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Charles Joughin
Charles John Joughin (/ˈdʒɒkɪn/ JOCK-in; 3 August 1878 – 9 December 1956) was a British-American chef, known as being the chief baker aboard the RMS Titanic. He survived the ship's sinking, and became notable for his claim of having survived in the frigid water for over two hours before being pulled onto the overturned Collapsible Boat B with virtually no ill effects.
Charles Joughin was born in Patten Street, next to the West Float in Birkenhead, England, on 3 August 1878 to John Edwin, a licensed victualler, and Ellen (Crombleholme) Joughin. He was descended from a Manx family through his paternal side.
He first went to sea in 1889 aged 11, and later became chief baker on various White Star Line steamships, notably the RMS Olympic, Titanic's sister ship.
On 17 November 1906, in Liverpool, he married Louise Woodward (born 11 July 1879), a native of Douglas, Isle of Man. They had a daughter, Agnes Lillian, in 1907, and a son, Roland Ernest, in 1909. Louise is believed to have died from complications in childbirth around 1919, and her new son, Richard, was also lost.
Joughin was part of the victualling crew of the RMS Titanic during its maiden and final voyage in April 1912. He was aboard the ship during its delivery trip from Belfast to Southampton. He signed on again in Southampton on 4 April 1912. In the capacity of Chief Baker, Joughin received monthly wages of £12, which is equivalent to £1480 today when adjusted for inflation, and had a staff of thirteen bakers under him.
When the ship hit an iceberg on the evening of 14 April, at 23:40, Joughin was off-duty and in his bunk. According to his testimony, he felt the shock of the collision and immediately got up. Word was being passed down from the upper decks that officers were getting the lifeboats ready for launching, and Joughin sent his thirteen men up to the boat deck with provisions to the lifeboats: four loaves of bread apiece, about forty pounds (18 kg) of bread each. Joughin stayed behind for a time, but then followed them, reaching the Boat Deck at around 00:30.
Joughin joined Chief Officer Henry Tingle Wilde by Lifeboat 10. Joughin helped nearby women and children into the lifeboat, though many declined, believing they were safer aboard the Titanic. Joughin then went to A Deck and forcibly brought up women and children, throwing them into the lifeboat.
Although he was assigned as captain of Lifeboat 10, Joughin did not board; it was already being crewed by two sailors and a steward. He went below after Lifeboat 10 had gone, and "had a drop of liqueur" (a tumbler half-full of liqueur, as he went on to specify) in his quarters. He then came upstairs again after meeting "the old doctor" (possibly William O'Loughlin, quite possibly the last time anyone ever saw him). When he arrived at the Boat Deck, all the boats had been lowered, so he went down into the A Deck promenade and threw about fifty deck chairs overboard so that they could be used as flotation devices.
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Charles Joughin
Charles John Joughin (/ˈdʒɒkɪn/ JOCK-in; 3 August 1878 – 9 December 1956) was a British-American chef, known as being the chief baker aboard the RMS Titanic. He survived the ship's sinking, and became notable for his claim of having survived in the frigid water for over two hours before being pulled onto the overturned Collapsible Boat B with virtually no ill effects.
Charles Joughin was born in Patten Street, next to the West Float in Birkenhead, England, on 3 August 1878 to John Edwin, a licensed victualler, and Ellen (Crombleholme) Joughin. He was descended from a Manx family through his paternal side.
He first went to sea in 1889 aged 11, and later became chief baker on various White Star Line steamships, notably the RMS Olympic, Titanic's sister ship.
On 17 November 1906, in Liverpool, he married Louise Woodward (born 11 July 1879), a native of Douglas, Isle of Man. They had a daughter, Agnes Lillian, in 1907, and a son, Roland Ernest, in 1909. Louise is believed to have died from complications in childbirth around 1919, and her new son, Richard, was also lost.
Joughin was part of the victualling crew of the RMS Titanic during its maiden and final voyage in April 1912. He was aboard the ship during its delivery trip from Belfast to Southampton. He signed on again in Southampton on 4 April 1912. In the capacity of Chief Baker, Joughin received monthly wages of £12, which is equivalent to £1480 today when adjusted for inflation, and had a staff of thirteen bakers under him.
When the ship hit an iceberg on the evening of 14 April, at 23:40, Joughin was off-duty and in his bunk. According to his testimony, he felt the shock of the collision and immediately got up. Word was being passed down from the upper decks that officers were getting the lifeboats ready for launching, and Joughin sent his thirteen men up to the boat deck with provisions to the lifeboats: four loaves of bread apiece, about forty pounds (18 kg) of bread each. Joughin stayed behind for a time, but then followed them, reaching the Boat Deck at around 00:30.
Joughin joined Chief Officer Henry Tingle Wilde by Lifeboat 10. Joughin helped nearby women and children into the lifeboat, though many declined, believing they were safer aboard the Titanic. Joughin then went to A Deck and forcibly brought up women and children, throwing them into the lifeboat.
Although he was assigned as captain of Lifeboat 10, Joughin did not board; it was already being crewed by two sailors and a steward. He went below after Lifeboat 10 had gone, and "had a drop of liqueur" (a tumbler half-full of liqueur, as he went on to specify) in his quarters. He then came upstairs again after meeting "the old doctor" (possibly William O'Loughlin, quite possibly the last time anyone ever saw him). When he arrived at the Boat Deck, all the boats had been lowered, so he went down into the A Deck promenade and threw about fifty deck chairs overboard so that they could be used as flotation devices.
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