Frances Elizabeth MAY

Abt 1856 - 1938  (82 years)

• Name	Frances Elizabeth MAY
  Birth	Abt 1856	Bow, Devon   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  1861 Census	Bow, Devon   [4]
  	At 1861 Census, she is 5
  1871 Census	Bow, Devon   [5]
  	At 1871 Census, she is 15, occ "Assistant at Post Office"
  1881 Census	51, Main Street, Bow, Devon   [1]
  	At 1881 Census, she is 24, occ "Postmasters Wife"
  1891 Census	Bow, Devon   [6]
  	At 1891 Census, she is 33
  1901 Census	Bow, Devon   [3]
  	At 1901 Census, she is 45, a Widow, occ "Subpostmistress"
  1911 Census	Bow, Devon   [7]
  	At 1911 Census, she is 55, occ "Subpostmistress & stationer"
  1921 Census	"Reeves House", Bow, Devon   [8]
  	At 1921 Census, she is 64y 9m, occ "Home Duties"
  Burial Note	aged 82 at her death  [2]
  Individual Note	best match on birth is Apr qtr 1856, Crediton vol 5b, p374
  Death	23 Apr 1938	Bow, Devon   [2]
  Burial	Nymet Tracey, Bow, Devon
  Person ID	I668	Webb
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	William Arthur JACKMAN,   b. 1848, Bow, Devon d. 20 Oct 1900, Bow, Devon (Age 52 years)
  Family Note	At 1901 Census is Ethel May(?), a 26, single, sister to Fanny. At 1891 Census, she is 19, occ "Post Office Assistant"  [3, 6]
  Children	1. Albert JACKMAN,   b. 19 Jul 1885, Bow, Devon d. 21 Aug 1912, "Reeves House", Bow, Devon (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Sidney Victor JACKMAN,   b. 1883, Bow, Devon d. 17 Apr 1884, Bow, Devon (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Hannah Maria Winifred JACKMAN,   b. 25 Oct 1889, Bow, Devon d. 22 May 1983, "The Limes", Clifton Hill, Exeter (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Frank William JACKMAN,   b. 21 Dec 1881, Bow, Devon d. 24 Jan 1940, "Reeves House", Bow, Devon (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Arthur John JACKMAN,   b. 25 Dec 1880, Bow, Devon d. 26 Jul 1955, Digby Hospital, Woodwater Lane, Exeter (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1856 - Bow, Devon 1861 Census - At 1861 Census, she is 5 - - Bow, Devon 1871 Census - At 1871 Census, she is 15, occ "Assistant at Post Office" - - Bow, Devon 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, she is 24, occ "Postmasters Wife" - - 51, Main Street, Bow, Devon 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, she is 33 - - Bow, Devon 1901 Census - At 1901 Census, she is 45, a Widow, occ "Subpostmistress" - - Bow, Devon 1911 Census - At 1911 Census, she is 55, occ "Subpostmistress & stationer" - - Bow, Devon 1921 Census - At 1921 Census, she is 64y 9m, occ "Home Duties" - - "Reeves House", Bow, Devon Death - 23 Apr 1938 - Bow, Devon Burial - - Nymet Tracey, Bow, Devon  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  At the 1861 Census, she is grand-daughter, with her grandparents Willam and Ann ?SHORTLEY? as the postmaster and postmistress, and their daughter Ann. See notes about Frank, her son, on the place they lived from 1921 to 1931

  
  

• Sources

  [S1353] 1881 Census :- 51, Main Street, Bow, Devon. [S1354] Gravestone :- WA Jackman. [S1355] 1901 Census :- Bow, Devon. [S1419] 1861 Census :- Bow, Devon. [S1655] 1871 Census :- Bow, Devon. [S1322] 1891 Census :- Bow, Devon. [S1327] 1911 Census :- Bow, Devon. [S3034] 1921 Census :- "Reeves House", Bow, Devon.