Mrs.
CHARLES FREDERICK FOWLES (FRANCES MAY TURNER), Saloon Class Passenger
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Frances May Fowles, 38, was the second wife of Mr. Charles Frederick Fowles. They lived at 1
West 64th Street, New York City, United States. Charles was treasurer
for Scott & Fowles Co., interior decorators.
Frances May, born Turner, was born sometime in the third quarter of 1876,
and her sister Dorothy Elizabeth was born in the fourth quarter of 1882.
Frances' father was Richard Turner, her mother was born Emily Dew,
later Minett, and even later Turner. From Emily's previous marriages
Frances had two half-sisters and one half-brother: Margaret Emily
Valentine Minett, born on Valentine's Day in 1863; Florence Mary Dew Minett,
born 1864; and Francis Edward Minett, born in 1866.
Mr. and Mrs. Fowles crossed the Atlantic several times between 1903 and
1915. On several of these trips there were some relatives with them,
such as Charles' daughter or Frances' sister Dorothy. In 1912 her
sister Dorothy, who was married now with Percy Arthur Smith, was with them.
She also had her son with them Kenneth, then 5 years old.
Both Charles and Frances Fowles died on the Lusitania's last voyage.
Their cabin had been B-52. They had been traveling in the company
of Sir Hugh Lane as they shared similar interests in art. The bodies
of Charles and Frances were both recovered. Her body was #129.
Contributors:
Michael Poirier
Judith Tavares
Hildo Thiel
John Walmsley
References:
Hickey, Des and Gus Smith. Seven Days to Disaster. G.
P. Putnam's Sons, 1981.
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