Mount Charles Methodist Church

It is now coming up to 100 years

since the Titanic's fatal maiden voyage

but it will never be forgotten

The Titanic was the largest ocean liner built in her day.

On April 10th 1912 the Titanic left Southampton on her maiden voyage and was due to arrive in New York on April 17th.

During the night of April 14th at 11.40 pm the Titanic hit an iceberg and just under three hours later at 2.20 am on April 15th the ship sank.with the loss of 1522 lives.

The disaster ranks as one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters in history, and is by far the best known.

  There were three Mount Charles people on board

Mr. Alexander A Robins, 50, was born 1 July 1861 and married 

Grace Charity Laury in 1880.

As a stonemason, he lived in Union Road, Mount Charles, St. Austell before he, and his wife, emigrated to Yonkers, New York with their son Alexander and their daughter Alice Ann.

Mr.William Henry Nancarrow, 33, was born in Union Road Mount Charles in 1879 and was the nephew of Mr.and Mrs.Robins. He was the son of Robert Nancarrow and Elizabeth Nancarrow (nee Laury) He was married to Mary and their children were Thomas,Walter, Lilian, Marian, Beatrice, Evelyn, Nellie and Stanley.

Mr. and Mrs. Robins bodies were recovered by the MacKay Bennett and they were buried in the Oakland Cemetery, Yonkers.

Mr. Nancarrow was lost in the sinking, his body, if recovered was never identified.

The Cornish Guardian  

Friday 26th April 1912

It is now almost certain that Mr. W.H.Nancarow and Mr. Alex Robins have gone down with the ill-fated liner. Hopes were held that at least Mrs. Robins might have secured a place in the rescue boats, but now that the Carpathia has reached the shore it is all too probable that she too went down with her husband. Though Mr. and Mrs. Robins have been absent from this country for a number of years, a large circle of friends greeted them on their arrival last autumn. While in the district Mr. Robins, who was possessed of a genial disposition, made a host of new friends, and was a familiar figure in the district. When he decided on the date on which he would return to the country of his adoption, and found that it was necessary to travel on the Titanic, it was said that he was somewhat troubled in his mind, having an objection to going on a maiden voyage.
Mr.W.H.Nancarrow was a son of the late Mr. Thomas Nancarrow, of Buckler, and followed the occupation of engine driver. He was well known in the district as a singer of some ability, and frequently made the rounds of the neighbourhood with carollers at Christmas time. He was going out to seek his fortune in company with his uncle Mr. Robins. With his wife and family of eight children much practical sympathy has been felt and it is probable that at some of the chapels in the locality offertories will be taken on their behalf.

The Rev.J.T.Morris, preaching in the Methodist Church, made reference to the Titanic disaster, and expressed sympathy with the bereaved in the district. The hymn played as the ill-fated ship was sinking was sung by the congregation.

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We will be having a

Memorial Service

15th April 2012

at 10 am

at

 Mount Charles Methodist Church.

At the

Charlestown

Shipwreck and Heritage Centre 

 you can see an exhibition dedicated to the Titanic

and the other great liners.