NOV 27, 1843
Elizabeth was born as Elizabeth Gustafsdotter to Gustaf Ericsson and Beata Carlsdotter at Stora Tumelhed farm, Torslanda, Sweden, near Gothenburg.1
DEC 5, 1843
Elizabeth was baptized.2
1859
Elizabeth was confirmed in the church of Torslanda.3
OCT 14, 1860
Elizabeth moved to Carl Johan Parish, Gothenburg as a domestic servant to a workman, Lars Frederick Olofson.4
FEB 2, 1862
Elizabeth moved to Cathedral Parish, Gothenburg, still claiming to be a domestic servant.5
MAR 1865
The Gothenburg Police registered Elizabeth as a prostitute.6
APR 21, 1865
Elizabeth gave birth to a still-born girl.7
BY OCT 1865
Elizabeth was living in Philgaten in Ostra Haga, a suburb of Gothenburg.8
OCT 17, 1865
Elizabeth was hospitalized at Kurhuset for venereal ulcer.9
NOV 3, 1865
Elizabeth hospitalized, again, for venereal disease.10
NOV 14, 1865
Elizabeth was listed as "healthy" in the hospital entries; she was no longer required to report to the police. (This was the date of the fourth hospital entry with the first three being written on the 3rd, 7th, and 10th of November.)11
FEB 7, 1866
Elizabeth submitted a new certificate of altered residence, changing from Cathedral parish to the Swedish parish in London.12
JUL 10, 1866
Elizabeth was entered in the London register as unmarried at the Swedish Church in Prince's Sq, St. George's-in-the-East.13
MAR 7, 1869
Elizabeth married John Thomas Stride at St. Giles in the Fields Church. Reverend Will Powell conducted the service, which was witnessed by Daniel H. Wyatt and N. Taylor. (At this time, Elizabeth gave her maiden name as Gustifson, living at 67 Gower St.)14
1869
Elizabeth and Stride lived in East India Dock Rd, Poplar. Stride kept a coffee shop at Chrisp St, Poplar.15
1870-1871
Stride moved his coffee shop to Upper North St, Poplar.16
APR 2, 1871
Stride's coffee shop was next located at 178 Poplar High St, (Elizabeth told friends that the coffee shop was at Chrisp St, Poplar).17
1874
Stride's coffee shop was taken over by John Dale.18
MAR 1877
Elizabeth was briefly an inmate of Poplar Workhouse.19
FALL 1878
Elizabeth claimed that Stride and two of her children died in the Princess Alice disaster of Sep 3, 1878. (John Stride died in 1884. No known record exists showing that any of her children were involved in the disaster. Despite her false claims, no known record exists showing Elizabeth attempting to obtain funds from the publicly offered financial assistance for such victims.)20
DEC 28, 1881
Elizabeth was admitted to the Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary for bronchitis.21
JAN 4, 1882
Elizabeth was moved from the infirmary to the Whitechapel Workhouse.22
1882
Stride's and Elizabeth's marriage broke down. Elizabeth began living, off and on, at 32 Flower and Dean St.23
PRIOR OCT 1884
Elizabeth recieved assistance from the Swedish Church.24
OCT 24, 1884
Stride died in Poplar Sick Asylum from heart failure. His address was listed as Poplar Workhouse.25
BY 1885
Elizabeth moved in with Michael Kidney at 35 Dorset St.26
1886
Elizabeth received financial assistance, twice, from the Swedish Church off of the Ratcliff Highway, giving an address of Devonshire St, Commercial Rd.27
MAR 21, 1887
Elizabeth was registered as an inmate at the Poplar Workhouse.28
c.APR 1887
Elizabeth and Kidney moved to 36 Devonshire St.29
APR 6, 1887
Elizabeth turned Kidney over to Police Constable 357H for assault. She did not appear in court against him.30
1887-1888
Elizabeth was convicted eight times for drunkenness at the Thames Magistrate Court under her own name. (She might have had another conviction on 10 June 1887, under the name of Annie
Fitzgerald.)31
JUL 1888
Kidney was sent down for 3 days for being drunk and disorderly and for using obscene language. Elizabeth walked out on Kidney.32
AUG 7, 1888
c.4:50am
Martha Tabram found dead in the George Yard Bldgs.33
AUG 31, 1888
3:40am
Polly Nichols found dead in Buck's Row.34
SAT, SEP 8, 1888
c.5:55am
Annie Chapman found dead at 29 Hanbury St.35
SAT, SEP 15, 1888
That Day
Elizabeth received further financial assistance from the Swedish Church.36
THUR, SEP 20, 1888
That Day
Elizabeth, again, received alms from the Swedish Church.37
TUE, SEP 25, 1888
That Day
Elizabeth left Kidney, lodging at 32 Flower and Dean St, where she had not been for the past 3 months.38
WED, SEP 26, 1888
That Day
During one of his many visits, Doctor Thomas Barnardo saw Elizabeth in the lodging-house kitchen at 32 Flower and Dean St.39
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
That Afternoon
Elizabeth cleaned 2 rooms at 32 Flower and Dean St, instead of doing her normal cleaning work for the local Jewish residences. Mrs Tanner, lodging House-deputy, paid her 6d (2 1/2p).40
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
6:00-7:00pm
Charles Preston saw Elizabeth in the lodging-house kitchen. She asked to borrow his clothes brush, but he refused.41
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
6:30pm
Elizabeth went to the Queen's Head pub, 74 Commercial St, ( south corner of Commercial St & Fashion St).42
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
7:00pm
Elizabeth returned to the lodging-house kitchen.43
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
7:00-8:00pm
Elizabeth gave Catherine Lane a large piece of green velvet to look after until she returned. She passed by Thomas Bates, the watchman, looking cheerful as she went out. Elizabeth still had the money Tanner paid her.44
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
9:00pm
Philip Kranz went to work in the printing offices of Der Arberter Fraint, (a local publication for socialist Jews), located behind the International Workingmen's Educational Club at 40 Berner St.45
References
The following abbreviations apply:
MEPO=Scotland Yard files, HO=Home Officie files
DT=The Daily Telegraph, T=The Times, MG=The Manchester Guardian, DN=The Daily News
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),
CBJTR=Casebook: Jack the Ripper, web site (Ryder)
1 A-Z, p453, 458; JTRCC, p77 |
92 A-Z, p438; JTRUF, p110; MG, 6 OCT 88 |