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== Mary Ann Nichols ==
== Nickname ==
Mary Ann Nichols was also known by many as "Polly".
== The body in Buck's Row ==
== Identification of the body ==
Mary's identity was known within 24 hours of the murder. A woman of Mary's appearance was known to be living in a common lodging house at 18, Thrawl Street. Ellen Holland from that address identified the body as that of ‘Polly’, a woman who had once shared her room at Thrawl Street.
Upon examining the deceased's clothing a label with "Lambeth Workhouse, P.R.". The "P.R." designated which Workhouse - in this case Prince's Road. During the evening of 31st August Mary Ann Monk, an inmate of the Lambeth Workhouse, was taken to Old Montague Street and identified the body as that of Mary Ann Nichols.