History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Image: Michael Poirier/Mariners’ Museum Florence Whitehead, 41, was the foster sister of Elizabeth Hampshire, with whom she was traveling aboard Lusitania. The sisters roomed in E-135 with Henrietta Pirrie. Florence and Elizabeth were at lunch when the torpedo struck. They saw lifeboat 11 spill and safely escaped in lifeboat 13. In the lifeboat, she, Elizabeth, …
Martha Ann Whyatt, 60, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States, was recently widowed and was traveling aboard Lusitania to start a new life in England. She survived the sinking. Martha Whyatt was a native of England and moved to New Bedford with her husband Aaron Whyatt in 1911. After Aaron died, she decided to return …
Frederick Webster, 28, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was a contractor who was traveling second class on board Lusitania with his wife Margaret, their 6-year old son, Frederick, and year-old twins William and Henry. They were all British citizens. When the ship was struck, the family was below decks in the second cabin dining saloon. Frederick …
Cyril Wallace, 20, of Holyoke, United States, was a British citizen on board the Lusitania so that he could join the British Army in Northumberland. On the day of the disaster, Wallace was on deck with Robert Gray “indulging in a sing song.” He had just finished singing “Eileen Aiannah” when he heard the explosion. …
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