History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
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 …
Mabel Docherty Second Cabin Passenger Saved Image courtesy Michael Poirier/US National Archives Born Mabel Irving c. 1886 Died May 1966 (age 77) Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States Age on Lusitania 29 Lifeboat 15 Rescued by – Wanderer (Peel 11) – Flying Fish Traveling with – William Docherty, Jr. (son) Citizenship United States Residence Westbury, New York, United States …
Ellen Burdon, 24, was traveling with her infant son Robert aboard Lusitania. Ellen was a native of Newcastle, England, but was living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Ellen and Robert were rescued, presumably in lifeboat 15. She told Margaret Cox that while they were waiting for rescue, she saw the German submarine that sank their ship …
image credit: Michael Poirier/National Archives Percy Penny, 33, was a saloon cabin bed steward who worked on board Lusitania with his brother-in-law, Vernon Livermore. They both lived in Liverpool, married to Hungarian sisters with the last name of Czervenka. Penny was on the port side of the ship during the sinking. Both Penny and Livermore …
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