Bartholomew McCarthy, known as 'Bartle', was born in Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland, in 1861, the son of Bartholomew ‘Bartle’ and Margaret McCarthy. He lived at Bevington House, Bevington Bush, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, which was a lodging house for single men, mostly seamen.
He signed on as a fireman in the Engineering Department on board the Lusitania, at Liverpool, on the 12th April 1915. His monthly rate of pay was £6-10s.-0d, (£6.50p.). His previous ship had been the S.S. Turcoman. He reported for duty at 8 a.m. on the 17th April, before the Lusitania’s left the River Mersey for the last time.
He was killed three weeks later when the Cunarder was sunk. He was 54 years of age at the time.
His body was not recovered and identified afterwards and consequently, his name is embossed on the Mercantile Marine Memorial at Tower Hill, London.
1871 Census of Wales, 1891 Census of England, 1901, Census of England, Liverpool England Crew Lists 1861 – 1919, Cunard Records, Commonwealth War Grave Commission, PRO BT 100/345, PRO BT 164/19/123, PRO BT 334, Deaths at Sea 1871 – 1968, Graham Maddocks, Geoff Whitfield, Michael Poirier, Jim Kalafus, Cliff Barry, Paul Latimer, Norman Gray.
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Revised & Updated – 22nd November 2024.