History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…two sisters, Jane and Mary. The family lived at 13 Dagmar Road, Hackney, London. Margaret’s father was a commercial traveler. She left Hawaii aboard the steamship Lurline, which was also carrying future Lusitania passenger Mary Wakefield. The ship arrived in San Francisco, California, United States, on 21 April 1915. She would go across the United States to board Lusitania in New York City on 1 May. Margaret’s ticket aboard Lusitania was 46093 an…
…by 1920 he was a designer of women’s wear and founder of the Max Grab Fashion Company. Their father Frederick became an importer of fashion papers in 1910 and of cigarettes by 1920. His sister Rosa became a real estate agent. His brother Rudolph became a book salesman. Oscar himself entered the fashion industry in 1907 and established the dress manufacturing firm of O. F. Grab & Company. Oscar’s bride, Clara Runkle, c. 1910. Image: Library of Con…
…Christopher Richards Collection Alexander Campbell (1871 – 1915), 43, of London, England, United Kingdom but originally from Perthshire, Scotland, was general manager of John Dewar and Sons. He did not believe that Lusitania would be torpedoed. He was lost in the Lusitania disaster. Campbell was born on 9 May 1915 in Perthshire, Scotland. He had a brother who was a solicitor. Alexander Campbell was general manager of John Dewar and Sons, whiskey…
Since the centennial, I’ve taken a little break to catch up on non-Lusitania matters, so please forgive the delay in site updates. A few more posts and updates are in the pipeline, but in the meantime, an announcement: On 6 May 2015 a dinner was held at the Commodore Hotel in Cobh, formerly Queenstown, for relatives of passengers and crew of the final crossing of RMS Lusitania. These family members were also joined by members of the local commun…
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