| Violet Constance Jessop | |
 Violet Jessop in her Voluntary Aid Detachment uniform | |
| Born | 2 October 1887 Bahia Blanca, Argentina |
|---|---|
| Died | 5 May 1971 (Age: 84) Great Ashfield, Suffolk |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Stewardess, Nurse |
| Title | Miss |
| Children | None |
| Parents | William and Katherine (Kelly) Jessop |
| Website Violet Constance Jessop at Encyclopedia Titanica | |
Violet Constance Jessop (2 October 1887 – 5 May 1971) was an ocean liner stewardess and nurse who achieved fame by surviving the disastrous sinkings of two sister ships: the RMS Titanic in 1912 and the HMHS Britannic in 1916. The Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD was a voluntary organisation providing auxiliary nursing services mainly in hospitals in the United Kingdom and various other countries Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bahía Blanca is a City located in the south-west of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, head town of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Great Ashfield is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Flight attendants or cabin crew (historically known as stewards air hosts/hostesses or stewardesses) are members of an Aircrew A nurse is responsible—along with other Health care Professionals —for the treatment safety and recovery of acutely or chronically Encyclopedia Titanica is an online reference work containing extensive and constantly-updated information on the RMS Titanic. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. An ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one Seaport to another along regular long-distance Maritime routes according to a schedule Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting History Post- Titanic design changes Following the loss of the Titanic and the subsequent enquiries several design changes were made to the remaining Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year In addition, she had been on board the one other ship of the class, the RMS Olympic, when it collided with the HMS Hawke in 1911. History J Bruce Ismay, the chairman of White Star Line, and William Pirrie, the chairman of Harland and Wolff Shipyard Service In 1897-1898 Hawke, under the command of Captain Sir Richard Poore, was in action in the Mediterranean in the operations which led to the pacification Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
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Early life
Violet Jessop was born to William and Katherine Jessop, Irish emigrants living near Bahía Blanca, Argentina. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Bahía Blanca is a City located in the south-west of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, head town of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. William Jessop had emigrated from Dublin in the mid-1880's to try his hand at sheep farming in the Argentine. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. His fiancée, Katherine Kelly, followed him out there from Dublin in 1886. Violet was the first of nine children, only six of whom survived. Violet herself contracted tuberculosis at an early age and despite doctor's predictions survived. Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common After her father died, Violet and her family moved to Great Britain where she attended a convent school. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands
In 1908, after her mother became sick, Violet left school and became a stewardess for the Royal Mail Line. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company was a British shipping company founded in London in 1839 by Scot James Macqueen In 1910 she began working for the White Star Line and in 1911, while working on board the RMS Olympic she experienced her first incident on an Olympic-class vessel. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company or White Star Line of Boston Packets, more commonly known as the White Star Line, was a prominent British Shipping Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year History J Bruce Ismay, the chairman of White Star Line, and William Pirrie, the chairman of Harland and Wolff Shipyard Off the Isle of Wight, the British warship HMS Hawke collided with the Olympic, seriously damaging both ships. The Isle of Wight is an English Island and county in the English Channel between three and five miles (8 km from the south coast of the Service In 1897-1898 Hawke, under the command of Captain Sir Richard Poore, was in action in the Mediterranean in the operations which led to the pacification
Titanic
Violet boarded the RMS Titanic as a stewardess on 10 April 1912 and four days later on 14 April, at 11:40 PM the Titanic struck an iceberg and began to sink. Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Violet described in her memoirs that she was ordered up on deck where she watched as the crew loaded the lifeboats. for other uses see Memoir (disambiguation As a literary Genre, a memoir (from the French: mémoire A lifeboat is a small craft carried on a ship to provide a means of emergency evacuation in the event of a disaster aboard the ship She was later ordered into lifeboat 16, and as the boat was being lowered, one of the Titanic's officers gave her a baby to look after. The next morning Violet and the rest of the survivors were rescued by the RMS Carpathia. History The RMS Carpathia was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson at their Newcastle upon Tyne, England shipyard According to Violet, while on board the Carpathia, a woman grabbed the baby she was holding and ran off with it without saying a word.
Britannic
During World War I Violet served as a nurse for the British Red Cross. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The British Red Cross Society is a prominent part of the largest impartial Humanitarian organisation in the world – the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement In 1916, she was on board His Majesty's Hospital Ship Britannic when the ship apparently struck a mine and sank in the Aegean Sea. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year History Post- Titanic design changes Following the loss of the Titanic and the subsequent enquiries several design changes were made to the remaining Etymology In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. While the Britannic was sinking she jumped out of a lifeboat being sucked into the Britannic's propellers. A propeller is essentially a type of fan which transmits power by converting Rotational motion into Thrust for propulsion of a vehicle such as an She was sucked under the water and struck her head on the ship's keel before being rescued by another lifeboat. In boats and ships keel can refer to either of two parts a structural element or a hydrodynamic element She later stated that the cushioning due to her thick auburn hair helped save her life. She had also made sure to grab her toothbrush before leaving her cabin on the Britannic, saying later that it was the one thing she missed most immediately following the sinking of the Titanic.
Later life
After the war Violet continued to work for the White Star Line, before joining the Red Star Line and then the Royal Mail Line again. The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company or White Star Line of Boston Packets, more commonly known as the White Star Line, was a prominent British Shipping The Red Star Line was a passenger ocean line that existed between its founding in 1871 and its amalgamation into the International Mercantile Marine Co The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company was a British shipping company founded in London in 1839 by Scot James Macqueen In her late 30's Violet had a brief marriage and in 1950 she retired to Great Ashfield, Suffolk. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Great Ashfield is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. Years after her retirement, she got a telephone call on a stormy night from a woman claiming to be the baby she saved from the sinking Titanic. The voice asked Violet if she saved a baby on that dreadful night. "Yes", Jessop replied. The voice then said "Well, I was that baby", laughed, and then hung up. Her friend, and biographer John Maxtone-Graham said it was most likely some children in the village playing a joke on her. She replied, "No, John, I had never told that story to anyone before I told you now. " To this day, the baby she saved has never been positively identified. She never heard any more of the mysterious baby she saved for the rest of her days.
Violet Jessop died of congestive heart failure in 1971. Heart failure is a Cardiac condition that occurs when a problem with the structure or function of the Heart impairs its ability to supply Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.
Note
- ^ Brewster, Hugh and Laurie Coulter (1998). 882 1/2 Amazing Answers to your Questions about the Titanic. Madison Press Book. ISBN 0-590-18730-9.
External links
- Violet Jessop on Find-A-Grave
- Summary of Ships Violet Jessop served on
- Titanic Survivor: The Memoirs of a Stewardess by Violet Jessop
- Biography of Violet Jessop
- Placements on Titanic Life Boat 16
- Titanic Crew member profile
References
- Collingham, Harriet. Titanic Articles: Biography of Violet Jessop. Titanic-Titanic. com. Retrieved on September 30, 2005.
- Gowan, Phillip. Miss Violet Constance Jessop. Encyclopedia Titanica. Retrieved on September 30, 2005.
- Violet Constance Jessop, Ship Stewardess. Retrieved on September 30, 2005.
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