Jackman Manor is dedicated to the memory of Mr. Phillip Jackman, a long time pioneer of Aldergrove, BC.
Born in Devonshire, England in 1835, Mr. Jackman came to British Columbia in 1859 with the Royal Engineers; on board the Thames City, after a six month journey, he landed at Esquimalt.
The Royal Engineers were responsible for laying out and planning much of the Lower Mainland, including many churches, hospitals, towns and roads.
Mr. Jackman surveyed the area, and suggested the name “Aldergrove” because of the plentiful supply of alder trees growing in this area.
In 1886, the family settled in Aldergrove, and opened a general store on the north west corner of what is now Jackman Road and the Fraser Highway.
A father of six children, Mr. Jackman was active in local affairs, was Fisheries Guardian for fourteen years, and was also Reeve of the Municipality of Langley from 1895-1897.
He died in 1926 (Surrey, BC).
