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May Ashworth
Mary (known as May) Howard Ashworth [married name Jewill-Rogers] (1863-1928), was a businesswoman and official typist to the Houses of Parliament.

Early life
May Ashworth was the eldest child of Arthur Ashworth (1834-1874), vicar of Holme Abbey, Cumberland, and his wife Sarah (nee Bewley). She moved to London in the 1880s, working as a secretary and learning shorthand writing and typing.

Typist to the Houses of Parliament
In 1895 Ashworth and Co were appointed official typists to the Houses of Parliament, by the First Commissioner of Works, Herbert Gladstone.

Marriage
May Ashworth married William Paull Jewill-Rogers (1876-1972) in December 1900. She changed her surname to Jewill-Rogers but the business continued to be called Ashworth and Co.