Colin Roberts
05-28-2010, 06:23 PM
From the texts of two 'Private Messages', recently received, from Jon Simons:
We might get a book out of John Simmonds yet!
I noticed this in The Star 12th Oct 88:
'A Suspicious Infirmary Patient'
"A report was current late last night that the police suspect a man who is at present a patient in an East-end infirmary. He has been admitted since the commission of the last murder. Owing to his suspicious behavior their attention was directed to him. Detectives are making inquiries, and he is kept under surveillance."(My Emphasis/Color-Shading)
and ...
… the press account of the suspicious infirmary patient also appears, word for word, in the London Evening News 12th Oct.
I should begin, by acknowledging that I am extremely skeptical of unsubstantiated tabloid assertions, regarding "Jolly Bonnet"(s), imminent victims who believed that they knew the identity of the 'Whitechapel Murderer', witnesses who were "discredited", etc ...
Again; I am extremely skeptical of unsubstantiated tabloid assertions.
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Moving right along, ...
"We might get a book out of John Simmonds yet!"
Who, exactly, is "John Simmonds"?
He was first brought to our attention, back in December, ...
... there was an interesting chappy called John Simmonds, who was a 22 yr old hawker who lived at 60 Wentworth St, and he was admitted to the Whitechapel Infirmary a week after the double event suffering from syphilis, and was discharged on Nov 8th!!
... by Jon Simons, a.k.a. 'Jon Guy'.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4648017016_6faa8838fb.jpg (http://www.movinghere.org.uk/deliveryfiles/LMA/STBG_WH_123_020/0/16.pdf)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4648017006_87506cec51.jpg (http://www.movinghere.org.uk/deliveryfiles/LMA/STBG_WH_123_020/0/16.pdf)
--- Click Either of the Above Images, Select Frame '3', and Scroll to Line '3288'; to View the Register (.pdf), in the "Moving Here Catalogue": movinghere.org.uk ---
Date: "Tuesday, Oct 9th"
Name: "Simmonds, John"
Age: "22"
Where Admitted From: "60 Wentworth St"
Calling: "Hawker"
Cause of Admission: "Syphilis"
Religion: "Ch of E"
Settlement: "5 Months" *
Date of Discharge: "5-11-88" (Possibly "8-11-88")
* Self-Proclaimed residence, of five months, in the Whitechapel Registration District / Poor Law Union:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2617/3964025786_2508282244.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/septic_blue/3964025786/sizes/l/)
Whitechapel Registration District / Poor Law Union - 1888 (Click Image, to Enlarge in flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/septic_blue/3964025786/sizes/l/))
Underlying Aerial Imagery: Copyright Google Earth, 2007
Overlying Plots, Labels and Color-Shadings: Copyright Colin C. Roberts, 2010
Whitechapel Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Liberty of Norton Folgate (Green): 1,449
- The Old Artillery Ground (Aqua): 2,138
- The Parish of Christ Church Spitalfields (Blue): 22,859
- The Hamlet of Mile End New Town (Orange): 11,303
- The Parish of Holy Trinity ('Minories') (Yellow): 301
- The Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel (Red): 32,326
----- {Portion within the County of Middlesex, -1889; the County of London, 1889-1965: 32,284}
----- {Portion within the City of London, -1900: 42}
- The Liberty of Her Majesty's Tower of London (Orange): 933
----- {The Liberty of the Tower: n/a}
----- {The Precinct of Old Tower Without: 65}
----- {The Tower: 868}
- The Precinct of St. Katharine (Blue): 182
- The Parish of St. Botolph without Aldgate (Green): 2,971
----- {Portion within the County of Middlesex, -1889; the County of London, 1889-1965: 2,971}
The portion of the Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel (42) that was situated within the Municipality of the City of London, was a component of the Whitechapel Registration District / Poor Law Union; until becoming a part of the Parish of St. Botolph without Aldgate, City of London, in 1900; and accordingly being included within the Registration / Poor Law administration of the City of London.
