Mary Beaulieu, Eleanor Beaulieu, and John Beaulieu all with given addresses at Blaris, Lisburn were among the many passengers to board S.S. Athenia in Belfast.
Passenger on S.S. Athenia
Mary Beaulieu departed from Belfast on the ill-fated S.S. Athenia on 1st September 1939 with her son John Beaulieu and daughter Eleanor Beaulieu. Her address given on boarding documents was Blaris, Lisburn, Co. Antrim and she appeared under a list of American and Canadian residents sailing in Third Class.
Mary, a 35 year old housewife, survived the sinking and landed with her children and fellow survivors on board the Norwegian steamer Knut Nelson at Galway, Ireland on 5th September 1939.