Name |
Lifeboat from Titanic |
Lifeboat to Carpathia |
Confidence Level |
Gregson, Miss Mary Josephine |
11
(8 votes) D (2 votes) 14 (1 votes) |
11
(8 votes) D (2 votes) 14 (1 votes) |
3.88 2.50 2.00 |
Daily Mirror, May 4, 1912: “Mrs. E. Leather, of Birmingham, gave me a succinct narrative of her escape in Boat 16, which was the last on the port side to be filled, at about 1.30. The master-at-arms, Mr. Bailey, was in charge, and there were two sailors and two firemen, the rest of the 42 on board were all women, mostly from the steerage, except two foreigners, who hid under the seats. Miss Marsden rowed all night with the men, Miss Jessop and myself nursed two little babies. Miss Gregson took charge of a little French baby all night, and Mrs. Roberts also had a baby, but they were in another boat.” This makes it clear that Miss Gregson was not in lifeboat #16 with Mrs Leather. We know that the two (French) Navratil boys were in Collapsible D. Or, another option is the French baby was one of the Laroches, and Miss Gregson may have been in #14. However, we do have the following letter written by Edith Rosenbaurm (Russell) in 1970, to stewardess Mary Roberts daughter, relating the following: "Your lovely mother was my room stewardess. She was in lifeboat 11. So was I." We are positive that Rosenbaum was in #11. And we feel it extremely likely, though not 100% convinced, that Roberts was in #11 with her. If Mrs. Leather's account above is saying that Miss Gregson and Mrs. Roberts were in the same lifeboat, then that would imply Gregson was also in #11! After discussion, eight of us felt that Gregson was very likely in #11, though we could not be positive. Two of us voted for multiple boats, although not with much certainty, these boats included Collapsible D and #14. |