- Total Population - Whitechapel Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 74,462
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I have managed to locate two 'potentially likely' matches, in the records of the Census of England & Wales, 1881 & 1891:
Census of England & Wales, 1881:
Registration District: St. George in the East
Civil Parish: St. George in the East
Registration Sub-District: St. Mary
Enumeration District: 2
Page: 37
"12 Denmark Street"
"John Simmonds"
"15"
"Scholar"
"Middx / London"
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Census of England & Wales, 1891:
Registration District: Whitechapel
Civil Parish: Christ Church Spitalfields
Registration Sub-District: Spitalfields
Enumeration District: 5
Page: 40
"55 Flower & Dean Street"
"John Simmonds"
"30"
"Orange Porter"
"Hackney"
I have also managed to locate a likely reference to the latter of the two 'potentially likely' matches, in the Register of Deaths, Whitechapel Union Infirmary, 1900:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4632321083_bf780eb1cf.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/septic_blue/4632321083/sizes/o/)
Register of Deaths: Whitechapel Union Infirmary, 1900 (Click Image, to Enlarge in flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/septic_blue/4632321083/sizes/o/))
Date of Death: "September 16th, 1900"
Name: "Simmonds, John"
Age: "40"
Cause of Death: "Inquest"
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A Geographic Profiler's 'dream-come-true'!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2691/4181872776_de2d4867fa.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/septic_blue/4181872776/sizes/l/)
60 Wentworth Street, Parish of Christ Church Spitalfields / George Yard Buildings, George Yard, Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel (Click Image, to Enlarge in flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/septic_blue/4181872776/sizes/l/))
Underlying Aerial Imagery: Copyright Google Earth, 2007
Overlying Plots, Labels and Color-Shadings: Copyright Colin C. Roberts, 2010
Green: 60 Wentworth Street, Parish of Christ Church Spitalfields
Red: George Yard Buildings, George Yard, Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel
Green Dot: Murder-Site Mean-Center, i.e. Murder-Site Center of Mass ('MacNaghten-Five' + Tabram)
Southwest Corner of the Intersection of Wentworth Street and Osborn Street, Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel, County of Middlesex
Longitude: 0° 4' 14.18" West
Latitude: 51° 31' 2.06" North
The plotted location of the Tabram murder-site, in this instance, assumes that the body was discovered at the top of the first full flight of stairs, on the first-floor outdoor balcony, of George Yard Buildings.
Having considered some keen observations and detailed illustrations, that were contributed to some recent discussion, on Casebook.org; I have accepted the notion that Tabram's body was, in all likelihood, discovered on an interior 'half-floor' landing, between the ground-floor and first-floor levels.
The plotted location of the Tabram murder-site, therefore, should be shifted approximately eight-to-twelve feet (ground-level) east/northeast, along a vector that is perpendicular to the frontage of George Yard Buildings.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2663/4195549771_3a3f6dfa28.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/septic_blue/4195549771/sizes/l/)
Deviations from Murder-Site Mean-Center (Elliptical Perspective) (Click Image, to Enlarge in flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/septic_blue/4195549771/sizes/l/))
Underlying Aerial Imagery: Copyright Google Earth, 2007
Overlying Plots, Labels and Color-Shadings: Copyright Colin C. Roberts, 2010
From the outside, in …
- Robert Mann (Modern-Day Person of Interest): Whitechapel Union Infirmary, Baker's Row, Hamlet of Mile End New Town, County of Middlesex
Longitude: 0° 3' 50.14" West
Latitude: 51° 31' 14.66" North
My Geographic Profile Model would suggest that the documented 1888 residence of Robert Mann (i.e. the Whitechapel Union Infirmary) should be perceived as having fallen within the 70th percentile (i.e. the top 30.00%) of the distribution of probability, regarding the location of the perpetrator's base of operations.
- Robert Mann (Modern-Day Person of Interest): Whitechapel Union Infirmary Mortuary, Eagle Place, Old Montague Street, Hamlet of Mile End New Town, County of Middlesex
Longitude: 0° 3' 52.22" West
Latitude: 51° 31' 8.12" North
My Geographic Profile Model would suggest that the documented 1888 workplace of Robert Mann (i.e. the Whitechapel Union Infirmary Mortuary) should be perceived as having fallen within the 76th percentile (i.e. the top 23.54%) of the distribution of probability, regarding the location of the perpetrator's base of operations.
- Aaron Kosminski (Contemporary Suspect): 34 Yalford Street, Hamlet of Mile End Old Town, County of Middlesex
Longitude: 0° 3' 56.79" West
Latitude: 51° 30' 59.31" North
My Geographic Profile Model would suggest that the probable 1888 residence of Aaron Kosminski (i.e. 34 Yalford Street) should be perceived as having fallen within the 78th percentile (i.e. the top 21.76%) of the distribution of probability, regarding the location of the perpetrator's base of operations.
- George Hutchinson & Joseph Fleming (aka 'James Evans') (Modern-Day Persons of Interest): Victoria Home for Working Men, 39-41 Commercial Street, Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel, County of Middlesex
Longitude: 0° 4' 23.98" West
Latitude: 51° 31' 0.64" North
My Geographic Profile Model would suggest that the self-stated 1888 residence of George Hutchinson / the self-stated 1889 residence of Joseph Fleming (aka 'James Evans') (i.e. the Victoria Home for Working Men) should be perceived as having fallen within the 89th percentile (i.e. the top 10.52%) of the distribution of probability, regarding the location of the perpetrator's base of operations.
