Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

The Death of Julius Lipman

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • The Death of Julius Lipman

    The Death of Julius Lipman

    The only account of the death of Lipman originates from newpaper reports in October 1900, and the most usual version reads as follows:
    The death has just occurred in the East-End of London of Julius Lipman, nicknamed "Leather Apron", a cobbler, who in 1889 fell under suspicion of being "Jack the Ripper." He satisfied the police of his innocence, but the stigma never left him. His business gradually disappeared, and he went to another neighbourhood, where he took to drink. He died of neglect and semi-starvation.

    From this we can deduce the following alleged facts:
    1) Lipman died shortly prior to October 1900
    2) He died in East London
    3) He must have been of an age to be considered as a possible candidate for the murders

    In 1900, only four males of the name of Lipman died in London
    These were Barnet Lipman aged 33
    Walter James Lipman aged 2
    William Lipman aged 6
    Wolf Lipman a new born
    Obviously the only one of these worth looking at is the first. His details are as follows:
    Name: Barnett Lipman
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
    Year of Registration: 1900
    Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
    Age at Death: 33
    District: Mile End Old Town
    County: London, Middlesex
    Volume: 1c
    Page: 279

    At the time of the murders this man would have been approximately 21 years of age. Also, he died in East London (Mile End) and in the right period of the year, the last quarter.
    However, there is one major point of variance in that this man was a cigar maker, and not a cobbler or shoemaker.
    He was London born and we can trace his census appearances as follows:
    1871:
    10 Love Court, Whitechapel
    Head: Henry Lipman aged 35 - Cigar maker's assistant
    Wife: Fanny Lipman aged 29 - Tailoress
    Children:
    William aged 13 - Cigar maker's apprentice
    Kate aged 9
    Elizabeth aged 7
    Barnett aged 4
    Lipman aged 1
    Mother in Law:
    Elsie Jacobs aged 56 - Domestic Servant
    All resident listed as born in London
    1881:
    10 Love Court, Whitechapel
    Head: Henry Lipman aged 43 - Cigar maker
    Wife: Fanny Lipman aged 41
    Children:
    Michael aged 23 - Cigar maker
    Katie aged 18 - Tailoress
    Eliza aged 16 - Waistcoat maker
    Barnett aged 13 - Apprentice cigar maker
    Lipman aged 11
    Jack aged 9
    Alice aged 7
    All born in Whitechapel
    1891:
    45 Princes Block, Aldgate
    Head: Barnett Lipman aged 23 born London - Cigar maker
    Wife: Rosey Lipman aged 22 born City
    Children:
    Fanny aged 5 born City
    Rachael aged 4 born Spitalfields
    Angelo aged 2 born City

    Barnett Lipman had married in 1885 to Rosey Da Costa.

    By the time of the 1901 census, Barnett was already dead, but his widow and their children were living at 22 Dunstan House, Stepney

    Of course, we cannot say that this man WAS Julius Lipman and there are many discrepancies. Barnett was not a cobbler and did not move to another neighbourhood.
    However, he is the only man of the name of Lipman with any connection to the east end who died at the right period.

    The only man of the name of Lipman who died outside London in 1900 is:
    Name: Jacob Lipman
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
    Year of Registration: 1900
    Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
    Age at Death: 66
    District: Leeds (1837-1929)
    County: Yorkshire - West Riding
    Volume: 9b
    Page: 317

    This Jacob Lipman is listed in 1891 as a tailor aged 55 living at 20 Imperial Street, Leeds with this wife, Fanny, and two children, all of whom are listed as born in Russia

  • #2
    Interesting stuff Chris,

    Worthy of further research, but the whole cigar maker -cobbler has me baffled!!
    Regards Mike

    Comment


    • #3
      Cigar-making (or Tobacconist) was a secondary occupation for many poor east-enders, particularly Jews. Incidently, "Da Costa" should probably read "De Costa", a common last name of Portuguese Jews.

      Comment


      • #4
        No, 'Da Costa' is correct. I've got relatives called Da Costa. I'm not quite sure how, since we are all Ashkenazi in my family, but somehow, by marriage, a bunch of Da Costas became cousins...

        Comment


        • #5
          There was a Lazarus Lipman, born about 1865, living Aldgate in 1881. He went from 1881, 1891 and 1901 respectively being a cigar maker, a boot maker, and a clothes hawker, so I guess people had to be flexible in those days.

          Comment


          • #6
            "Da Costa" is the corrupted spelling. Originally it was "De ...."

            Comment


            • #7
              Scott Nelson,sor...

              My wife is Portugese and she tells me that Chava is correct. Da Costa is Portugese...De Costa is Spanish.

              Adios,amigo.

              Comment

              Working...
              X