James Benson was an Able Seaman on the Titanic, for a short time.
James Benson’s life begin in the 1860s in Belfast, Ireland.
On Friday 29th March 1912, Benson came aboard the RMS Titanic in Belfast, having served on the Olympic just before. He was a middleaged man when the Titanic then made her delivery trip to Southampton.
When Titanic had been moored off in Southampton, James went off board.