Master Thomas William Docherty

Thomas William Docherty, five weeks old, was the youngest passenger aboard Lusitania.  He was traveling with his mother Mabel Docherty.  He was often addressed by his middle name as William or Billie.  Both mother and son survived the Lusitania sinking, escaping in lifeboat 15 and picked up by the Wanderer (Peel 11) before being transferred to the …

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Mrs. William Docherty (Mabel “Millie” Irving)

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 …

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