Occupants of 29 Hanbury Street

[Joshua Rogan]

Cheers Jerry! I don't suppose you have any names for the Davis clan? I was going to say offspring there, but I suppose "family" could technically refer to his mother-in-law, great uncle Fred or even grandchildren if his kids were old enough.

If William was living with his mother Harriet, what relation was James Hardiman?

[jerryd]

Hi Mike,
I just pieced the details together from various press reports.

It might not be quite 17 occupants, but it can't be far off. Let's see....I make it 14 including Davis and his wife, plus their unspecified number of children. Three kids doesn't sound unreasonable, but it would be nice to confirm it.

Hi Joshua and Michael,

Davis had four children but looking at their ages I bet at least 2 of them were out of the house (due to their ages) in 1888, leaving 2. Unconfirmed at this point, of course. Also, William Hardiman was living in the house with his mother, Harriet. James Hardiman was a regular, but not sure he was counted as an occupant for Hanbury Street in 1888. He was actually living close by, in Heneage Street at the time but shows up in the 1891 census at 29, Hanbury Street.

[Joshua Rogan]

Josh,

I recall reading that there were 17 people living in that dwelling at the time of the murder, the number above doesn't seem to match that.

Was your info from the census?

Hi Mike,
I just pieced the details together from various press reports.

It might not be quite 17 occupants, but it can't be far off. Let's see....I make it 14 including Davis and his wife, plus their unspecified number of children. Three kids doesn't sound unreasonable, but it would be nice to confirm it.

[Michael W Richards]

I thought I'd compile a list of all the occupants of 29 Hanbury Street at the time of Annie Chapman's murder. As usual, any corrections, comments or extra info appreciated.

Cellar: workshop used by Mrs Amelia Richardson (official tenant, subletting the rest of the building) for making packing cases.

Ground floor front room: used as a shop selling catsmeat run by Mrs Hardiman

Ground floor rear room: living space for Mrs Hardiman and her son.

First floor front: Mrs Richardson and her grandson.*

First floor rear: Mr Walker, maker of tennis shoes, and his son.

Second floor front: Mr Robert Thompson, a carman, with his wife and daughter

Second floor rear: Two unmarried sisters. **

Third floor front: John Davis, finder of Annie's body, with his wife & family.

Third floor rear: Mrs Sarah Cox, an old lady, kept out of charity (i.e. rent-free, presumably)


* I've got the grandson's name as Thomas Richardson, which makes sense to me, but just found a reference in Lloyds Weekly 9th Sept which names him differently;
"Meantime Mrs. Richardson, an old lady sleeping on the first floor front, was aroused by her grandson, Charles Cooksley, who looked out of one of the back windows and screamed that there was a dead body in the corner."

** I've always pictured the unmarried sisters (on no evidence whatsoever) as middle aged spinsters, but Lloyds (again) contains the following reference;
"Two girls, who also live in the house, were talking in the passage until half-past 12 with young men, and it is believed that they were the last occupants of the house to retire to rest."
Are these the sisters, or perhaps the daughters of Davis and/or Thompson? Surely not two ladies bringing men there for immoral purposes...?

Josh,

I recall reading that there were 17 people living in that dwelling at the time of the murder, the number above doesn't seem to match that.

Was your info from the census?

[Joshua Rogan]

I thought I'd compile a list of all the occupants of 29 Hanbury Street at the time of Annie Chapman's murder. As usual, any corrections, comments or extra info appreciated.

Cellar: workshop used by Mrs Amelia Richardson (official tenant, subletting the rest of the building) for making packing cases.

Ground floor front room: used as a shop selling catsmeat run by Mrs Hardiman

Ground floor rear room: living space for Mrs Hardiman and her son.

First floor front: Mrs Richardson and her grandson.*

First floor rear: Mr Walker, maker of tennis shoes, and his son.

Second floor front: Mr Robert Thompson, a carman, with his wife and daughter

Second floor rear: Two unmarried sisters. **

Third floor front: John Davis, finder of Annie's body, with his wife & family.

Third floor rear: Mrs Sarah Cox, an old lady, kept out of charity (i.e. rent-free, presumably)


* I've got the grandson's name as Thomas Richardson, which makes sense to me, but just found a reference in Lloyds Weekly 9th Sept which names him differently;
"Meantime Mrs. Richardson, an old lady sleeping on the first floor front, was aroused by her grandson, Charles Cooksley, who looked out of one of the back windows and screamed that there was a dead body in the corner."

** I've always pictured the unmarried sisters (on no evidence whatsoever) as middle aged spinsters, but Lloyds (again) contains the following reference;
"Two girls, who also live in the house, were talking in the passage until half-past 12 with young men, and it is believed that they were the last occupants of the house to retire to rest."
Are these the sisters, or perhaps the daughters of Davis and/or Thompson? Surely not two ladies bringing men there for immoral purposes...?