14 Not the Same » by onekisstotakewithmex After being pulled from the icy water, Jack Dawson wondered if he would ever find joy in anything again. He spent seven years in America, before heading back to England. There, he got a job as a footman at the large estate of Dowton Abbey, in 1919. But his past wasn't hidden too far. His only allies became Anna Smith and John Bates. The past will come back. Downton/ Titanic. 1919..