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Maria <I>Clarke</I> Chipperfield

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Maria Clarke Chipperfield

Birth
Pimlico, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Death
18 Dec 1895 (aged 18)
Islington, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
Burial
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England Add to Map
Plot
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Memorial ID
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Daughter of William Clarke and Mary Ann Clarke Née Stroud, (M) 1875 Lambeth
Fostered by George and Ann Brandom of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.
Mary Ann Clarke 2nd (M) 1880 Lambeth, to George Gray.

Maria was was murdered by her husband, Alfred Chipperfield only 4 days after their marriage (18th December in Cork Ireland),
Burial date: 25 December 1895

Alfred Chipperfield was a young clerk who met up with a barmaid at Islington and persuaded her to elope with him. They went to Cork, and within a fortnight they had married. They returned to Islington, and while travelling together in a taxi, he cut her throat and then his own. He was tried at the Old Bailey and his defence claimed that she had committed suicide while of unsound mind. Evidence suggested otherwise and he was convicted.
He was hanged by James Billington & William Warbrick in Newgate on the 25th February 1896.
Daughter of William Clarke and Mary Ann Clarke Née Stroud, (M) 1875 Lambeth
Fostered by George and Ann Brandom of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.
Mary Ann Clarke 2nd (M) 1880 Lambeth, to George Gray.

Maria was was murdered by her husband, Alfred Chipperfield only 4 days after their marriage (18th December in Cork Ireland),
Burial date: 25 December 1895

Alfred Chipperfield was a young clerk who met up with a barmaid at Islington and persuaded her to elope with him. They went to Cork, and within a fortnight they had married. They returned to Islington, and while travelling together in a taxi, he cut her throat and then his own. He was tried at the Old Bailey and his defence claimed that she had committed suicide while of unsound mind. Evidence suggested otherwise and he was convicted.
He was hanged by James Billington & William Warbrick in Newgate on the 25th February 1896.


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  • Created by: Andy Cooke
  • Added: Oct 30, 2023
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261078215/maria-chipperfield: accessed ), memorial page for Maria Clarke Chipperfield (Apr 1877–18 Dec 1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 261078215, citing Kensal Green Cemetery, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England; Maintained by Andy Cooke (contributor 47448091).