History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Miss Martha “Meta” Moody, 38, the daughter of Martha Moody (born Hemphill). They were from Limavady, County Londonderry, Ireland. Mother and daughter had been visiting Martha’s brother, Reverend John Hemphill, in San Francisco, California, United States. Mother and daughter were returning to Ireland aboard Lusitania. When the ship sank, the daughter was saved, the mother …
Jeanette Mitchell (c. 1888 – 1966), 27, was a British subject from County Down, Ireland (present-day Northern Ireland), traveling aboard Lusitania with her husband Walter Dawson Mitchell, their son, also named Walter Dawson, and her brother, John Moore. Before boarding, they had made friends with fellow Ulster passenger, Mary Agnes Hume. Jeanette and John were saved, but …
Read moreMrs. Walter Dawson Mitchell (Jeanette “Nettie” Elizabeth Moore)
Kate McDonnell, 25, of Cork, Ireland, was traveling with friend May Barrett, with whom she had moved to New York City. In May 1915, the ladies were returning to Ireland on holiday and traveling aboard Lusitania. Both Kate and May survived the Lusitania sinking. Kate was the daughter of Eugene McDonnell of 25 Prosperity Square, Cork …
image credit: New York Times, Sunday, 18 May 1915. Click for full image. Martin Mannion, while listed in the newspapers from Troy, New York, United States, is stated in Hoehling/Hoehling to be from St. Louis, Missouri, had an address in Albany, New York, United States, but had roots in Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland. He was described …
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