Mary Jane Kelly

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Mary Jane Kelly
Kanji	メアリー・ジェーン・ケリー
Rōmaji	Mearī Jēn Kerī
Characteristics
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Birthday	1863
Age	24-25
Professional status
Affiliation	Royal London Hospital (loosely)
Occupation	Prostitute
Base of operations	London
Personal status
Status	Deceased
Died	November 9, 1888
First appearance
Manga debut	Volume 2, Chapter 9
Anime debut	Season 1, Episode 5
Portrayal
Japanese voice	N/A

Mary Jane Kelly (メアリー・ジェーン・ケリー, Mearī Jieen Kerī) is a prostitute who got an abortion, and the last of the Jack the Ripper victims.

Character Outline

Mary is a young woman with brown hair and blue eyes. Her hair is long, slightly wavy, and extends to her mid-back. A portion of her bangs is twisted and tucked back behind her ear. She wears an off-the-shoulder, pale green dress.

History

Mary is a foreign immigrant; originating from Ireland, she arrived at England and became a prostitute. When she got pregnant, she had Dr. Angelina Dalles, at the Royal London Hospital, give her an abortion, as she was one of many women in her occupation who thought that having a baby would be too troublesome. For this reason, Angelina decided to kill her.

Plot

Red Butler Arc

Mary's grave.

Grelle Sutcliff trespasses in Mary's house, ties her up, and brutally stabs her. A shrill scream is elicited from her, which attracts the attention of Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian Michaelis. Subsequently, she dies. According to Sebastian, her murder was "over the top," as her blood covered Grelle and the floor, and even splattered onto Ciel's face when he ran into her house.

Later, when no one claims Mary's corpse, Ciel pays for her to have a grave. As ordered, Undertaker prepares a proper burial for her.

Trivia

• General
• Anime

Out of Universe

The tankōbon version (left) and the Monthly GFantasy version (right)

• Mary is based on the real and very last canonical Jack the Ripper victim, Mary Jane Kelly.
  • Until days before her death, the real Mary Jane Kelly lived with a man called Joseph Barnett. He almost shares his surname with Angelina Dalles-Burnett.

• For unknown reasons, Mary Jane's death date was removed from her gravestone when Chapter 13 was re-released in tankōbon format.

The inscription on Mary Jane's gravestone differs from the initial manga version: In the manga, the headstone only shows her full death date; in the anime, her birth and death years are given.