Mr Joan Javier Monrós, 20, was born in Barcelona, Spain about 1892.
In the 1911 census he was listed as John Monros, living at 25 Soho, Square, London and working as a waiter.
When he signed-on to the Titanic, on 6th April, 1912, his address was a boarding house at 27 Tenison St., Lambeth, London. The Titanic was his first ship. As a member of the à la carte restaurant he was employed and therefore paid by Mr Gatti.
Monrós died in the sinking. His body was recovered by the MacKay-Bennett (#27), and was buried at sea on 21 April 1912.
NO. 27 - MALE - ESTIMATED AGE, 19. CLOTHING - Pilot cloth overcoat; stripped flannel coat; black trousers; vest; singlet; black button boots, cloth uppers. EFFECTS - Pawn ticket, No. 1307, W. J. K. Clarke, Longaire; gloves; coins; papers and post card to Monros, 27 Tenison St., Waterloo, London; 6s. 5d. halfpenny in coins NAME - JEAN MONROS. [Former employers (?) de Santa Maria, 6 chaussée d'Antin, Paris] |
Jean’s mother and family recieved a single payment of £75 from the British Titanic Relief Fund.
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