The Titanic Roleplay

2,240 passengers and crew on board.

The passengers aboard the Titanic were placed into three classes: first, second and third.

The first class was for the wealthy. Ladies wore laced corsets, expensive gowns, long gloves and satin shoes. Men were dressed in tuxedos or suits, top hats, and nicely polished shoes. People in first class would change several times a day. They would wear different clothes for breakfast, afternoon tea, exercising, or dinner, when they wore their fanciest clothing. One of the most famous first class passengers was “The Unsinkable” Molly Brown (pictured above), an American socialite who survived the Titanic sinking by bravely assisting other survivors into lifeboats and later helping to steer her own, Lifeboat No. 6.

Second class women dressed in nice gowns and accessorized with bracelets and necklaces. Men would wear fine suits and leather shoes. Some of the most famous second-class passengers are the eight musicians who played uplifting music throughout the night to try and calm passengers as the ship sank.

Third class passengers might have been workers, or immigrants who were going from England to America for a new life. They would only have one or two outfits, and might wear some of the same clothes during the whole trip. Women would wear long skirts, high collared blouses and boots. Men would dress in britches, ironed shirts or ties. At two months old, Millvina Dean was the youngest survivor. She, along with her older brother and parents, boarded the ship as third-class passengers planning to emigrate to America from Britain. Millvina Dean died in 2009, and was the last living survivor of the Titanic.

Built between 1909 and 1911, the luxury British steamship Titanic was so big, they had to create a new workspace before they could even start to build it. Measuring 882 feet long, the length of two and a half football fields, it was intended to travel almost 3,000 miles from Southampton, England to New York City.

Known for its comfort instead of speed, the Titanic and its sister ships the Olympic and the Britannic were filled with an ornate interior like a large first class dining room, four elevators, a swimming pool and a grand staircase. Even the most modest third-class offerings were still noted for their comfort and beauty. It was built with 15 supposedly watertight compartments that could be closed from the bridge in case water came aboard during a hull breach. All of these exciting features gave the Titanic nicknames like the “Unsinkable Ship” and the “Wonder Ship.”

Over 900 people worked on the Titanic, including crew members, cooks and servers in the dining room, and the Captain himself, Captain Edward John Smith. Adding the number of passengers to the 900 workers, the Titanic was carrying around 2200 people when it left England.

The Titanic is one of the most famous ships in history: leaving England on April 10th, 1912, it was only on the water for three days before it collided with an iceberg and sank on April 15th, 1912.

Surname First Names Age Boarded Survivor (S) or Victim (†)

Allen Miss Elisabeth Walton 29 Southampton S
Allison Mr Hudson Joshua Creighton 30 Southampton †
Allison Mrs Bessie Waldo 25 Southampton †
Allison Miss Helen Loraine 2 Southampton †
Allison Master Hudson Trevor 11m Southampton S
Anderson Mr Harry 47 Southampton S
Andrews Miss Kornelia Theodosia 62 Cherbourg S
Andrews Mr Thomas 39 Belfast †
Appleton Mrs Charlotte 53 Southampton S
Artagaveytia Mr Ramon 71 Cherbourg †
Astor Colonel John Jacob 47 Cherbourg †
Astor Mrs Madeleine Talmage 18 Cherbourg S
Aubart Mme. Léontine Pauline “Ninette” 24 Cherbourg S
Barber Miss Ellen Mary (Maid to Mrs Tyrell William Cavendish) 26 Southampton S
Barkworth Mr Algernon Henry 47 Southampton S
Bassani Mrs Albina (Maid to Mrs William Robert Bucknell) 32 Cherbourg S
Baumann Mr John D. 60 Cherbourg †
Baxter Mrs Hélène 50 Cherbourg S
Baxter Mr Quigg Edmond 24 Cherbourg
Baumann Mr John D. 60 Cherbourg †
Baxter Mrs Hélène 50 Cherbourg S
Baxter Mr Quigg Edmond 24 Cherbourg †
Beattie Mr Thomson 36 Southampton †
Beckwith Mr Richard Leonard 37 Southampton S
Beckwith Mrs Sallie 46 Southampton S
Behr Mr Karl Howell 26 Cherbourg S
Bessette Miss Nellie Mayo (Maid to Mrs Ella Holmes White) 39 Cherbourg S
Bidois Miss Rosalie (Maid to Mrs John Jacob Astor) 46 Cherbourg S
Bird Miss Ellen (Maid to Mr & Mrs Isodor Straus) 31 Southampton S
Birnbaum Mr Jakob 24 Cherbourg †
Bishop Mr Dickinson H. 25 Cherbourg S
Bishop Mrs Helen 19 Cherbourg S
Björnström-Steffansson Mr Mauritz Hokan 28 Southampton S
Blackwell Mr Stephen Weart 45 Southampton †
Blank Mr Henry 39 Cherbourg S
Bonnell Miss Caroline 30 Southampton S
Bonnell Miss Elizabeth 61 Southampton S
Borebank Mr John James 42 Southampton †
Bowen Miss Grace Scott (Maid to Mr & Mrs Arthur Ryerson) 45 Cherbourg S
Bowerman Miss Elsie Edith 22 Southampton S
Brady Mr John Bertram 41 Southampton †
Brandeis Mr Emil Franklin 48 Cherbourg †
Brereton Mr George Andrew 37 Southampton S
Brewe Dr Arthur Jackson 45 †

