History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
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 …
Norman Stones (c. 1887 – 1964), 28, was a professional vocalist by trade, and a poultry and fruit farmer in Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada. Stones was traveling on Lusitania with his wife, Hilda Mary. Norman and Hilda were returning to England to see her sick mother. Both Norman and Hilda went down with the ship …
Reverend Simpson, from Roseland, British Columbia, Canada, survived the Lusitania disaster by clinging onto an upturned boat. Reverend Simpson was in cabin C 3 and shared it with Duncan Hanes and Canon Ernest Phair. The stewardess in charge of their cabin was May Bird. The following are Simpson’s words as quoted in The Daily Missoulian, Sunday, 8 May 1915. …
Mary Anita Pells from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was aboard the Lusitania with her husband, Cyril Elmore, and infant son, John. The family had emigrated to Canada in March 1914, but they were returning to England where Cyril was to join his regiment as a Second Lieutenant. Mary’s account of the sinking differs somewhat from that of …
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