History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Owen McCann, 30, was a trimmer on the Lusitania, a position where one redistributes the weight of the coal as the ship uses it up, in order to maintain the “trim” of the ship. McCann died in the disaster. His body was either unidentified or not recovered. Owen was born or baptized on 24 December 1884 …
Albert Bestic Junior Third Officer Saved image: Michael Poirier/National Archives Born Albert Arthur Bestic 26 August 1890 Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom (present-day Ireland) Died 20 December 1962 (age 72) Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland Age on Lusitania 24 Lifeboat – Overturned boat – Collapsible Rescued by Bluebell Citizenship British (Irish) Residence Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom …
Ralph Mecredy, 26, was born on 12 July 1888 in Dublin, Ireland to Richard James Mecredy, who was well known in the Irish motor and cycling world. His place of residence was listed as being from Bray, County Wicklow and sometimes Chicago, Illinois, USA or Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. The junior Mecredy and was a physician, …
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Saturday, 8 May 1915, page 2. Christopher Garry, 51, was born in Bally Trunan, Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, United States around 1890 and worked at the Trenkamp Stove and Manufacturing Company. Garry lived at 8015 Whitethorn Avenue in Cleveland, and he was brother to Mrs. Mary A. …
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