- John Simmonds (Modern-Day Person of Interest): 60 Wentworth Street, Parish of Christ Church Spitalfields, County of Middlesex
Longitude: 0° 4' 18.56" West
Latitude: 51° 31' 1.75" North
My Geographic Profile Model would suggest that the self-stated 1888 residence of John Simmonds (i.e. 60 Wentworth Street) should be perceived as having fallen within the 95th percentile (i.e. the top 4.96%) of the distribution of probability, regarding the location of the perpetrator's base of operations.
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In a 'nutshell' ...
- Robert Mann (Whitechapel Union Infirmary): 70th Percentile
- Robert Mann (Whitechapel Union Infirmary Mortuary): 76th Percentile
- Aaron Kosminski (34 Yalford Street): 78th Percentile
- George Hutchinson & Joseph Fleming (aka 'James Evans') (Victoria Home for Working Men): 89th Percentile
- John Simmonds (60 Wentworth Street): 95th Percentile
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Again;
... in The Star 12th Oct 88:
'A Suspicious Infirmary Patient'
"A report was current late last night that the police suspect a man who is at present a patient in an East-end infirmary. He has been admitted since the commission of the last murder. Owing to his suspicious behavior their attention was directed to him. Detectives are making inquiries, and he is kept under surveillance."(My Emphasis/Color-Shading)
"... a man who is at present a patient in an East-end infirmary."
So; just what is the likelihood that this "patient in an East-end infirmary"* and John Simmonds were one and the same?
* Assuming, of course, that he even existed.
I will begin to address that issue, by considering the number of males that were enumerated as 'inmates'/'patients', of the Poor Law Infirmaries that were situated within London's 'East End', in accordance with the Census of England & Wales, 1891.
Holborn Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Combined Parish of St. Andrew Holborn ('Above the Bars') & St. George the Martyr: 26,228
----- {Portion of the Parish of St. Andrew Holborn within the County of Middlesex, -1889; the County of London, 1889-1965: n/k}
----- {The Parish of St. George the Martyr: n/k}
- Gray's Inn: 253
- Furnival's Inn: 121
----- {Portion within the County of Middlesex, -1889; the County of London, 1889-1965: 97}
----- {Portion within the City of London: 24}
- Lincoln's Inn: 27
- Staple Inn: 21
----- {Portion within the County of Middlesex, -1889; the County of London, 1889-1965: 18}
----- {Portion within the City of London: 3}
- The Liberty of Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden, Ely Rents and Ely Place: 4,506
- The Combined Parish of St. James & St. John Clerkenwell: 66,216
----- {The Parish of St. James Clerkenwell: n/k}
----- {The Parish of St. John Clerkenwell: n/k}
- The Parish of St. Sepulchre ('without Newgate'): 1,972
----- {Portion within the County of Middlesex, -1889; the County of London, 1889-1965: 1,972}
- The Charter House: 136
- The Parish of St. Luke: 42,440
The Combined Parish of St. James & St. John Clerkenwell included a portion of the settlement of Pentonville; and, the Parish of St. Luke included a portion of the settlement of Finsbury, as well as a very minor portion of the settlement of Hoxton.
- Total Population - Holborn Registration District (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 141,920
Gray's Inn (253) and Lincoln's Inn (27) were both components of the Holborn Registration District (141,920); but, neither was a component of any Poor Law Union.
- Total Population - Holborn Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 141,640
___ Holborn Union Infirmary, Shepherdess Walk, Parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 495
- Female: 618
- Total: 1,113
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City of London Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Municipality of the City of London: 37,705
----- {All Constituent Parochial and Extra-Parochial Entities, Included Herein: 37,705}
- The Liberty of Glasshouse Yard: 779
The Liberty of Glasshouse Yard (779), which originally constituted the portion of the Parish of St. Botolph without Aldersgate, that was situated within the County of Middlesex (i.e. outside the City of London), was included within the Registration / Poor Law administration of the City of London.
The Middle Temple (95), along with those portions of Furnival's Inn (24), Staple Inn (3), and the Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel (42), which were situated within the Municipality of the City of London (37,705), were not included within the Registration / Poor Law administration of the City of London.
- Total Population - City of London Registration District (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 38,320
The Inner Temple (96) was a component of the City of London Registration District (38,320); but, was not a component of any Poor Law Union.
- Total Population - City of London Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 38,224
___ City of London Union Infirmary, Bow Road, Parish of Bromley St. Leonard (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
----- {Portion Situated within the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town; Enumerated Accordingly: 253}
- Male: 82
- Female: 171
- Total: 253
----- {Portion Situated within the Parish of Bromley St. Leonard; Enumerated Accordingly: 317}
- Male: 210
- Female: 107
- Total: 317
___ Entire Facility (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 292
- Female: 278
- Total: 570
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Shoreditch Registration District / Poor Law Parish (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch: 124,009
The Parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch included the settlements of Hoxton, Holywell and Haggerston, as well as a portion of the settlement of Finsbury.
