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Beginners => Family History Beginners Board => Topic started by: DeborahC on Wednesday 16 May 18 14:07 BST (UK)
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Hi, just looking for some advice on how I can find out more info on what happened to my relative Nancy, her Mother Harriet and sister Eileen. They were on-board the Athenia when it was torpedoed in 1939. Nancy died and I believe Harriet and Eileen were injured.
They were visiting from Canada.
Thanks
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This gives information about the ship being hit by torpedoes.
https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1.html
There is also on the same page, a link to the list of people who died Nancy being one of them.
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Another list of the passengers who died and also includes addresses.
http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/ATHENIA.html
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Harriet and Eileen born 1915 are on the 1939 but Nancy I suspect is the closed record.
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The below link shows the list of people admitted to the Western Infirmary, Glasgow. Harriet and Eileen are in the list. You will have to scroll down the page to find their names.
http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/SurvivorsfromAtheniarescu.html
Nancy's death is registered in the GRO Marine Death Indices (1903 To 1965)
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This is amazing, thank you for your time and assistance.
Deb
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Eileen and Harriet went back to Canada from Liverpool on 6th October 1939 on the Samaria.