ph0ebus Posted 15 October , 2008 Share Posted 15 October , 2008 Hi all, I am trying to find out whatever I can about these three women: Rose Martin, a Red Cross nurse from White Plains, New York, but born a British subject Jesse Robertson, Nurse, originally from St. Andrews, Scotland Marjorie Sinclair, Nurse, originally from Leith, Scotland I do not know their ages but all three landed in Scotland in February 1917 after their ship was torpedoed and sunk on February 7th, 1917. Is there a database or site that one can search for these three people? I had no luck on CWGC. Thanks, -Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmania Posted 15 October , 2008 Share Posted 15 October , 2008 Daniel Rose Martin survived the war. On the 22nd March 1919 she left Liverpool on board the SS Orduna which arrived in New York on the 31st March. Her destination was the home of her uncle Mr Landsborough, 41 Greenville Avenue, White Plains, New York. She was born in Glasgow in about 1893 and her father was Bernard Martin, 576 New City Road, Glasgow. She was described as a nurse, being 4'10'' tall with a fresh complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. She had paid for her own passage. If you would like me to try and find out more, let me know. Aled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liverpool annie Posted 15 October , 2008 Share Posted 15 October , 2008 Hi Daniel ! You probably already know this ... but just in case .... they were all listed as passengers on British Steamer California .. which was sunk without warning off the coast of Ireland by a German U-boat http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html...FB466838C609EDE Annie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liverpool annie Posted 15 October , 2008 Share Posted 15 October , 2008 I also found a possible medal card for a Jessie Robertson Medal card of Robertson, Jessie Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Sister Date 1914-1920 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...;resultcount=30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph0ebus Posted 16 October , 2008 Author Share Posted 16 October , 2008 I also found a possible medal card for a Jessie Robertson Medal card of Robertson, Jessie Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Sister Date 1914-1920 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...;resultcount=30 Hi Annie and Carmania, To Annie, actually, it is Jessie Robertson...I made a typo in my original post. All three were indeed on the California, which is the ship I am researching. To Carmania...where did you find the information on Rose Martin? Was that from Ellis Island's records? Or somewhere else? If there is more information available, I would love to hear it. I also wonder if there is anything out there on Ms. Sinclair... Thanks, everyone... -Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmania Posted 16 October , 2008 Share Posted 16 October , 2008 Daniel Rose Martin was the daughter of Bernard and Rose Martin. The 1901 Census of Scotland shows the family as living at 17 Grove Street, Glasgow and that her father was a joiner. Rose had travelled on the California on a previous occasion, she was a passnger on her when she sailed from Glasgow on the 11th April 1914 arriving at New York on the 21st April. Rose was described as a Domestic and was going to 19 Harrison Street, Morristown, New Jersey. The above information and that in my previous post came from Ancestry. The following extract comes from the New York Times of 9th February 1917: "Mrs C. B. Dewing of 41 Greenwood Avenue, White Plains, received a cablegram from Queenstown from Miss Rose Martin, one of the Californis survivors. Miss Martin is 23 years old and was employed by Mrs Dewing as a nurse. She came to New York from England three years ago, and after a year's course at St Margaret's, Albany, she entered Mrs Dewing's employ. She was returning to her home in Glasgow because of the illness of her father. She had booked passage on the Philadelphia, which had just arrived on the other side, but canceled her passage at the last moment because she heard a friend was going on the California." If I come up with anything about either of the other two I'll report back. Aled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmania Posted 17 October , 2008 Share Posted 17 October , 2008 Daniel This is a picture of Marjorie Sinclair from the Boston Globe of 8th February 1917. There was no additional information about her in the article in which the picture appeared. Aled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph0ebus Posted 19 October , 2008 Author Share Posted 19 October , 2008 Daniel This is a picture of Marjorie Sinclair from the Boston Globe of 8th February 1917. There was no additional information about her in the article in which the picture appeared. Aled Hi Aled, Thanks so much for the photo. I am going to keep digging and see what more I can find on them. I know all were originally British subjects and came to the US or Canada on some ship at some point, so perhaps I will find their immigration records with dilligence (and patience!). Take care, -Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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