- Total Population - St. Leonard Shoreditch Registration District / Poor Law Parish (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 124,009
___ Shoreditch Infirmary, Kingsland Road, Parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch (located on the grounds of the Parish Workhouse of St. Leonard Shoreditch) (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 253
- Female: 231
- Total: 484
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Bethnal Green Registration District / Poor Law Parish (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Parish of St. Matthew Bethnal Green: 129,132
The Parish of St. Matthew Bethnal Green included a portion of the settlement of Globe Town.
- Total Population - St. Matthew Bethnal Green Registration District / Poor Law Parish (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 129,132
___ Bethnal Green Workhouse, Waterloo Road, Parish of St. Matthew Bethnal Green* (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 340
- Female: 312
- Total: 652
* The Census of England & Wales, 1891, does not make reference to a distinct infirmary facility, of affiliation with the Bethnal Green Poor Law Parish. It does, however, list each inmate of the Parish Workhouse of St. Matthew Bethnal Green, as being one of the following: "Sick Inmate"; "Infirm Inmate"; "Nursery Inmate"; "Inmate". Those described as being either 'sick', or 'infirm', have been included in this tabulation.
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Whitechapel Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Liberty of Norton Folgate: 1,449
- The Old Artillery Ground: 2,138
- The Parish of Christ Church Spitalfields: 22,859
- The Hamlet of Mile End New Town: 11,303
- The Parish of Holy Trinity ('Minories'): 301
- The Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel: 32,326
----- {Portion within the County of Middlesex, -1889; the County of London, 1889-1965: 32,284}
----- {Portion within the City of London, -1900: 42}
- The Liberty of Her Majesty's Tower of London: 933
----- {The Liberty of the Tower: n/a}
----- {The Precinct of Old Tower Without: 65}
----- {The Tower: 868}
- The Precinct of St. Katharine: 182
- The Parish of St. Botolph without Aldgate: 2,971
----- {Portion within the County of Middlesex, -1889; the County of London, 1889-1965: 2,971}
The portion of the Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel (42) that was situated within the Municipality of the City of London, was a component of the Whitechapel Registration District / Poor Law Union; until becoming a part of the Parish of St. Botolph without Aldgate, City of London, in 1900; and accordingly being included within the Registration / Poor Law administration of the City of London.
- Total Population - Whitechapel Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 74,462
___ Whitechapel Union Infirmary, Baker's Row, Hamlet of Mile End New Town (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 362
- Female: 237
- Total: 599
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Mile End Old Town Registration District / Poor Law Parish (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Hamlet of Mile End Old Town: 107,592
The Hamlet of Mile End Old Town included portions of the settlements of Globe Town, Stepney and Bow Common.
- Total Population - Mile End Old Town Registration District / Poor Law Parish (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 107,592
___ Mile End Old Town Infirmary, Bancroft Road, Hamlet of Mile End Old Town (located on the grounds of the Parish Workhouse of Mile End Old Town) (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 207
- Female: 231
- Total: 438
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St. George in the East Registration District / Poor Law Parish (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Parish of St. George in the East: 45,795
- Total Population - St. George in the East Registration District / Poor Law Parish (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 45,795
___ St. George in the East Infirmary, Raine Street, Parish of St. George in the East (located on the grounds of the Parish Workhouse of St. George in the East) (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 179
- Female: 202
- Total: 381
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Stepney Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Parish of St. John of Wapping: 2,123
- The Parish of St. Paul Shadwell: 8,123
- The Hamlet of Ratcliff: 14,928
- The Parish of St. Anne Limehouse: 32,202
The Hamlet of Ratcliff included a portion of the settlement of Stepney.
- Total Population - Stepney Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 57,376
Poplar Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Parish of St. Mary Stratford Bow: 40,365
- The Parish of Bromley St. Leonard: 70,000
- The Parish of All Saints Poplar: 56,383
The Parish of St. Mary Stratford Bow included the settlement of Old Ford; the Parish of Bromley St. Leonard included a portion of the settlement of Bow Common; and, the Parish of All Saints Poplar included the settlements of Millwall, Cubitt Town and Blackwall.
- Total Population - Poplar Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 166,748
___ Poplar & Stepney Sick Asylum, Devon's Road, Parish of Bromley St. Leonard: A Poor Law infirmary, shared by the Poor Law Unions of Poplar and Stepney (Poplar & Stepney Sick Asylum District: 224,124) (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 302
- Female: 269
- Total: 571
___ Poplar Union Infirmary, North Street, Parish of All Saints Poplar (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 44
- Female: 0
- Total: 44
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All Poor Law Infirmaries, Located within London's 'East End' (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 2,474
- Female: 2,378
- Total: 4,852
The total number of males, therefore, that were enumerated as 'inmates'/'patients', of the Poor Law Infirmaries that were situated within London's 'East End', in accordance with the Census of England & Wales, 1891; was 2,474.
