William Rowe Richards was a Second Class Passenger of the Titanic. He survived the sinking. He was born at 6 St Mary' s Street, Penzance, Cornwall, England on 1 April 1909. He was the eldest son of James Sibley Richards (1887-1939), a general labourer, and Emily Hocking (1887-1972). His parents were both Cornish and had married in 1908. He was named after his maternal grandfather.