History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…California Albert and Gladys Bilicke with their son, 1904. Image credit: Brandon Whited Gladys Huff was originally from Illinois and had a sister named Ella. Gladys met Albert Bilicke in Southern California. They married around 1900 and lived in a nice house overlooking a valley and the ocean at 699 Monterey Road, South Pasadena. Gladys and Albert had two sons, Carl and Albert, and a daughter, Nancy. The Bilicke Family made their fortune from hote…
…or identified Citizenship British Residence Richmond, Surrey (now Greater London), England, United Kingdom Millichamp Booth-Jones (1877 – 1915), 38, was a British subject residing in Richmond, Surrey (now Greater London), England, traveling aboard Lusitania with her husband Edward Booth-Jones and their children, Ailsa and Percival. They were also traveling with family friends Alfred and Gladys Smith and their daughter, Dorothy. Both entire familie…
…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. Aboard 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, who would late…
…onal connection with the Lusitania, but just read “Dead Wake,” by Erik Larson for a very emotional re-counting of the 1915 tragedy. Wynne Wert Pennsylvania, USA Babette Stahlman It is an intriguing mystery from 100 years ago. I am reading everything about the Lusitania because my grandfather was a survivor and I was only a year old when he passed away. I wish I could have talked with him about the sinking. Paula Rosal The entire story became a par…
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