SEP 1841
Annie was born in Paddington as Eliza Anne Smith.1
1842
Annie's parents, George Smith and Ruth Chapman, married.2
1856
The Smith family moved to Windsor.3
MAY 1, 1869
Annie married a relative of her mother, John Chapman, at All Saints Church, Knightsbridge. Annie and John lived at 29 Montpelier Plc, Brompton.4
1870
Annie and John lived in 1 Brook Mews, Bayswater while John worked as a Domestic Head Coachman.5
Annie and John's first daughter, Emily Ruth, was born.6
1873
Annie and John then relocated to 17 South Bruton Mews, Berkley Sq.7
Annie and John had a second daughter, Annie Georgia.8
1881
Annie and John moved from West London to Windsor. John worked for a farm bailiff, Josiah Weeks. (John allegedly lost his gentleman's valet job due to Annie's dishonesty.)9
Annie and John had their only son, John Jr, (John Jr, a cripple, was supposedly in the care of a charitable school).10
1882
Annie left her family, returned to London, and earned money by selling matches, crochet work, flowers, and occasionally herself, sometimes living off the income of her male friends.11
Emily Ruth died of meningitis.12
John provided Annie a regularly paid allowance of 10/ (50p) a week by postal order and was payable to the Commercial St Post Office.13
1886
Annie lived with Jack Sivvey in Dorset St and became known as Mrs Sievey.14
Ted Stanley lived at 1 Osborne Plc, Osborne St.15
John died at the age of 44 on Christmas Day from cirrhosis of the liver, ascite, and dropsy, while living at 1 Richmond Village, Grove Rd, Windsor.16
Sivvey left Annie and moved to Notting Hill.17
MAY 1888
Annie moved to Crossingham's Lodging-house, 35 Dorset St, paying 8d (4p) for a double bed.18
AUG 7, 1888
c.4:50am
Martha Tabram found dead in the George Yard Bldgs.19
AUG 31, 1888
3:40am
Polly Nichols found dead in Buck's Row.20
SAT, SEP 1, 1888
Annie fought with and lost to a fellow lodger, Eliza Cooper, over a half-pennce.21
MON, SEP 3, 1888
Annie's friend, Amelia Palmer, saw Annie in Dorset St who complained about being ill. Palmer noticed a bruise on Annie's right temple and asked, "How did you get that?" "Yes, look at my chest," replied Annie, opening her dress to reveal another bruise. Annie also stated, "If my sister will send me the boots, I shall go hopping."22
TUE, SEP 4, 1888
Amelia saw Annie at the Spitalfields Church, and Annie again complained of feeling unwell, stating that she should go to the casual ward. Palmer noticed Annie's pale condition, who replied that she had nothing to eat or drink all day. Palmer gave Annie 2d (1p) and told her to buy some tea, not rum.23
FRI, SEP 7, 1888
2:00-3:00pm
Crossingham's house deputy, Timothy Donovan, permitted Annie to sit in the kitchen, asking where she had been all week. "In the infirmary," answered Annie.24
FRI, SEP 7, 1888
5:00pm
Palmer met Annie in Dorset St. Annie was still feeling ill. "Are you going to Stratford to-day?" asked Palmer. Annie answered, "I feel too ill to do anything."25
FRI, SEP 7, 1888
c.5:10pm
Palmer saw Annie, again, in the same spot. Annie said, "It is of no use my going away. I shall have to go somewhere to get some money to pay my lodgings."26
FRI, SEP 7, 1888
11:30pm
Annie returned to the lodging-house and was, again, permitted to sit in the kitchen, leaving after only a short time.27
SAT, SEP 8, 1888
c.12:12am
Annie returned to the lodging-house, saying she had been to Vauxhall to see her sister, and that her relations gave her 5d (2 1/2p).28
Fellow lodger, William Stevens, saw Annie in the kitchen. Annie said she had been to the hospital and would go to the infirmary the next day. She had a bottle of lotion and a bottle of medicine. She took out a box of pills from her pocket, and, upon handling it, the box broke. Annie placed the pills in a torn piece of envelope she found on the floor near the fireplace.29
SAT, SEP 8, 1888
12:30am
Frederick Simmons, a fellow lodger, and Annie had a beer.30
SAT, SEP 8, 1888
1:00am
Simmons saw Annie leave Crossingham's (#35 Dorset St), believing she went to the Brittannia pub, (located on the north-west corner of Dorset St and Commercial St).31
SAT, SEP 8, 1888
1:30-1:45am
Annie returned to the lodging-house and was eating a baked potato in the kitchen. Donovan sent the night watchman, John Evans, for her doss money. Annie went to Donovan and said, "I haven't sufficient money for a bed, but don't let it. I shall not be long before I am in." "You can find money for your beer, and you can't find money for you bed," replied Donovan. "Never mind, Tim. I shall soon be back. Don't let the bed," Annie responded. (Donovan thought Annie was drunk.)32
SAT, SEP 8, 1888
c.1:50am
Evans escorted Annie outside. Annie then said, "I won't be long, Brummy. See that Tim keeps the bed for me.' Annie then walked up Little Paternoster Row, into Brushfield St, and turned towards the Spitalfields Church. (Evans thought Annie was the worse for drink.)33
SAT, SEP 8, 1888
2:30am
Emily Walter was in the backyard of 29 Hanbury St with a man. He was 37; Dark beard and moustache; foreign accent; dark vest and pants; black scarf and felt hat; short dark jacket.34
References
The following abbreviations apply:
MEPO=Scotland Yard files, HO=Home Officie files
DT=The Daily Telegraph, T=The Times, IPN=The Illustrated Police News, ELA=The East London Advertiser,
S=The Star, LPD=The Liverpool Daily Post, SCCE=The Suffolk Chronicle and County Express
A-Z=The Jack the Rippper A to Z, 2nd ed, (Begg, Fido, Skinner),
JTRUF=Jack the Ripper: The Uncensored Facts (Begg),
CHJTR=The Complete History of Jack the Ripper (Sudgen),
JTRCC=Jack the Ripper: The Complete Casebook, US ed (Rumbelow)
1 A-Z, p78; JTRUF, p53 69 A-Z, p78; JTRCC, p49; CHJTR, p86 |
76 A-Z, p80 |