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'''Frederick William Barrett''' (10 January 1883 – 3 March 1931) was a British [[Fireman (steam engine)|stoker]]. After having served as a stoker on several ships, on 6 April 1912, he was hired aboard RMS ''[[Titanic]]'' as lead stoker. On 15 April 1912, while [[Sinking of the Titanic|the ship was sinking]], Barrett boarded lifeboat No. 13 and took command of it, thus surviving the disaster. He later testified before commissions of inquiry into the sinking of the ship and continued to work in the merchant marine until the 1920s. |
'''Frederick William Barrett''' (10 January 1883 – 3 March 1931) was a British [[Fireman (steam engine)|stoker]]. After having served as a stoker on several ships, on 6 April 1912, he was hired aboard RMS ''[[Titanic]]'' as lead stoker. On 15 April 1912, while [[Sinking of the Titanic|the ship was sinking]], Barrett boarded lifeboat No. 13 and took command of it, thus surviving the disaster. He later testified before commissions of inquiry into the sinking of the ship and continued to work in the merchant marine until the 1920s. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Frederick William Barrett was born on 10 January 1883 in [[Bootle]], near [[Liverpool]]. He was the only surviving child of Henry Charles Barrett ( |
Frederick William Barrett was born on 10 January 1883 in [[Bootle]], near [[Liverpool]]. He was the only surviving child of Henry Charles Barrett (1862–1909), a [[Devon]] workman, and Mary Barrett (née Morgan) (1864-?) of [[Birkenhead]]. On 4 October of the same year, he was baptised at St. John's Church in Bootle. Little is known about his youth, but the census of 1891 indicates that he was a [[wheelwright]] and his father a [[Woodworking|woodworker]].{{cite web |title=Frederick William Barrett: Leading Fireman |url=https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/frederick-barrett.html |website=[[Encyclopedia Titanica]] |access-date=19 January 2026}} |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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