Janie (Richards) Quick
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Jane (Richards) Quick (1878 - 1965)

Jane (Janie) Quick formerly Richards
Born in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdommap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1902 in Plymouth Registration District, Devon, Englandmap
Died at age 86 in Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mrs Frederick Charles Quick (Jane Richards), 33, was born 31 August 1878, at 22 Quay Street, East Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon, England, the daughter of Mr Thomas Richards (Tailor) and Mrs Mary Ann Richards and sister of William Thomas. Janie as she was known also had 2 step-sisters from her mothers first marriage, Bessie and Martha Maud Flowers.

Janie married Mr Frederick Charles Quick (1882-1959), a plasterer by trade, in Plymouth 1902 and had 2 daughters, Miss Phyllis May Quick and Miss Winifred Vera Quick. The family emigrated to Detroit, Michigan in about 1910, 'to start a new life'. Jane returned to Plymouth, Devon, England early in 1912 with her two daughters to visit her relatives.

Their return journey, aboard Titanic was booked through Leaman & Co of Plymouth. Mrs Quick and her daughters boarded the Titanic at Southampton as second class passengers (ticket number 26360, 26).

Jane was awakened by the collision but thought little of it, however she decided to get up and pulled a dark skirt over her nightgown. Only when a crewman alerted her to the seriousness of the situation did she wake the children. Carrying Phyllis wrapped in a shawl and with Winifred in tow Jane struggled with lifebelts up the staircase to A-Deck. There she was helped by a couple of male passenger to get Phyllis into a lifebelt while she put on her own. Mrs Quick and her 2 daughters were rescued in lifeboat 11.

Mrs Quick remained in America for the rest of her life, for many years travelling the country reliving her experiences to avid theatre audiences. Two more daughters were born in America, Vivian (June 19, 1913, died February 15, 1997), who married Earl L. Reavie and Virginia in 1918 (later married William Nantias). The family lived at 1497 Roslyn Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne County, Michigan.

Jane died of a coronary on 24 February 1965 aged 86 at the Bon Secours Hospital in Grosse Pointe. She was interred with her husband Frederick (died 1959) in the Cadillac Memorial Gardens East in Clinton Township, Macomb County on 27 February 1965.

Census

"England and Wales Census, 1881,"[1]

Thomas Richards Head Male 42 Marazion, Cornwall, England
Mary Ann Richards Wife Female 42 Lifton, Devon, England
Bessie Flowers Step Daughter Female 17 Plymouth, Devon, England
Matilda Maud Flowers Step Daughter Female 10 E Stonehouse, Devon, England
William Thomas Richards Son Male 7 Plymouth, Devon, England
Jane Richards Daughter Female 2 E Stonehouse, Devon, England

"England and Wales Census, 1911,"[2]

Fredrick Charles Quick Head Male 28 Plymouth, Devonshire
Jane Quick Wife Female 32 Stonehouse, Devonshire
Winnifred Vera Quick Daughter Female 7 Plymouth, Devonshire
Phillis May Quick Daughter Female 1 Plymouth, Devonshire

"United States Census, 1920,"[3]

Fredrick C Quick Head Male 37 England
Jane Quick Wife Female 40 England
Winifred Quick Daughter Female 16 England
Phyllis Quick Daughter Female 10 England
Vivian Quick Daughter Female 6 Michigan
Virginia Quick Daughter Female 3 Michigan

Titanic Passenger and Crew Summary

Name: Mrs Jane Quick (née Richards) * Titanic Survivor
Born: Saturday 31st August 1878
Age: 33 years (Female)
2nd Class Passengers
First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 26360 , £26
Destination: Detroit Michigan United States
Rescued (boat 11)
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Wednesday 24th February 1965
Cause of Death: Heart Failure / Disease

Travelling Companions (on same ticket):

Miss Winifred Vera Quick - Daughter
Miss Phyllis May Quick - Daughter

Spouse:

Frederick Charles Quick (1882-1959) (Not on the Titanic)

Children:

  1. Miss Winifred Vera Quick - Titanic Survivor
  2. Miss Phyllis May Quick - Titanic Survivor
  3. Vivian Quick (June 19, 1913, died February 15, 1997) -- m. Earl L. Reavie (Not on the Titanic)
  4. Virginia Quick (b. 1918 ) -- (later married William Nantias) (Not on the Titanic)

Burial:

Cadillac Memorial Gardens-East, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan, USA

Documents:

Detroit News, February 26, 1965, Obituary and Death Notice
Detroit Freee News, February 26, 1965, Obituary
Michigan Department Of Health Certificate Of Death

Acknowledgements

Steve Coombes, UK
Chris Dohany, USA
Phillip Gowan, USA
Brian Ticehurst, UK

Sources

  1. "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27X-Q4WY : 12 December 2017), Jane Richards in household of Thomas Richards, East Stonehouse, Devon, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 61, Piece/Folio 2203/130, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,777.
  2. "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW9F-PH6 : 3 July 2019), Jane Quick in household of Fredrick Charles Quick, East Stonehouse, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  3. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4S-JCX : accessed 19 October 2019), Jane Quick in household of Fredrick C Quick, Detroit Ward 19, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing ED 600, sheet 17A, line 20, family 354, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 818; FHL microfilm 1,820,818.




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