Surname First Names Age Boarded Survivor (S) or Victim (†)
Abelson Mr Samuel 30 Cherbourg †
Abelson Mrs Hannah 28 Cherbourg S
Aldworth Mr Augustus Henry 34 Southampton †
Andrew Mr Frank Thomas 25 Southampton †
Andrew Mr Edgar Samuel 17 Southampton †
Angle Mrs Florence Agnes 36 Southampton S
Angle Mr William 32 Southampton †
Ashby Mr John 57 Southampton †
Bailey Mr Percy 15 Southampton †
Baimbrigge Mr Charles Robert 22 Southampton †
Balls Mrs Ada E. 36 Southampton S
Banfield Mr Frederick James 28 Southampton †
Bateman Reverend Robert James 51 Southampton †
Beane Mr Edward 32 Southampton S
Beane Mrs Ethel 22 Southampton S
Beauchamp Mr Henry James 28 Southampton †
Becker Mrs Nellie E. 35 Southampton S
Becker Miss Ruth Elizabeth 12 Southampton S
Becker Miss Marion Louise 4 Southampton S
Becker Master Richard F. 1 Southampton S
Beesley Mr Lawrence 34 Southampton S
Bentham Miss Lillian W. 19 Southampton S
Berriman Mr William John 23 Southampton †
Botsford Mr William Hull 25 Southampton †
Bowenur Mr Solomon 42 Southampton †
Bracken Mr James Hollen 29 Southampton †
Brailey Mr William Theodore Ronald 24 Southampton †
Bricoux Mr Roger Marie 20 Southampton †
Brito Mr José Joaquim de 32 Southampton †
Brown Mr Thomas William Solomon 60 Southampton †
Brown Mrs Elizabeth Catherine 40 Southampton S
Brown Miss Amelia Mary 18 Southampton S
Brown Miss Edith Eileen 15 Southampton S
Bryhl Mr Kurt Arnold Gottfrid 25 Southampton †
Bryhl Miss Dagmar Jenny Ingeborg 20 Southampton S
Buss Miss Kate 36 Southampton S
Butler Mr Reginald Fenton 25 Southampton †
Byles Father Thomas Roussel Davids 42 Southampton †
Byström Mrs Karolina 40 Southampton †
Caldwell Mrs Sylvia Mae 28 Southampton S
Caldwell Mr Albert Francis 26 Southampton S
Caldwell Master Alden Gates 10m Southampton S
Cameron Miss Clear Annie 35 Southampton S
Campbell Mr William Henry 21 Belfast †
Carbines Mr William 19 Southampton †
Carter Father Ernest Courtenay 54 Southampton †
Carter Mrs Lilian 45 Southampton †
Chapman Mr Charles He

