Martha Moody, 70, was the mother of Meta Moody. They were Irish nationals and British subjects from Limavady, County Londonderry (also known as Derry), Ireland. Mother and daughter were traveling aboard Lusitania to return home to Ireland from San Francisco, California. Martha was lost in the Lusitania disaster. Meta was saved. Martha’s body was [...]
Agnes Tulloch, 21, was the wife of James Tulloch, mother of Hannah Tulloch, and daughter of Andrew Kerr. Agnes was traveling aboard Lusitania with her husband and daughter. All three were lost when the Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk on 7 May 1915. Their bodies, if recovered, were never identified.
Agnes was born in [...]
Elizabeth Smith (nee Jones), or Bessie Smith, was traveling aboard Lusitania with her husband Alfred, daughter Helen, son Hubert, sister-in-law Cecelia Owens, and nephews Ronald and Reginald Owens. Alfred, Elizabeth, Cecelia, and Hubert had been below decks when the torpedo struck, while Helen and the boys were playing on deck. The parents did not find their daughter and were lost in [...]
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Mabel Docherty, 29, also known as Millie Docherty, was a mother traveling with her son, Thomas William Docherty. Her son, at two months old, was the youngest infant passenger. Both mother and son survived the Lusitania sinking.
Mabel and her son were United States citizens and lived with her [...]
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