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Despite having a busy week with meetings and appointments I still managed to get a couple of hours research in at the Hull History Centre. This week my attention was turned to George Marsh, the man who suspected Robert D’Onston Stephenson of being Jack the Ripper. Pouring over the census I did find several possible candidates that could well have been the man, and one of these had a long history in the Iron Trade. George Marsh, at the time of his statement was an out of work Ironmongery salesman. Despite these finds, work is still ongoing, until I can find definitive proof that this is indeed the George Marsh I am looking for. Work was also carried out on the Richardson family, this was Robert D’Onston Stephenson’s cousin and her husband. His cousin and her daughter had accompanied Stephenson on his trip to Flamborough which resulted in him being shot in the leg! Work was also carried out on Kelburne King, the surgeon who treated Stephenson on more than one occasion. |
Mar 03
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