--- More to Follow ---
We might get a book out of John Simmonds yet!
I noticed this in The Star 12th Oct 88:
'A Suspicious Infirmary Patient'
"A report was current late last night that the police suspect a man who is at present a patient in an East-end infirmary. He has been admitted since the commission of the last murder. Owing to his suspicious behavior their attention was directed to him. Detectives are making inquiries, and he is kept under surveillance."(My Emphasis/Color-Shading)
and ...
… the press account of the suspicious infirmary patient also appears, word for word, in the London Evening News 12th Oct.
I should begin, by acknowledging that I am extremely skeptical of unsubstantiated tabloid assertions, regarding "Jolly Bonnet"(s), imminent victims who believed that they knew the identity of the 'Whitechapel Murderer', witnesses who were "discredited", etc ...
Again; I am extremely skeptical of unsubstantiated tabloid assertions.
---------
Moving right along, ...
"We might get a book out of John Simmonds yet!"
Who, exactly, is "John Simmonds"?
He was first brought to our attention, back in December, ...
... there was an interesting chappy called John Simmonds, who was a 22 yr old hawker who lived at 60 Wentworth St, and he was admitted to the Whitechapel Infirmary a week after the double event suffering from syphilis, and was discharged on Nov 8th!!
... by Jon Simons, a.k.a. 'Jon Guy'.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4648017016_6faa8838fb.jpg (http://www.movinghere.org.uk/deliveryfiles/LMA/STBG_WH_123_020/0/16.pdf)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4648017006_87506cec51.jpg (http://www.movinghere.org.uk/deliveryfiles/LMA/STBG_WH_123_020/0/16.pdf)
--- Click Either of the Above Images, Select Frame '3', and Scroll to Line '3288'; to View the Register (.pdf), in the "Moving Here Catalogue": movinghere.org.uk ---
Date: "Tuesday, Oct 9th"
Name: "Simmonds, John"
Age: "22"
Where Admitted From: "60 Wentworth St"
Calling: "Hawker"
Cause of Admission: "Syphilis"
Religion: "Ch of E"
Settlement: "5 Months" *
Date of Discharge: "5-11-88" (Possibly "8-11-88")
* Self-Proclaimed residence, of five months, in the Whitechapel Registration District / Poor Law Union:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2617/3964025786_2508282244.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/septic_blue/3964025786/sizes/l/)
Whitechapel Registration District / Poor Law Union - 1888 (Click Image, to Enlarge in flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/septic_blue/3964025786/sizes/l/))
Underlying Aerial Imagery: Copyright Google Earth, 2007
Overlying Plots, Labels and Color-Shadings: Copyright Colin C. Roberts, 2010
Whitechapel Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Liberty of Norton Folgate (Green): 1,449
- The Old Artillery Ground (Aqua): 2,138
- The Parish of Christ Church Spitalfields (Blue): 22,859
- The Hamlet of Mile End New Town (Orange): 11,303
- The Parish of Holy Trinity ('Minories') (Yellow): 301
- The Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel (Red): 32,326
----- {Portion within the County of Middlesex, -1889; the County of London, 1889-1965: 32,284}
----- {Portion within the City of London, -1900: 42}
- The Liberty of Her Majesty's Tower of London (Orange): 933
----- {The Liberty of the Tower: n/a}
----- {The Precinct of Old Tower Without: 65}
----- {The Tower: 868}
- The Precinct of St. Katharine (Blue): 182
- The Parish of St. Botolph without Aldgate (Green): 2,971
----- {Portion within the County of Middlesex, -1889; the County of London, 1889-1965: 2,971}
The portion of the Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel (42) that was situated within the Municipality of the City of London, was a component of the Whitechapel Registration District / Poor Law Union; until becoming a part of the Parish of St. Botolph without Aldgate, City of London, in 1900; and accordingly being included within the Registration / Poor Law administration of the City of London.
