tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696282824996152237.post8807566310771970839..comments2023-10-23T17:00:26.532-04:00Comments on The Clever Pup: Across the Road from Jack the Ripper?The Clever Puphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198739825136188378noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696282824996152237.post-87578192359064390562011-07-22T21:59:38.339-04:002011-07-22T21:59:38.339-04:00Children were often pushed from aunt to aunt, or f...Children were often pushed from aunt to aunt, or from orphanage to workhouse. I am not sure which was worse, given late Victorian and Edwardian conditions for many ordinary working families.<br /><br />Those census sheets are absolutely full of wonderful information. One of my 4 grandparents lived in the East End of London with her parents, her dad's adult brother and the 10 children. They had 3 bedrooms and no inside toilet. If her dad had died young, the children would have had to have been put in an orphanage - the aunts were not in the UK.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696282824996152237.post-90170014816733986012011-07-22T10:59:59.084-04:002011-07-22T10:59:59.084-04:00Sigh - admission of guilt. I am fascinated by Jac...Sigh - admission of guilt. I am fascinated by Jack the Ripper so am deeply jealous of your ancestor. Plus Walter Sickert was no mean painter either really. On a side note -- here in Austin we had what's considered the first serial killer in the U.S. and it was somewhat close to the Ripper they thought he might have done it here as well. If you are properly morose sometime look up the Servant Girl Annihilator. <br /><br />Thanks for the genealogy and the story - it made my day.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13200245194489874517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696282824996152237.post-15834088171124134142011-07-19T16:50:14.525-04:002011-07-19T16:50:14.525-04:00Fascinating! I always forget that they never caugh...Fascinating! I always forget that they never caught Jack the Ripper. I've read many stories from the late 19th/early 20th centuries about children being left in orphanages because their parents or relatives just couldn't (or wouldn't) take care of them. Sad.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.com