Mr William McIntyre (Trimmer) was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England on 18 April 1890.
He was the son of Lawrence McIntyre (b. circa 1860) and Frances "Fanny" Holley (1859-1924), a native of Hampshire (1), who had married in Southampton in 1877. Details about his father are not clear but he is known to have worked at sea, possibly hailing from Liverpool.
William had three known siblings: John (b. 1877), Catherine Mary (b. 1880) and Annie (b. 1887).
William, his mother and sister Annie appear on the 1901 census living at 26 Lower York Street, Southampton. His mother was by now described as a widow but the fate of his father is not known. His mother was remarried in 1908 to George Sewell (b. 1858), a dock labourer originally from London. By 1911 William was still at home, living with his mother and stepfather at 11 Guilford Street, St Mary, Southampton and he was described as an unmarried dock labourer.
When he signed-on to the Titanic, on 6 April 1912, McIntyre gave his address as 20 Floating Bridge Road, Southampton. He had transferred from the Olympic and as a trimmer he received monthly wages of £5, 10s.
McIntyre is generally believed to have been among those who survived the sinking in waterlogged collapsible A. Upon his arrival in New York aboard Carpathia he was pictured with fellow survivors Pallàs i Castelló, John William Thompson and a wheelchair-bound Thomas Arthur Whiteley
He eventually returned to England and continued working at sea, serving for the duration of WWI. He was married in 1915 to Mary Jane Green (b. 1891 in Portsmouth) and had a son, William Frederick A. (1916-1990) but was widowed in 1918 when his wife died aged 27.
William was remarried in 1923 to Annie Bendell, née Wendes (b. 1899 on Isle of Wight), a young widow whose husband Frank Henry Bendell (b. 1893) had died in 1920, leaving her with a young son, Frank H. R. (b. 1917). She and William would have six children of their own: Laurence (1920-1979), Doris Emily (1923-2004, later Mrs Harold Burt), Elsie T. (b. 1926, later Mrs Albert Hinks), Ronald A. (b. 1929), Roy H. (b. 1931) and Annie P. (b. 1933, later Mrs Douglas Hall). The family made their home in Southampton but William was again made a widower when his wife Annie died in 1936 aged 37; he was never remarried.
William spent his final years living at 55 Warren Avenue, Southampton. He passed away in Ashurst Hospital on 26 July 1955 aged 65 and was buried in Southampton Old Cemetery (supposedly with his first wife) but his headstone has since fallen into a poor state of disrepair. As of 2015 several of his children are still residing in the Hampshire area.
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Hi! I am writing an article for the Clan MacIntyre Association newsletter on William McIntyre, who was a trimmer. The most information I have found on him has been at this web site (even a photo!). However, I still would like to know if there is more information out there--what happened to him after he returned home? Did he ever serve on another ship? When did he die? Did he have any children? I have e-mailed other Titanic sites with no luck. Anyone out there that can help me? I would really appreciate it! Thank you!
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DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO TRIMMER WILLIAM MCINTYRE AFTER THE SINKING?
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Jenn: He was one of those that made it to Collapsible A. See August H. Weikman discussion below. Mike
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He continued to sail, got married and had a daughter. I myself have not been able to find what ultimately became of him, however. Chris Dohany
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I have been doing research on William for quite some time and I have only found a small amount of information about him. His wife died at a young age, leaving him with one daughter. I have gotten some replies to my post on this board and I had a photo of him e-mailed to me. I am working on an article about William for the Clan MacIntyre newsletter. If you would like to contact me directly about this, please do. My e-mail is . --Tracey McIntire
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William McIntyre was my grand father.
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William Mcintyre was my grandfather. He was rescued on him 21st birthday
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waittt he was my nans grand father too
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That’s Interesting? So your nan is my cousin. What’s her name?
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Hi Tracey, William McIntyre's youngest daughter Annie P. (Patricia) was the mother of my ex girlfriend of 26 years. Annie, or Pat as she was known, knew very little of her father's remarkable life story, as she spent much of her childhood in an orphanage. As a young woman, Pat married Douglas Hall, a ship wright in Portsmouth naval yard, who was born in East Cowes in the Isle of Wight. The couple had three children,...
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Hi Tracy. William mcintyre was my grandfather. I am daughter of Roy McIntyre his youngest child who is 93 now. All of his siblings have since passed but I met most of them.
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Who was your nan? She would be my aunty? I’m lorainne Mcintyre my father is Roy McIntyre him youngest son. He is 93 now.
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My nan knew your father Lorraine.... my nans granny was called Kathleen tollman/ nee macintyre
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Hi Lorainne I was the lady that sent you information about your grandfather ,my mother use to visit him at warren avenue and my sister and I went with her ,she always referred to him as uncle Will ,my sister was named after his daughter Patricia who lived on the IOW . MY grandmothers maiden name was mc intyre and the story goes that when her mother died she was brought up by her grandmother whose name was Fanny mcintryre,however her father was John McIntyre whose wife was Annie Eliza Payne . My sister and I went to see Roy your father a few years back he was pleased to see us he use to visit my parents quite a lot with his first wife Joyce who died , then he use to bring your mother to visit and we’re with them my sister pat met you but I did not . I was trying to find the connection between...
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