Ilmari Rudolf Alhomäki

Biography
Mr. Ilmari Rudolf Alhomäki was born on Sunday, March 12th, 1893 in Uskela, Southwest Finland, Finland. He was the son of Gustav Tilander Alhomäki (August 26th, 1853 - ?) and his wife Edla Karolina Strömvik (July 24th, 1854 - July 22nd, 1937). Ilmari was the youngest of the couple's six children. His siblings were; August Aleksander (September 12th, 1879 - ?), Tekla Dagmar (November 29th, 1881 - ?), Artur Alarik (February 8th, 1884 - ?), Aina Sigrid (November 23rd, 1888 - ?) and Berta Karolina (August 24th, 1886 - ?).

In 1909, Ilmari's brother Artur emigrated in Canada aboard the R.M.S. Empress of Britain. In 1910, he crossed the border to go establish himself in Astoria, Oregon, United States, where he first worked in boarding houses before building his own bakery on Duane Street called Finnish Home Bakery. Ilmari, impressed by his brother's work, decided to join him in Astoria in 1912.

For his trip across the Atlantic, he booked passage as a third class passenger on the R.M.S. Titanic with ticket number 3101287, which cost him £7 18s 6d. He had also already booked a train ticket to Astoria £15 when he boarded the Titanic in Southampton on Wednesday, April 10th, 1912. Ilmari perished in the sinking and his body, if recovered, was never identified.

His relatives later received £50 in assistance from the Titanic Relief Fund.