History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Elizabeth Smith (nee Jones), or Bessie Smith, was traveling aboard Lusitania with her husband Alfred, daughter Helen, son Hubert, sister-in-law Cecelia Owens, and nephews Ronald and Reginald Owens. Alfred, Elizabeth, Cecelia, and Hubert had been below decks when the torpedo struck, while Helen and the boys were playing on deck. The parents did not find their daughter and were lost in the Lusitania disaster. …
Mabel Docherty Second Cabin Passenger Saved Image courtesy Michael Poirier/US National Archives Born Mabel Irving c. 1886 Died May 1966 (age 77) Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States Age on Lusitania 29 Lifeboat 15 Rescued by – Wanderer (Peel 11) – Flying Fish Traveling with – William Docherty, Jr. (son) Citizenship United States Residence Westbury, New York, United States …
Agnes Semple (c. 1885 – 1915), 29, was the wife of Andrew Semple and mother of her infant son John Semple. Agnes and John were traveling aboard Lusitania when the ship was torpedoed and sunk on 7 May 1915. Both mother and son were lost. Agnes’ husband, Andrew, was not on board the ship. Agnes …
Ellen Jones was traveling aboard Lusitania with her infant son, William Edward Jones. They were British subjects from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were traveling to England for the first time to see Ellen’s father-in-law, who was the sub-postmaster at Stow Heath, Bilston. Both Mrs. Jones and her son were lost in the Lusitania sinking. Contributors: …
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