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Mary Ann Nichols was born Mary Ann Walker on 26 August 1845 in either Dean Street, off Fetter Lane in London, or Dawes Court, Shoe Lane (off Fleet Street), London. She was the second of three children born to Edward Walker, a locksmith (later a blacksmith), and Caroline (née Webb), a laundress. Little is known of her early life, although she is known to have been christened by the year 1851.. At age 18, Walker married a printer's machinist named William Nichols.
Jan 8, 2024 · Born on August 23, 1845, in the Soho neighborhood of London, Mary Ann Nichols (neé Walker) had a short and troubled life. Her 16-year marriage ended bitterly in 1880 when Nichols accused her husband of infidelity.
Today, Mary Ann Nichols is widely considered to be the first of Jack the Ripper's targets – and the first of the canonical Five Ripper victims.
Jul 22, 2024 · THE FIRST CANONICAL VICTIM. Mary Ann Nichols - or "Polly" Nichols as she was often called by her family, friends and acquaintances, was born Mary Ann Walker on the 26th of August, 1845, at Dawes Court, off Shoe Lane in the City of London.
The First of the Canonical Five Ripper Victims August 31st, 1888; Whitechapel, London It was 1:20 am and the deputy at Wilmott's Lodging House was kicking Mary Ann Nichols, known around the Whitechapel district as “Polly”, out of the house’s kitchen. Well-known to be an alcoholic, she had drunk away any money she could have spent on a bed for the night at a neighborhood public house. “Never mind', Polly had said, with her customary pluck, “I'll soon get my doss money. See what a ...
Funeral. Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols was buried on Thursday, 6 September, 1888. That afternoon, Polly was transported in a polished elm coffin to Mr Henry Smith, Hanbury Street undertaker.
Aug 30, 2013 · The authorities identified the victim as 43-year-old Mary Ann Nichols, one of the hundreds of prostitutes who prowled the warren of Whitechapel’s streets.
May 24, 2019 · In 1888, in London’s Whitechapel area, five women – Mary Ann 'Polly' Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine 'Kate' Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly – were murdered.
Jul 22, 2024 · Some dozen murders between 1888 and 1892 have been speculatively attributed to Jack the Ripper, but only five of those, all committed in 1888, were linked by police to a single murderer. The so-called “canonical five” victims were Mary Ann Nichols (whose body was found on August 31), Annie Chapman (found September 8), Elizabeth Stride (found September 30), Catherine (Kate) Eddowes (found September 30), and Mary Jane Kelly (found November 9).
Feb 9, 2010 · Prostitute Mary Ann Nichols, the first known victim of London serial killer “Jack the Ripper,” is found murdered and mutilated in the city’s Whitechapel district. London saw four more ...
