Emma Eliza Bucknell was a First Class passenger of the Titanic. She survived the sinking.
She boarded the ship at Cherbourg with her maid Albina Bassani as First Class passengers. They occupied cabin D-15 (ticket number 11813, which cost £76, 5s, 10d). One of Emma’s friends on board was Margaret Brown. While awaiting the Titanic on the tender at Cherbourg, Emma told Margaret brown that she had "evil forebodings" that something might happen to the ship. Mrs. Brown laughed but Emma would have cause to remind her of her words only days later.
After Titanic had hit the iceberg and as Emma and her maid were making their way to the lifeboats, Emma ran into Margaret Brown and whispered to her, “Didn’t I tell you something was going to happen?” Some of the women took places at the oars in lifeboat 8, one of the first lifeboats to be lowered on the port side and Emma found herself rowing beside the Countess of Rothes. She helped rowing until her hands were blistered.
Portrayals[]
S.O.S. Titanic (1979)[]
Dorothea Phillips as Emma Bucknell in S.O.S. Titanic (1979)
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Molly... you surely wouldn't dance with a perfect stranger." |
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—Emma Bucknell and Margaret Brown | ||
Emma Bucknell was portrayed by actress Dorothea Philips in S.O.S. Titanic, making it the only popular culture that featured Bucknell as a character in the film.
She often appeared with Margaret Brown in the film, she often made Mrs. Brown is annoyed that she keeps calling her "Maggie" instead of "Molly."
Emma Bucknell on the Boat Deck
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Hold on a minute, no. I just thought I'd stick around for a while and watch the fun. My friend! Down here, Emma, jump in." |
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—Margaret Brown and Emma Bucknell | ||
When the Titanic sank, Mrs. Brown was forced by Second Officer Lightoller to get into lifeboat 6, Emma was left behind, Mrs. Brown told her to jump into the lifeboat, but Emma said that he would board the next one. Sure enough, Emma boarded lifeboat 8, which was lowered after lifeboat 6.