Tom Schofield was Ena Sharples's older brother who emigrated to the USA in 1912 and lived out his days there. Like Ena, Tom grew up in Weatherfield at 65 Inkerman Street. He had another sister, Alice, but seemed to have been closer to Ena. Albert Tatlock described him as a "strapping lad". Upon deciding to make a life for himself in America, Tom tried to gain passage on the Titanic. News of the ship's sinking reached his family's ears before they learned that he hadn't raised enough money for the fare. Instead, he set sail from Liverpool.