- Total Population - Whitechapel Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 74,462
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I have managed to locate two 'potentially likely' matches, in the records of the Census of England & Wales, 1881 & 1891:
Census of England & Wales, 1881:
Registration District: St. George in the East
Civil Parish: St. George in the East
Registration Sub-District: St. Mary
Enumeration District: 2
Page: 37
"12 Denmark Street"
"John Simmonds"
"15"
"Scholar"
"Middx / London"
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Census of England & Wales, 1891:
Registration District: Whitechapel
Civil Parish: Christ Church Spitalfields
Registration Sub-District: Spitalfields
Enumeration District: 5
Page: 40
"55 Flower & Dean Street"
"John Simmonds"
"30"
"Orange Porter"
"Hackney"
I have also managed to locate a likely reference to the latter of the two 'potentially likely' matches, in the Register of Deaths, Whitechapel Union Infirmary, 1900:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4632321083_bf780eb1cf.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/septic_blue/4632321083/sizes/o/)
Register of Deaths: Whitechapel Union Infirmary, 1900 (Click Image, to Enlarge in flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/septic_blue/4632321083/sizes/o/))
Date of Death: "September 16th, 1900"
Name: "Simmonds, John"
Age: "40"
Cause of Death: "Inquest"
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A Geographic Profiler's 'dream-come-true'!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2691/4181872776_de2d4867fa.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/septic_blue/4181872776/sizes/l/)
60 Wentworth Street, Parish of Christ Church Spitalfields / George Yard Buildings, George Yard, Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel (Click Image, to Enlarge in flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/septic_blue/4181872776/sizes/l/))
Underlying Aerial Imagery: Copyright Google Earth, 2007
Overlying Plots, Labels and Color-Shadings: Copyright Colin C. Roberts, 2010
Green: 60 Wentworth Street, Parish of Christ Church Spitalfields
Red: George Yard Buildings, George Yard, Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel
Green Dot: Murder-Site Mean-Center, i.e. Murder-Site Center of Mass ('MacNaghten-Five' + Tabram)
Southwest Corner of the Intersection of Wentworth Street and Osborn Street, Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel, County of Middlesex
Longitude: 0° 4' 14.18" West
Latitude: 51° 31' 2.06" North
The plotted location of the Tabram murder-site, in this instance, assumes that the body was discovered at the top of the first full flight of stairs, on the first-floor outdoor balcony, of George Yard Buildings.
Having considered some keen observations and detailed illustrations, that were contributed to some recent discussion, on Casebook.org; I have accepted the notion that Tabram's body was, in all likelihood, discovered on an interior 'half-floor' landing, between the ground-floor and first-floor levels.
The plotted location of the Tabram murder-site, therefore, should be shifted approximately eight-to-twelve feet (ground-level) east/northeast, along a vector that is perpendicular to the frontage of George Yard Buildings.
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Deviations from Murder-Site Mean-Center (Elliptical Perspective) (Click Image, to Enlarge in flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/septic_blue/4195549771/sizes/l/))
Underlying Aerial Imagery: Copyright Google Earth, 2007
Overlying Plots, Labels and Color-Shadings: Copyright Colin C. Roberts, 2010
From the outside, in …
- Robert Mann (Modern-Day Person of Interest): Whitechapel Union Infirmary, Baker's Row, Hamlet of Mile End New Town, County of Middlesex
Longitude: 0° 3' 50.14" West
Latitude: 51° 31' 14.66" North
My Geographic Profile Model would suggest that the documented 1888 residence of Robert Mann (i.e. the Whitechapel Union Infirmary) should be perceived as having fallen within the 70th percentile (i.e. the top 30.00%) of the distribution of probability, regarding the location of the perpetrator's base of operations.
- Robert Mann (Modern-Day Person of Interest): Whitechapel Union Infirmary Mortuary, Eagle Place, Old Montague Street, Hamlet of Mile End New Town, County of Middlesex
Longitude: 0° 3' 52.22" West
Latitude: 51° 31' 8.12" North
My Geographic Profile Model would suggest that the documented 1888 workplace of Robert Mann (i.e. the Whitechapel Union Infirmary Mortuary) should be perceived as having fallen within the 76th percentile (i.e. the top 23.54%) of the distribution of probability, regarding the location of the perpetrator's base of operations.
- Aaron Kosminski (Contemporary Suspect): 34 Yalford Street, Hamlet of Mile End Old Town, County of Middlesex
Longitude: 0° 3' 56.79" West
Latitude: 51° 30' 59.31" North
My Geographic Profile Model would suggest that the probable 1888 residence of Aaron Kosminski (i.e. 34 Yalford Street) should be perceived as having fallen within the 78th percentile (i.e. the top 21.76%) of the distribution of probability, regarding the location of the perpetrator's base of operations.
- George Hutchinson & Joseph Fleming (aka 'James Evans') (Modern-Day Persons of Interest): Victoria Home for Working Men, 39-41 Commercial Street, Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel, County of Middlesex
Longitude: 0° 4' 23.98" West
Latitude: 51° 31' 0.64" North
My Geographic Profile Model would suggest that the self-stated 1888 residence of George Hutchinson / the self-stated 1889 residence of Joseph Fleming (aka 'James Evans') (i.e. the Victoria Home for Working Men) should be perceived as having fallen within the 89th percentile (i.e. the top 10.52%) of the distribution of probability, regarding the location of the perpetrator's base of operations.
- John Simmonds (Modern-Day Person of Interest): 60 Wentworth Street, Parish of Christ Church Spitalfields, County of Middlesex
Longitude: 0° 4' 18.56" West
Latitude: 51° 31' 1.75" North
My Geographic Profile Model would suggest that the self-stated 1888 residence of John Simmonds (i.e. 60 Wentworth Street) should be perceived as having fallen within the 95th percentile (i.e. the top 4.96%) of the distribution of probability, regarding the location of the perpetrator's base of operations.
