I would like to discover parents, birth and death registration for this elusive chap and will be grateful if the marvellous Rootschatters can sort it out for me.
What I know:
1861: William is ABS (Able Sea man??
) aboard the "Four Brothers". He is listed as unmarried, Brixham born and aged 22 years.
1870: January 3rd he states he is a Widower and 30 years old when he marries Susan Ann Crocker at All Saints Church in Brixham.
1871: He is Head of household at Greens Court, Brixham, aged 32 living with Susan and her Crocker children. This could suggest William's birthday is after January 3rd and before 2nd April.
1881: William is Master of the "Providential" at Dartmouth and one of the hands is Samuel T Crocker so I am confident this is the correct Jackman. He is married and Brixham born, but states his age is 32.
1891: Susan Ann Jackman at 27 Bolton Street Brixham, is listed as a Widow.
Please note I have done an in depth investigation into the life of Susan Ann + her 9 children, including a son named William Henry Jackman born 1872 at Brixham. There are masses of Jackmans in Brixham and there is a death registered in the March 1/4 of 1891 at Plymouth for a William Henry Jackman aged 59, but having googled, I believe this to be a different individual.
Perhaps someone can untangle this?