History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Goldiana Morell, 76, also known as Georgina Morell, was a wealthy widow from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was a British citizen traveling aboard Lusitania with Ellen Chapman. One of Goldiana’s sons and grandsons were in the British forces, and one of her daughters was a Red Cross nurse at the front. Goldiana was the oldest …
Read moreMrs. Moses “Max” Samuel Morell (Goldiana “Georgina” Ambler)
Frederick Orr-Lewis (1860 – 1921), 49, was a Canadian businessman and president of Canadian Vickers, Ltd., the Canadian division of the British shipbuilding and armaments corporation, Vickers. He was a native of Montréal, Québec, Canada, but owned an estate in Enfield, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom named Whitewebbs. He had been in Canada on business with …
George Slingsby (1889 – 1967), 26, was the valet to Frederick Orr-Lewis (later Sir Frederick Orr-Lewis). He had seen the torpedo heading towards Lusitania while at lunch on 7 May 1915. As the torpedo impacted and the ship started to sink, he found his employer on the port side deck. Slingsby gave his lifebelt to …
Florence Padley, née Fry (c. 1892 – 1978), 23, was born in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. In 1914, Florence moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Florence was an artist who loved painting the sea. Her husband, Charles, was a banker. In the spring of 1915, Florence was returning to Liverpool aboard Lusitania to have her baby. She …
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