Mr. Matthew Orr Gibson

Matthew Gibson, 48, a British national from Glasgow, Scotland was a transfer from the Cameronia. His ticket number was 013432 and his cabin was B-2. Gibson was lost when the Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-20 on 7 May 1915. Contributors Paul Latimer Senan Molony, Ireland Hildo Thiel, The Netherlands

Miss Marguerite “Rita” Lucile Jolivet

Rita Jolivet Saloon Passenger Saved image:  Vogue, June 1912. Randy Bryan Bigham Collection Born Marguerite Lucile Jolivet 1890 Paris, France Died 2 March 1971 (age 81, claimed to be 77) Nice, France Age on Lusitania 25 Ticket number D 1350 Cabin number D 15 Lifeboat Collapsible (22 A?) Rescued by Westborough (Katrina) Occupation Actress Citizenship …

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Mr. John Wanklyn McConnel

John Wanklyn McConnel, 60, was the vice-president of Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers’ Association.  He had booked passage in Memphis, Tennessee, but was on his way home to Manchester, England.  His wife was at the family home, Knocknolain Castle in Scotland.  He and his wife had no children.  McConnel’s ticket on the Lusitania was 46014, and he stayed …

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Mr. David Walker

David Walker (1882 – 1915), 32, was secretary to Dr. Fred Stark Pearson at the Pearson Engineering Company. He was traveling on board Lusitania with Dr. Pearson and Pearson’s wife, Mabel for business, and because the Pearsons were visiting their daughter, Natalie Nicholson, who was married to a British citizen. Walker’s ticket for Lusitania was …

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