Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Bess married Hudson Joshua Creigton Allison, a wealthy Montreal stockbroker, on December 18, 1907, against her parents' wishes. She was a devout Methodist and Sunday School teacher. She boarded the Titanic as a first class passenger along with her husband; daughter Loraine and her nursemaid Sarah Daniels; son Trevor and his nursemaid Alice Cleaver; their cook Mildrid Brown; and their chauffeur George Swane - who traveled second class. On the last night of her life, Bess and Hudson had dinner with Major Peuchen and Harry Molson. Bess had brought Loraine briefly into the Jacobean dining room so she could see how pretty it was. When the Titanic hit the iceberg, Alice Cleaver took Trevor and left with him in Lifeboat 11, unbeknown to Bess. Bess was forcibly put in a boat with Loraine, but refused to leave the ship without her baby, Trevor. She dragged Loraine out of the boat and started searching for Alice and Trevor. Major Peuchen, a survivor, told the newspaper, "Somebody told her Mr. Allison was in a boat being lowered on the opposite side of the deck, and with her little daughter she rushed away from the boat. Apparently she reached the other side to find that Mr. Allison was not there. Meanwhile, our boat had put off." Bess, Hudson and Loraine perished in the disaster. Trevor survived. Bess' body was never recovered.
This monument at Maple Ridge Cemetery is commemorative only; Bessie is not buried there. Her body was lost at sea in the Titanic disaster.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Bess married Hudson Joshua Creigton Allison, a wealthy Montreal stockbroker, on December 18, 1907, against her parents' wishes. She was a devout Methodist and Sunday School teacher. She boarded the Titanic as a first class passenger along with her husband; daughter Loraine and her nursemaid Sarah Daniels; son Trevor and his nursemaid Alice Cleaver; their cook Mildrid Brown; and their chauffeur George Swane - who traveled second class. On the last night of her life, Bess and Hudson had dinner with Major Peuchen and Harry Molson. Bess had brought Loraine briefly into the Jacobean dining room so she could see how pretty it was. When the Titanic hit the iceberg, Alice Cleaver took Trevor and left with him in Lifeboat 11, unbeknown to Bess. Bess was forcibly put in a boat with Loraine, but refused to leave the ship without her baby, Trevor. She dragged Loraine out of the boat and started searching for Alice and Trevor. Major Peuchen, a survivor, told the newspaper, "Somebody told her Mr. Allison was in a boat being lowered on the opposite side of the deck, and with her little daughter she rushed away from the boat. Apparently she reached the other side to find that Mr. Allison was not there. Meanwhile, our boat had put off." Bess, Hudson and Loraine perished in the disaster. Trevor survived. Bess' body was never recovered.
This monument at Maple Ridge Cemetery is commemorative only; Bessie is not buried there. Her body was lost at sea in the Titanic disaster.
Inscription
SOUTH FACE:
Jesse Rose Allison
Died Sept. 25 1908
Aged 60 Years
His Wife
Pheobe Johnston
Died Oct. 12 1927
Aged 78 Years
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Hudson J. Allison
Aged 30 Years
His Wife
Bess Waldo
Aged 25 Years
And Daughter Loraine
Aged 3 Years
Perished on Titanic Disaster
April 15 1912
And Son Hudson Trevor
May 5 1911, Aug. 7 1929
EAST FACE:
Charles Graham 1874-1953
His Wife
Margaret R. Allison 1876-1945
Aura Graham 1908-1965
H. Keith Graham 1911-1985
C. Allison Graham 1910-1991
His Wife
Elsie Hewitt 1913-1997
NORTH FACE:
W. Percy Allison 1887-1967
His Wife
Estella May Rose 1863-1947
W. Trevor Allison 1914-1993
His Wife
Janet L. Cunningham 1913-2005
Maxwell C. Bush 1910-1976
His Wife M. Jean Allison 1917-1996
WEST FACE:
George B. Allison
Died May 7, 1933
Aged 53 Years
His Wife
Lilly A. Workman
Died Feb. 21 1951
Aged 73 Years
And Daughter Dorothy
Died Sep. 2, 1934
Aged 21 Years & 5 Mos.
And Son Eric Franklin
Died June 19, 1971
Aged 63 Years
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