Eva Blair with a given address of Castle Erin, Portrush, Co. Antrim boarded S.S. Athenia at Belfast on 1st September 1939. She landed at Galway with survivors.
Passenger on S.S. Athenia
Eva Blair departed from Belfast on the ill-fated S.S. Athenia on 1st September 1939. Her address given on boarding documents was Castle Erin, Portrush, Co. Antrim and she appeared under a list of American and Canadian residents sailing in Tourist Cabin Class.
Eva, a 32 year old housewife, survived the sinking and landed with fellow survivors on board the Norwegian steamer Knut Nelson at Galway, Ireland on 5th September 1939.