Charles was a 2nd class passenger on RMS Titanic he died in the disaster his body was recovered No 130.
He was married around 1880 to an English-born woman, Ellen Virtue Lawrence (b. 1857)1, a native of Southampton who was the daughter of Thomas Howard Lawrence, a boilermaker, and the former Virtue Petty, also both natives of Southampton.
They later settled in the USA around 1882 2 and went on to have four children, three sons and one daughter: Charles Lawrence Roome (b. 1882), William Charleston (b. 1886), Ralph Howard (b. 1889) and Adele C. (b. 1891). Their eldest was born in Manhattan, New York whilst the other children were born in Charleston, South Carolina, albeit for Ralph who was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
Charles was a 2nd class passenger on RMS Titanic he died in the disaster his body was recovered No 130.
He was married around 1880 to an English-born woman, Ellen Virtue Lawrence (b. 1857)1, a native of Southampton who was the daughter of Thomas Howard Lawrence, a boilermaker, and the former Virtue Petty, also both natives of Southampton.
They later settled in the USA around 1882 2 and went on to have four children, three sons and one daughter: Charles Lawrence Roome (b. 1882), William Charleston (b. 1886), Ralph Howard (b. 1889) and Adele C. (b. 1891). Their eldest was born in Manhattan, New York whilst the other children were born in Charleston, South Carolina, albeit for Ralph who was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
Bio by: Erik Lander
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