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James Van Billiard 1901 - 1912

James Van Billiard of Cape Town, Cape Town County, WC South Africa was born on August 20, 1901 in Cape Town, WC to Austin VanBilliard. He had a brother Walter Van Billiard. James Van Billiard died at age 10 years old on April 15, 1912 at North Atlantic Ocean, and was buried on April 15, 1912 at North Atlantic Ocean in Western Cape.

James Van Billiard
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Cape Town, Cape Town County, WC South Africa
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August 20, 1901
Cape Town, Cape Town County, WC, South Africa
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April 15, 1912
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    1901

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    August 20, 1901
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    Cape Town, Cape Town County, WC South Africa
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    English

  • Nationality & Locations

    British
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    1912

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    April 15, 1912
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    Drowning/ Hypothermia
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    North Atlantic Ocean
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    April 15, 1912
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    James Van Billiard traveled with his father and brother as 3rd class on the Titanic. The three were lost during the sinking and James body was never recovered.
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Photo of Alyssa McIntosh Alyssa McIntosh
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James boarded the Titanic with his father and brother Walter (9). The ship was struck by an iceberg at the North Atlantic Ocean on April 14, 1912 then sank by splitting in two at 2:20 am. James and his father and brother sadly perished in the sinking. Boys that were James and William's age were not allowed to board the lifeboats with other women and children as well as men.
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Photo of Alyssa McIntosh Alyssa McIntosh
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Why weren't boys the same age as James and Walter were not able to board the lifeboats if half of them survived the sinking?
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Photo of Alyssa McIntosh Alyssa McIntosh
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They were one of the English speaking 3rd class families on board Titanic and that perished during the sinking.
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James & Walter Van Billiard, South Africa 1912
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James & Walter Van Billiard, South Africa 1912
James Van Billiard Walter Van Billiard
Ship: RMS Titanic
Passenger: 3rd class
Nationality: British
Residence: Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa
Death: April 15, 1912 2:20 am
Cause: Titanic Sinking (James body never recovered, Walter's body was recovered and buried in Union Cemetery in Pennsylvania)
Age: 10 years, 9 years
Date & Place: in Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa
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Van Billiard, Joan (Mar 5, 1940 - Feb 15, 2004) Van Billiard, Richard (Nov 19, 1909 - Mar 1988) Van Billiard, Floyd (Jul 15, 1926 - Apr 7, 1997) Van Billiard, Mildred (Oct 12, 1906 - Oct 17, 2007) Van Billiard, Thomas (Oct 11, 1909 - Oct 1983) Van Billiard, Walter (Feb 28, 1903 - Apr 15, 1912)
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