Mrs. Alfred Thomas Wakefield (Mary Gertrude Smith)

Mary Wakefield, 38, was a saloon passenger aboard Lusitania who survived the disaster. She was a British citizen from or visiting Honolulu, Hawaii Territory. She was an expecting mother. She entered a lifeboat that upset and was thrown into the water. Both mother and unborn child were saved. Mary was originally from Birmingham, England, where …

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Mrs. James Richardson (Annie)

Annie Richardson, 39, a British national, was one of the pregnant mothers aboard the Lusitania‘s last voyage. Her cabin was E-114 and she shared a room with someone whom she described as being “Scotch” (Chrissie Aitken?). The torpedo struck the Lusitania as Annie was packing her belongings. She ran up the stairs and saw people …

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Mrs. Joseph Phillibert René Marichal (Yvonne Jessie Emerson)

Jessie Marichal (née Emerson), 39, was the wife of Professor Joseph Marichal.  She was traveling to Birmingham, England with her husband and children Eve, Phyllis, and Maurice.  She was pregnant at the time.   The family was at lunch in the second cabin dining saloon when the torpedo hit.  The family escaped in lifeboat 21 and …

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