Oldest passenger on Titanic

[Adam McGuirk]

Hey, at the time of the disaster, who was the oldest passenger on board?
Thanks,
Adam

 

[Adam McGuirk]

Thanks, it does help.
Adam

 

[Brandon Whited]

Adam,

Mr. Ramon Artagaveytia, a first class victim, was 72 years old at the time of the sinking. Here is a link to his biography:

https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/bio/p/1st/artagaveytia_r.shtml

 

[Phillip Gowan]

The oldest passenger on Titanic was Johan Svensson, born May 17, 1837 in Reftele, Smaland, Sweden. He was 74 years old.

Phillip

 

[Adam McGuirk]

Thanks Phillip.

 

[Arne Mjåland]

Crew members Emma Junod Bliss and Frank Winnold Prentice became both older than 90 years. See Hermann Soeldners RMS Titanic Passenger and Crew List book.

 

[Adam McGuirk]

Arne, my question is not how old they lived to, it was who was the oldest at the time of the voyage. BTW, if you are stating that Bliss lived to be the oldest of any passenger, I am afraid thats wrong. While she lived to be in her 90's, four passengers lived to be 100 and older. Mary Davis lived the longest of any, making it to 104. But Phil already stated who was oldest at the time of the crossing.
Adam

 

[Arne Mjåland]

Of course you are right Adam. My entry was meant for the thread "Who lived to be in their 90 s".

 

[Adam McGuirk]

Don't worry about it, Arne.
Adam

 

[anca nickelson]

hello,were there on the ship any romanian passengers or romanian back grounds romanian? anybody could give a hint?thanks a lot,regards,anca

 

[Bob Godfrey]

Anca,

Mrs Beila Moor and her son Meier (3rd Class survivors) are generally described as coming from Russia, but Beila's death certificate shows her place of birth as Rumania.

Her biography is here:

https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/bio/p/3rd/moor_b.shtml

 

[anca nickelson]

hello,thank you Bob for founding that for me ,her i think could be ukrainian but Belia is really close to Beila and i know Belia is ukrainian ,i was just curious about it ,but thank you again,are they the only ones? could be,best regards Anca

 

[Bob Godfrey]

Anca, they are the only ones I know about. There may be others. On Beila's biography page there is a link to her death certificate, so you can see for yourself that she was born in Rumania. There is also a link to a newspaper obituary.