Frances Footman
Footman was born on 20 July 1888 in London in Stepney. Her parents were Mary Ann Shepherd and Michael Francis Footman. Her younger sister Mary Footman (born 1897) was also an international swimmer. Together with John Shelmerdine she had four children, including Violet Margaret Shelmerdine (1920-2009) and a son John Shelmerdine (1922-2002). She died in June 1982 in Haywards Heath.