Surname First Names Age Boarded Survivor (S) or Victim (†)
Ab ī-Al-Munà Mr Nās īf Qāsim 26 Cherbourg S
Abbing Mr Anthony 42 Southampton †
Abbott Mrs Rhoda Mary “Rosa” 39 Southampton S
Abbott Mr Rossmore Edward 16 Southampton †
Abbott Mr Eugene Joseph 14 Southampton †
Abelseth Miss Karen Marie 16 Southampton S
Abelseth Mr Olaus Jørgensen 25 Southampton S
Abrahamsson Mr Abraham August Johannes 20 Southampton S
Ådahl Mr Mauritz 30 Southampton †
Adams Mr John 26 Southampton †
Ahlin Mrs Johanna Persdotter 40 Southampton †
Aks Mrs Leah 18 Southampton S
Aks Master Frank Philip 10m Southampton S
Al-Munà Mr Far īd Husayn Qāsim 18 Cherbourg †
Alexander Mr William Albert 23 Southampton †
Alhomäki Mr Ilmari Rudolf 19 Southampton †
Ali Mr Ahmed 24 Southampton †
Ali Mr William 25 Southampton †
Allen Mr William Henry 38 Southampton †
Allum Mr Owen George 15 Southampton †
Andersen Mr Albert Karvin 33 Southampton †
Andersen-Jensen Miss Carla Christine Nielsine 19 Southampton S
Andersson Miss Erna Alexandra 17 Southampton S
Andersson Mr Johan Samuel 26 Southampton †
Andersson Miss Ida Augusta Margareta 38 Southampton

Name Age Position Survivor (Boat) or Victim (†)
Commander Edward John Smith 62 Captain †
Lt Henry Tingle Wilde 39 Chief Officer †
Lt William McMaster Murdoch 39 First Officer †
Sub-Lt Charles Herbert Lightoller 38 Second Officer Lifeboat B
Herbert John Pitman 34 Third Officer Lifeboat 5
Sub-Lt Joseph Groves Boxhall 28 Fourth Officer Lifeboat 2
Sub-Lt Harold Godfrey Lowe 29 Fifth Officer Lifeboat 14
James Paul Moody 24

Brown Mrs Caroline Lane 59 Southampton S
Brown Mrs Margaret “Molly” 44 Cherbourg S
Bucknell Mrs Emma Eliza 58 Cherbourg S
Burns Miss Elizabeth Margaret (Nanny to Master Robert Douglas Spedden) 41 Cherbourg S
Butt Major Archibald Willingham 46 Southampton †
Cairns Mr Alexander Milne (Manservant to Mr William Ernest Carter) 28 Southampton †
Calderhead Mr Edward Pennington 42 Southampton S
Candee Mrs Helen Churchill 52 Cherbourg S
Cardeza Mrs Charlotte Wardle 58 Cherbourg S
Cardeza Mr Thomas Drake Martinez 36 Cherbourg S
Carlsson Mr Frans Olof 33 Southampton †
Carrau Mr Francisco Mauro Severiano 27 Southampton †
Carter Mr William Ernest 36 Southampton
Carter Mrs Lucile 36 Southampton S
Carter Miss Lucile Polk 13 Southampton S
Carter Master William Thornton II 11 Southampton
Case Mr Howard Brown 49 Southampton †
Cassebeer Mrs Eleanor Genevieve 36 Cherbourg S
Cavendish Mr Tyrell William 36 Southampton †
Cavendish Mrs Julia Florence 25 Southampton S
Chaffee Mr Herbert Fuller 46 Southampton †
Chaffee Mrs Carrie Constance 47 Southampton S
Chambers Mr Norman Campbell 27 Southampton S
Chambers Mrs Bertha 32 Southampton S
Chaudanson Miss Victorine (Maid to Mrs Emily Ryerson) 36 Cherbourg S
Cherry Miss Gladys 30 Southampton S
Chevré Mr Paul Romaine Marie Léonce 45 Cherbourg S
Chibnall Mrs Edith Martha Bowerman 48
Chisholm Mr Roderick Robert Crispin 43 Belfast †
Clark Mr Walter Miller 27 Cherbourg
Mrs Virginia Estelle 26 Cherbourg S
Cleaver Miss Alice Catherine (Nanny to Master Hudson Trevor Allison) 22 Southampto

