History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
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 …
Annie Elliott, 25, was a British subject from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She was traveling aboard Lusitania with her husband of four months, Arthur Elliott, in second cabin. At the time of the Lusitania‘s last sailing, Annie was pregnant. When the German submarine torpedoed and sank the Lusitania on 7 May 1915, Annie and her unborn …
Read moreMrs. Arthur Wellesley Elliott (Annie Louise Harrott)
John Roper Able-Bodied Seaman Saved [No Picture Provided] Born John Patrick Roper 7 April 1888 Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Died 14 May 1952 (age 64) Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Cause of death Thrombosis Age on Lusitania 27 Lifeboat “boat” Rescued by Bluebell Citizenship British (English) Other names Jack Roper Spouse(s) Elsie Jones (? …
Elizabeth Peacock, 48, was traveling aboard Lusitania with her 17 year old son Thomas, who was named after her husband. Mother and son survived the Lusitania disaster and settled in Prescott, Arizona, United States. According to Peacock family history and Liverpool newspaper articles, Elizabeth was about to board a life boat on the “wrong” (port?) …
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