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Scott Nelson
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This was posted on the EZ Boards a while back:

The 1891 London Census shows that a Robert Paul and his family resided at 159 Sidney Street, Mile End Old Town:

Robert Paul head M 32, Carman born: Bethnal Green
Julia wife M 29, born: Bethnal Green
Ellen daughter 8, born: Bethnal Green
Mary daughter 5, born: Bethnal Green
Julia daughter 3, born: Bethnal Green
Margaret daughter, 2, born: Bethnal Green

Paul came across the body of Mary Nichols after Charles Cross.

Piece 300, folio 14, p. 26
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John Carey
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Scott Nelson

This looks to be Robert Paul and family in the 1901 census:

At 3 New Square, Quaker Street, Spitalfields:
Robert Paul, 40, occupation Carter
Julia Paul, 39, wife
Daughters - Ellen, 18, marine store shop worker:
Mary, 15, paper box maker;
Julia, 14 and Maggie, 12 (no occupations)
Sons - Cornelius, 9; Robert, 8 and Michael, 6.

All are shown as born in Mile End, London. (RG13 piece 297 folio 16 page 57).

A search of the BMD site indicates that Robert was most likely the Robert Paul born in Islington registration district in the quarter to September 1859 (volume 1b page 226) which would make him 31 at the time of the 1891 census and 41 in 1901. There are no other matches that come close.

Quaker Street still exists today. It is between the northern end of Brick Lane and Commercial Street, adjacent to Shoreditch underground station.

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