William Thomas Abrams was a fireman on the Titanic. He died in the sinking. His birth was registered in the June quarter of 1878. He was the son of Charles Henry Abrams (1831 - 1915) and Elizabeth Esther Andrews (1837 - 1897), both Hampshire natives who were married sometime after 1861. William had at least six siblings: Elizabeth Sarah (b. 1857), Mary Ann (b. 1859), William John (b. 1862), Alice (b. 1867), James (b. 1869) and Ellen (b. 1875). Abrams died in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never identified. The following death notice appeared in the Hampshire Independent (unknown date):