William McIntyre was one of the Engineering crew's trimmers onboard RMS Titanic. He survived the sinking.
Early Life[]
William had three known siblings: John (b. 1877), Catherine Mary (b. 1880) and Annie (b. 1887).
William, his mother and sister Annie appear on the 1901 census living at 26 Lower York Street, Southampton. His mother was by now described as a widow but the fate of his father is not known. His mother was remarried in 1908 to George Sewell (b. 1858), a dock labourer originally from London. By 1911 William was still at home, living with his mother and stepfather at 11 Guilford Street, St Mary, Southampton and he was described as an unmarried dock labourer.
Titanic[]
When he signed-on to the Titanic, on 6 April 1912, McIntyre gave his address as 20 Floating Bridge Road, Southampton. He had transferred from the Olympic and as a trimmer he received monthly wages of £5, 10s.
McIntyre is generally believed to have been among those who survived the sinking in waterlogged collapsible A. Upon his arrival in New York aboard Carpathia he was pictured with fellow survivors Pallàs i Castelló, John William Thompson and a wheelchair-bound Thomas Arthur Whiteley.
