History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Hilda Stones (c. 1886 – 1915), 29, was a successful actress and singer from Leeds, Yorkshire, England, who had married rancher Norman Stones, and together they lived in Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada. Hilda and Norman were returning to England aboard Lusitania because Hilda’s mother was in poor health. Both Norman and Hilda went down with …
Robert William Whaley (c. 1884 – 1952), 31, was a British subject and electrician from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, traveling aboard Lusitania in second cabin. He seems to have been one of the survivors pulled into lifeboat 15 immediately after the liner sank: I was in the deck smoke room when the first torpedo struck …
Harold Mayne Daly (1880 – 1965), 35, a British subject from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was the son of Thomas Mayne Daly. Harold was going to England to deliver the Dominion Government ballot boxes. On board the Lusitania, he was assigned cabin D-4. His friends on board included Margaret, Lady Mackworth and Norman Ratcliff. Daly …
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 …
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