History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
image credit: Michael Poirier/National Archives Percy Penny, 33, was a saloon cabin bed steward who worked on board Lusitania with his brother-in-law, Vernon Livermore. They both lived in Liverpool, married to Hungarian sisters with the last name of Czervenka. Penny was on the port side of the ship during the sinking. Both Penny and Livermore …
Frederico Padilla, 34, was the Consul-General for Mexico in Great Britain. He lived in Liverpool, England, when in the United Kingdom. He had booked passage from San Antonio, Texas, United States. His brother, Fernando L. Padilla, had a diplomatic position in San Antonio similar to Frederico’s. Padilla’s ticket number for Lusitania was 46135 and he …
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 …
Irene Paynter, 30, was a British national from England traveling aboard Lusitania with her father Charles after a trip to North America. Charles and Irene went down with the ship together, but Irene survived. She believed that her father was killed when wreckage struck him in the water. Life Irene was one of four daughters …
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