History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Reuben Burley, 39, was a British citizen from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was traveling aboard Lusitania with his wife Florence Burley (née Bull), their children Doris and Reginald, and his mother-in-law Elizabeth Bull. The party bought their tickets in New York. The entire party was lost in the Lusitania sinking. Burley’s body was either never …
Reginald Burley, an infant, was a British citizen from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was the younger brother of Doris Burley, son of Reuben and Florence Burley, and the grandson of Elizabeth Bull. The family was traveling together aboard Lusitania’s last voyage. The party bought their tickets in New York. The entire party was lost in …
Second cabin passenger Bessie Barbour was a British national from Greencock, Scotland, but living in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She survived the Lusitania sinking and was treated at the Queenstown hospital before she was released. Aboard Lusitania she had roomed with Bertha Prescott. Bessie survived, Bertha did not. Bessie wrote a letter to Bertha’s family …
Walter “William” Bailey, 53, was a British citizen from Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. He was married to Jessie Hanford. Walter and Jessie they had two children, Ivy, a daughter born around 1900, and Albert Victor, a son born in 1901. In the spring of 1915, Walter, Jessie, and Ivy were traveling to Europe aboard Lusitania. Albert was not …
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