Jonathan
(Jack)
Whicher
Born in Camberwell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 66
in Battersea, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Feb 2020
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Biography
Jack Whicher is Notable.
Jonathan was born in 1814, the son of Rebecca and Richard Whicher, a gardener. He was baptised on 23 October 1814 at the church of St Giles in Camberwell.[1]
According to wikipedia, Jonathan 'Jack' Whicher was one of the original eight members of London's newly formed Detective Branch, which was established at Scotland Yard in 1842.
During his career, Whicher earned a reputation among the finest in Europe.
Jack Whicher was the subject of Kate Summerscale's 2008 book 'The Suspicions of Mr Whicher' , as well as the film of the same name. He also inspired the creation of several fictional detectives, for example:
- Charles Dickens’s Inspector Bucket,
- Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse,
- Wilkie Collins's Sergeant Cuff
- R. D. Wingfield's Jack Frost, among others.
Jack Whicher passed away in 1881. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. FHL Film Number: 254571 Ancestry Record 9841 #122885933
- ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJ3-XBXB : 30 August 2018), Jonathan Whicher, 3 Aug 1881; citing Probate, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .
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