1 2 , ▁the ▁family ▁was ▁ready ▁to ▁return ▁home ▁to ▁Wor c ester , ▁and ▁L ill ian ' s ▁father ▁book ed ▁passage ▁for ▁his ▁family ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁White ▁Star ▁Lin er ▁T itan ic . ▁ ▁A board ▁T itan ic ▁L ill ian , ▁her ▁parents , ▁and ▁four ▁brothers ▁board ed ▁T itan ic ▁at ▁South am pton , ▁England ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁as ▁third - class ▁passengers . ▁L ill ian ▁was ▁five ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁re called ▁that ▁the ▁ship ▁" was ▁very ▁big , ▁and ▁it ▁had ▁just ▁been ▁painted . ▁I ▁remember ▁not ▁lik ing ▁the ▁sm ell ▁of ▁fresh ▁paint ." ▁ ▁When ▁T itan ic ▁struck ▁the ▁ice berg ▁at ▁ 1 1 : 4 0 ▁pm ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁L ill ian ' s ▁father ▁w oke ▁his ▁sleep ing ▁family ▁and ▁then ▁put ▁all ▁important ▁papers , ▁including ▁c ash , ▁into ▁his ▁pocket . ▁L ill ian , ▁her ▁mother , ▁and ▁brother ▁Felix ▁were ▁loaded ▁into ▁L if eb o at ▁No . ▁ 1 5 . ▁L ill ian ▁later ▁re called , ▁" my ▁mother ▁said ▁she ▁would ▁rather ▁stay ▁with ▁him ▁[ my ▁father ] ▁and ▁go ▁down ▁with ▁the ▁ship , ▁but ▁he ▁said ▁the ▁children ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁alone . ▁[ My ▁mother ] ▁had ▁Felix ▁on ▁her ▁lap