Name
Lifeboat from Titanic
Lifeboat to Carpathia
Confidence Level
Marsden, Miss Evelyn
16
16
4.85

 


The 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. “

An article in Commutator #144 (Vol 22 No 4), “Australian Links to Titanic” mentions Miss Marsden getting a seat in #16, but gives no backup documentation for the claim.

Devon Gazette, May 1, 1912:
    "A first-class stewardess told me that Miss Marsden, a stewardess, helped to row the boat. They were both in No. 16."

However, a letter that Miss Marsden's new husband wrote to Bruce Ismay in July 1912 thanked Ismay for saving her life. When Miss Marsden hesitated to enter a lifeboat because she was a member of the crew, Ismay told her  "You are a woman. Take your place."  This statement initially caused us some minor confusion due to the similarity to what Etches witnessed at No. 5, until we found that Ismay told Stewardess McLaren at No. 5 “But you are a woman, and must get in the boat,” making it likely she was who Etches had seen, not Marsden. We also discovered that Ismay had said similar things to other stewardesses at other boats, including Kate Gold at No. 11, telling her ““But you are a woman, and must get in the boat.” We all finally agreed that Marsden must have been in #16 after all.

After reviewing the evidence, all members of the group agreed that Marsden was rescued in No. 16, with a confidence rating of 4.85.