Amelia Manners (Smily) Richardson (1824 - abt. 1903)

Born 20 May 1824 in Holborn, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Richardson — married 3 May 1846 in St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Died about Oct 1903 at about age 79 in London, England [uncertain]

Biography

Annie Chapman, a victim of Jack the Ripper, was found in the back yard of the house where Amelia, Thomas, and their son^[1] John lived. John had been in the back yard about an hour before the body was found, and about half an hour before the likely time of the murder.

Sources

1. ↑ In the 1881 census he is five years old, which means Thomas and Amelia would each have been over 55 at the time of his birth. It seems more probable that he was a grandson.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLLP-284 : accessed 5 October 2015), Amelia Smily, 15 May 1826; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 374,358.
• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVLN-7XP : accessed 5 October 2015), Thomas Richardson and Amelia Manners Smily, 03 May 1846; citing Saint Leonards,Shoreditch,London,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 405,110, 405,111, 405,112, 405,113, 405,114, 405,115, 405,116, 405,117, 405,118, 405,119, 405,120, 405,121, 405,122, 405,123, 405,124, 405,125, 405,126, 405,127, 405,128, 405,129, 405,130, 405,131.
• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N5G-46Z : accessed 5 October 2015), Amelia Richardson, 1903; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Whitechapel, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.