What can I do as an American?

[Defective Detective]

Hello, all.

I'm an American, and it's not within my means to travel abroad overseas. I have no ability to access the source materials relating to the case, and unfortunately my knowledge of the case is necessarily hampered by this fact.

That said, I have a long period of free time coming up, possibly a year or better, in which I'll have little to do. I'd thought about trying to access the 1881-91 census records and constructing a 'virtual Whitechapel', cataloging everyone in them with any possible connection to the area, but it doesn't look like those records can be had for free (though I would very much like to be corrected if the facts are otherwise), and I don't have the sort of disposable income to spend on that sort of thing. I'd love nothing more than to spend the next year in these old records; I could take requests.

I'm not much for headwork, but I'd be happy to do whatever legwork I can, within my capacity.

[GUT]

The census are certainly online.

http://www.ukcensusonline.com/?gclid=CjwKEAjwrNeiBRD3goG_1s-0_XMSJADuGQQc9vwm_ETMPLJbGhE8N0vJEgcrsslB4hhlOsUk9qs0ghoCXDvw_wcB

[Defective Detective]

The census are certainly online.

http://www.ukcensusonline.com/?gclid...s0ghoCXDvw_wcB

Do you not have to pay for access to these, though?

[GUT]

No they are freebies, but I'm not sure if you can use the free sections to group by local.

As to your original point I'm in Australia and can find most of what I need online with perseverance.

I am however not sure that your plan to reconstruct Whitechapel is:

a. Practicable given the size of the population and its transient nature: or

b. Useful, given that it must be either 7 or 3 years out of date again considering the transient nature of the population, now had there been a census in '88 or '89 it may have been more useful [but I'm not sure to what degree].

[Defective Detective]

The size doesn't so much matter to me; I have a very long time to do it in to myself. The transient thing is an issue, though.

Perhaps reconstructing certain streets?

I shall figure something out.

[Robert]

Hi DD

Tumblety springs to mind, but a lot of work has been done, so it would be wise to make sure you're bang up to date on him to avoid wasting energy re-finding info already discovered.

[Defective Detective]

Hi DD

Tumblety springs to mind, but a lot of work has been done, so it would be wise to make sure you're bang up to date on him to avoid wasting energy re-finding info already discovered.

I do live in the immediate St. Louis metro area. Have his Saint Louis days been thoroughly detailed and investigated? I've done no reading or research about him to date.

[Robert]

DD, I'll drop a line to a friend of mine to see the lie of the land.

[lynn cates]

papers

Hello DD. I have some old papers from 1888. If you'd like copies PM me.

Cheers.
LC

[Mayerling]

Goodluck DD with your quest, but the funny thing is I could think of a topic in the Missouri/Kansas area needing research but it has nothing to do with Whitechapel or even Tumblety. But I hope you find something to work with regarding the project about the British census facts regarding the East End.

Jeff

[Robert]

Hi DD

Joe Chetcuti, a Tumblety specialist, says that it would be nice, if you have the time, if you could find any articles about Tumblety in the St Louis newspapers for November-December 1888, e.g, the St Louis Republic. These should be available at the St Louis library.