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Christine Marlin
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 11:06 am: | 
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Since Stewart Evans has introduced Major Arthur Griffiths into the Ripper discussion, I thought it might be worth noting that Griffiths was a freemason. (He says so in his memoirs, Fifty Years of Public Service, 1898, p. 139). I don't know enough about the Ripper case to speculate on how this might be relevant -- I merely offer the information in case it should be useful to someone!
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cynthia burdon
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Sunday, August 07, 2005 - 7:37 am: |
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I have recently discovered that my great-grandfather's name was Skelton. He was with the London Police and in his obituary it is said he was the last living policeman to work on the Jack the Ripper case. Unfortunately i can find no trace of this name in any documents. Can anyone help? |
John Savage
Inspector
Username: Johnsavage
Post Number: 451
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, August 08, 2005 - 9:17 pm: |
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Hi Cynthia,
I must admit I have never come across the name of Skelton in regard to the WM.
Perhaps you would like to post his obituary on the boards, as I, and I am sure others, would be most interested to read it.
Rgds
John |
Robert Charles Linford
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Robert
Post Number: 4749
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 8:11 am: |
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Cynthia, there was a Charles Skelton, 33, policeman, born Suffolk, at 32 Princes Block, St Botolph Aldgate in the 1891 census. Wife Martha E., 28, born Essex. Sons Frederick C., 7, born Essex, and George H., 5, born London City.
Robert
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Robert Charles Linford
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Robert
Post Number: 4752
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 2:42 pm: |
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Cynthia, on going back I think that the name of the man that I found was probably Skilton. Are you sure your ancestor was Skelton, not Skilton?
Robert |
AP Wolf
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Apwolf
Post Number: 2369
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 6:17 pm: |
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I got an incoming on a Henry Skelton, in some connection to the Whitechapel Murders on the 'East London Family History Society'.
There is also an article there on George Hutchinson as a witness to the crimes of Jack the Ripper which I was unable to unlock.
This could be interesting if written by family. |
Robert Charles Linford
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Robert
Post Number: 4753
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 6:52 pm: |
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Thanks AP. No luck with Henry.
Robert |
kristylawson
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 12:38 am: |
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hello,
my great great grandfather was named James Stockley. I've always been told by Grandparents that he was one of "the big five" to work on jack the Ripper's case... does anyone know anything of this... or does that name ring any bells? Also, was it common for these police officers to have alias' or other names? because we've also been told that he was undercover, but worked until retirement on the jack the ripper case... i've looked for hours without coming up with too much...
thanks in advance for any info...
kristy |
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