Emma Elizabeth Smith
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Emma Elizabeth Smith was a woman of uncertain origins who was murdered in late‑19th-century London. Her killing was the first of the Whitechapel murders. Although it has been suggested that she may ha
Jack the Ripper 1888
Fourpence (British coin)
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The British fourpence coin, sometimes known as a groat, "joey" or fourpenny bit, is a British silver coin worth four old pence: 1⁄60 of one pound or 1⁄3 of one shilling. This is the equivalent of arou
Emma Elizabeth Smith
…living in a lodging-house at 18 George Street (now Lolesworth Street), Spitalfields, in London's East End for approximately eighteen months, paying 4d for a bed. Prior to being fatally assaulted, Smith was last seen by fellow resident, 54-year-old Margaret Hayes, at 18 George Street at approximately…
1888 groat obverse
1888 groat reverse
A group of groats joined for use in jewellery
Edward I groat obverse