Annie Chapman was the second woman murdered by Jack the Ripper. She was born sometime in 1841. And was murdered by Jack the Ripper on the 8th of September, 1888.
Annie Chapman had several occupations, one of them was a prostitute. But. She also worked as a; florist, and crocheter. Her mother was called Ruth Chapman. And her father was called George Smith. He was a 2nd Battalion of Lifeguards. Annie Chapman's parents were married six months after she was born, on the 22nd of February, 1842. Annie had four siblings. She had one brother named George. And three sisters called; Georgina, Mirium and Emily. It is thought that Annie did not get on with her sisters.
There are some stand out features of Annie Chapman. She is noted to have a drink problem, however, she was not an alcoholic . She was under-nourished at the time of her death. Annie Chapman had a chronic disease of the lungs, and is thought to have been dying.
Annie Chapman had married one of her relatives, John Chapman. They were married on the 1st of May, 1869. They had three children together; John, Annie and Emily. Annie Chapman had only moved to Whitechapel two years before her death, in 1886. She and her husband had separated. Annie lived off an allowance of 10 shillings after her separation from her husband. However, after 1886, Annie stopped receiving these payments from her husband.
By the time of 1888, Annie Chapman was living in house lodgings, with a man called Edward Stanley. Her friends said that she became depressed after her divorce, and seemed to give up on life.
Annie was murdered in the early hours of the 8th of September, 1888. At around 1.45am.
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