Jimmy "Pudding" Whittaker

iBase ID

335557

Reference identifier

EBU-U01-G4-396-2

Title

Jimmy "Pudding" Whittaker

Place

Burnley

Personal names

Jimmy "Pudding" Whittaker

General notes

Jimmy "Pudding" (real surname Whittaker) born in Colne 1840.
He wore layers of leather on his boots to enable the Law to trace him as he was once accused of being involved in a murder.
The name "Jimmy Pudding" came form him being associated with Slater's Black Pudding company according to his obituary in the Burnley News & Burnley Express 03/03/1917.
See also Ken Spencer "A Galaxy of Characters"

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Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Year of image

1905

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Subjects

Place Names > Burnley

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