Jack the Ripper - Thurso connection?

[plasticjock]

With reference to the non-story in today's news that Jack the Ripper has finally(?) been identified through written marginelia, in a book given to Scotland Yard for their museum exhibition by relatives of Chief Inspector Donald Swanson (temporarily in charge of the investigation at the time)...can anyone confirm that Swanson, who was educated at the Miller Academy, Thurso before going on to university, was born to a wealthy farming family just outside Thurso?

[rich]

The Ripper was never from Thurso!
Wick perhaps.....

[Tristan]

I think it is Swanson that has the Thurso connection.

[pultneytooner]

Swanson was born in thurso.

[rich]

You are right of course. I read the piece too fast. But what a great idea, the Ripper hides out in Caithness!

[plasticjock]

Swanson was born in thurso.


Thanks all, for replying.

What other famous Thursonians, famous outside Thurso that is, has there been over the years apart from Jock Campbell VC, Robert Dick and stretching the boundary a little, Alexander (Sandy) Bain?

[scotsboy]

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[Colin MacDonald]

With reference to the non-story in today's news that Jack the Ripper has finally(?) been identified through written marginelia, in a book given to Scotland Yard for their museum exhibition by relatives of Chief Inspector Donald Swanson (temporarily in charge of the investigation at the time)...can anyone confirm that Swanson, who was educated at the Miller Academy, Thurso before going on to university, was born to a wealthy farming family just outside Thurso?

The geography in this link is a bit confused..but he's the man!

http://www.casebook.org/police_officials/po-swan.html

[plasticjock]

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Doh! Of course!...Pennyland Farm...how could I have missed that one.

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