Esther Jane LACK

1865 -

• Name	Esther Jane LACK
  Birth	21 Nov 1865	Whitechapel, Middlesex   [1]
  Baptism	31 Dec 1865	St. Mary, Whitechapel   [1]
  Gender	Female
  1871 Census	180, Hoxton St., Shoreditch, Middlesex   [2]
  	At 1871 Census, she is 5
  1881 Census	112, St James St., Islington, Middlesex   [3]
  	At 1881 Census, she is 15, occ "at home"
  1891 Census	48, Hyde Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex   [4]
  	At 1891 Census, she is 25
  1901 Census	9, Southgate Road, Islington, Middlesex   [5]
  	At 1901 Census, she is 35 (married to Fred TUCKER)
  1911 Census	Shoreditch Infirmary, 204, Hoxton St., Shoreditch, Middlesex   [6]
  	At 1911 Census, she is 50, occ "patient"
  Individual Note 2	best match on death is Jan qtr 1914, Wayland vol4b, p346, aged 48
  Person ID	I118	Webb
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	John William WEBB,   b. 27 Jan 1869, Hoxton, Middlesex
  Marriage	31 Mar 1907	St. John the Baptist, Islington   [7]
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Nov 1865 - Whitechapel, Middlesex 1901 Census - At 1901 Census, she is 35 (married to Fred TUCKER) - - 9, Southgate Road, Islington, Middlesex 1911 Census - At 1911 Census, she is 50, occ "patient" - - Shoreditch Infirmary, 204, Hoxton St., Shoreditch, Middlesex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  She was daughter or Frederick William (or Charles), a cheesemaker, and Mary Ann. Esther was previously married to Frederick James TUCKER (marriage 24/5/1891). I cannot find a death date for Frederick, but he is the householder at the 1906 electoral roll (160, New North Road, Islington), and Esther is there in 1907, so presumably he had died at that stage. Clearly this would be before her marriage to John on 31 Mar. Esther was an inmate in Shoreditch infirmary (and John was married, but not with her) at the 1911 Census. However by 1st August she was committed for neglect of 3 of her children from her previous marriage. The court documents say she was in Holloway prison, though it is not obvious why. Nor is it obvious how the children were cared for when she remarried - they do not appear with John in the 1911 Census. On 29 Aug 1911 she is sentenced to 3 years detention at the Eastern Counties Certified Inebriate Reformatory in East Harling, Norfolk (Guiltcross - see http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Guiltcross/). This is clearly where she died. John obviously decided to move to Norfolk to be near her - see the details under his name. The police records from 1911 include a picture and other descriptions. This says that she was living in Dorchester St., Hoxton and "frequents City Road and East Road, Hoxton". She is described as 5' 4", stout, with a long face, straight nose, dark hair and blue eyes, and a fresh compexion. A post on the internet says:- "Esther died of early carcinoma of the uterus and epilepsy and epileptic coma (2 days). She was in the Eastern Counties Inebriate Reformatory." Internet trees say she died 13 Jan 1914.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2484] Baptism register :- St Mary, Whitechapel (1865-6). [S329] 1871 Census :- 180, Hoxton St., Shoreditch, Middlesex. [S330] 1881 Census :- 112, St James St., Islington, Middlesex. [S2483] 1891 Census :- 48, Hyde Road, Shoreditch, Middlesex. [S331] 1901 Census :- 9, Southgate Road, Islington, Middlesex. [S246] 1911 Census :- Shoreditch Infirmary, 204, Hoxton St., Shoreditch, Middlesex. [S122] Marriage register entry :- John William Webb - Esther Jane Tucker (1907).