Master John Blackshaw

…John Blackshaw, 1, of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, was the son of Fred and Alice Blackshaw. He was traveling on Lusitania with his mother, Alice. Neither John nor Alice survived the sinking. Contributor: Judith Tavares   Share this: Print Email Pinterest…

Mr. John Jacob Baba

…he news dispatches, but no word has come to the north side of the Persian colony of the fate of any of the others. Ohan is a naturalized American citizen. ‘It is a terrible blow to the Persians in Chicago,’ said Malik Hatma of 63 West Grand Avenue, ‘for on those who may be lost we depended for news of the wives, mothers and sweethearts imperiled at home’. Contributors: Judith Tavares References: New York Times, Sunday 9 May 1915, page 5, column 4….

Master Nigel Frederick Booth

…Nigel Booth, 8 months old, was the son of Charles Booth and Emily Hadfield of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was traveling aboard Lusitania with her mother while his father stayed behind in a hotel in Ottawa. Emily died in the Lusitania sinking, but the 8-month-old baby was picked up out of the water. The Nigel was claimed by an aunt in England. Contributors: Judith Tavares Share this: Print Email Pinterest…

Miss Ivy Bailey

…Ivy Bailey, 15, was a British citizen from Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. She was the daughter of Walter and Jessie Bailey. She had a brother named Albert Victor, born in 1901. In the spring of 1915, Walter, Jessie, and Ivy were traveling to Europe aboard Lusitania. Albert was not traveling with them. Walter, Jessie, and Ivy were all lost when the Lusitania sank. Contributors: Judith Tavares   Share this: Print Email Pinterest…

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