Getty / LWA. The White last name has several different possible origins: 1  White is usually a descriptive name or nickname given to a person with very light hair or complexion, from the Middle English whit, meaning white..2  The last name White may be also local, derived from the Isle of Wight, on the coast of Hampshire, England.etty / LWA. The White last name has several different possible origins: 1  White is usually a descriptive name or nickname given to a person with very light hair or complexion, from the Middle English whit, meaning white..
Dogs of the Titanic: Three Who Survived. The fact that there were dogs traveling on the Titanic with their owners would come as no surprise to anyone who considers it. However, with all that has been written about the 1912 sinking of the Titanic, little has been written about the dogs who were passengers. Dedicated research by J. Joseph Edgette, Ph.D., Widener University professor emeritus, has revealed the story of the canine passengers.
Around 1,500 people did not make it on to a lifeboat and were aboard Titanic when she sank to the bottom of the sea at 2:20 a.m. on 15 April 1912. Around 705 people, mostly women and children, remained in the lifeboats until later that morning when they were rescued by the RMS Carpathia.ll but two of the lifeboats were situated on the Boat Deck, the highest level of Titanic. They were located on wooden chocks at the fore and aft parts of the Boat Deck, on either side of the ship; two groups of three at the forward end, and two groups of four at the after end.