The same is true of the Lusitania, torpedoed by the Germans on. The returns do not include passengers, so the majority of those who perished on the Titanic do not appear here. Discover more about Murdoch and the Titanic. Like most of them, Murdoch was living in Southampton, where the White Star Line was based. He appears with 24 other Scottish-born crew members among the 673 men and women listed in the returns. The records were compiled by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen and sent to the Registrar General for Scotland.Īmong those to appear in the new records is William M Murdoch, the Dalbeattie-born First Officer on the fateful maiden voyage of RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912. The records also contain hundreds of entries for Scottish sailors, engineers and other crewmen who died in every corner of the world, whether at sea, or in foreign ports or hospitals.ĭeaths of Seamen which list Scots along with other crew members of all nationalities who were serving on British-registered vessels, 1909-1974. They list Scottish seamen, including many fishermen who drowned in Scottish waters, emigrants who did not reach their hoped-for destination and those who served in the Royal Navy. This includes crewmen on the Titanic.Īlso included are Returns of Deaths at Sea for the years 1902-1905, completing the record since 1855. A complete record of the deaths of Scottish seafarers from late Victorian times until 1974, totalling over 14,000 records is available online through the ScotlandsPeople site. Included are the Deaths of Seamen listing Scots along with other crew members of all nationalities who were serving on British-registered vessels, 1909-1974.
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