Ella Holmes White

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Ella B. Holmes White (December 18, 1856 – January 31, 1942) was an American woman who was a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

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Biography

Ella Bertha Holmes was born on December 18, 1856, in New York, the daughter of Edwin Holmes [1] and Eliza Ann Richardson. She had two brothers and a sister. [2] Holmes later moved to Briarcliff Manor, New York, staying at the Briarcliff Lodge (her apartment was The Oak Room), [3] [4] and when in New York City she would stay at the Waldorf-Astoria or the Plaza Hotel. [5]

On December 12, 1894, she married John Stuart White. [1] White died on May 19, 1897. [6] Holmes never remarried. Until her death she lived and travelled with 20‑years younger Marie Grice Young, a piano teacher and fellow Titanic survivor whose pupils included the children of President Theodore Roosevelt. [7] [8]

Ella Holmes White died in New York City on January 31, 1942 while living at the Plaza Hotel (with Young). [5] Her will left to Young, personal effects and life estate in a trust to yield US$250 ($4,662 in 2023 dollars) per month for life. [9] Historian Jonathan Ned Katz has suggested that Holmes had an intimate relationship with Marie Grice Young, in a time when same-sex relationships were usually kept very quiet. [10]

Titanic

Ella Holmes White boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg with her maid Amelia Bissette and manservant Sante Ringhini. She travelled first class sharing a cabin with Marie Young. They also brought along some exotic French-bred chickens, intending to keep them at their New York country home. [11] White and her maid were rescued in lifeboat 8. Her manservant Sante Ringhini died. [12] She later testified before the American Inquiry that the Titanic had broken in two before sinking. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Marriage Announcement (1) - Thursday 13th December 1894". New York Times. 1894. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Genealogy of the Holmes family
  3. ↑ Rinaldi, Thomas E.; Yasinsac, Rob (2006). Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape. UPNE. ISBN   9781584655985 . Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Yasinsac, Rob. "Briarcliff Lodge and the Titanic". Hudson Valley Ruins and related topics. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Mrs Ella White (née Holmes)". encyclopedia-titanica. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "DEATH NOTICE OF JOHN STUART WHITE - Thursday 20th May 1897". New York Times. 1897. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "MISS MARIE YOUNG DIES - Wednesday 29th July 1959". New York Times. 1959. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Society: Miss Marie Grice Young - Thursday 17th August 1916". Washington Post. 1916. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Wills for Probate (1) - Friday 6th February 1942". New York Times. 1942. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  10. ↑ White, Barrett (2015). "103 years later, OutSmart dives into the lives of LGBT passengers aboard the Titanic". OutSmart Houston's LGBTQ Magazine. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  11. ↑ Geller, Judith B. (1998). Titanic: women and children first. Patrick Stephens. p. 104. ISBN   9781852605940 . Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Death Notice of Sante Reghini - Saturday 4th May 1912". New York Times. 1912.
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