Martha Tabram

Whitechapel murder victim

Martha Tabram[2] (née White; 10 May 1849 – 7 August 1888) was an English woman killed in a spate of violent murders in and around the Whitechapel district of East London between 1888 and 1891. She may have been the first victim of the still-unidentified Jack the Ripper.

Martha Tabram
Mortuary photograph of Martha Tabram
Born
Martha White

(1849-05-10)10 May 1849
Southwark, London, England
Died7 August 1888(1888-08-07) (aged 39)
Whitechapel, London, England
Cause of deathMultiple stab wounds to the body, including vital organs such as the heart[1]
Body discoveredGeorge Yard, Whitechapel
OccupationProstitute
Known forVictim of the Whitechapel murders
Spouse
Henry Tabram
(m. 1869)
Children2
Parent(s)Charles Samuel White
Elisabeth White (née Dowsett)

There are five murders, where everyone agtrees that Jack the Ripper committed them. She is not part of this group. Some historians say, that she might have been one of the victims of Jack the Ripper.

References

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  1. "Inquest: Martha Tabram: Day 1". casebook.org. 2 April 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. Her name is sometimes misspelt in the press as "Martha Tabran" (e.g. The Times, 24 August 1888, quoted in Evans and Skinner, p. 18) and she was at other times known as "Emma" or "Martha Turner", taking the last name of the man with whom she had most recently lived.