Chapman, Annie b. September 1, 1841 d. September 8, 1888 Victim of Jack the Ripper. At the age of 47, she was the second of five confirmed Ripper victims. Most modern investigators and researchers believe that Jack the Ripper had more victims than the five confirmed ones. At five feet tall, overweight, with blue eyes and brown hair, she was known on the streets of East London as "Dark Annie." She had separated from her husband when she became addicted to alcohol. Her estranged husband was reported to be a coachman employed by a gentleman who...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Manor Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Forest Gate, Greater London, England Plot: [unmarked]
Eddowes, Catherine b. April 14, 1842 d. September 30, 1888 Victim of Jack the Ripper. She was the fourth of five confirmed Ripper victims. Most modern investigators and researchers believe that Jack the Ripper had more victims than the five confirmed ones. Catherine Eddows had lived for over ten years with Thomas Conway, the father of her two sons and a daughter. The sons still lived with their father, while the daughter was married to a lampblack packer. Catherine Eddows had left Conway due to her addiction to alcohol about 1880. Since 1881, she...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) City of London Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Kelly, Mary (Marie Jeanette) Jane b. August 25, 1863 d. November 9, 1888 Victim of Jack the Ripper. At the age of 25, she was the fifth and last of five confirmed Ripper victims. Most modern investigators and researchers believe that Jack the Ripper had more victims than the five confirmed ones. Mary Jane Kelly was born in Limerick, Ireland, the daughter of John Kelly, an Irish ironworker. Mary had six brothers who lived at home, a brother in the Army, and a sister who worked in the markets. When Mary was young, her family moved to Caernarvonshire, Wales, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Leytonstone, Greater London, England
Nichols, Mary Ann b. August 26, 1845 d. August 31, 1888 Victim of Jack the Ripper. At the age of 43, she was the first of five confirmed Ripper victims. Most modern investigators and researchers believe that Jack the Ripper had more victims than the five confirmed ones. At five foot, two inches, plump, with brown eyes and graying dark brown hair, she had been married to a printer's machinist named William Nichols. They had five children, with the oldest 21 years old and the youngest 9 years old at the time of her death. She and William had separated...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) City of London Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Stride, Elizabeth b. November 27, 1843 d. September 30, 1888 Victim of Jack the Ripper. At the age of 44, she was the third of five confirmed Ripper victims. Most modern investigators and researchers believe that Jack the Ripper had more victims than the five confirmed ones. Born Elizabeth Gustafsdotter in Torslanda, near Goteborg, Sweden, she had been the daughter of a farmer. At five foot two inches tall, with dark brown hair and bluish-gray eyes, she came to London about 1868 to "take a situation with a gentleman" who lived near Hyde Park. It is...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Cause of death: murdered East London Cemetery and Crematorium, Newham, Greater London, England Plot: Grave #15509, square 37