History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Robert William Whaley (c. 1884 – 1952), 31, was a British subject and electrician from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, traveling aboard Lusitania in second cabin. He seems to have been one of the survivors pulled into lifeboat 15 immediately after the liner sank: I was in the deck smoke room when the first torpedo struck …
Robert Leith Telegraphist Saved [Picture Pending] Born Robert Leith 12 June 1885 Everton Brow, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Died 18 October 1933 (age 48) Wallasey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Age on Lusitania 29 Lifeboat 15 Rescued by Wanderer (Peel 11), paddle boat Citizenship British (English) Residence Wallasey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Spouse(s) Anne Beddome …
Thomas Quinn, Sr. Able-Bodied Seaman Saved [No Picture Provided] Born Thomas William Quinn 1877 St. John, New Brunswick, Canada Died October 1947 (age 70) Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Age on Lusitania 38 Rescued by Unknown Interred Springwood Cemetery, Allerton, Lancashire, England Roman Catholic Section 18, Grave 660 Citizenship British (Canadian) Spouse(s) Ann Jane Kelter (1898 …
Thomas William Docherty, five weeks old, was the youngest passenger aboard Lusitania. He was traveling with his mother Mabel Docherty. He was often addressed by his middle name as William or Billie. Both mother and son survived the Lusitania sinking, escaping in lifeboat 15 and picked up by the Wanderer (Peel 11) before being transferred to the …
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