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About John Bradley Cumings
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- Name: Mr John Bradley Cumings
- Titanic Victim
- Born: Thursday 26th September 1872
- Age: 39 years
- Last Residence: in New York City New York United States
- 1st Class passenger
- First Embarked: Cherbourg on Wednesday 10th April 1912
- Ticket No. 17599 , £71 5s 8d
- Cabin No.: C85
- Died: Monday 15th April 1912 in the sinkingof R.M.S. Titanic
- Body Not Recovered
Mr John Bradley Cumings, 39, was born September 26, 1872. He worked as a stockbroker in New York City, and was a partner in the firm of Cumings & Marckwald, located on Wall Street in Manhattan.
Cumings and his wife Florence Briggs Thayer relocated to New York from their native Boston around the turn of the century and raised their three sons in the former city. At the time of the Titanic disaster, the family lived at 50 East 64th Street in New York City, in a very fashionable row of luxurious brownstone apartments. Mr and Mrs Cumings took a leisurely business and pleasure trip to Europe in the Spring of 1912. They embarked on the Titanic in Cherbourg as first class passengers and occupied cabin C-85.
Mr Cumings died in the sinking, his body, if recovered, was never identified. His wife was rescued in lifeboat 4.
Travelling Companions (on same ticket)
- Mrs Florence Briggs Cumings
References and Sources
- Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279])
Credits
- Michael A. Findlay, USA
- Phillip Gowan, USA
- Residence: 1880 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Residence: 1900 - ED 760 Framingham town, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
- Residence: 1900 - ED 483 Borough of Manhattan, Election District 34 New York City Ward 19, New York County, New York, United States
- Residence: 1910 - Boston Ward 24, , Massachusetts
- Residence: 1910 - Manhattan Ward 19, , New York
- Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Jan 13 2016, 15:22:36 UTC
Stockbroker. Partner of Cumings & Marckwald, located on Wall Street, Manhattan, NY. Husband of Florence Briggs Thayer, they had three sons - John Bradley Jr., Wells and Thayer. Mr and Mrs Cumings took a trip to Europe in the Spring of 1912, embarking from the port of Cherbourg in France on the 10th day of April, 1912. They were first class passengers aboard the steamship Titanic, occupying cabin C-85. Mr. Cumings perished in the sinking of the ship, Mrs. Cumings was rescued in lifeboat number 4.
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 27 2019, 15:20:55 UTC
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John Bradley Cumings's Timeline
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September 26, 1872
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Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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August 1897
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1900
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March 16, 1904
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April 15, 1912
Age 39
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At Sea - Titanic Casualty
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Cumings & Marckwald, located on Wall Street in Manhattan.
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Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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