John Robert Giles was the 2nd baker of the Titanic. He died in the sinking. He was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England on 11 May 1879 and baptised in St Peter's Church, Liverpool on May 23. He was the son of Henry Giles (1848-1906) and Elizabeth Edwards (1856-1923). His father was a native of Spitalfields, Middlesex and his mother from Liverpool and they were married in 1872. John had six known siblings: George (b. 1873), Elizabeth (b. 1874), Henry (b. 1877), Sarah (b. 1881), Alfred (b. 1885), Rebecca (b. 1889) and Mary Ann (b. 1898).