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Thomas Andrews

British businessman and shipbuilder (1873–1912)
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Thomas Andrews
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
February 7, 1873
Date of death
April 15, 1912
Place of birth
Comber
Place of death
Titanic
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[14]
Occupation
marine architect, entrepreneur, designer, businessperson, engineer, engineering officer[15]
Field of work
shipbuilding[16]
Educated at
Royal Belfast Academical Institution[17]
Father
Thomas Andrews[10]
Mother
Eliza Pirrie[11]
Spouse
Helen Reilly Barbour[12]
Child
Elizabeth Law Barbour Andrews[13]
Sibling
J. M. Andrews[28]
Cause of death
drowning[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Different from
Thomas Andrews[27]
Family name
Andrews[21]
Generational suffix
L252247-F2
Given name
Thomas[22]
Member of the crew of
Titanic[29]
Name in native language
Thomas Andrews Jr.[26]
Residence
County Down[20]
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Significant event
RMS Titanic maiden voyage, sinking of the RMS Titanic[23][24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Thomas Andrews en Thomas Andrews Jr. ar توماس أندروز el Τόμας Άντριους fa توماس اندروز fi Thomas Andrews, Jr. it Thomas Andrews Jr. ja トーマス・アンドリューズ ja トーマス・アンドルーズ ko 토머스 앤드루스 pl Thomas Andrews Junior pt Thomas Andrews Jr. ru Томас Эндрюс ru Эндрюс, Томас th ทอมัส แอนดรูส์ uk Томас Ендрюс zh 托马斯·安德鲁斯 zh-hant 托馬斯·安德魯斯 zh-hant 湯瑪斯·安德魯斯
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
000000003447212X
VIAF cluster ID
75647781
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n99045310
GND ID
1358499098
CANTIC ID
981058615031506706
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
000166
Dictionary of Ulster Biography ID
33
Encyclopedia Titanica ID
thomas-andrews
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Thomas-Andrews-Irish-ship-designer
FAST ID
434918
Find a Grave memorial ID
7639301, 145433661
Freebase ID
/m/0342jb
Show all 23 identifiers +11
Geni profile ID
6000000010422093370
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001095465
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072180161
Open Plaques subject ID
4167
Ricorso author ID
a/Andrews_T2/life
The Peerage person ID
p26236.htm#i262359
Trading Card Database name ID
102060
UK National Archives ID
F78809
WikiTree person ID
Andrews-4604
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrckpR8b3XMQw4WfWTJXd
Yale LUX ID
person/65f64a99-d085-4030-b5aa-be00a2749011

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
engineer, entrepreneur, businessperson, designer, marine architect
← Characters 4
Titanic, A Night to Remember, Titanic, S.O.S. Titanic
Cause of death 1
drowning
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Different from 1
Thomas Andrews
Family name 1
Andrews
Field of work 1
shipbuilding
Given name 1
Thomas
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of the crew of 1
Titanic
Place of birth 1
Comber
Place of death 1
Titanic
Residence 1
County Down
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
J. M. Andrews
Siblings 1
J. M. Andrews
Significant event 1
sinking of the RMS Titanic
← Crew members 1
Titanic
← Different from 1
Thomas Andrews
← Significant person 1
Harland and Wolff
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Summary

Thomas Andrews was born on February 7, 1873[1], in Comber[2]. He died on April 15, 1912[3], in Titanic[4]. He worked as a marine architect[5], entrepreneur[6], designer[7], businessperson[8], and engineer[9].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Andrews born?

Thomas Andrews's place of birth was Comber[2].

Where did Thomas Andrews die?

Thomas Andrews passed away in Titanic[4].

Who were Thomas Andrews's parents?

Thomas Andrews's father was Thomas Andrews[10]. Thomas Andrews's mother was Eliza Pirrie[11].

Who was Thomas Andrews married to?

Thomas Andrews's spouses include Helen Reilly Barbour[12].

What did Thomas Andrews do for work?

Thomas Andrews worked as a marine architect[5], entrepreneur[6], designer[7], businessperson[8], and engineer[9].

Where did Thomas Andrews go to school?

Thomas Andrews was educated at Royal Belfast Academical Institution[17].

Related Entities

entrepreneur Harland and Wolff Thomas Andrews Titanic United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . belfasttelegraph.co.uk. belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Encyclopedia Titanica. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Encyclopedia Titanica. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . thomasgrayonline.com. thomasgrayonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Encyclopedia Titanica. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Comber
    Different from → Thomas Andrews
    Educated at → Royal Belfast Academical Institution
    Member of the crew of → Titanic
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