Aaron Kosorimski

Here is Aaron Kosminski's alleged Colney Hatch Asylum record. Unfortunately, the last name is not Kosminski, it is spelled Kosorimski.

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In 1910, Sir Robert Anderson wrote that the main suspect for the identity of Jack the Ripper was a Polish Jew named Kosminski. A first name was never actually given by Anderson, but wouldn't it have at least been a good idea to have found an individual with the surname Kosminski, instead of twisting the facts to purport a certain theory?

Having scoured the 1881 Census, I have found the following Kosminski's, any of which would make more plausible suspects for Anderson's Kosminski. No Aaron Kosminski can be found in the 1881 Census.

1881 census - household transcription

Person: KOSMINSKY, Daniel
Address: 10, Bromehead St, Mile End Old Town

KOSMINSKY, Daniel Head Married M 27 1854 Hair Dresser
Poland
KOSMINSKY, Rosa Wife Married F 27 1854
Poland
SORBEN, Hailer Mother In Law Widow F 65 1816
Poland

RG number: RG11
Piece: 473
Folio: 90
Page: 25

Registration District: Mile End Old Town
Sub District: Mile End Old Town Western
Enumeration District:
Ecclesiastical Parish:

Civil Parish: Mile End Old Town
Municipal Borough:
Address: 10, Bromehead St, Mile End Old Town
County: Middlesex

1881 census - household transcription

Person: KOSMINSKIA, Philip
Address: St Georges St, Wapping

KOSMINSKIA, Philip Head Married M 26 1855 Journeyman Bootmaker
Poland, Russia
KOSMINSKIA, Dinah Wife Married F 28 1853
Poland, Russia
KOSMINSKIA, Moris Son Single M 3 1878
Wapping, Middlesex
KOSMINSKIA, Leah Daughter Single F 0 1881
Wapping, Middlesex

RG number: RG11
Piece: 461
Folio: 102
Page: 28

Registration District: Stepney
Sub District: Shadwell
Enumeration District:
Ecclesiastical Parish:

Civil Parish: Wapping
Municipal Borough:
Address: St Georges St, Wapping
County:Middlesex

1881 census - household transcription

Person: KOSHMINSKY, Joseph
Address: 50, Union Sq, Bury

OWEN, Bridget Head Widow F 42 1839 Lodging House Keeper
Bradford, Yorkshire
OWEN, James Son Single M 11 1870 Scholar
Bury, Lancashire
GRIFFITHS, William Boarder Married M 69 1812 Labourer In Cotton Factory
Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales
DANES, Christopher Boarder Married M 38 1843 Carder In A Cotton Factory
Preston, Lancashire
KOSHMINSKY, Joseph Boarder Widower M 57 1824 Traveller In Drapery Goods
Ireland

RG number: RG11
Piece: 3860
Folio: 20
Page: 34

Registration District: Bury
Sub District: South Bury
Enumeration District:
Ecclesiastical Parish:

Civil Parish: Bury
Municipal Borough:
Address: 50, Union Sq, Bury
County: Lancashire

1881 census - household transcription

Person: KOSMINSKI, Martin
Address: 5, Loraine Road, Islington

KOSMINSKI, Martin Head Married M 36 1845 Wholesale Furrier
Kalisch Nat Brit Subject, Poland
KOSMINSKI, Augusta Wife Married F 29 1852
Aldgate, Middlesex
KOSMINSKI, Charles Son Single M 8 1873 Scholar
Nr North Road
Middlesex
KOSMINSKI, Tessie Daughter Single F 6 1875 Scholar
Nr North Road, Middlesex
KOSMINSKI, Katie Daughter Single F 4 1877
Nr North Road, Middlesex
KOSMINSKI, Samuel Brother Single M 25 1856 Furrier
Kalisch, Poland
FOWLER, Emily Servant Single F 39 1842 Domestic
Stafford

RG number: RG11
Piece: 269
Folio: 13
Page: 19

Registration District: Islington
Sub District: Islington East
Enumeration District:
Ecclesiastical Parish:

Civil Parish: Islington
Municipal Borough:
Address: 5, Loraine Road, Islington
County: Middlesex

In the 1891 Census, no Aaron Kosminski can be found either. Only the following can be found:

KOSMINSKI, Samuel 1859 32 M Islington London
KOSMINSKY, Isaac 1867 24 M Salford Lancashire
KOSMINSKY, Joseph 1855 36 M St George in the East London
KOZMINSKI, Daniel 1854 37 M Marylebone London
KOZMINSKI, George 1860 31 M Marylebone London
KOZMINSKI, Maurice 1863 28 M St George in the East London

In the 1901 Census, no Aaron Kosminski can be found at all. Only the following:

KOSMINSKI, Charles 1873 28 M Marylebone London
KOSMINSKI, Joseph 1855 46 M St George in the East London
KOSMINSKI, Mardin 1843 58 M Marylebone London
KOSMINSKI, Marks 1860 41 M Mile End Old Town London
KOSMINSKI, Samuel 1858 43 M Islington London
KOSMINSKI, Simon 1860 41 M St George in the East London
KOSMINSKY, Davis 1874 27 M St George in the East London
KOSMINSKY, Marks 1846 55 M St George in the East London
KOSMINSKY, Phillip 1859 42 M Mile End Old Town London
KOZMINSKI, Daniel 1858 43 M Marylebone London
KOZMINSKI, Gabriel 1861 40 M West Ham Essex
KOZMINSKI, Morris 1865 36 M St George in the East London

In the 1911 Census, still no Aaron Kosminski to be found. The Census was taken at all households, institutions, and vessels.

KOSMINSKI, Marks 1859 52 M Mile End Old Town London
KOSMINSKI, Martin 1842 69 M St Marylebone London
KOSMINSKI, Samuel 1855 56 M Islington London
KOSMINSKY, Jacob 1855 56 M Mile End Old Town London
KOSMINSKY, Joseph 1855 56 M St George in the East London
KOSMINSKY, Lewis 1871 40 M St George in the East London
KOSMINSKY, Mark 1851 60 M Whitechapel London
KOSMINSKY, Max 1871 40 M St George in the East London
KOSMINSKY, Woolf 1847 64 M St George in the East London
KOZMINSKI, Daniel 1858 53 M Brighton Sussex
KOZMINSKI, Morris 1865 46 M St George in the East London