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In a 'nutshell' ...
- Robert Mann (Whitechapel Union Infirmary): 70th Percentile
- Robert Mann (Whitechapel Union Infirmary Mortuary): 76th Percentile
- Aaron Kosminski (34 Yalford Street): 78th Percentile
- George Hutchinson & Joseph Fleming (aka 'James Evans') (Victoria Home for Working Men): 89th Percentile
- John Simmonds (60 Wentworth Street): 95th Percentile
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Again;
... in The Star 12th Oct 88:
'A Suspicious Infirmary Patient'
"A report was current late last night that the police suspect a man who is at present a patient in an East-end infirmary. He has been admitted since the commission of the last murder. Owing to his suspicious behavior their attention was directed to him. Detectives are making inquiries, and he is kept under surveillance."(My Emphasis/Color-Shading)
"... a man who is at present a patient in an East-end infirmary."
So; just what is the likelihood that this "patient in an East-end infirmary"* and John Simmonds were one and the same?
* Assuming, of course, that he even existed.
I will begin to address that issue, by considering the number of males that were enumerated as 'inmates'/'patients', of the Poor Law Infirmaries that were situated within London's 'East End', in accordance with the Census of England & Wales, 1891.
Holborn Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Combined Parish of St. Andrew Holborn ('Above the Bars') & St. George the Martyr: 26,228
----- {Portion of the Parish of St. Andrew Holborn within the County of Middlesex, -1889; the County of London, 1889-1965: n/k}
----- {The Parish of St. George the Martyr: n/k}
- Gray's Inn: 253
- Furnival's Inn: 121
----- {Portion within the County of Middlesex, -1889; the County of London, 1889-1965: 97}
----- {Portion within the City of London: 24}
- Lincoln's Inn: 27
- Staple Inn: 21
----- {Portion within the County of Middlesex, -1889; the County of London, 1889-1965: 18}
----- {Portion within the City of London: 3}
- The Liberty of Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden, Ely Rents and Ely Place: 4,506
- The Combined Parish of St. James & St. John Clerkenwell: 66,216
----- {The Parish of St. James Clerkenwell: n/k}
----- {The Parish of St. John Clerkenwell: n/k}
- The Parish of St. Sepulchre ('without Newgate'): 1,972
----- {Portion within the County of Middlesex, -1889; the County of London, 1889-1965: 1,972}
- The Charter House: 136
- The Parish of St. Luke: 42,440
The Combined Parish of St. James & St. John Clerkenwell included a portion of the settlement of Pentonville; and, the Parish of St. Luke included a portion of the settlement of Finsbury, as well as a very minor portion of the settlement of Hoxton.
- Total Population - Holborn Registration District (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 141,920
Gray's Inn (253) and Lincoln's Inn (27) were both components of the Holborn Registration District (141,920); but, neither was a component of any Poor Law Union.
- Total Population - Holborn Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 141,640
___ Holborn Union Infirmary, Shepherdess Walk, Parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 495
- Female: 618
- Total: 1,113
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City of London Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Municipality of the City of London: 37,705
----- {All Constituent Parochial and Extra-Parochial Entities, Included Herein: 37,705}
- The Liberty of Glasshouse Yard: 779
The Liberty of Glasshouse Yard (779), which originally constituted the portion of the Parish of St. Botolph without Aldersgate, that was situated within the County of Middlesex (i.e. outside the City of London), was included within the Registration / Poor Law administration of the City of London.
The Middle Temple (95), along with those portions of Furnival's Inn (24), Staple Inn (3), and the Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel (42), which were situated within the Municipality of the City of London (37,705), were not included within the Registration / Poor Law administration of the City of London.
- Total Population - City of London Registration District (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 38,320
The Inner Temple (96) was a component of the City of London Registration District (38,320); but, was not a component of any Poor Law Union.
- Total Population - City of London Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 38,224
___ City of London Union Infirmary, Bow Road, Parish of Bromley St. Leonard (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
----- {Portion Situated within the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town; Enumerated Accordingly: 253}
- Male: 82
- Female: 171
- Total: 253
----- {Portion Situated within the Parish of Bromley St. Leonard; Enumerated Accordingly: 317}
- Male: 210
- Female: 107
- Total: 317
___ Entire Facility (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 292
- Female: 278
- Total: 570
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Shoreditch Registration District / Poor Law Parish (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch: 124,009
The Parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch included the settlements of Hoxton, Holywell and Haggerston, as well as a portion of the settlement of Finsbury.
