George Duker Killed

[polkadot41]

I have just received some fabulous letters wrote from ancestors in Australia to London from 1870-1908 and in one of them there is details that George Duker (brother of the author) was killed by a woman "..she must have been a fearful woman to kill a man in such a way..."

The letter is dated October 1887.  The family left in England were from London and the letter does suggest there may have been details in the newspaper.

Could anybody help, don't know which papers I need or how to purchase them?

Many thanks

[lizdb]

This looks the only likely candidate for the death registration:

Ap/May/Jun 1886
Lewisham ref 1d 596
George Duker

[carol8353]

George Duker left a will....

George Duker late of 40 Wastdale Road,Forest Hill, Kent.
Artist in Gutta Percha who died 19th April 1886 at 40 Wastdale Road.

Administration was granted on 2nd June 1886 to Elizabeth Duker of 8 Willow Terrace, New Charlton Kent.
Widow of the said George Duker.

Personal estate of £26 11s

Carol

[carol8353]

This looks the only likely candidate for the death registration:

Ap/May/Jun 1886
Lewisham ref 1d 596
George Duker

Aged 49 

[lizdb]

Aged 49 

Dont know how I left that off when I typed it up- it is written on my scrappy bit of paper that I jotted the stuff down on!
Thanks Carol for noticing and adding that!


But now I am going to be pernickity (even if I can't spell it) - if "Administration" was granted then surely that means he didnt leave a Will - if he did, it would have been "Probate" that was granted.

At least we are narrowing the area where it was all happening, so that might help with newspapers.

[lizdb]

1881

RG11 1717 52 83

Indexed Dukes

40 Windale Street, Plaistow, West Ham
George Duker 44 Operative Gutta Percha bn Middx St George
Elizabeth 44 wife bn Stepney

[lizdb]

1871

RG10 1630 8 14

Indexed Duke

38 Winchester Street, Plaistow (I wonder if 1881 was actually WInchester Str, it wasnt very clear)

George 35 Artist in Gutta Percha bn St George in th eEast Middx
Elizabeth 35 wife bn Stepney

not looking as if they had any children

[lizdb]

Cant see him in earlier censuses as yet.

But here is his marriage

1 Nov 1857
St Thomas Stepney
George Duker, full age, bachelor, cigar maker, of Stepney, father William Raine Duker labourer
ELizabeth Holbrook, full age, spinster, of Stepney, father Geroge Holbrook Carpenter
Witnesses C A Bocking and ELeanor Hooper

[lizdb]

Death -
Jul/Aug/Sep 1863
St Geo in the East   1c 321
William Rane Duker

so this must be the dad of both George and his brother in Australia.