Ella B. Holmes White (December 18, 1856 – January 31, 1942) was an American woman who was a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Until her death she lived and travelled with 20‑years younger Marie Grice Young, a piano teacher and fellow Titanic survivor whose pupils included the children of President Theodore Roosevelt.
[7][8] Ella Holmes White died in New York City on January 31, 1942 while living at the Plaza Hotel (with Young).
[10] Ella Holmes White boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg with her maid Amelia Bissette and manservant Sante Ringhini.
They also brought along some exotic French-bred chickens, intending to keep them at their New York country home.