First victim of Jack the Ripper, killed in Whitechapel, England in 1888
Mary Ann Nichols
Mortuary photograph of Mary Ann Nichols
Born
Mary Ann Walker
(1845-08-26)26 August 1845
London, England
Died
31 August 1888(1888-08-31) (aged 43)
Whitechapel, London, England
Cause of death
Syncope due to haemorrhage caused by the severance of the carotid arteries[1]
Body discovered
Buck's Row (Durward Street), Whitechapel, London, England 51°31′12″N0°03′38″W / 51.5200°N 0.0605°W / 51.5200; -0.0605 (Site where Mary Ann Nichols body was found in Whitechapel)
Resting place
City of London Cemetery, Manor Park, London, England 51°33′27″N0°03′12″E / 51.55759°N 0.053368°E / 51.55759; 0.053368 (approximate)
Occupation(s)
Domestic servant, prostitute
Known for
Victim of serial murder
Spouse
William Nichols
(m. 1864)
Children
5
Parent(s)
Edward Walker Caroline Walker (née Webb)
Mary Ann Nichols, known as Polly Nichols (née Walker; 26 August 1845 – 31 August 1888), was the first canonical victim of the unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper, who is believed to have murdered and mutilated at least five women in and around the Whitechapel district of London from late August to early November 1888.[2][3]
The two previous murders linked to the Whitechapel murderer are unlikely to have been committed by Jack the Ripper. When the murder of Mary Ann Nichols was initially linked to this series, it increased both press and public interest into the criminal activity and general living conditions of the inhabitants of the East End of London.[4]
^Begg, Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History, p. 115
^Evans and Rumbelow, pp. 96–113
^Metropolitan Police. "History". met.police.uk. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013.
^"The Whitechapel Murder Victims". 3 January 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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