Mr. WILLIAM
MARTIN-DAVEY, Second Cabin Passenger
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credit: Mike Poirier
William Martin-Davey was the son of the surveyor and secretary to
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. William had been involved in the shipping
world since 1879. He held first class engineer's certificate and
also was at one time a surveyor for Lloyd's Register of Shipping.
He was highly regarded in his community as a local Conservative party
leader. He was also senior partner in Martin-Davey and Beard,
consulting engineers and naval architects of Liverpool.
William, his wife Elizabeth and son Arthur
left England on 30 August 1914 on the Victorian
for Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. There, William planned
to further business in the mercantile marine business. The family
had been returning to England on the Lusitania
where William was going on a semi business visit. The entire
family perished in the disaster.
Contributors:
Mike Poirier
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