Frances Eleanor Jarman | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Frances Eleanor Jarman, 1827 | |
| Born | 8 February 1802[1] |
| Died | 30 October 1873 (aged 71)[2] |
| Other names | Frances Eleanor Ternan |
| Spouse | Thomas Lawless Ternan |
| Children | Ellen Ternan Frances Eleanor Trollope Maria Ternan |
Frances Eleanor Jarman (8 February 1802 – 30 October 1873) was an English actress who appeared in Ireland, Scotland, England, America and Canada. She is most known for her daughter's association with author Charles Dickens. Frances' daughter, actress Nelly Ternan, was financially supported by Dickens for most of her adult life, leading to suggestions that Nelly was Dickens' mistress. However, in 2021 author Cora Harrison suggested that Nelly Ternan was in fact Dickens' illegitimate daughter;[4] a conclusion that historian Brian Ruck arrived at independently in 2022.[5]
Jarman's second daughter, also named Frances, married the novelist Thomas Adolphus Trollope.
- ^ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- ^ "Deaths". Carlisle Patriot. 14 November 1873. p. 6. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
- ^ "SUMMER OF SECRETS: Cora Harrison talks to Crime Time | Crime Time". Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Illegitimacy in Dickens, and the Riddle of Ellen Ternan, Brian Ruck, p319, The Dickensian, Winter 2022