Miss Bridget Lee

Bridget Lee, 51, was a British citizen and Irish national who lived in New York City, New York, United States.  She and her niece, Margaret Galligan, were originally planning to sail aboard Cameronia to Ireland, but the British Admiralty’s requisition of that ship reshuffled them aboard Lusitania.  Both Bridget and Margaret survived the Lusitania sinking. Bridget Lee, was originally from …

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Miss Margaret Galligan

Margaret Galligan (1893 – 1973), 22, was a British subject and Irish national living in the United States who was traveling with her aunt, Bridget Lee, as second cabin passengers aboard the Lusitania‘s last voyage.  Margaret and Bridget had planned to take the Cameronia across the Atlantic, but the ship’s requisitioning by the British Admiralty reshuffled …

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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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