Thomas Andrews Jr., 39, was born at Ardara House, Comber, Northern Ireland on 7 February 1873, a son of the Right Hon. Thomas Andrews and Eliza Pirrie; he was also a nephew of Lord Pirrie, principal owner of Harland & Wolff (the builders of the Titanic) In 1884 Andrews entered the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, but at the age of 16 he left school and entered Harland & Wolff …

This article compiles several previously unreleased notes made by Thomas Andrews during the Olympic's maiden voyage, giving us a glimpse into early ideas for improving the Olympic and her successor Titanic.

Apr 24, 2000 · Mrs. Andrews married Henry Peirson Harland (of the Harland/Wolff family) and died August 22, 1966 in Northern Ireland at the age of 85. Elizabeth Law Barbour Andrews, the daughter, never married and died in a traffic accident on November 1, 1973 in Ireland. There are no living descendants of Thomas Andrews. His wife and her second husband did have 4 children of their …

The story of the life of Mr. Thomas Andrews, who went down in the Titanic, to the intense grief of all who knew him, is told ably and sympathetically in this volume by Mr. Shan F. Bullock, an Ulsterman, whose novels are mainly concerned with his native province. The Right Honourable Sir Horace Plunkett, in the introduction, states that the book has been written at the request of a few Irishmen ...

Jul 30, 2024 · Thomas Andrews actions during sinking This is the most likely scenario in my point of view. At times, before one goes to take the decisive action, he or she goes somewhere aside to gather his or her thoughts before going to act. And this might have been the case of Thomas Andrews. I still insist on my opinion of Tommie, as he was...

Feb 20, 2018 · The source for Andrews' last being seen in the smoking room, staring at a painting, apparently comes from a press interview with steward Jack Stewart, who claimed that he entered the smoking room after all the lifeboats had gone and saw Andrews in there. However, this has been called into question, because another survivor, Samuel Rule, testified at the inquiry that Stewart …

Aug 23, 2001 · The relationship between Ismay and Andrews would be the same as stated above, that he was not a direct employee of Mr. Ismay and therefore they shared more of business-like relationship than anything else. I could say a little bit more but I'm reluctant to post negative towards Thomas Andrews.

Sep 4, 2024 · Does anyone know if there is a recording out there of Thomas Andrew's voice, wax cylinders were invented then (but I highly doubt that they would be using those in the 1910s!) Regards,

May 27, 2020 · Shipbuilder Thomas Andrews was immortalised in James Cameron's 1998 epic movie where he was the first person to calculate that the Titanic would inevitably sink after striking an iceberg.

Apr 2, 2022 · Thomas Andrews' mindset at the time depends on the individual and situation combined. As the the Head of the Drafting Department at H&W and the Titanic 's principal architect his heart would have been more with the Titanic than the likes of Bruce Ismay or Captain Smith.