Born and raised on the family farm in Bishopthorpe near York, Jean left school during the war and helped out on the farm, particularly necessary as her father died when she was young.
She met Frank who was in the RAF serving in Bomber Command at a local Saturday night village dance. They married in 1945 and went on to have two daughters and one son and they also have four grand-daughters. Frank went on to work as a Flight Engineer for commercial airlines, flying all over the world and living in various parts of the country. They came to Seaford sixty years ago and remained living there during retirement. Jean travelled with Frank occasionally to countries such as East Africa, South America and Thailand and ended up spending a considerable amount of time in Kuwait where Frank’s flying career ended and retirement commenced.
Jean was a real homemaker and loved her home and cooking and nothing made her happier than having her family for dinner. She took up golf to share Frank’s passion for the sport in an attempt to avoid becoming a golf widow!
Jean became widowed ten years ago, and always being a very independent and capable lady, remained in the house until three years ago. She enjoyed a buffet for her 100th birthday with family and friends where she now resides, cared for by the lovely staff, still having a laugh and joke with them having maintained her sense of humour.