Miss Bessie Barbour

Second cabin passenger Bessie Barbour was a British national from Greencock, Scotland, but living in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She survived the Lusitania sinking and was treated at the Queenstown hospital before she was released. Aboard Lusitania she had roomed with Bertha Prescott. Bessie survived, Bertha did not. Bessie wrote a letter to Bertha’s family …

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Mr. Walter “William” Bailey

Walter “William” Bailey, 53, was a British citizen from Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.  He was married to Jessie Hanford.  Walter and Jessie they had two children, Ivy, a daughter born around 1900, and Albert Victor, a son born in 1901.  In the spring of 1915, Walter, Jessie, and Ivy were traveling to Europe aboard Lusitania.  Albert was not …

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Miss Ivy Bailey

Ivy Bailey, 15, was a British citizen from Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.  She was the daughter of Walter and Jessie Bailey.  She had a brother named Albert Victor, born in 1901.  In the spring of 1915, Walter, Jessie, and Ivy were traveling to Europe aboard Lusitania.  Albert was not traveling with them.  Walter, Jessie, and Ivy were all lost …

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