Annie Chapman

It is not known the exact day of Annie Eliza Smith's birthday, but she was born in September 1841 in Knightsbridge (West London) to George Smith of Harrow Road, a Private, 2nd Battalion of Lifeguards (at the time of his death he was listed as a servant) and Ruth Chapman of Market Street. She had three younger sisters, Emily Latitia (b.1844), Georgina (b.1856) and Mirium Ruth (b.1858), and a younger brother, Fountain Hamilton (b. 1861). Annie married her maternal relative John Chapman, a coachman, on May 1, 1869 at All Saints Church in the Knightsbridge district of London. She was 28. Their residence on the marriage certificate is listed as 29 Montpelier Place, Brompton. In 1870 their first daughter Emily Ruth was born. In 1873 their second daughter, Annie Georgina, was born. In 1880 they had a son, John Alfred, who was a cripple and sent to a home or charity school. Sadly, Emily Ruth died of meningitis at the age of twelve. Annie and John separated by mutual consent in 1884 or 1885. J