History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Ellen Burdon, 24, was traveling with her infant son Robert aboard Lusitania. Ellen was a native of Newcastle, England, but was living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Ellen and Robert were rescued, presumably in lifeboat 15. She told Margaret Cox that while they were waiting for rescue, she saw the German submarine that sank their ship …
Christopher Griffiths, 32, a British subject from either Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States was a second cabin passenger and survivor of the Lusitania sinking. His reason for traveling on Lusitania may have been to enlist to fight for the British Army in World War I. Griffiths was born in Rogerstone, in the …
Georgina Young, 60, was the wife of James Young and lived in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Their son James was fighting on Western Front and had been injured in March 1915. The elder James and Georgina booked Lusitania to be at their son’s hospital bedside. James and Georgina Young were lost when the Lusitania was torpedoed …
James Young, 60, was a Scottish-Canadian and Presbyterian entreprenuer residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, married to Georgina Ann Vernon. Their son James was fighting on Western Front and had been injured in March 1915. The elder James and his wife Georgina booked Lusitania to be at their son’s hospital bedside. James and Georgina Young were …
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