History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Minnie Smith, 28, was a British subject residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, traveling third class aboard Lusitania. Minnie was married to Constable William Smith, and at the time of the Lusitania‘s last departure from New York on 1 May 1915, she was pregnant. Minnie and her unborn child were lost when the Lusitania was torpedoed …
Annie Palmer, 33, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was traveling aboard Lusitania with her husband Albert and their children Edgar, Olive, and Albert, Jr. The entire family was lost in the Lusitania sinking. Colin Simpson’s book erroneously describes the Palmers as being transfers from the Queen Margaret. the transfers the morning Lusitania sailed were from the Cameronia, …
Rose Elise Lohden, 11, lived in Balmy Beach, Toronto, Ontario, Canada with her mother, Sarah Rose. Sarah and Elise were traveling together aboard Lusitania, and both mother and daughter were fortunate to survive the disaster. The following is her mother Sarah’s account: All during the voyage we were all talking of submarines. It seemed people …
Sarah Rose Lohden, 38, resided at Balmy Beach, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was traveling with her eleven-year-old daughter, Elise. Both mother and daughter survived the disaster. The following is her account: All during the voyage we were all talking of submarines. It seemed people could do nothing but discuss the possibility of attack. I had …
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