Talk:Living Titanic survivors

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This list consists of only three entries and which would reduce to 0 in time. Hence this should not be a full-fledged article but could be a section of an article called Titanic survivors. The Titanic had 705 survivors and I'm sure there were quite a few whose name would be worth mentioning. Jay 11:55, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I concur, sounds like a great idea! [[User:JonMoore|Jon, Conqueror of Men | (Talk!)]] 23:53, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Removal of names[edit]

An anon user removed two of the names, another vandalised the page saying they were still alive. I have readded them with a status of "unknown". If someone that has a source could rectify this it would be great. Fosnez 13:59, 8 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

All three of them are known to be alive. Where you got the idea their "status" is unkown, I have no idea. But I am changing it back. Research your "ideas" next time and Wikipedia won't be full of errors. I am also removing the section "Deaths of Survivors" it has no place on a page called Living Titanic Survivors", April 8, 2006 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.177.30.169 (talk • contribs) 15:54, 8 April 2006

Titanic survivor Lillian Gertrud Asplund passed away on May 6, 2006 at the age of 99. I have removed her from the list.--Wurmis 13:24, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure why Lillian Asplund is still on this page... It's called Living Titanic Survivors... I agree with the above that there should be a page on 'Titanic Survivors'... As Tyler Durden says "On a long enough time line the survival rate for everyone drops to zero" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.198.14.99 (talk • contribs) 00:34, 8 May 2006

Probably because Lillian Asplund's is a recent death, and should at least be kept on for a couple more months. I would never have known about her death except that I just happened to come to this page from my watchlist. Morhange 01:13, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, the number on this page lists the total survivor count at 706. Every other place I've read, it's always listed as 705 survivors. Should this be changed, or no? Morhange 01:14, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The correct number of survivors is 712. This is from modern research by Lester Mitcham, Debbie Beavis and others. The full list of names is on Encyclopedia Titanica. Even in 1912, the British inquiry counted 711 survivors. The 705 figure has long been copied from book to book without research. Dave Gittins — Preceding undated comment added 10:54, 15 June 2006

Okay, Lillian Asplund's page says Following her death, only two of the 705 Titanic survivors are still alive, both living in England.

So I am desperately confused. I don't know about the numbers from the US and UK inquiries, because looking at some of the old passenger lists, there were double names and mistakes, etc. in both survivors and those who perished. The Encyclopedia Titanica lists 712 and including names (I'm pretty sure it's 712, but I don't have enough patience to count them individually) so would it be safe to say the grand total is 712 and have that on both pages? It's a little confusing seeing 705 and 706, but also 712. Morhange 21:01, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Morhange, I noticed you've been working on this article and wanted to get your opinion: I'm afraid that the way it's presented now, this entire article will get deleted when the last survivor dies. What would you think about merging the content into the larger Titanic article as a small subsection? And regarding the numbers cited here...I've most commonly seen 706 and 712. My last edit on the article reflects this. Feel free to change if you have better info as I can't cite proper sources. Doc Tropics 21:18, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Very sad to think today would have been Lillian Asplund's 100th birthday. Morhange 16:43, 21 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]