Mr. James Hume, Able-Bodied Seaman

James Hume, 19, was an able-bodied seaman aboard Lusitania from Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. He was assisting with the loading of the lifeboats after the German submarine U-20 torpedoed the ship.  He survived the Lusitania sinking. James Hume was born in Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland in 1896 and he lived with his parents Thomas Drew …

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Mr. John Catherwood

John Catherwood, 41, and his wife, Maria, were from West Chester, Pennsylvania.  They were transfers from the Anchor Liner Cameronia.  Neither survived the Lusitania disaster. Life and Lusitania John and Maria lived on Maple Avenue, within sight of the Convent of the Immaculate Heart.  John was in the employ of Edward H. Jacob where he worked as a foreman for …

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Mrs. John Catherwood (Maria Carson)

Maria Catherwood, 40, and her husband, John, lived in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.  They were transfers from the Anchor Liner Cameronia.  Neither survived the Lusitania disaster. Life and Lusitania Maria Carson was from Ireland, where her parents James and Jane Carson lived in Lishigan, Ballymaconally, Belfast, Ireland. John and Maria lived on Maple Avenue in West Chester, within sight of the …

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