Mr Hristo Danchev Totevski 25, was from Terziysko, Lovec (Lovech), Bulgaria. The eldest son of three boys he had a young wife and two children, Tsona (3), and Pena (2 months).
Hristo and a friend from tbe same village Minko Angheloff travelled to Sofia and then to Belgrade, where they were received by the agent of the company for which they intended to work. They moved onto Italy where they were temporarily detained by immigration authorities for health reasons.
He boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a third class passenger. To reach his destination Chicago, Illinois, Mr Dantcheff bought ticket number 349203 for £7 17s 11d.
Ristiu Dantcheff died in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never identified.
Notes
Sometimes listed as Ristiu Dantcheff
References and Sources
Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279]) Marriages, Births, Deaths and Injuries. White Star Line 1912, Board of Trade 1912 (PRO London, BT 100/260).
Harro Hess, Manfred Hessel (1999) Titanic, Das Handbuch. Herbig München
Brian Hartig Titanic's Bulgarian Links
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