The Titanic was never actually described as ‘unsinkable’
The Titanic was claimed by its builders to be ‘practically unsinkable’. It was a bold claim, but slightly less bold than the ‘unsinkable’ claims that movies have added to the story.
It was at launch the largest object ever to move on the water but she was not designed to be the fastest (Cunard’s Lusitania and Mauretania were always going to be faster). Stories of the captain trying to make a speed record are without substance.
The Titanic had a swimming pool on board
The accommodation on Titanic was luxurious and spacious. In first class there were many new attractions such as squash courts, a Turkish bath, a gymnasium, a barber shop and also the first swimming pool on board a ship. Even the cheaper third class cabins were of a better standard than those on other liners. Nevertheless, there were more luxurious and spectacular liners in operation at the time.
The Titanic was designed to be a large-capacity workhorse on a commercially lucrative but competitive route.
The Titanic had two sister ships
Olympic launched 20 October 1910, arrived at Jarrow for scrapping 13 October 1935.
Britannic launched 26 February 1914, sunk by mine 21 November 1916.
The Titanic carried post
The reason the titanic is often referred to as ‘RMS Titanic’ is because the RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship.
There were only enough lifeboats for a third of the people on board
There were 20 life boats on board, which would have held a capacity of 1178 people.
Meanwhile the capacity of Titanic was 3320 people.

Breakfast:

Baked Apples
Fresh fruit
Stewed prunes
Quaker Oats
Boiled Harmony
puffed rice
Fresh Herrings
Finnen haddock (also known as Finnen Hattie)
Smoked Salmon
grilled mutton
Meat kidneys and bacon
grilled ham
grilled sausage
lamb collops
Vegetable stew
Fried eggs
Sheared eggs
poached eggs
boiled eggs
Plain and tomato omeletes
Sirloin Steak
Mutton chops
Mashed potatoes
Sauteed potatoes
Jacket potatoes
Cold meat
Vienna rolls
Gram rolls
Soda and Sultana Scones
Cornbread
Buckwheat Cakes
Blackcurrant conserve
Narbul honey (topping)
Oxford Marmalade (topping)
and Watercress.

Buffet:

Salmon Mayonnaise
Norwegian Anchovies
Plain and smoked Sardines
Soused Herrings
Potted Shrimps
Roast beef
Round of Spiced Beef
Veal and Ham Pie
Virginia and Cumberland Beef
Bolgna Sausage
Ham Brawn
Galantine Of Chicken
Corned Ox Tounge

Cheese:

Cheshire
Silton
Gorgonzola
Edam
Camembert
Roquefort
St Ivel Cheddar

Breakfast:

Fruit
Rolled Oats
Boiled hominy
Fresh Fish
Yarmouth Bolders
Grilled Ox Kidneys and Bacon
American Dry Hash
Grilled Sausages
Mashed potatoes
Grilled Ham and Fried Eggs
Fried Potatoes
Vienna Rolls
Gram Rolls
Soda scones
Buckwheat Cakes
Mapel syrup (topping)
Conserve (Fruit spread)
Marmalade (topping)
Tea
Coffee
And Watercress

Lunch:

Pea Soup
Spaghetti
Corned Beef
Vegetable Dumplings
Baked Jacket Potatoes
Roast Mutton
Roast Beef
Sausage
Ox Tounge
Pickles
Salad
Tapioca Pudding
Apple tart
Fresh Fruit
Cheese
Biscuits
Coffee

Dinner:

Consommé Tapioca
Baked Haddock Sharp Sauce
Curried chicken and Rice
Spring Lamb and Mint sauce
Roast Turkey
Crainberry Sauce
Green peas
Purée Turnips
Boiled Rice and Roast potatoes
Plum Pudding
Wine Jelly
Cocoanut Sandwich
American ice cream
Nuts Assorted
Fresh fruit

Third class wasn't served lunch like the other classes. Instead they were served their main meal at lunch time. Then tea and supper later on. Serving meals to the lower class was quite uncommon. People expected the Lower classes to bring their own food that would last them for the whole Journey. But What Third class was served was actually better than what they ate to their day-to-day lives.

Breakfast:

Oatmeal
Porridge and Milk
Smoked Herrings
Jacket potatoes
Ham and Eggs
Fresh Bread and Butter
Swedish Bread
Coffee
Tea
Marmalade (topping)

Dinner:

Rice soap
Fresh bread
Cabin Biscuits (simple cracker made of flour)
Roast beef and brown gravy
Sweet Corn
Boiled Potatoes
Plum pudding and sweet sauce
Fruit

For tea they usually would've had:

Cold meat
Cheese
Pickles
Fresh bread and butter
Stewed figs And rice
And Cabin biscuits