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Victorine (Chaudanson) Perkins was aboard the RMS Titanic.
Miss Victorine Chaudanson was born at Conges in the municipality of Mayres, Ardèche on September 28, 1875, the daughter of André Chaudanson and Rose Cellier. [1][2]
She immigrated to the US in 1908. Miss Chaudanson worked as maid to Mrs Emily Ryerson. She had been a live-in servant for at least at a couple years. In 1910, she was working as a servant at the home of Arthur Ryerson in Cooperstown, Springfield, Otsego, New York.[2][3]. In April 1912, she boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg accompanying Emily Ryerson as her lady's maid in first-class.
After the collision, Victorine had gone back to the Ryersons cabin to retrieve valuables. As she was starting her search she was horrified to hear the door lock turning shut. A steward was securing the rooms. Her screams alerted him and he let her out. Later, Mr Ryerson gave Victorine his lifebelt when he saw she had none. She was rescued in lifeboat 4. [2]
Victorine married Henry Perkins, a Rolls-Royce mechanic who had been the Ryersons' chauffeur, in June of that same year. They lived in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. Their son George Henry Perkins was born in March 1913. [2]
In 1920, she and her husband were living in Manhattan with their 6 year old son. [4]
In 1930, she and her husband were living in Manhattan with their son, age 17. [5]
Her husband died in 1948. She died in August 1962 at the age of 86. She was buried at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Springfield, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.[6]
Titanic Passenger and Crew Summary
Name: Miss Victorine Chaudanson - Titanic Survivor[2]
Born: Tuesday 28th September 1875
Age: 36 years (Female)
Occupation: Personal Maid to Mrs Emily Maria Ryerson
1st Class Passengers
First Embarked: Cherbourg on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 17608 , £262 7s 6d
Cabin No.: B61
Rescued (boat 4)
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Monday 13th August 1962
Buried: SS. Peter & Paul Cemetery Marple Township Pennsylvania, USA
↑ 2.02.12.22.32.42.5 Encyclopedia Titanica (2017) Victorine Chaudanson (ref: #67, last updated: 2nd July 2017, accessed 29th March 2023 06:19:39 AM) Link
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M571-TGP : accessed 25 September 2019), Arthur Ryerson, Springfield, Otsego, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 78, sheet 14A, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 950; FHL microfilm 1,374,963.
Arthur Ryerson Head Male 59 Illinois
Emily B Ryerson Wife Female 46 Pennsylvania
Susan P Ryerson Daughter Female 19 Massachusetts
Arthur L Ryerson Son Male 18 Illinois
Emily B Ryerson Daughter Female 16 Illinois
Ella M Ryerson Daughter Female 15 Illinois
John B Ryerson Son Male 11 Illinois
Katherine Garvis Servant Female 17 Ireland
Victoria Chaudman Servant Female 35 France
Katie Long Servant Female 30 Pennsylvania
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJBV-JG9 : accessed 16 October 2019), Victoria Perkins in household of Harry Perkins, Manhattan Assembly District 14, New York, New York, United States; citing ED 1018, sheet 14A, line 2, family 349, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1211; FHL microfilm 1,821,211.
Harry Perkins Head Male 36 England
Victoria Perkins Wife Female 40 France
Harry Perkins Son Male 6 Massachusetts
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X42N-V32 : accessed 16 October 2019), Victorine Perkins in household of Henry Perkins, Manhattan (Districts 0501-0750), New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 659, sheet 10A, line 10, family 248, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1564; FHL microfilm 2,341,299.
Henry Perkins Head Male 47 England
Victorine Perkins Wife Female 50 France
Henry G Perkins Son Male 17 Massachusetts
↑ Victorine Chaudanson Perkins (1875-1962) on Find A Grave: Memorial #8123997 retrieved 11 July 2019
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