History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Iris Burnside, 20, was the daughter of Josephine Burnside. She, her mother, and maid Martha Waites were traveling on the Lusitania in May of 1915 to visit relatives in Ireland. They were at lunch when the ship was torpedoed. Josephine survived the Lusitania sinking, Iris did not. Iris was born around 1895, the daughter of Thomas Burnside …
Josephine Burnside, née Eaton, 49, was the daughter of the founder of Eaton’s Department Store. Josephine, her daughter Iris, and maid Martha Waites were traveling on the Lusitania in May of 1915 to visit relatives in Ireland. They were at lunch when the ship was torpedoed. Josephine survived the Lusitania sinking, Iris did not. Josephine was the …
Read moreMrs. Thomas David Meldrum Burnside (Josephine Smyth Eaton)
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