Shadows of Whitechapel: Mary Jane Kelly, The Last Light in Dorset Street
Mary Jane Kelly © public domain Everyone knows the terror that ripped through the East End, in 1888, but many forget the victims and who they were: Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly. Each of these women was a living, breathing person with a unique history and story. Here I have tried to piece together the lives of the women who would go on to become known as 'The Canonical Five', resulting in a small glimpse into their lives. There is much that I have left out, but what I believe to be the important pieces of their lives are here. Obviously, with census records, online records, books, newspaper articles, archives and much more, there are discrepancies and contradictory accounts, resulting in confusing timelines. So, where there has been contradictory information, I have left that out, or bracketed the information, so that I could create the most accurate account of their lives. If you do spot an error, please do get in co...
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