Mr. Patrick Curran, Fireman

Patrick Curran, 44, was born in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. He was the son of Patrick and Julia Curran, who predeceased him. Curran was married to Margaret Dixon, and they lived at 9, Saltney Street, Liverpool, England. Curran was lost when the Lusitania was sunk on 7 May 1915. Contributors: Senan Molony References: Molony, Senan. …

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Mr. Owen McCann, Trimmer

Owen McCann, 30, was a trimmer on the Lusitania, a position where one redistributes the weight of the coal as the ship uses it up, in order to maintain the “trim” of the ship.  McCann died in the disaster.  His body was either unidentified or not recovered. Owen was born or baptized on 24 December 1884 …

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Mr. Patrick Callan

Patrick Callan (1868 – 1915), 46, was naturalized United States national from Ireland living in Chicago. He traveling aboard Lusitania to see his father in Ireland, who was ill. Aboard the ship, he befriended Flor and Julia Sullivan and Robert Dyer. When the ship was sinking, he entered a lifeboat that upset and was killed. …

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