Frederick William Barrett was a fireman of the Titanic. He died in the sinking. He was born in Buckland, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England in 1879 and his birth was registered in the first quarter of that year. He was the son of Thomas William Barrett (1849-1907) and Ellen Cooper (1850-1917). His father was from Poole, Dorset and his mother from West Cowes, Hampshire and they had married in 1878 in Portsmouth. Frederick and Agnes had three children of their own: Frederick William (b. June 3, 1910) and twins Rosina Maud and Thomas Samuel (b. March 24, 1912).