The Titanic family plagued by tragedy: How mother who lost her life savings and was widowed in 1912 disaster was immigrating to the US to cure her tuberculosis (and her daughter's life was equally as devastating) Colourised photo of Charlotte and Marjorie Collyer was released this week Read More: Untold story of how engineer from Haiti and his pregnant wife got Ticket tickets because the 'unsinkable' vessel was more child friendly By Lydia Hawken For Mailonline Published: 14:21, 18 August 2024 | Updated: 14:47, 18 August 2024 e-mail View comments When Harvey and Charlotte Collyer and their daughter Marjorie set foot on the Titanic in 1912, they knew that their lives were about to change forever. The family-of-three were relocating from Hampshire to Idaho , in the hopes the mild climate would cure Charlotte's tuberculosis. The couple had stayed in touch with friends who had made their fortune by from a fruit farm in the States and thought they could provide a better quality of life for Marjorie.
Instead, the family was left forever fractured when Harvey - who had been carrying their entire life-savings in his breastpocket - became one of the 1,500 people who died when the 'unsinkable' ship plunged into the North Atlantic. As they waited to hear of any news of Harvey in the following days, Charlotte and Marjorie posed for a photo with the White Star Line blanket that had been given on board one of the 20 lifeboats - which was colourised by Channel 4's Titanic in Colour document.