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The late Chris Scott wrote an article on a woman named Sarah Lewis whose descendants believed was the witness who gave evidence at the inquest of Mary Jane Kelly in November 1888. The article appeared in Ripperologist 133
I just wanted to explore other women named Sarah Lewis in this thread, particularly one I came across in the marriage regsiter of Christ Church Spitalfields who has not come up before as far as I know.
A researcher who sometimes goes by the name San Fran mentioned the details of Charles Pateman, City Missionary, who he said had claimed to have helped over 200 couples of the lodging house class of Spitalfields, to marry.
Looking through the marriage registers of Christ Church Spitalfields for the year 1884 to 1902, Charles Pateman's name does appear as a witness to several marriages, along with another man named James John Underwood who also had links to the City mission and a woman named Charlotte Fitzmaurice.
One marriage that caught my eye was this one:
Sept 17th 1888 Parish Church of Christchurch Spitalfields.
Groom: George William Lewis, age 39, widower, occupation Hawker, address 6 George St [lodging house in Spitalfields] father's name Joseph Lewis, shoemaker.
Bride: Sarah Ann Pike, age 33, spinster, address 6 George Street. Father' name Thomas Pike, walking stick maker.
Both signed with an x mark.
The witness was the Charles Pateman mentioned earlier and also Eliza Greaves who signed with an x.
Some census and biographical information about Sarah Lewis nee Pike has already been posted on this JTRForums thread:
I just wanted to explore other women named Sarah Lewis in this thread, particularly one I came across in the marriage regsiter of Christ Church Spitalfields who has not come up before as far as I know.
A researcher who sometimes goes by the name San Fran mentioned the details of Charles Pateman, City Missionary, who he said had claimed to have helped over 200 couples of the lodging house class of Spitalfields, to marry.
Looking through the marriage registers of Christ Church Spitalfields for the year 1884 to 1902, Charles Pateman's name does appear as a witness to several marriages, along with another man named James John Underwood who also had links to the City mission and a woman named Charlotte Fitzmaurice.
One marriage that caught my eye was this one:
Sept 17th 1888 Parish Church of Christchurch Spitalfields.
Groom: George William Lewis, age 39, widower, occupation Hawker, address 6 George St [lodging house in Spitalfields] father's name Joseph Lewis, shoemaker.
Bride: Sarah Ann Pike, age 33, spinster, address 6 George Street. Father' name Thomas Pike, walking stick maker.
Both signed with an x mark.
The witness was the Charles Pateman mentioned earlier and also Eliza Greaves who signed with an x.
Some census and biographical information about Sarah Lewis nee Pike has already been posted on this JTRForums thread:
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