Note: Alma Pålsson was not found with her children. To see her click the link below. One of the saddest Titanic stories.
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/biography/1108/
The Unknown Child's grave was paid for by the crew of the MacKay-Bennett. They were so moved by the death of this child that they were the ones picked out of many donators who wanted to pay for the burial. They also carried the casket. It is now believed that the boy is Alma and Nils Pålsson's youngest child Gosta, ironically buried only a few feet from his Mom. : On November 6th 2001 The Unknown Child was identified through exhumation of the remains and is not Gosta Pålsson! You can read about the exhumation and identification and then a new shocking update in 2007, at this link. Three Titanic Bodies Exhumed in Halifax
In Memoriam
239
Arthur McCrae has the biggest tombstone of the Titanic graves. He was from Australia and was traveling to Canada to visit friends. The tombstone erected is called the Celtic Cross. The Inscription reads, In Loving Memory Of "Faithful unto death"
Sacred
218 Mr. Cave was a First Class Steward
who had among his effects recovered was a partial listing of first class
cabin accommodations. Apparently the only record ever found.
The inscription say,
In
In loving memory of
Only 19 years old, Mr. Dean's parents were obviously devastated that they lost him so soon. George H. Dean Fairview Lawn
Cemetery
Titanic Graves video in Fairview Lawn Cemetery, NS April 15th, 2007. I also made a video of the Titanic Graves
on the 95th Anniversary. It's almost 10 minutes long. Turn on your speakers to
hear the music. A simple unedited home video with added pictures at the end and
some Technicolor taken with my digital camera video setting. Nothing fancy, lots
of jumpy and blurry. I had to be quick as there was a tour bus due and I didn't
know how much taping time I had. I could not get all the names on film. I also
want to shout out to all the Titanic souls in Mount Olivet Cemetery and Baron de
Hirsch who did not make it on this video. I will be making another one with all
the graves someday soon.
Click here for
Smaller
Titanic Graves Still want more Titanic? Click the title below to read my personal, emotional, journal written when Three Titanic Bodies were Exhumed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, later identifying the Unknown Child in November of 2002.
Three Unknown Titanic Bodies Click
below to read my Titanic Research webpage and the discovery I made with two
Titanic Research
If you have any questions or comments about my Titanic research,
Copyright © 2008 Lisa Stone. All Rights Reserved.
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227 The infamous J. Dawson grave that
people adopted as Jack from James Cameron's Titanic movie. Many flowers, stuffed
toys, hearts and movie tickets were placed on his grave every day during the release
of the movie and for many years after.
206 Alma Pålsson
(Paulson on the grave) was found with the
four third class tickets belonging to her beloved children Torburg 8, Paul 6, Stina
4 and Gosta 2. Her husband Nils had previously traveled to America to
find work and set up the families new home and their "American Dream". I
read that upon receiving the news of the disaster Mr. Pålsson collapsed with grief
and became very ill. One can only imagine the moment
in time for that man losing his entire family. We salute you Mr. Pålsson
and
everyone else who lost their children. 
Mr. William Henry Harrison is said
to have been a secretary or personal assistant to J. Bruce Ismay. He boarded
the Titanic at Southampton with Mr. Ismay and Ismay's valet Richard Fry. His
grave is right next to the Unknown Child and it's said he was placed there to watch over the child.
239 Mr. Freeman was J. Bruce Ismay's
personal secretary as well as a Chief Deck Steward
on board Titanic. Mr. Ismay had this tombstone erected in his honor, some
say out of guilt for his decision not to put enough lifeboats on the ship
to save everyone.
347 I haven't found any information
on Mr. Elliot other then he worked on the Titanic as a trimmer and that
his family must have erected this more expensive tombstone. I was really
moved by the inscription. It reads...
321 Mr. King was listed as a Clerk-
Pursers Assistant, but his address says Currin Rectory and the inscription on
the grave says...
Mr. Reynolds was a third class
passenger who was coming to Canada to work as a baker. He had a friend
or relative who had previously came to Canada and was awaiting his arrival and
we assume paid for the grave stone.
Only 21 years old.
Only 20 years old Mr. Talbot's
tombstone was erected by his grieving parents. I often wonder who wrote
the poetry on the tombstones and if they were written for the death of
the son or were they previously written.
