Robert Frederick William Couper was the son of two natives of Southampton and came from a large family with at least seven siblings. He was born in Southampton on 27 March 1882. His father was Robert Couper, an engraver, and Stirling Manley was his mother.
He married Emily Alice Westbury in 1910 and although they had an infant registered in 1911 it seems that it died in infancy and the couple would have no further children.
He signed on to Titanic on April 6th as a Fireman and had previously served on the Olympic in the same role. He came aboard in Southampton.
Couper survived, it is suspected he was rescued on lifeboat 3 but it is not certain. He returned to Southapmton and continued to work at sea untill at least the late 1920s. He lost his father in 1920, who died that year in Southampton.
Robert Frederick William Couper died on 31 December 1941 at Southampton Docks. Exactly how isn’t clear but it may well have been during a bombing raid. He was buried in Hollybrook Cemetery in an unmarked grave. Emily survived him and continued to live in Southampton and passed away in 1963.
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Special thanks and credits to Marie Keates for allowing me to use a large part of this information of her blog:
https://iwalkalone.co.uk/titanic-tales-from-st-denys-part-two/: Titanic tales from St Denys part two – I Walk Alone