"Henry Price Hodges, 50, a musical instruments vendor from Highfield Lane, Southampton, england, boarded the Titanic at Southampton as second class passenger. He held ticket number 250643, price: 13 pounds (I think that is the meaning of the symbol L with a dash through it). He write a letter to Mr. Hector Young, Newton Conservative Association in southampton, which was posted at Queenstown: 'We've had a fine time up to now. You don't notice anything of the movement of the ship. OK on top deck there are twenty boys marching round and singing. Others are playing cards and dominoes; some are reading and some writing. Everything is quite different to what we thought to see at sea.' Mr. Hodges died in the sinking. His body was recovered by the MacKay Bennett (#149). No. 149. - Male. - Estimated age, 52. Hair, Fair. CLOTHING - Dark suit. EFFECTS - Card case; 40 pounds in notes in case; gold ring; 4 gold studs; gold watch and chain; gun metal watch; gold charm; pocket knife; keys; 7s. in silver; 5 pounds in gold. NAME - P. HODGES His body was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia on 10 May 1912. Documents Record of Bodies and Effects: Passengers and Crew, S.S. Titanic (Public Archives of Nova Scotia) (#149) Sources Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55(279). Marriages, births, deaths and injuries that have occurred on board during the voyage (PRO London, BT 100/259-260) http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/bio/p/2nd/hodges_hp.shtml Permissions and Copyright A single copy of any image on this page may be saved or printed for personal or academic use (e.g. for use in a school project) only. Images may not be distributed or reproduced in any form whether electronic (e.g. websites) or published (e.g.books or journals) without permission. If you use any text or image in your work you must include this citation* Encyclopedia Titanica: Second Class Passenger: Henry Price Hodges (www.encyclopedia-titanica.org) Accessed Mon Jul 01 12:34:06 2002. submitted by: Gerry Hodges Hackley in Houston, Texas