Ingeborg Constanzia Andersson was a child passenger on the Titanic.
Early life[]
Ingeborg Constanzia Andersson was a native of Kattesdorp, Horn, Kisa, Sweden, born to Anders Johan Andersson and Alfrida Konstantia Brogren on April 16, 1902. She was the second child, born after her elder sister Sigrid Elisabeth who was also born on April 16 two years prior. Ingeborg had 3 more siblings, when Ebba Iris Alfrida, Sigvard Harald Elias and Ellis Anna Maria were born in 1905, 1907 and 1910 respectively.
The family Andersson lived on a farm and they did well. Even still, her mother’s brother-in-law, Ernst Danbom had persuaded her and her husband to join them on a journey to North America. He told about the fascinating new continent and the Andersson’s were willing to leave Sweden.
Axel Brogren, a brother of Alfrida, hosted a farewell party at his house for the families of the Anderssons, Danboms and Brogrens. An acquaintance of the families, Anna Sofia Nysten, was also there with her relatives, since she was also convinced by Ernst that it was worth migrating and would come along with the group.
They left and took a train to Gothenburg, from where they set sail on the Calypso to make the crossing to Hull in England. This long journey would lead them to Southampton on another train.
Titanic[]
Once they were there, they heard that their ship couldn’t set sail, but they would be transferred to another, much larger vessel that would make her Maiden Voyage. Alfrida was a bit hesitant to the idea, but she let her worries go.
On April 10, the whole party entered the Titanic in Third Class, after which they went to their cabins in the aft part of the ship. After noon, the ship took them away from the mainland to set course to the new world. Ingeborg was 9 years old at the time. The Andersson had Winnipeg in Canada as their destination, but it was likely that they would stay with the Danboms in Stinton, Montgomery, Iowa.
The ship met its fate when she hit an iceberg on the night of April 14. On April 15, the captain gave the order to evacuate at 12:05 A.M, after realising the ship woud founder. Ingeborg and the others had made their way to the Boat Deck well over 1 and a half hour later. Anna Nysten was the only one to board a lifeboat and be saved. All of the Anderssons and Danboms perished in the disaster. Both Ingeborg and her elder sister Sigrid were just one day away from their birthday. Their bodies were lost to the sea. Only Mr. Danbom's body was recovered.
All their families received compensation by charity in 1914.