History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…ried to sink her. Does anyone have ANY additional information on that last complete voyage at all ? Thank you guinness0298@yahoo.com Bethany Taylor looking for info if possible, my grandfather was said to have been on the Lusitania as a boiler men. His surname was Meredith and i believe his forename was John. Thank you in advance Mary Gleave Edwin Gleave crew member Corey Ferguson Arthur William Norman was my one of my Great Uncles. He as below de…
…sting to starboard. Because the prevailing thought was that the watertight compartments would keep the Lusitania afloat, McLoughlin saw no lifeboats lowered, indicating that he was probably on the port side of the ship, where officers were actually encouraging people to get out of the lifeboats and not to panic. McLoughlin’s account then states that he felt a second torpedo strike, and the ship began to list more and more, and McLoughlin went to t…
…Emily Booth, 30, was a British national from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She was traveling aboard Lusitania with her 8-month old son, Nigel. Her husband, Charles Booth, had remained at a hotel in Ottawa. Emily died in the Lusitania sinking, but the 8-month-old baby was picked up out of the water. The baby was claimed by an aunt in England. Contributors: Judith Tavares Share this: Print Email Pinterest…
…rvivors were financially compensated. Unfortunately she never received her compensation as the solicitor holding the compensation eloped with her money and other peoples compensation also according to her , the solicitor was from Loughrea county Galway was what she remembered. Mike Poirier Teresa Could you help us build her biography? Could you perhaps send any account she gave and more about her later life (where and when she died), and if possib…
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