History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Frank Tesson, 49, was a United States citizen from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, traveling aboard Lusitania with his wife Alice. The Tessons had booked passage aboard Lusitania at the last moment, intending to go to Paris on a buying trip for John Wanamaker stores, where Frank Tesson was assistant manager of the shoe department. Both …
Elbridge Blish Thompson Saloon Passenger Lost image: Chicago Tribune, 9 May 1915, pg 3. Born Elbridge Blish Thompson 2 August 1882 Seymour, Indiana, United States Died 7 May 1915 (age 32) At sea Age on Lusitania 32 Ticket number 46157 Cabin number B 68 and bath Traveling with Maude Thompson (wife) Body number Not recovered …
Archibald McIlroy, 55, was originally from Northern Ireland and lived in Drumbo, County Down, Ireland, but at the time of the Lusitania disaster he was visiting Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. McIlroy was a well-known author of his time and was lost in the Lusitania sinking. McIlroy was born in Kyln Park in the small market town of Ballyclare, County …
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