The personal effects of a New Jersey man who was buried at sea when the Titanic sank in April 1912 are expected to sell for more than $100,000 next month.
The collection has been in the hands of Frederick Sutton’s family for more than a century. The 61-year-old was a first-class passenger on the ship, returning from England after traveling the month before “on the advice of his doctor due to an undisclosed illness”, auction house Henry Aldridge & Son said.
His items up for auction include a first-class passenger manifest, the New York Post reported. Also in the “extremely rare canvas bag for personal effects, sewn aboard CS Mackay-Bennett” include a gold watch and chain, tie pin, pocketbook, knife, three silver spoons, gold signet ring with “FS” initials, $13 in loose coins in a bag and more.
The bag of belongings was recovered by his son-in-law in Halifax about two weeks after the sinking.
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Frederick Sutton, 61, died when the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912. His found belongings were put in this bag and given to his family. (auction house Henry Aldridge & Son)
The items will be auctioned in Devizes, Wiltshire on November 22. A second part of the collection will be auctioned in April 2026, 114 years since the ship sank.
A surviving first-class passenger reported sitting next to Sutton in the dining room the weekend before the sinking, and Sutton reported feeling unwell.
“After the iceberg impact, an elderly male passenger was reportedly trapped in his room; some have speculated that this could have been Mr. Sutton,” the auction house said.
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The back of Frederick Sutton’s bag of personal belongings after his death when the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912. (auction house Henry Aldridge & Son)
Sutton occupied cabin D-50. He was “one of the few first-class passengers buried at sea”.
The largest ship in the world when it was built, the RMS Titanic sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912, less than three hours after colliding with an iceberg.
1912: The ill-fated White Star ship RMS Titanic, which struck an iceberg and sank during its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. (Hulton Archive)
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The Titanic had been traveling from Southampton, England to New York City.
