Thomas McGinty was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, on the 5th June 1898, the son of John McGinty, and his wife Elizabeth (née Scully). His father was a boiler maker’s labourer, and Thomas was one of nine children in the family. By 1911, the family home was at 6 Court, 7 House, Burlington Street, Liverpool.
He was a professional seaman and engaged as a trimmer in the Engineering Department on board the Lusitania on the 12th April 1915 at Liverpool at a monthly wage of £6-0s.-0d.
He survived the sinking on the 7th May 1915, when the liner was sunk by a German torpedo off the southern coast of Ireland.
After his landing at Queenstown and his eventual return to Liverpool, he was eventually paid the balance of wages owing to him, which amounted to £4-14s.-0d. (£4.70p.), which was calculated up to and including the 8th May, 24 hours after the sinking.
By 1923, he had emigrated to the United States of America, settling in Greenwich, Connecticut, and on the 3rd March 1925, he married Ellen Gillespie. His wife was born in Scotland and had arrived in Greenwich in 1923. The couple had at least three children.
Thomas McGinty worked at various jobs in Greenwich, including a handyman at a machine factory and as a labourer with the city authorities in Greenwich. The family lived at Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich.
Thomas Ginty died in Greenwich, Connecticut, on the 11th December 1945, aged 47 years.
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Revised & Updated – 16th December 2024.