History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…re lost in the Lusitania disaster. Moving to the United States Alfred F. Smith and Elizabeth A. Jones were from Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. In October 1908, their daughter Helen was born. Alfred, Elizabeth, and Helen moved to the United States in September 1909, moving in with Alfred’s brother Arthur Smith on Oliver Street in Yonkers, New York. From there, the Smith family west to Ellwood City, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In Ellwood City, A…
…not on board the ship. John was born in Canada. His parents were from Scotland and had first settled in Toronto, Ontario in 1911 and then Calgary, Alberta, later that year. John was born some time between late 1913 and early 1915. On 7 May 1915, Agnes and John were lost in the Lusitania disaster. Neither of their bodies were recovered or identified. Links of interest John Semple – Agnes Dickie Gilmour Family Headstone Contributors: Karin Nicholson…
…s one of the men who built the Lusitania when the ship was under construction and he was aboard the ship when she was torpedoed and sunk on 7 May 1915. Haldane survived the Lusitania sinking but later enlisted in the Canadian Army, where he was killed in action in August 1918. A newspaper article reporting Haldane’s death mentioned that he was “one of the last men to leave the ship” and that he jumped overboard “when there were no more lifeboats o…
…otland around 1885. She was the daughter of Hugh Gilmour and his wife, Marion Mitchell Stewart. Hugh was a farmer from Ballimore, Kilfinan, Scotland. Agnes had a brother also named Hugh. The family patriarch died on 20 June 1886 at the age of 42. Agnes married Andrew Semple. Andrew had been born in Craighead, Scotland on 2 April 1883. In 1905, Andrew had emigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, but returned to marry Agnes at Enoch Farm on 8 March 19…
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