- Total Population - St. Leonard Shoreditch Registration District / Poor Law Parish (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 124,009
___ Shoreditch Infirmary, Kingsland Road, Parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch (located on the grounds of the Parish Workhouse of St. Leonard Shoreditch) (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 253
- Female: 231
- Total: 484
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Bethnal Green Registration District / Poor Law Parish (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Parish of St. Matthew Bethnal Green: 129,132
The Parish of St. Matthew Bethnal Green included a portion of the settlement of Globe Town.
- Total Population - St. Matthew Bethnal Green Registration District / Poor Law Parish (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 129,132
___ Bethnal Green Workhouse, Waterloo Road, Parish of St. Matthew Bethnal Green* (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 340
- Female: 312
- Total: 652
* The Census of England & Wales, 1891, does not make reference to a distinct infirmary facility, of affiliation with the Bethnal Green Poor Law Parish. It does, however, list each inmate of the Parish Workhouse of St. Matthew Bethnal Green, as being one of the following: "Sick Inmate"; "Infirm Inmate"; "Nursery Inmate"; "Inmate". Those described as being either 'sick', or 'infirm', have been included in this tabulation.
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Whitechapel Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Liberty of Norton Folgate: 1,449
- The Old Artillery Ground: 2,138
- The Parish of Christ Church Spitalfields: 22,859
- The Hamlet of Mile End New Town: 11,303
- The Parish of Holy Trinity ('Minories'): 301
- The Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel: 32,326
----- {Portion within the County of Middlesex, -1889; the County of London, 1889-1965: 32,284}
----- {Portion within the City of London, -1900: 42}
- The Liberty of Her Majesty's Tower of London: 933
----- {The Liberty of the Tower: n/a}
----- {The Precinct of Old Tower Without: 65}
----- {The Tower: 868}
- The Precinct of St. Katharine: 182
- The Parish of St. Botolph without Aldgate: 2,971
----- {Portion within the County of Middlesex, -1889; the County of London, 1889-1965: 2,971}
The portion of the Parish of St. Mary Whitechapel (42) that was situated within the Municipality of the City of London, was a component of the Whitechapel Registration District / Poor Law Union; until becoming a part of the Parish of St. Botolph without Aldgate, City of London, in 1900; and accordingly being included within the Registration / Poor Law administration of the City of London.
- Total Population - Whitechapel Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 74,462
___ Whitechapel Union Infirmary, Baker's Row, Hamlet of Mile End New Town (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 362
- Female: 237
- Total: 599
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Mile End Old Town Registration District / Poor Law Parish (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Hamlet of Mile End Old Town: 107,592
The Hamlet of Mile End Old Town included portions of the settlements of Globe Town, Stepney and Bow Common.
- Total Population - Mile End Old Town Registration District / Poor Law Parish (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 107,592
___ Mile End Old Town Infirmary, Bancroft Road, Hamlet of Mile End Old Town (located on the grounds of the Parish Workhouse of Mile End Old Town) (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 207
- Female: 231
- Total: 438
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St. George in the East Registration District / Poor Law Parish (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Parish of St. George in the East: 45,795
- Total Population - St. George in the East Registration District / Poor Law Parish (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 45,795
___ St. George in the East Infirmary, Raine Street, Parish of St. George in the East (located on the grounds of the Parish Workhouse of St. George in the East) (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 179
- Female: 202
- Total: 381
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Stepney Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Parish of St. John of Wapping: 2,123
- The Parish of St. Paul Shadwell: 8,123
- The Hamlet of Ratcliff: 14,928
- The Parish of St. Anne Limehouse: 32,202
The Hamlet of Ratcliff included a portion of the settlement of Stepney.
- Total Population - Stepney Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 57,376
Poplar Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- The Parish of St. Mary Stratford Bow: 40,365
- The Parish of Bromley St. Leonard: 70,000
- The Parish of All Saints Poplar: 56,383
The Parish of St. Mary Stratford Bow included the settlement of Old Ford; the Parish of Bromley St. Leonard included a portion of the settlement of Bow Common; and, the Parish of All Saints Poplar included the settlements of Millwall, Cubitt Town and Blackwall.
- Total Population - Poplar Registration District / Poor Law Union (Census of England & Wales, 1891): 166,748
___ Poplar & Stepney Sick Asylum, Devon's Road, Parish of Bromley St. Leonard: A Poor Law infirmary, shared by the Poor Law Unions of Poplar and Stepney (Poplar & Stepney Sick Asylum District: 224,124) (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 302
- Female: 269
- Total: 571
___ Poplar Union Infirmary, North Street, Parish of All Saints Poplar (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 44
- Female: 0
- Total: 44
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All Poor Law Infirmaries, Located within London's 'East End' (Census of England & Wales, 1891):
- Male: 2,474
- Female: 2,378
- Total: 4,852
The total number of males, therefore, that were enumerated as 'inmates'/'patients', of the Poor Law Infirmaries that were situated within London's 'East End', in accordance with the Census of England & Wales, 1891; was 2,474.
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