History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…sister)– Edwin Mainman (brother) Citizenship British (Canada) Residence Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Alfred Mainman, 19, was a British citizen living in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with his parents Alfred, Sr. and Elizabeth and his siblings John, Molly, and twins Elizabeth and Edwin. The Mainman Family was traveling to England aboard Lusitania in May 1915 to inherit a large estate left by Alfred’s parents. Alfred. Sr., Elizabeth, John, and Alfred, Jr…
…sister)– Edwin Mainman (brother) Citizenship British (Canada) Residence Edmonton, Alberta, Canada John “Jack” Mainman, 21, was a British citizen living in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with his parents Alfred, Sr. and Elizabeth and his siblings Alfred, Jr., Molly, and twins Elizabeth and Edwin. The Mainman Family was traveling to England aboard Lusitania in May 1915 to inherit a large estate left by Alfred’s parents. Alfred. Sr., Elizabeth, John, an…
…walking along the deck that afternoon when they heard a tremendous explosion and felt something strike the side of the ship. Rose and her friend quickly made for the bow, but the passengers all around them tumbled around the deck and knocked over the two women. “Be quiet;” Rose shouted, “better be drowned than killed on board.” Rose and her friend reached the area where the sailors were launching the lifeboats. She appealed to the officer behind…
…ace in Manchester, England for his family, but Edith claimed that he was abandoning the family. Annie and her children had been so destitute that their neighbors in New Jersey collected funds for their ticket back to England. Lusitania Aboard Lusitania, Edith helped her mother Annie take care of David, the youngest child who was only three months old. The Williams family became acquainted with fellow passenger Rose Howley. Edward and Edith were th…
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